Students complete and participate in various guided reading activities about dinosaurs. They read poems, complete a graphic organizer, complete a cloze activity, and develop a list of dinosaur facts.

Students share ideas about how scientists know about dinosaurs, then read a news article about the recently found remains of a hadrosaur. For this dinosaur lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a class discussion and...

Students read books about dinosaurs for book club groups and then participate in focused writing. In this reading and writing lesson, students work together over the course of three days to produce a group story about a dinosaur.

Here is a handy guide for putting together a research report on birds, or on a selection of other topics (see the added materials.). Individuals are guided to think of three questions about their topic, they narrow down subtopics, use a...

Students research and identify the characteristics of a variety of dinosaurs. They participate in a class discussion about dinosaurs, analyze and examine fossils, and conduct research using a variety of sources to write and present a...

Students identify periods of history and read a news article about a librarian who wrote an award winning book. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a class challenge and a vocabulary...

Students determine what types of information can be determined by looking at fossils. In this fossil lesson, students examine facts about and images of the Tyrannosaurus Rex at an assigned web site. They apply their knowledge to develop...

Learners agree or disagree with several statements about ancient animals, then read a news article about recent prehistoric discoveries. In this earth science and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a...

Students develop a recycling plan. In this environmental lesson plan, students develop a recycling plan for their school. Students write an outline of the plan to present to their class.