Prepare pupils to communicate effectively throughout their lives with this set of worksheets and activities, which are part of a 23-lesson series on valuable life skills. Class members will define communication and cooperation, discuss...

Students understand what a cooperative is and how it helps people. In this cooperatives instructional activity, students interview a member of a local cooperative and record their responses on a worksheet. Students share and gather their...

Learners develop self-awareness and discuss the importance of cooperation and communication through worksheets and hands-on, collaborative activities. 

“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up."—Jesse Jackson. Black Tiger Academy’s martial arts lesson plan eight of 20 has a teambuilding activity in which the class has to work together to solve a problem. After this...

What was everyday life like in Colonial Virginia? To find the answer cooperative groups work collaboratively to read an informational handout and complete a graphic organizer. The speaker of the group then shares their new-found...

“To succeed, we must first believe that we can.”—Michael Korda. Black Tiger Academy’s martial arts lesson 10 of 20 continues discussing nutrition focusing on serving size. Americans overeat which leads to many health problems....

Students explore World History by researching the Holocaust. In this Nazi Germany lesson plan, students identify the ghettos and death camps that many Jewish civilians were sent to in order to be controlled and later killed. Students...

"What are fractions composed of?" is the essential question of a instructional activity designed to enhance understanding and strengthen the foundation of adding fractions. Mathematicians start by discussing what makes an equation...

The story, How Many Jelly Beans? by Andrea Menotti introduces a lesson about partial quotients. Mathematicians practice rounding and multiplying, then work in small groups to connect those skills with division and partial...

Young scholars explore ways to build cooperation and teamwork while serving as a leader. In this team building instructional activity, students define cooperation and identify ways a leader builds cooperation. Young scholars participate...

Students recognize vocabulary necessary for applying for a job, fill out a job application and provide personal information necessary for applying for a job. They spell the names of references and tell ways of networking to improve job...

Lesson 8 in this Tchoukball unit is not a lesson but a placeholder for tournament play. The players are in teams of three and play against their opponents in ten minute games. The teacher will be able to make some assessments as to...

Begin the drafting phase of the writing process with a lesson plan focused on logically writing three body paragraphs. Then, revise the writing to make it more formal after a teacher-directed mini-lesson plan. Each paragraph highlights...

Does Bud use his rules to survive or thrive? That is the driving question of a lesson plan following the reading of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. In an argument essay prewriting activity, pupils use textual evidence to...

Boost reading comprehension skills with a lesson all about freaky frogs. A poem hooks scholars and takes them into a reading of an informational text followed by peer discussions. A three-page worksheet focuses on text features and...

Students explore psychology by participating in a student behavior activity. In this group dynamic instructional activity, students identify ways to keep several students interested and focused on one task. Students complete worksheets...

Students work in groups to complete movement activities. In this movement and cooperation lesson, students get into groups and complete movement band skill cards with varying levels of difficulty.

Can two lines intersect at more than one point? Using yarn, create two lines on the floor of the classroom to find out. Cooperative groups work through the process of solving systems of equations using task cards and three different...

Have your class explore active reading strategies! In this guided reading lesson, learners make personal connections to characters having a bad day as a prior knowledge activation discussion. After reading Gettin' Through Thursday, class...

Scholars ponder the beliefs of Confucianism. After reading several sayings made by Confucius, participants complete a chart filling in what each saying means using their own words. Using the same quotes split in half, pairs match...

Using simple materials, an informative lesson demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter and explains how to balance chemical equations. Young chemists perform experiments, analyze reactions, and balance chemical equations...

Tenth graders differentiate between positions, interests, and values.  In this current events instructional activity, 10th graders analyze, in a response to literature, the failure of a fictional negotiation.  Students...

Middle schoolers learn the game of team handball. In this cooperative games instructional activity, students examine the history, the rules, and the roles of players in order to participate in team handball.

Students examine character traits to find the most positive behaviors.  In this getting along lesson, students identify behaviors that are beneficial to getting along.  Students evaluate their own behaviors and target three...