Students study early Native American-European trade. They play bartering games to discover trade as an economic funtion, as well as other implications of trading one good for another.

Here are some lessons are designed for 1st and 2nd graders that are all about making good choices and good decisions. This fine, 11-page document, has everything you need to successfully implement the lessons. The activities look to...

Young pupils should benefit from this wonderful series of activities designed to teach them how to get along with, and respect each other. Learners recognize how to demonstrate both respectful and disrespectful behavior, and take part in...

Students study the developmental processes students go through from an infant to age six.

Students complete the theme activities in the unit for the month of September. In this planning lesson, students complete various themed activities for the month of September. Students complete movement activities, autonomy and social...

Students explore discussing stories with their children. They read and discuss Clifford's Sports Day and identify connections between the book and their daily lives. They simulate discussing the book with their children and note...

Fifth graders explore the relationship between the early Japanese religion of Shinto and the natural phenomena of Japan. They engage in Day 3 of the Warlords of Japan simulation.

Students explore U.S. history by researching a historic map. In this westward expansion lesson, students discuss the mystery of the western U.S. in the early 1800's and the impact expansion had on Native Americans and agriculture....

Fifth graders discover the history of their hometown Des Moines River.  For this U.S. Geography lesson students speak with Iowans that tell stories of the settlers and early villages near the Des Moines River.  Students...

Students explore how sound affects scene understanding using the Shakespeare play Macbeth. In this audio and play analysis activity, students respond to Macbeth events as if they were at a sporting event. Students listen to parts of the...

Students practice counting and matching quantities using paper fish.  In this early mathematics lesson, students create a fake fishing pole and attempt to identify numbered paper fish they acquire from a bucket.  Students read...

Students explore motor skills by participating in a drawing activity. In this hand coordination lesson, students utilize activity sheets in which they drag their pencil in a specific direction quickly and efficiently. Students utilize...

Young scholars discover the letters of the alphabet by participating in a game.  In this phonics lesson, students create books about themselves using their favorite toys and pets.  Young scholars utilize a computer program...

Students explore animal lifestyles by illustrating images. In this pet care lesson, students discuss their own pets and the conditions animals need to survive in both nature or a home. Students draw snakes and complete an activity sheet...

Students simulate dinosaurs. They discuss dinosaurs and listen to a story. They play a game of Hide and Seek simulating dinosaurs with their parents. They complete activity pages and draw pictures of dinosaurs. They discuss follow-up...

The students listen to a book about being different and investigate that everyone is different, but special in their own unique way. The students draw a picture of themselves using multi-cultural markers. Along with the drawing, the...

Students discuss rules, have introductions, complete school tours, and more for the first day of preschool. In this first day of school lesson plan, students also discuss being good friends.

Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...

Third graders consider the habitat needs of living things and how extensive farming in an area can affect the plants and animals of a region. They participate in a simulation to show how changing the habitat in one area can greatly...

Students act like a famous explorer. In this explorer lesson, students research an explorer and act out persuasive arguments in which that explorer might be involved.

Students explore appropriate ways to communicate feelings.  In this character development lesson, students listen to Hands are not for Hitting and several other books about expressing emotions appropriately.  Students observe...

Students role play what it would be like to have a physical disability. In this lesson on acceptance, students listen to the book A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan. As a class, the students discuss similarities and differences in...

Students read science article on auroras and create a class bingo game with the scientific terms.

Fourth graders examine the history of the tortilla and extend the study across the curriculum. In this history of the tortilla lesson, 4th graders research the background of the tortilla, determine the ingredients, and work with the...