[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan helps students learn to identify an author's purpose.

[Free Registration/Login Required] With this lesson plan, teachers can help students increase their understanding of what they read through the use of key words that compare and contrast.

The purpose of the lesson is to introduce students to what causes wind and how it can be measured. Students will create a wind gauge and collect data on "wind speed". Detailed instructions are included as well as examples of the lesson...

Water on Earth comes in many different forms. Students will collaborate as a team to locate forms of water on Earth. This in-depth lesson utilizes technology, specifically QR codes, to go on a hunt for where water is located on Earth...

What do inventors have that are alike? How are they different? Why do they invent? Learning about them may inspire you to invent new technology! In this instructional activity, students will compare and contrast key details in two texts...

Students will use words acquired through reading to describe images (with adjectives) that demonstrate an understanding of characters in a story. The teacher will read Miss Nelson is Back which has great descriptors and will hold a class...

Students will learn about the unique kettle invented by designer Philippe Starck. He designed the Hot Bertaa kettle to be different from everything else available. There was no lid to pour the water in, no handle, and no way of plugging...

In this direct instruction lesson plan, students draw sketches in their science notebooks in order to make sense of wave properties. Resources include a slideshow presentation on the properties of waves and multiple examples of student...

Lesson plan focuses on electricity use and energy consumption, while engaging young scholars in a hands-on activity that helps them comprehend the effects of regulation and conserving energy resources.

Lesson explores where electricity comes from, how much it costs, and the amount of coal that is used. Students will relate these concepts to how much coal is needed to light their school/classroom for one hour.

In this lesson, the children will be building a physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object, such as triangles, helps it function. At the end, the children will test their gumdrop structures and the class will collectively...

Earth changes can happen quickly or slowly. The students will work in teams to stake a claim about these changes and then use texts to find evidence to prove their claims. Included in this instructional activity are video clips of the...

Empower students to recognize that they are thinkers and writers! They will collaborate on a writing piece to brainstorm, organize and publish ideas with a digital tool. This lesson highlights different website creations as examples of...

Students will conduct a short research project about a topic. This lesson focuses on how to find the information needed on their chosen topic.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, young scholars are actively engaged in learning how formal and informal language are used in written and oral communications. Downloadable handouts are provided.

Through hands-on activities, this lesson will show students that a force is a push or a pull and forces cause changes in motion. Included are a minute-by-minute lesson plan, activities, and teacher discussion points and questions.

This hands-on lesson plan focuses on the land and its many different types of landforms and bodies of water. Included are a minute-by-minute lesson plan, activities, and teacher discussion points and questions.

In this lesson, Ralph Fletcher's writing style is introduced to student writers. Students will write a rough draft about a time they ate, or a time when they saw someone else eat, something unusual. Then students will read and analyze...

As a teacher jumps rope, learners determine the arithmetic pattern. Printable lesson.

In this lesson students learn about biodomesand how engineers use them. Students then create their own biodomes.

NZMaths is a New Zealand teacher resource that provides lesson plans for students in algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, logic and reasoning.

This New Zealand Problems website is an excellent resource for lesson plans in problem-solving. They are organized into the following categories: algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and logic and reasoning.

In this instructional activity, students will develop an understanding of what it means to be frustrated while working on a large project. It's possible that not every student will experience frustration with this activity, but there are...

During the course of this lesson students learn that while people can develop rewarding friendships online, they should be cautious with online-only friends and never reveal private information without asking a parent or trusted adult...