Students analyze parent involvement in their high school children's lives. In this journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Value of Parent-Teacher Meetings Increases at High School Level", respond to discussion...

Learners role play a press conference on Hurricane Georges by acting as interviewers from the press. They research the impact of the hurricane in order base their questions on pertinent information. They present the press conference for...

Changes in the family such as a new baby, divorce, a new job, or death are the focus of a lesson plan that examines how every family is different. Scholars draw a picture of their family then share the changes that have occurred within...

Students discuss the importance of having a strong parent-teacher relationship. They brainstorm ways to build and strengthen the relationship with their child's teacher. Groups of students role play the different methods of...

Students experience Hurricane Georges. In this Peace Corps lesson, students examine the devastation of Hurricane Georges by acting as a Dominican Republic citizen being interviewed by an international television network. Students...

Sixth graders write multiple pieces and create a writing portfolio each marking period.  In this writing lesson, 6th graders spend several weeks developing each piece of writing, conference with their parents at home, and decide...

A lesson encourages mini scholars in setting goals. Peers share their hopes and dreams and discuss how each one adds to everyone's unique character. Class members draw themselves in a scene achieving a goal. A follow-up meeting allows...

Students reinforce oral communication skills and organize a "press conference" on Hurricane Georges. They demonstrate their comprehension of the following enduring understanding: Where we live influences how we live. No matter where we...

Scholars revisit the Circle of Life to examine positive character traits—mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional. Pupils discuss how those character traits could help them make responsible decisions and not contract HIV/AIDS. Learners...

A final assessment marks the end of a unit that takes a close look at a variety of informational texts all about frogs. A graphic organizer aides scholars in planning an accordion paragraph using their recorder forms from previous...

Student teachers learn the importance of understanding the family dynamics of their students to effectively communicate academic and behavioral concerns.

Students identify and explain the importance of the purpose of communication between the home and the school environment. In addition, they brainstorm the importance of attending open house and parent/teacher conferences, PTA, etc.

Here’s a great teacher resource - thirty-five writing prompts designed for high school writers. Categories include cause and effect, definition, expository/informative, persuasive, how to, descriptive, narrative, biographical narrative,...

Twelfth graders discuss the importance of participating in the school community of their children. Working in pairs, partners describe the educational goals of children and how parents can support those goals. This lesson is intended...

Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the development of skills needed for the teaching of Social Studies. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used to solidify the importance of...

Young scholars add details to their writing. In this language arts lesson, students use details to enhance their writing. Young scholars view a picture and write a paragraph about what they see. Students conference with another student...

Learners work together to brainstorm using a software program. Individually, they decide on a topic to write about and begin their pre-writing activities. They write about their topic using the pictures they previously drew and...

Students copy a memorized nursery rhyme on to writing paper. They illustrate their writing and the finished piece is posted for conferences or Back-to-School night.

Students discuss how the U.S. educational system is similar and different to their native country's educational system. They chart the different educational levels and why parental involvment is so important. They generate a list of...

In this midterm progress report, learners obtain a parent signature after the parents have viewed their grades. The teacher can also add comments on the grades.

Learners play the Pinky's Create a Card game for practice. Students create a class store where they experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Learners use play money to buy and sell various products, while keeping track of spending...

Have your class explore the way to create a presentation using PowerPoint. This activity provides a step-by-step explanation to describe how to explain this process to your class. The end product is a presentation on colors, but any...

Students participate in a technology project. This lesson is a hands-on spreadsheet project where students are responsible for keeping track of their grades for class. The students learn to enter data into a spreadsheet, create...

Young scholars analyze problems children can encounter in school. They list solutions to the problems and create a hypothetical situation to practice grammar. They brainstorm school scenarios and role play how to solve the issues in...