In this shapes instructional activity, students identify shapes according to sentences that describe them. Students identify 8 shapes, but have 14 to choose from.

Students understand there are healthy and not healthy food choices. In this food pyramid lesson, students learn to make healthy choices by playing a traffic light game. Students recognize raw foods from the farm may not be ready for...

Fifth graders access prior knowledge of calculating using a number line. In this adding and subtracting with negative numbers instructional activity, 5th graders use a number line to solve math problems.

Seventh graders practice using pattern blocks. In this pre-algebra lesson, 7th graders complete tasks that require them to compare fractions, make fractions equivalent, and add fractions.

Students explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Students also make art projects, dramatize the stories,...

Students identify different woods based on their density. In this density lesson, students use a triple beam balance to find the mass and a metric ruler for the volume. They look through various wood blocks and identify what type of wood...

First graders find the differences in rocks. In this rock lesson, 1st graders look at different rocks and write at least 3 ways that they look or feel different. They discuss how rocks are formed in different ways and how this affects...

First graders simulate shopping for needs and wants. In this money lesson, 1st graders examine Norman Rockwell's painting "Curiosity Shop." Students role-play shopping in a store and making purchases.

Primaries read the book One Hundred Hungry Ants and solve word problems based on the book. In this word problems lesson plan, young scholars will be able to find the factors of a number by organizing counters into equal rows.

In this man made and natural rocks worksheet, students answer short answer questions and categories man made and natural rocks. Students complete 4 activities total.

Students read a story.  In this vocabulary skills lesson plan, students read The Gingerbread Man, use flannel cut outs to re-enact the gingerbread man running over and under.

Students read a book about maps and identify the differences between a picture and a map. In this maps lesson plan, students also label maps of their home, neighborhood, and community.

In this Classical period worksheet, students read over 2 pages of notes about Hellenistic culture and then highlight the important details.

Fifth graders explore polygons. In this math lesson, 5th graders find examples of regular polygons in the classroom and measure the sides of figures to determine if they are regular polygons.

In this 2-D shapes activity, students match a set of descriptions to shapes given. A reference website for additional resources is given.

In this grade 1 math test instructional activity, 1st graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 1 concepts. 

Students identify the different properties of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between polygons and non-polygons. They review important vocabulary to help them understand the properties of polygons.

Students create a classification tree based on grouping candy with eight different properties. This allows students to understand how living things are classified.

Students utilize LEGO's to replace cards for a game that replicates "Go Fish".

Students identify and label parts of a plant. They will construct a plant from art material and describe the purpose of each part for the plants survival. Students author a book with pictures and words or a story about a plant.

Learners, in groups, use song lyrics and math to descrie two and three dimensional shapes.

Students play a game of artifact show and tell using household items.

Students explore the art themes of form, content, ornament, and decoration. They explore the Illinois State Museum website, view the online Theme Galleries, and create a collage that reflects a theme.

Students design an experiment to determine which type of container would be best to use to keep drinks cool on a hot day. Students test paper cups, styrofoam cups, and metal cans by filling them with ice water and they use a thermometer...