Twelfth graders rewrite a story in a different format to understand the effects of the author's style. For this writing style lesson, 12th graders read Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and rewrite the...

Ninth graders explore poetic technique and figurative language in this ten lesson plan unit. Comparisons are made between a variety of forms of poetic expressions and the lives of several poets are studied.

Learners brainstorm a list of items to be gathered by knowing about someone else's culture and religion. As a class, they share something related to their culture and discuss. To end the instructional activity, they participate in a...

Students review the parts of speech to begin the lesson plan. Using computers, they listen to instructions from their teacher and write the word under the categories respresenting the different parts of speech. Using the same word, they...

Young scholars create a living history book about themselves and read it to a senior friend. In this living history lesson plan, students complete a project about the living history of their lives by filling out venn diagrams and sharing...

Students explore the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright through literature and analyze photographs. In this photography analysis lesson, students read aloud Frank Lloyd Wright and answer questions for the text. Students visit a website...

Seventh graders examine various stories that have a Cinderella theme.  In this Language Arts lesson, 7th graders compare and contrast stories.  Students write various journal assignments in regards to the stories. 

Second graders explore language arts by analyzing poems in their class. In this word play lesson plan, 2nd graders define the terms rhyme, rhythm and alliteration and identify their uses. Students utilize class word lists to write their...

Sixth graders create replica cave paintings using flowing lines, texture, and earth colors.

Students explore the cultural heritage of Eastern Europe. In this folk dance lesson, students take note of the provided dance steps for the Gypsy dance. Students practice performing the dance.

Students explore the Great Depression depicted in artwork. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students analyze artwork by Dorothea Lange, Kathe Kollwitz, and Jose Clemente Orozco. Students create brochures that feature...

Students analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be."  In this Hamlet instructional activity, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines.  Students then read the lines aloud and identify...

Third graders engage in a discussion of homophones with the teacher. In this homophone lesson, 3rd graders read "The King Who Rained" and circle homophones used in sentences taken from the book. Students share their work and play a game...

Pupils create a mural in the Keith Haring style of olympic sports. In this olympic mural lesson plan, students complete this mural on school grounds.

Students mix colors and complete a yarn painting by using yarn to paint. In this painting lesson plan, students base this painting off of the lines and paint strokes of Keith Haring.

Students examine nature by participating in an environmental art activity. In this imaginary creature lesson, students discuss the importance of a habitat when pertaining to wild animals or bugs. Students utilize tree parts which they...

Young scholars develop a class definition of folklore. In groups, they read various folklores and discuss the loss of independence and how to survive. They answer discussion questions and compare the folklore tales to art. To end the...

Students use a Photoshop Elements program to edit digital pictures in the style of Impressionist art. They are are introduced to paintings by Claude Monet and identify the key characteristics of the Impressionist period. Students create,...

Students listen to the story Little Brothers Share Big Bond and answer comprehension questions. In this lesson on acceptance, students use various areas of reading (vocabulary, fluency, comprehension) to promote compassion and an...

Students read Macbeth for examples of paradox and equivocation in the text. For this literature-response lesson, students work in groups to analyze Shakespeare's writing for use of paradox using handouts to guide their search....

Students create a food product and an advertisement promoting it.  In this description and advertising lesson, students read children's book for inspiration and discover advertising techniques.  Students complete their ads and...

Second graders explore Canadian history by investigating the First Nations. In this Aboriginal treaty lesson, 2nd graders identify the specific agreements made between European settlers and Aboriginals which caused the formation of...

Fifth graders investigate Canadian history by examining the alliances made in the past. In this Canadian treaties lesson, 5th graders identify the Native Americans of Canada, known as the First Nations people or Aboriginals. Students...

Students investigate human psychology by completing a worksheet in class. In this self-esteem lesson, students identify the importance of confidence in life situations and discuss why they should feel good about themselves. Students...