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Opposites Practice #1
In this online interactive opposites worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to identify antonyms of the bold-faced words in 12 sentences. Students may submit their...
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Our Special Keepsake
Third graders observe the procedure for writing a single paragraph. They listen to a story and write a single paragraph response including a topic sentence, with supporting sentences.
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An Internet Lesson on Anne Frank
Fifth graders study Anne Frank's life during the Holocaust using various Internet sites to answer a questionnaire with facts from their research. They examine background knowledge of the Holocaust and World War II before completing the...
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Stay Away Tooth Decay
Pupils discuss what is meant by good dental hygiene. They identify food and drinks that are good and bad for their teeth. They use an egg to represent their teeth and place it in a dark liquid overnight. They predict what will happen to...
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Frog and Toad
Second graders learn vocabulary and use of words, set, attribute Venn diagram. They learn to describe attributes.
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Bug Hunt
Students examine the different characteristics of bugs in their local area. They take characteristics of bugs they have observed and create their own new insect. They draw their new bug and share it with the class.
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Pan de los Muertos (Bread of the Dead)/Mexican Hot Chocolate
Fifth graders examine the role of food in social events. They research a Mexican celebration. They work together to make Mexican hot chocolate.
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Shrek
Students watch the movie Shrek and compose a text that displays an understanding of the film. Also, they create writing that reflects a critical analysis of content and a personal interpretation of the film's meaning.
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Adventure Stories
Students write an adventure story that contains a title, as many sentences as possible, and a conclusion. On the peer and teacher assessment sheets, the number of sentences required are left blank so that the teacher may determine the...
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Like A Good Neighbor
Second graders discuss the characteristics that make a neighborhood. As a class, they create a KWL chart assessing their knowledge about neighborhoods. Students develop a list of rights and responsibilities of good neighbors and...
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Health Education: Self Esteem
Second graders focus on people skills. In this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders distinguish between evaluations of performance and self-worth.
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Philanthropy in Song
Learners discover the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students define the word philanthropist through song.
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Recycled Robots
Students create recycled art. In this visual art lesson, students use recycled products to assemble robotic pieces of art. Students also write stories about their robots.
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Getting to Know Your Textbook
Eighth graders use the glossary, index, and headings to location information in their textbooks. In this textbooks lesson plan, 8th graders complete discussion questions about the information they can learn from textbook features.
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Wandering in Washington
Pupils plan a sightseeing and shopping trip around Washington, DC taking into account train safety messages. They write about the experience in their jounals and must include five safety messages.
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Making Words - With A Twist
Students take a scrambled word and try to make other words using all of the letters. They form words out of playdough as well.
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Honoring the Past
Young scholars explore the beginnings of the United States and the freedoms we enjoy. They discover important events, people, monuments in Washington, D.C., and its history. Students investigate ways to honor and remember important...
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A Day in the Life of a Child in Accra, Ghana
Students create a list of similarities and differences between their lives and the life of a child in Ghana. They write what a typical day would be like if they lived in Ghana.
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The Insect Files
Students are provided with a physical description of the insect, in words and graphics, including body parts, special adaptations, color, and so on. They explore and report on all four elements of an insect's habitat: food, water,...
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Swimmy Swim Swiftly
Students examine the letter 's'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They listen to a story and identify words with the /s/ sound by...
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"Arrrrr" said the Pirate
Young scholars practice decoding r-controlled vowels. Through various activities, they identify the change made to a vowel sound by adding "r." They decode words and spell them using Elkonin boxes. To conclude the lesson, students...
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Catch Her If You Can Catch Her If You Can! King Day
Learners understand philanthropy through the study of Jackie Joyner-Kersee and the community center she built. In this biography study of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, students reflect on how she was an athlete and a philanthropist.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Students study the contributions of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In this service learning lesson, students explore the work of Jackie Joyner-Kersee as an Olympic athlete and philanthropist.
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History and Geography: Making a New Nation
Fifth graders examine the contributions of the different groups that built the American Nation. They identify the successive waves of new immigration, explain their attraction to America, and study the importance of Ellis Island.