High schoolers read a story twice. The first time they read it is without contextual information. They read it with the contextual information.

Students, using what they know about what influences a representative's decision-making, solve current issues/problems provided by the teacher.

Second graders read the story The Broken Bed and then sequence the story in their own words. In this sequencing lesson plan, 2nd graders also write narrative with a specific beginning, middle, and end.

Students read Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle. They review various interactive Web sites containing quizzes and activities related to the book.

Young scholars practice counting and matching quantities using paper fish.  In this early mathematics lesson, students create a fake fishing pole and attempt to identify numbered paper fish they acquire from a bucket.  Young...

Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. In this language arts and science lesson, 2nd graders explore the four inner planets. Students view the inner planets using Google Earth.

Students discuss Paul Revere's ride. In this social studies lesson plan, students read Paul Revere's Ride and compare the differences between the poem and the historical event.

Students engage in a study about immigration by using children's literature. They conduct research about the immigrations to New York City in the past and the current status. Students conduct class discussion about Ellis Island and what...

Students listen to Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold, and create story quilts.

Students explore human anatomy by creating a science book in class. In this skeletal structure instructional activity, students identify the different body systems such as muscular, nervous, skeletal, and digestive. Students create a...

Learners practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later...

Students choose a subject for a biographical research paper. They use books, the Internet, encyclopedias and articles to gather information on a determined subject then follow a rubric to write a research paper.

In this "book club" worksheet, students complete a sheet on a book they bring to the "book club." Students fill in basic information about the book, then information about characters, scenes, genre, etc.

In this upper intermediate writing sentences worksheet, students compete 6 sentence starters, describe books, and take notes about books.

Students research three African-American musicians and compose a report based upon their research in this Music Appreciation instructional activity for the middle level classroom. The instructional activity could be adapted for various...

Students connect their lives to a story or nonfiction text. In this reading connections instructional activity, students make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as they complete connections stems based on a story.

Pupils access web sites have classroom activity ideas for the book "Math Curse." They read what other students have written about their own math curses and try to solve word problems.

Second graders pretend they have just watched a presidential debate and cannot decide which one to vote for. In groups, they also pretend they go back in time to compare and contrast former presidents with the candidates. They use...

Students explore nature by reading stories in class. In this animal characteristics lesson, students read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," by Rudyard Kipling and identify the different animals mentioned in the book. Students review the...

This is a detailed biography on American author Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945). Read about his immigrant family, his difficult childhood, and the development of his writing career.