Seventh graders practice analyzing, collecting and categorizing artifacts. Using charts, they organize and interpret information about the artifacts they classified. They work together to create a graph to represent class totals and...

Seventh graders review the content of American History and focus upon the original thirteen colonies. They also study the geography of the region. It is recommended that students have other lessons delivered on the topic prior to this one.

Seventh graders explore the 13 original colonies. In this colonial America lesson, 7th graders research details about each of the colonies and then play "Beat the Clock Colony Review."

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Everyone knows that George Washington was the first president, but do your scholars know why that was so important? The lesson plan, the third in a sequence of three, allows learners to understand how George Washington set a precedent...

Fourth graders recognize the different continents. They are introduced to longitude and latitude and how to find locations using these measurements. This series ends with an emphasis on the fifty states of the United States and their...

First and second graders will learn about natural, capital , and human resources through the story The Three Little Pigs. They will listen to the story, write down what they know about straw, wood, and brick, then complete a chart...

Students explore personal characteristics of Jewish students in concentration camps and the ghetto and make a time capsule of events and photographs following survivors from the ghetto and concentration camps to freedom.

In this water web worksheet, students explore, analyze and discuss how weather stations interact with maintaining weather conditions and answer two essay questions and ten multiple choice questions.

Students design a landscape picture map. In this landscape picture mapping instructional activity, students understand when and why to use a landscape picture map. Students discuss landscape picture maps.

Learners learn the difference between purchase, barter, and payment for service, then explore how the Akan and North African people used a barter system to exchange gold and salt. They identify the most efficient ways of procuring your...

Students examine the difference between psychological needs and wants to control spending.

Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and...

Third graders investigate written clues from the past. In this clues from the past lessons, 3rd graders read and entry called, "Rick's Backyard Site." They complete the associated resource sheets. They read about a second site and use a...

Young scholars practice using new vocabulary on the dining practices of Cameroon. Using classification techniques, they put words into different categories. As a class, they review and discuss the answers.

Students research the history of the Governors General in Canada. They examine the current Governor General of Canada and create a presentation of their research.

Students view a Powerpoint presentation on various cities in the U.S. They conduct research on two cities, complete a data chart on the two cities, and decide which one they would prefer to live.

Students explore survival techniques in the light of their own values and personal situations. The differences between needs and wants and how consumerism effects the environment forms the main focus of this three lessons unit.

Students examine a mixed bag of objects and discuss their relevance to "government." They discuss the three branches of Provincial Government and the purpose of each.

Fourth graders research, analyze and complete a writing project on the history of Virginia. They are assigned a famous Virginian to research utilizing a variety of resources and then prepare a written report and an oral presentation to...

Students compare and contrast similar objects from different cultures using images from the Museum of Civilization. Interpreting and classifying the items will challenge students' higher order thinking skills.

Lesson that helps students understand the difference between needs and wants. Students discuss the story The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's by Shirley Neitsel and then decide which items they need to take to grandma's house and which items...