Learners produce an ABC book of photographs. In this alphabet book lesson, students think about items around their school that correspond with letters of the alphabet. They take pictures of those items, print them, and develop a...

Students write about themselves. In this descriptive writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Students use a computer program to type their sentences...

Students explore landmarks around the world. In this world geography and technology lesson, students view world landmarks using a webcam. Students take a virtual field trip during which they zoom in and manipulate three dimensional...

Young scholars interview a hero. In this heroes instructional activity, students read Number the Stars to begin a discussion about heroes and then create mind maps on each character. Young scholars pick a local hero and interview them...

Third graders visit their local historic buildings. In this local history lesson, 3rd graders take a trip to their local Heritage Museum and visit a historic building. While on the trip students take pictures. Students then create a...

Third graders take digital pictures of people in healthful activities.  In this technology health instructional activity, 3rd graders use their digital pictures to create a healthy living multimedia presentation.

Learners take a "trip" to Africa. For this Africa lesson, students watch a National Geographic video on animals from Africa. They pick an animal to research, create a poster about, and make a field guide. 

Students read Newbery award books. In this Newbery book lesson, students look online to find all the books that have received this award and look through online reviews to find one they would like to read. After finishing the book, they...

Fifth graders gain knowledge about Mars and Earth. In this compare and contrast lesson, 5th graders use visual representations of the solar system to observe the characteristics of the planets. Students read fiction and nonfiction...

Students investigate the Rainforest. In this Rainforest lesson, students research magazines, journals and the Internet to create a "Save the Rainforest" slogan. Students will record local rainfall amounts and create a graph comparing...

Students examine themselves as being part of a global community. For this global community lesson, students investigate GPS systems. Students gain knowledge on how the device works. Students discover that satellites provide information...

Learners create a website. In this technology lesson, students use digital cameras and video to document their field trip to a local fish hatchery. Learners use the photos and videos to create an instructional website.

Sixth graders observe the pond ecosystem. In this ecosystem lesson, 6th graders observe the organisms at the pond and create a poster that illustrates the pond.

Students study organisms and the roles they play in nature. For this ecology lesson, students photograph several examples of organisms during a nature walk. Students print out their photos and classify the organisms as plants or animals.

Students investigate the Plateau tribes. In this Native American lesson, students use a political map of Washington state to identify the location of the Plateau tribes. Students brainstorm the needs and wants of the tribes and use an...

Learners investigate the special landmarks of their county. In this geography activity, students view a Powerpoint presentation about counties. Learners create a Powerpoint presentation of their own county and use a digital camera to...

Students communicate to purchase groceries. In this communication lesson, students create a photo book showing how to purchase groceries. Students practice communication, vocal noises and making facial expressions to show what they need.

Students explore correct social behaviors. In this social skills lesson plan, students take turns modeling correct social behaviors in various settings. Students write text for a social story and share them with the class.

High schoolers make a video. In this Spanish lesson, students write a script in Spanish for a tour of the school, map out the tour, and record the tour using a camcorder.

Students create digital self-portraits for use in a collage.  For this technology lesson, students create an original work of art in which they identify a variety of images that reflect their personality.  Students complete a...

Students explore healthy snacks. In this nutrition and cooking lesson, students observe and identify food groups on USDA's MyPyramid food guide. Students discuss how fiber helps our digestive system and follow a recipe using yeast to...

Students brainstorm healthy food choices. In this health science lesson plan, students calculate how much of each food group they need daily. They plan a menu based on the "MyPyramid for Kids" food guide.

Students explore the calendar including sequence of the days of the week, and the numbers associated with each day. They conduct research about each number and share what they find with the class.

A visit to the local zoo launches an integrated life science/ language arts research project into the habitat, feeding habits, offspring, lifespan, and other interesting facts about animals. Each group selects two animals to photograph...