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Women's Suffrage - Honor a Suffragist
Students consider how the Suffrage Movement impacted women. In this women's rights lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about suffrage and suffragists. Students conduct further research on the...
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Discovering Planet X
Students investigate the movements of the planet Pluto. Students participate in a hands-on activity to record data similar to the movements of the planet Pluto. Students compare their data to that found on a website.
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Chinese Art: Botanical Motifs
Learners are introduced to Chinese Art and how artists used botanical motifs. They look at slides of motifs and then create a watercolor themselves. A functional motif will be created by them and they have to provide its meanings to...
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Figurative Language: Metaphors and Similes
Fifth graders are introduced to the figurative language using metaphors and similies. They identify the similarities and differences between the two and practice developing their own to use in their writing. They illustrate their...
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Using Square Tiles to Investigate Numbers
Fifth graders model and distinguish between prime and composite numbers. Students are paired up with another classmate to complete this lesson. Students are assigned different numbers to work with, they use square tiles to form as many...
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Role Models
Second graders identify role models. In this role models lesson, 2nd graders research members of the community who are considered role models. Students identify personal heroes and create a poster to assist them as they role play...
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Exploring Limu Diversity
Students explore limu diversity. In this ocean ecosystem lesson, students classify limu according to its physical properties. Students work in small groups to generate scientific observations and sort limu by characteristics.
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Frogs
Learners read books, learn about the letter f, play with plastic toys, and more to do with frogs. In this frogs lesson plan, students also play a game of leap frog.
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Adjectives
Students add adjectives to a paragraph to make it more exciting and describing. In this adjectives lesson plan, students compare 2 paragraphs, one with adjectives and one without, and then add in their own to another paragraph.
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What Is the Language of Television?
Sixth graders explore the language of moving pictures. By creating and understanding the basic building blocks used to form a video sequence (wide shot, medium shot and close-up),they discover how communication is enhanced. A great,...
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Exploring Rocks
Students collect and examine rocks. They record information about the rocks they have collected in their notebooks. They compare and contrast different rocks and complete a class chart at the end of the lesson.
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Winter vs. Summer
Students explore the seasons. In this winter and summer instructional activity, students read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and Summer by Maria Ruis. Students compare the 2 seasons as they create t-charts, try on seasonal clothing,...
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Crude Oil
In this oil worksheet, students click on the link to read about crude oil and then answer short answer questions. Students complete 7 questions total.
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Exploring Light Phenomenon
In this light instructional activity, students click on the links in the questions about light to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 15 questions total.
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The Sun - Renewable Energy Source
In this sun instructional activity, students click on the links to read about the sun and then answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions.
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Worm Facts Internet Hunt
In this worm fact worksheet, students use provided links to research facts about worms and answer a set of questions. Links to additional resources are given.
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Civil Rights - What are yours?
Young scholars explore US Civil Rights. In this us government lesson plan, students watch a video and then complete a worksheet on identifying and understanding their personal civil rights.
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Oil Production Examining History - Finding the Truth
In this oil production worksheet, students click on the links to read about oil production and then answer short answer questions. Students also write a persuasive essay about what they think should be done.
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Bats at the Beach Activity
In this bats worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about bats to find the answers and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 5 questions total.
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Mystery Caterpillar Challenge and IPM or Organic Gardening Practices
In this caterpillar worksheet, students look at the picture of the caterpillar and identify what kind it is. Students then decide how to take care of it.
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Birds Nesting and Rearing
In this birds worksheet, students watch videos and click on the links to learn about birds nesting and rearing. Students then answer 8 short answer questions.
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Fraction Bead Necklaces
Fifth graders explore fractions of whole numbers as they make fraction bead necklaces.
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Frog and Toad
Second graders use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast buttons after listening to the story, A Lost Button.
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Teaching about America
Pupils learn vocabulary about the flag. They name the colors of the flag. They identify symbols of American patriotism.