Students see how to use primary and secondary sources to investigate history. Whether it is a photograph, book, map, letter, postcard, newspaper, or official document, students can use sources to reconstruct and relive history.

Students listen as the teacher reads "Possum Magic" to them. They watch the movie of the book, and create a T graph illustrating the differences and similarities between the book and movie. They research an animal and print a picture in...

Explore what it takes to service the Hubble telescope. In the set of three activities, groups investigate several aspects of the Hubble telescope, including robotic arms used during repairs, spacesuits, and extravehicular activity (EVA)...

You can use this lesson with English language learners, a young language arts class, or speakers of a foreign language. The phrases learned are I need and I don't need. The teacher collects several items around the room, and learners...

Learners with special needs create Summary of Performance (SOP), a written document which describes their disability, its impact on their daily life, ways they have learned to compensate, their personal strengths, and their goals. The...

Third and fourth graders study literary devices and figurative language. They view a PowerPoint presentation (which you must create) to review hyperbole, idiom, simile, and metaphor. They read and discuss the book There's A Frog in...

It's time to type! Pupils engage in a basic lesson plan in elementary computer keyboarding. They locate and type letters u, x, and p. Additional practice includes key stroking technique and typing with continuity.

Learners engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding. They review the home row and the location of letters. Also, they practice conditioning and speed.

Pupils engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding and using the period key. The drills can be done together as a class, following your oral instructions, or individually. Accuracy, not speed, is the main goal for beginners.

Third graders use ruler and tapes to measure classroom objects. After discussing measurement tools, have students complete sentences stating what they would use to measure various objects. Later in the computer lab, they type their...

Here is a wonderful lesson designed for students with special needs. This well-thought-out lesson uses Big Books, familiar stories, and has a lot of review learning built into it. The book, The Keeping Quilt is used in the main part of...

Learners examine the book Smoky Night. In this cultural lesson, students read the text and discuss why it's important to get along with others. Learners complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast themselves with a peer.

How has England changed? Are the streets the same today as they were in the time of the Tudors? Fourth year students compare and contrast the Victorian & Tudor streets to the streets of today. They research biographical information...

In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific search engine to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.

Students create a slideshow on a chosen subject. They connect to the subject matter through images from the Internet, books, or pictures they have taken. Students convey the emotions the topic elicits and demonstrate understanding of the...

Young scholars research the history of a school system. In this school system instructional activity, students list the grade levels and subjects taught in their school and interview their teachers and administrators. Young scholars...

Students survey the class and graph the results. In this graphing and data collection lesson, students conduct a survey to see where their shirts were produced. Individuals use software to graph the results and create a written...

Students identify, from a chart, the distance from the standard depending on age, in the sit-ups portion of The Presidents Fitness Challenge. They will also be able to compare their personal findings with their classmates.

Students research and list various sports related careers. Students select a career and prepare a five- slide presentation highlighting that career.

We landed on the moon with less computing capabilities than you can find in this app! Here is a multiple function calculator that takes all the power you get from a handheld and adds the wonderful large screen that only a tablet can...

Students explore how to locate dinosaur information. They read the book, Catch Me If You Can! and discuss the popularity of dinosaurs among children, identify various kinds of dinosaurs and select a dinosaur to research. TAs they...

Students communicate and express ideas through drawings that represent the stated ideas. They use a pattern book after listening to the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"

Students utilize available technology to create, produce, and publish an alphabet pattern book. Students use publishing, multimedia and word processing for their writing. They create their own A My Name is Alice Class book based off the...

Students create a holiday card using computer software.  In this computer card making lesson, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools.  Students navigate the software utilizing various tools.