First graders listen to the story, Olivia Counts, and demonstrate counting to ten. They make predictions, and recognize the day and night sky. They add page number 2 to their counting books.

Students read books, learn about the letter r, and eat carrots all to learn about rabbits. In this rabbits lesson plan, students also do the bunny hop and make rabbits out of play dough.

Students explore bridges and how they are constructed. After reviewing materials on bridges, they work in groups to record their findings. They design and construct a bridge using K'NEX or straws and predict which bridge will hold the...

Students read books, learn about the letter r, and eat trail mix all to learn about raccoons. In this raccoons lesson plan, students also use construction paper to make raccoon tails.

Students create their own daily log books for recording and keeping track of the weather.

Pupils examine a book of hours to compare it with a modern day planner. In this illuminated manuscripts lesson, students analyze a book of hours example from the 16th century. Pupils create their own modern day illuminated calendar.

First graders explore different types of Native American shelters. In this Native American homes lesson, 1st graders compare the shapes of shelters used by Native Americans. They build a home using the program "Community Construction...

Students create a book of biographies in order to profile famous Olympic athletes through history. In this biography writing lesson, students research information about historic Olympians, first by listening to a short biography on Jesse...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /o/...

Students read books, learn about the letter h, and eat apples all to learn about hamsters. In this hamsters lesson plan, students also use play dough to make hamsters.

Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat bug crackers all to learn about ladybugs. In this goldfish lesson plan, students also color pages and decorate ladybug cookies.

First graders read, The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs, and create a pig with unique characteristics.  In this story book lesson plan, 1st graders write a description of their created pig after they have completed their art...

Young scholars investigate architecture and construction by building a home from cardboard tubes.  For this housing lesson, students collaborate in groups to plan and create buildings they can fit in made from cardboard tubes,...

Students research books, watch movies, and look on the internet to find information on ancient America, Mexico, and Central America. In this Mesoamerica lesson plan, students participate in a social studies unit on North America of the...

Learners read books, cut out shapes, and more to learn about clouds. In this clouds lesson plan, students go outside and look at cloud shapes and voice what they see.

Students read a book about friends, talk about good friends, and make "flavorful friends" out of food. In this friends lesson plan, students make their "friends" out of cookies, raisins, m&m's, and more.

Students review their notes, drawings, photos and writing from the field trip to share with the whole group. They make a fiction or nonfiction storybook as a group. They include writing from all students and can include artwork and...

Students utilize the facts presented in the story, " If You Meet a Dragon," by Joy Cowley to make a dinosaur following the features of a template, track the text of the story, and dramatize its main idea.

Students create a larger than life recreation of a famous painting after becoming familiar with a famous artist's work through reading and exploration. They view and discuss slides from a variety of major art museums. They analyze and...

In this grammar and sentences review worksheet, 5th graders recall comma usage, parts of speech, types of sentences, punctuation marks, run-on sentences, and sentences and sentence fragments. Students write 25 answers.

In this physical science worksheet, students write short responses for each scientific law in 14 different questions to obtain a merit badge.

Students construct and illustrate a three-page book of their dream(s). Students write a sentence to describe each page.

Students examine the different types of weather. They create illustrations of the type of weather to go into a class book. They are encouraged to examine the weather each day,