Eighth graders use creatures created from their imaginations to practice hyperbole, simile, metaphor, and alliteration in association with creative writing. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide their writing.

In this activity, children will use their imaginations, personal experiences, and a sense of humor to write some creative excuses.

Students act out stories. In this pantomime lesson, students sit on the ground with a partner and act out a story as the teacher reads it. They discuss what they learned from the activity. 

Young scholars explore the First Thanksgiving. In this U.S. history lesson, students read about the Pilgrims and Native Americans and discuss how they obtained and prepared food. Young scholars develop a possible first Thanksgiving menu...

Young scholars imagine what it would be like to travel back in time. In this creative writing activity, students watch parts of the film Back to the Future and examine artifacts from the past. Young scholars write a short story in which...

Students write a poem. In this language arts lesson, students discuss what they hear and see in a garden. Students write a poem about the sights, sounds and smells of the garden.

Students compare and contrast creation stories in different cultures. They write a creative story and design a visual aid showing what their new civilization would look like.

Ninth graders interpret historic images to develop empathy with individuals who lived in the past. They imagine what life in coastal Alabama was like at the beginning of the twentieth century and work on writing skills.

In this social studies worksheet, learners imagine how it would feel for an Irish immigrant to arrive in the New World to begin a new life. Students brainstorm a list of things they would need, and where they would find or purchase them....

Students define what a volcano is. They discover where and why volcanoes occur. They study effects of volcanoes on the Earth system.

Eighth graders examine the forces that are constantly acting on the Earth. They describe the theory of tectonic plates and demonstrate the two kinds of earthquake waves. They also examine the role of volcanoes in the structure of the...

Fifth graders write emails to a friend imagining they are traveling to colonial America.  In this emailing penpals lesson, 5th graders discuss appropriate language and topics in email communication, use correct format and write...

Learners view and discuss realistic family portraits and respond to them by creating abstract art work, form and draw imaginative still life, prepare story about their family history or history of family in community, and write...

Students explore the concept of alliteration. For this sound devices lesson, students use educational software to create alliterative phrases that are accompanied by appropriate clip art, design tools, and graphics.

In this activity, children can let their imaginations fly when they create fanciful inventions to make their pets' lives easier or more fun.

Fifth graders practice the trait of word choice and create a narrative writing with appropriate word choices. They work in pairs to write a story using as many word pairs from their imaginations as they can.

Students imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.

Pupils imagine themselves as the captain of the CSS Alabama and they are to stop all Yankee traffic, taking prisoners and sinking merchant ships. They write a couple of paragraphs stating their view of the purpose of the CSS Alabama.

Students practice various locomotor skills and creative movement. They find their self space with a noodle and follow the teacher's lead. They create stories to go along with the activities and use their imagination. i.e. "We are...

Learners study the Chinese form of tangrams. They read the story, "Grandfather Tang's Story," by Ann Tompert and discuss how tangrams are used to tell the story. Using paper and scissors, they create animal tangrams and write stories...

Eighth graders study the conservation of matter.  In this chemical reaction lesson students examine what happens during a chemical reaction and complete a lab activity. 

Learners research the history of Chinese tangrams and complete tangram activities. In this tangram lesson, students complete Internet research to learn the history of Chinese tangrams. Learners construct a set of tangrams, compare the...

Students design and write descriptions of imaginary beds. In this interior design lesson plan, students use various art materials such as paint, fabric, boxes, and string to create a model of a bed. Students use descriptive words to...

Students imagine they are a 'marchand-mercier' (or salesman) and write a persuasive letter to sell French items. In this art analysis lesson, students identify the role of a 'marchand-mercier' and write a three-paragraph letter to sell...