Fifth graders conduct an interview and research information associated with the career of their choice.

Students create a book about plants they observe after identifying and researching them.

Students examine the markets that brought people to America. They identify the role of the immigrants in creating this country. They also analyze data to gather information about the time period.

Pupils discover the various styles, form, beauty, and grace of Chinese calligraphy by examining works of art from different eras in China's history. This instructional activity includes two possible enrichment activities.

Fourth graders investigate basic plant anatomy. They create an effective slide show showing the plant anatomy and life process of a plant of their choice. Students use PowerPoint to create their presentations.

Students write about how the book makes them feel, or they can write about what they think the characters are feeling. They share their personal reactions to this very powerful chapter.

In this mini book learning exercise, learners cut apart and complete a teeny tiny book with names of friends and their phone numbers.

In this English worksheet, students read "Leaders Urge and Wish at G8 Summit," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read "Time Warner Picks New President," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this cause and effect worksheet, students read about the cause/effect relationship and how to analyze using a fishbone diagram. Students are given a blank template of a diagram.

In this cause-effect worksheet, students read about cause and effect matrices and are given a matrix template for filling in "cause occurs" and "cause does not occur," and "effect occurs" and "effect does not occur."

Young scholars research the life of Thomas Edison. In this Thomas Edison instructional activity, students explore major life events of Thomas Edison. Young scholars investigate the inventions of Thomas Edison.  Students discover how...

Students explore the world of geosciences and all the career possibilities and options that this field of study offers. They relate this field to engineering and other health professions. Each student utilizes technology to assist them...

Here are standards "designed to assist school districts in examining the quality of their programming for gifted learners." "Program Design," "Curriculum and Instruction," "Socio-Emotional Guidance and Counseling" and other parts of the...

Check out a "Timeline of Key Dates in Gifted and Talented Education," which starts in the late 19th century and provides notes on the development of intelligence testing, the publication of giftedness resources, and the establishment of...

CAG is an organization composed of "parents, educators, and community members" who wish to promote the needs and development of gifted children. The site provides information on grants and scholarships, access to the organization's...

This instructional activity engages students in classmates sharing their talents. Students will communicate information about their talent and then teach their classmates.

This is a collection of social emotional lesson plans. They were developed by the Project B.A.S.I.C. Child Development Specialist, and Child Care Consultation Staff via the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Use a virtual pencil to write or draw likes, talents, and skills. Then print the activity when finished.

This article from Lauren Lowry, a Hanen Certified SLP, provides an understanding of how using children's interests can assist with speech and language development.

After reading "The Squiggle" by Carole Lexa Schafer, students use their own creative vision and talent to turn a squiggle into a masterpiece. They use crayons to color background and details, anything that helps make their squiggle into...

Explore what you want to be when you grow up here on this career information delivery system portal. Discover the many different career paths that match your interests and talents, and learn about numerous types of careers.

Video games today look better than video games from the 80's, this is because now the number of pixels, or dots on the screen, used to represent video game objects has greatly increased. In the 80's, Mario was no more than 16 pixels tall...

"How do teachers develop an instructional plan that will be challenging, enlightening, and intriguing to students of different abilities?" Find the answer to this question and sources for further reading.