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Outdoor Education
Students increase their awareness of their natural environment. They engage in activities which emphasize the importance of conservation and create an interest in nature and conserving the natural environment.
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Teaching Responsibility to Children in Different Cultures through Film and Literature Stories
Students review the notes they took for "The Little Prince". After identifying the instances of responsibility in the text, they discuss them with others in English. As a class, they watch parts of "Children of Heaven" and write down...
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Wiggly Spiders
Students create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art lesson for the early elementary classroom. An ideal lesson for the Halloween holiday or for a lesson/unit on spiders.
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Understanding Abuse
High schoolers are introduced to the various forms of child abuse. Using the internet, they discover the proper ways to report abuse to adults and the warning signs of someone being abused. In groups, they complete a case study to end...
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Comparative World Mythology
After a brief review of the areas that can be selected for the project, I would discuss myths with the young scholars, dispelling any misconceptions about mythology that the students may have. The young scholars would then break into...
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The Important Thing About Huntsville
Students create a class book and class PowerPoint presentation of their favorite things about their hometown of Huntsville based on the book "The Important Book" by Margaret Wise Brown. Each student contributes a digital picture of a...
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Companion Animals
In this animals learning exercise, students discuss their own pets. Then students answer 3 questions having to do with pets and overpopulation. Students then separate into debate teams and debate licensing and breeding issues.
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JOB POD Career Podcasting Project
Students use Podcasting technology as a part of a career exploration. In this career and technology lesson, students research and write a documented research paper on the topic. Students use specific skills such as research,...
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Revise for Parallel Structure
In this parallel structure instructional activity, students revise a set of 20 sentences for parallel structure. Page has links to additional resources.
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Breaking News: School Bans Hugging and High Fives
Students explore current events by analyzing a news article in class. In this school ban lesson, students read a story about a high school in London that has banned physical contact between all students. Students answer study questions...
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Breaking News English: Smacking Kids Lowers Their I.Q.
In this English worksheet, students read "Smacking Kids Lowers Their I.Q.," 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.
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Joining Together to Fight Gun Violence
Pupils engage in meaningful dialogues on the issue of gun violence and to explore avenues that could lead to changes in our society.
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Cooking on a Budget
Students explain if they like expensive or less expensive brands. They choose and eat a complete meal and evaluate themselves on its cost, nutrition and taste.
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Rubber Gardens
Students recycle discarded automobile tires and create gardening sites for limited space areas.
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Alaska's Cultures: An Introduction to Culture
Students examine aspects of culture in relation to greetings, practices and customs.
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American Music Advocacy - Lesson 7
Students identify various uses of music in their daily experiences and describe characteristics that make certain music suitable for each use. They explore some of the ways that music study contributes to their lives.
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Narrating in the Past Tense
Young scholars describe a picture of themselves from age 5-6 using the past tense in French. They review and apply the rules of using the two past tenses.
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Ancestor Project"
Learners research their family heritage and bring in photocopies of items representing their families. They create an attractive, artistic collage using these images.
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Understanding A Culture Through Storytelling
Students explore Japanese folk tales and create a performance that tells one of the Japanese folk stories.
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The Cyrano Project
Pupils participate in a variety of activities in a thorough study of the play, Cyrano De Bergerac. They discuss the themes of the play and how they relate to their own lives. They produce and perform their own interpretation of the play.
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Outdoor Education
Students participate in various outdoor activities to teach them about the environment. In this outdoor education lesson plan, students participate in activities such as compass direction, conservation, forestry, wildlife, and...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 2
In this sentence completion instructional activity, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students study family structure. In this family structure lesson, students read the book The Family Book and discuss families. Students create a bulletin board of family photos and draw their families on paper. Students dance and play...
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Making Choices
Students solve word problems relating to economic choices. In this economic choices instructional activity, students discuss the importance of budgeting and how to save money. Students complete a economic choices worksheet.