Learners put their thumbs on their head and spread fingers out like antlers when tagged by "elf".

Students are asked to find a partner and join hands (preferably not interlocking fingers) or hook elbows.

Learners participate in a creative version of the game freeze tag.

Students demonstrate the fun of jogging/walking in a creative way, work on pacing. They work cooperatively in groups.Students begin by following the teacher and later after they become comfortable and get to be leaders themselves.

Learners use a yarn or fleece ball. On the signal (whistle, music) students move around trying to hit as many different classmates feet as possible.

Students examine the Ogallala aquifer water storage facility, identify rivers that refill the aquifer, and locate major cities near by. Students make maps of the area.

Students monitor rainfall, compute daily averages, and compare their methods of computation to those used by actual researchers using satellite observations.

Young scholars scatter and sit in their own personel space. Some of them get foam balls. On the teacher's signal, they play foam ball tag.

Students work together or individually to complete a WebQuest. They gather information on topics related to music. They also practice their piano lessons in class.

First graders, after reading about cattle drives, measure the width of the horns on drawings of longhorn cattle and then convert the measurements from inches to centimeters and from inches to feet. Ranching and the American cattle...

Students analyze and chart what risks are involved on school field trips. Students devise a study trip to take and dissect at the end of their findings. Students scale the conditions of what a risk is and we can manage them in the future.

Students use the internet to research a sailing vessel of their choice. Using toothpicks, they create their own models of the vessel and put into blue jello to appear like it is in water. They write a report based on their vessel and...

Students examine pigments found in different fruits and vegetables and practice the processes for extracting the pigments. Pigments are used to create artwork and a class PowerPoint presentation is made on the different types of plant...

The student will measure the width of the horns on drawings of longhorn cattle and then convert the measurements from inches to centimeters and from inches to feet.1. Review with students the steps required to measure an item and to...

Pupils integrate the concept of recycling into an aerobic activity. They incorporate the use of baskets, crates, wrist bands, vests, and bean bags, They play a remote game until all the "trash" is retrieved.

Learners discuss the Nineteenth Amendment and how it gave women the power to vote. They emphasize the struggle women had in gaining the right to vote and some important questions are answered.

In this technology worksheet, students find the brands of automobiles and the answers are found by clicking the link found at the bottom of the page.

For this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.

Students explore a career of their choice to learn about a career that interests them. In this career exploration lesson, students research a variety of careers and select one in particular. Students create a project to tell others about...

Young scholars play a computer game where they help deliver fruit that is on a plane to families. In this fruit food group lesson plan, students use the arrows to manipulate the plane. It gets more challenging as the plane goes faster.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John Wood Dodge is described here along with information on his contributions to art through portraits and landscapes.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baby World by Mary Mapes Dodge (c1884), stories, rhymes, and pictures for little children.

The Daily Globe is a daily newspaper publication in Dodge City, Kansas.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Homer Dodge Martin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his "poetic, dreamy landscapes" painted from memory.