Students explore computer science by participating in mini activities. In this graphic design lesson, identify the different components on a personal computer and define their purpose. Students utilize Microsoft Paint to create a digital...

Learners create an illustration of their favorite part of the book "The Magic School Bus Gets Cold Feet" using a computer drawing program. They listen to the story and answer discussion questions, view drawings on the teacher's Paint...

Learners discover the lifestyles of a Florida Panther by investigating its habitat.  In this wild animal lesson, students utilize the Internet to research the habits of a Panther and what their habitat is.  Learners create an...

Get things moving with this elementary science unit on simple machines. Through a series of nine lessons including teacher demonstrations, hands-on activities, and science experiments, young scientists learn about forces, motion,...

Young writers identify and generate words using the strategies of phonics on the Making Words computer program. Words are typed instead of having to use tiles or paper. Extension activities such as playing the memory game, drawing...

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...

Students explore the role of a police officer while investigating the Microsoft Word program. In this technocop lesson plan, students examine how to format  text using a computer program. Students follow detailed...

Pupils practice their reading comprehension by utilizing computers. For this education technology lesson, students utilize a drawing program such as Microsoft Paint to draw pictures based upon the story they read, The Very Quiet Cricket....

Students draw a sketch of each homophone and write sentences with homophones in them. In this homophones lesson plan, students also match homophones in a picture form.

Fifth graders are introduced to poetry and many authors who create it. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders create a class poetry book. Each student submits an original poem, along with an illustration.

Fifth graders discover new and interesting technologies of the Civil War. In this Civil War portfolio of lessons, 5th graders analyze primary resources, develop new vocabulary, investigate websites, and create a time line of new...

Students create movie books that make their stories come alive. They share these movie books with non-readers in an attempt to inspire them.

Fifth graders use a class garden as inspiration for a specific writing assignment. They conduct research into different types of flowers in photo images taken with a digital camera. Students write a creative essay and draw a picture to...

First graders view an animated picture book at a web site. The book provides step-by-step instructions on how to prepare a hamburger. After exploring the book, groups of children will create cookbook recipes by drawing a picture and...

First graders match letter sounds to pictures they represent. In this matching letter sound lesson plan, 1st graders use the computer program Kidspiration to match the letter sounds to the corresponding pictures. This can be used for 1...

Third graders practice identifying characters and story elements by creating a character cluster in class.  In this story analysis instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss the story Snow White and identify the characteristics of...

Students examine the life and works of Theodor Seuss Geisel. In groups, they compare and contrast the stories, characters and illustrations he used. They complete a book review on one of the books and share them with other students in...

Students research different websites to obtain information about the alphabet. In this Internet lesson plan, students use their knowledge of the alphabet to navigate certain websites.

Fourth graders use drawing and paint tools to identify, draw and state several geometric terms.

Students use the computer to research information about community workers on the Internet. For this technology lesson, students pretend they are the teacher and that they have to share what they know about the community member chosen....

Third graders log on to the net, type in the address for Scholastic and browse the subjects for the week. They select one area of interest and generate five interesting facts about the article.

High schoolers analyze the music Shakespeare chose for his play The Tempest. They seek to research why he alluded to popular music and contemporary artists. Students make connections between their own musical knowledge/tastes/interests...

Investigate the growth and development of New York City with the final instructional activity in this four-part series on skyscrapers. Learners first explore the concept of urban growth by looking closely at a series of three paintings...