Students identify American geography by participating in a national parks activity. For this road trip lesson, students view the Ken Burns documentary "National Parks" and identify the importance of automobiles in the park system....

Students explore the different features of a roller coaster using an interactive website. In this physical science lesson, students explain the role of science to make this thrill ride possible. They develop a creative presentation about...

Students demonstrate an understanding of rhyming words by creating buggy pictures and a sentence containing rhyming words. They listen to the story, 'Creepy Beetles,' then engage in an activity where they identify the rhyming words.

Students discuss the importance of specifically following medical instructions. They simulate a conversation between a pharmasist and a patient. Students compare and contrast medical and natural remedies. This lesson is intended for...

Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.

Learners are introduced to the concept of interconnectedness and make connections regarding conflict in their community, country, and the world. In this interconnectedness lesson plan, students define the word conflict and what that word...

Have your class practice alliteration using this lesson. Learners listen to stories with alliterative elements and create their own sentences illustrating this technique. The lesson is incomplete, but could be enhanced to provide a...

Students discuss the importance of having a strong parent-teacher relationship. They brainstorm ways to build and strengthen the relationship with their child's teacher. Groups of students role play the different methods of...

Students are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...

In this plural nouns worksheet, students write the plural forms of the nouns given to them. Students write the plural forms of 21 nouns.

First graders review Frere Jacques and perform crescendos and decrescendos. In this music lesson plan, 1st graders also learn about the dynamics of music including piano, forte, mezzo piano, and mezzo forte.

Students participate in an emerging literacy lesson in order to focus on the skill of phonemic awareness. The letter "a" is the phoneme that is chosen for letter and sound recognition in the lesson.

In these spelling activity worksheets, learners complete several activities that help them learn to recognize and spell words that end in 'le.' Students complete 3 activities.

Learners become fluent readers by decoding words and practicing mastery of phoneme correspondences. They also practice repeated readings of texts along with timed readings of the book, "Pat's Jam." Each student interacts with a bulletin...

Students explore a creek environment. They make observations, identify the living and nonliving factors in the environment and collect a plankton sample to take back to the classroom. In addition, they look at plankton under a microscope.

Students explore the book Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?. In this language arts lesson, students focus on a variety of aspects within the book. Students study the illustrations, listen for rhymes, and attempt the tongue twisters in the text.

Students complete repeated readings of the same passage in order to increase their reading fluency and comprehension. They listen as the teacher reads both with and without fluency to hear the difference. Working in small groups, they...

Learners learn to print the upper and lower case DeNelian letter Oo in this language arts worksheet. Students trace several examples before forming their own letters in the unlined boxes. Also included is a Connect-the-Dot and counting...

In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell a list of 20 words in a list. All words have the "en" or "on" ending. Students write each word once. There are additional at-home activities listed.

Students practice their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they complete a timed assessment of their...

Students learn to write upper and lower case DeNelian letters Ee for this printing practice worksheet. Students trace several examples, write letters, color, and count eggs.

In this literacy instructional activity, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.

Learners create a small, six page newspaper to prepare for a staff position. In this newspaper creation lesson, students fill out story idea sheets, pick timely stories, assign photos, and arrange for editorial art to be drawn for their...