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The Importance of Observation
First graders practice observing items in small areas. In this scientific observation lesson, 1st graders complete a worksheet that shows a child looking at a small patch of grass. They make a list of items that the child sees. They...
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Directed Reading Thinking Activity: "A Raisin in the Sun"
Students predict outcomes of a text. In this comprehension strategy lesson, students read a poem and compare it to the play A Raisin in the Sun. Students discuss their similarities and the power of dreams.
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Which One Doesn't Belong?
Third graders identify words that are related with 80% accuracy. Given a list of four vocabulary words, 3rd graders identify specific relationships between three of the four words. They also identify which of the four words are not...
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American Robin: Territory Study
Students read the article, American Robins: Territory Study, discussing the vocabulary, underlining key words, and taking notes. They write journal entries, and develop various writer's workshop assignments.
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Immigration Scrapbook
Students use the internet to gather information on immigrants from the beginning of time. Using this information, they create a scrapbook showing the various immigrant groups and their effects on different cultures throughout the world....
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Laetoli Trackway Puzzle
Young scholars try to reach a "best explanation" after viewing diagrams. In this trackway lesson students complete several worksheets, make observations and hypothesize.
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La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Young scholars are introduced to the composer, Gioacchino Rossini, and discuss his life and musical culture.
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What Animals Eat
First graders organize animals according to what they eat. They compare the teeth of plant eaters and meat eaters.
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Mystery Photo!
Students examine an original engraving of a piece of equipment called, The Grasshopper Catcher. They describe how technologies developed in Iowa during the Industrial Revolution influenced farming practices, and develop hypotheses about...
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Are We Americans Again? A Portrait of Japanese American Internment
Students study letters and images of the Japanese American Interment during World War II. They discuss the issues presented.
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I'm 93, But Quitting Job Would Drive Me Off My Trolley
Pupils read and discuss a news article about the elderly in the workplace. They use the content of the article for practice in making predictions, determining verb tense, and basic comprehension.