Fourth graders examine, compare, and summarize the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Patrick Henry. They review the parts of a good speech and design and give their own speech that expresses an opinion and persuades the listener..

Sixth graders be immersed indirect experiences which are opportunities for students to reflect, look back, debrief or abstract from their experiences what they have felt, and thought, and studied.

Young scholars create a nameplate and an original fairy tale book using an illuminated manuscript format. In this fairy tale lesson plan, students will explain styles and techniques of illuminated manuscripts. They will also create a...

Students research famous women in history. For this Women's History month lesson, students choose one historical woman to research and use biographies and websites to gather information. Students complete an included research outline and...

Middle schoolers analyze visual arts by examining images on the Internet. In this figurine instructional activity, students research Keith Haring's artwork on the web and identify his body movement artistic style. Middle schoolers...

First graders explore digital communication by creating a slide-show presentation. In this PowerPoint presentation lesson, 1st graders research a famous hero using search engines and other Internet tools. Students create a PowerPoint...

Learners apply ideas of proportionality from "Jack and the Beanstalk." They compare objects that are proportional to Jack with those that are in proportion to the Giant. They measure their hands and use those measurements to determine...

Learners demonstrate their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Students identify the features of weather-related adages and proverbs. After reviewing several weather adages, learners explain whether they are based in fact.

Twelfth graders complete research that exposes them to examples of nonviolent protest throughout the modern world. In this nonviolent protest research lesson, 12th graders discover information about signification nonviolent movements...

Young scholars read Nervous Conditions and explore freedom and oppression. They discuss types of oppression and list examples of discrimination. They create collages or timelines about the novel. They research present day Zimbabwe and...

Ninth graders read "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. In groups, they analyze the opinions of various philosophers on the French Revoluion. To end the lesson, they take all the information gathered during their readings and...

Eleventh graders design and create a poster, advertising for recruitment of volunteers to serve with Teddy Roosevelt in the 1st Volunteer Calvary Regiment. Students create a historical newspaper front page, from the time period, which...

Students are introduced to the concepts of similes, metaphors and personification. In groups or individually, they read different poems identifying the similes, metaphors and instances of personification in each. They record all answers...

In this spelling instructional activity, students learn key words that are must knows for spelling. There are about three hundred words and cover words from A to Z.

In this two-part expressions crossword puzzle instructional activity, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 11 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also write 4 sentences.

Seventh graders explore the structure of the feudal system. In this world history lesson plan, 7th graders examine medieval history as they collaborate to prepare for a small group presentations regarding the feudal system.

Research European expansionism and colonialism during the Age of Exploration. Study the Marquise de Miramon and discuss the objects from Japan. Research Europe's expansionism and colonialism during the Age of Exploration by working in...

In this me and my world learning exercise, students draw a picture and write sentences about themselves, their family, their friends, and activities they like to do. Students write 1 or 2 sentences for each.

Students investigate famous Americans. In this American history and research lesson, students choose a famous American to research, collect information from a variety of sources, and create a related PowerPoint presentation.

Students write an autobiography. In this autobiographical writing lesson, students discuss the important events in their life and write about them on a worksheet. Students illustrate each event in their autobiography.

Students examine folk’s tales for Cause and Effect. In this literature lesson, students read "The Origin of Fire" and "The Origin of Medicine” and look for cause and effect. They use a TI Navigator to write down their findings.

In this breath or breathe activity, students choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Students choose breath or breathe for 4 sentences.

Students explore nonfiction writing by completing a worksheet in class. In this research questions lesson, students read several stories about the Wild West icons Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok. Students answer study questions about the...

Students read facts about dolphins and background about the book Dolphin Song. In this Dolphin song lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about the book after reading it.