Fifth graders read the book, 'Snowflake Bentley' by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. They gather and make a list of information about snowflakes and crystals. Then they make their own real crystal snowflake creation and observe the crystals...

Third graders investigate the concept of putting ordinal numbers in order from one to twenty. They work in a group to hold cards with a number and then line up in numerical order. Then students recognize the number and play a game with...

Students are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Students discuss owl pellets and identify the...

In this distances and dimensions key vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 sentences with the proper terms from the word bank and then write 6 original sentences using the verbs another word bank.

First graders practice identifying number patterns. In this basic patterns lesson, 1st graders use a large number line and jump to certain numbers to create, identify or extend a pattern. This lesson includes a script to guide the teacher.

Students examine the different types of luminescence in deep sea organisms. In this bioluminescence lesson, students investigate how color and light aide deep ocean organisms by describing the characteristics of the habitat and...

Students participate in a physical fitness activity about water. In this water conservation lesson, students discuss how to conserve water and the amount of water most people use in a day. To illustrate this amount students move 70...

Second graders investigate pushing and pulling. For this lesson on how objects move, 2nd graders experiment with marbles to see how one marble can be moved by getting hit by another marble.

Third graders spell words and define homophone.  For this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words. 

Students sing a Thanksgiving song called "Five Fat Turkeys." In this holiday lesson plan, students create a Turkey acrostic poem then memorize and sing a turkey song. Students will focus on singing on key, pitch , and seeping a steady...

First graders examine the number line as an addition strategy. In this math instructional activity, 1st graders create a number line and use it to help them solve addition problems.

Pupils perform order of operation using integers. In this algebra lesson, students apply properties of integers as they add, subtract, multiply and divide integers. They work in groups to complete a RAFT assignment.

Students solve addition problems. For this math lesson, students use a number line to solve addition problems. Students complete a worksheet of addition problems.

Students examine the different types of electric motors including their history and classification.  In this motor lesson students complete several experiments with different motors.

Middle schoolers match the written form of a letter of an alphabet (German, Spanish, English, etc.) with the letter's pronunciation.

Students identify different farm animals and match farm animal babies to their parent(s). They recognize more specific gender terminology for farm animals.

Those textbook experiments are no good. Using this simple method you can make a real bar of soap. It's

Students practice various locomotor skills and to provide students with the opportunity to experiment with movement to music.

Students jog at the beginning of the class while learning about the Appalachian Trail. They integrate math into the lesson by adding up how many miles they have run, and comparing it to distances on a real trail map.

Students practice agility moves timing various locomotor skills (slide shuffle, sprinting, backwards jogging, fast walking), over a star pattern in pairs.

Students adapt to different basketball shooting ranges, from lay-ups to outside shots.

Students are introduced to golf putting techniques and strategies.

Students combine movement and practice with place value in this integrated instructional activity. The teacher calls out a place value (e.g., tens, millions, etc.) and the student throws to the sign with that place value highlighted.

Students play a game of tag and reinforce their understanding of the immune system.