Pupils practice experiencing writing with appropriate language and incorporating the eight parts of speech. They assess that many words have multiple functions when used in different contexts. Each student free writes in response to a...

Students explore the tallest skyscrapers in the world over the past 100 years. In this technology lesson, students create a graph/time line about the evolution of skyscrapers. They research important facts about their assigned...

Students compose lyrics for a rap song. In this music lesson, students choose a topic, such as "Our School," and use rhyming words to compose a rap song. Students perform the song for their classmates.

First graders create parrots and butterflies by using art materials to introduce them to rainforest animals. In this art lesson plan, 1st graders then use these animals to create a class rainforest.

Students quilt to create a personal design. In this quilting lesson, students follow the steps listed in order to patchwork quilt that represents themselves in art.

Students explore story telling. In this story telling lesson, students listen to classic campfire horror stories and prepare a storyboard organizer for an original scary story. Students share their story with the class.

Students present a puppet show. In this artistic expression lesson, students learn about puppetry. Students make a puppet, learn professional puppetry techniques and present a puppet show.

Students identify short story elements. In this story elements lesson plan, students review vocabulary about the elements of a story and then practice finding the elements in the short story links.

Students discuss rules, have introductions, complete school tours, and more for the first day of preschool. In this first day of school lesson plan, students also discuss being good friends.

Students listen to a story. In this imagery lesson, students listen to nature sounds of the Everglades, water and forest. Students listen to a reading of the Tangipahoa River guided imagery passage. Students share their feelings inspired...

Students explore using photography as an editorial enhancement. In this photography lesson, students discuss the captions of samples of photos and crop their own photos to use with a writing piece.

Young explorers study South American geography. They study maps and create a physical map of the Andes themselves! They also research the geography, environment, and the culture of the Andes and present a report to the class.

Young geographers complete a research project. They list the physical features found in the American South. They then discuss the economy, culture, and geography found in the South. They work in groups to research one of the five...

A reading of Panic in Paris launches a review of the elements of narrative writing. Class members work in groups to find narrative devices in the book and record their findings on a provided worksheet. Using the completed pages,...

Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art instructional activity for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the instructional...

Students create "marshmallow bunnies" using marshmallows, toothpicks, pink construction paper, and cloves in this quick and easy early-elementary level Art lesson. The 30-minute lesson is ideal for holiday ideas around Easter time.

Students create "toilet paper tube" turkeys in this Thanksgiving Day art lesson for the early elementary classroom. The lesson suggests using toilet paper tubes, construction paper, googly eyes, scissors, and glue to create each turkey.

Students create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson plan. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to...

Students decorate a three ring biner. In this art lesson, students select their best art work to put into their decorated portfolio.

Students make a necklace out of cheerios. In this art lesson, students put yarn on needle and string the cheerios on the yarn. Students then have a healthy treat with them all of the time.

Students make a placemat. In this art lesson students make a unique placemat. The students decorate their placemat with photos of themselves, stickers, etc. The placemat is laminated or sealed with contact paper.

Students draw a picture of themselves and write their name under the picture. In this art lesson, students make a border of the pictures.

Students create colorful clouds out of shaving cream and a drop of food coloring in ziploc bags. In ths art lesson, students enjoy squishing the shaving cream making it colorful.

Students make a dirt box. In this art lesson, students play in the dirt using their imaginations.