Students investigate methods of weather prediction before modern communication sources. A local elder lectures the class on weather prediction and safety. They document the experience by creating posters. Applying the methods presented...

Students create and play a game called Antonym Match-up. They create twenty cards with ten pairs of antonyms. In pairs, They mix up the cards and compete to see who can match all of the pairs the fastest. A video segment from the...

Young scholars complete vocabulary and word work before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz before they participate in an activity in which they invent a simple product or service.

Young scholars are introduced to the definition of "flashback" in that writers use it when they want to reveal to readers something that happened in the past. Then Students write a short story using a flashback scene and then move back...

Students discover and identify cryptology used in everyday life. They decipher or crack codes. Students create their own secret writing or coded messages, and develop a dictionary of eponyms. They discuss how they have already...

First graders measure 10 different objects found in the classroom, including their own hands and feet, then record their findings. This is a fun lesson plan for students to experience measurement using a ruler and unifix cubes.

Fifth graders identify and describe the characteristics of collages. They familiarize themselves with the history of collage making. They select pictures from magazines that relate to their chosen word of the week. They design a collage.

Fifth graders use information from videos, picture books, and relatives' military backgrounds to write a short or extended message of gratitude on a greeting card for local veterans.

Students define and discuss terms organic and synthetic, read article pertaining to organic agricultural practices in Oklahoma, complete worksheet, grow plants using both commercial and organic fertilizer, compare growth rates, and chart...

In this proofreading worksheet, students read a paragraph about the great builders of ancient civilizations. Students answer 10 multiple choice grammar and vocabulary questions about the text.

Students research individuals considered to be icons. After reading an article about Sylvia Plath, they create written analyses about them along with visual representations. Students discover the differences between icons and heroes.

Students relate health information text to themselves and society.  In this health information lesson, students answer questions using the 5 W's based on the health issue they are reading about.  Students discuss life...

Middle schoolers discover how writing is affected by mood and emotions. They learn proper mood descriptors and read sample pieces of writing to better explain mood.

Students are introduced to the definition of a fable in that it is a story that has a moral for people to apply in their lives. They then read a fable together so they have a better understanding. Next, students write their own fables.

Students create a seed museum. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various seeds and the plants the seeds will grow into. Students write a description of the plant, illustrate the plant and create a seed museum in...

Students work toward the mastery of the art of reading, kids should collect words the way they collect baseball cards or Beanie Babies. Few learning tools are as powerful as a personal dictionary that a child can create, add to, and use...

Sixth graders improve their writing skills by finding, defining, and correctly using new and interesting vocabulary words. Groups of students work together to find, define, and use in sentences ten words with which they are all unfamiliar.

Students read a book and write down any words that they do not examine. They also look up the words in a dictionary and write down the definition and a sentence for each word.

Students explore different types of homes and how the environment effects the types of houses people construct. In this houses lesson plan, students learn about environmental factors and cultural factors that play in to why people build...

Students discuss and learn synonyms. In this synonyms lesson, students use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the given list of words.

Students research the various establishments where one can buy clothing and the cost of those purchases. With the help of a lengthy vocabulary list, magazines and newspapers, students name and identify the cost of basic items of clothing.

Students practice a system that may help them understand more and remember more terms when they read. The reading of text is developed as a skill that second language learners need.

Students, with the help of a vocabulary list of terms involving safety and security procedures, analyze pictures of recreational activities found in magazines/dictionaries and in groups review all the safety and security procedures...

Young scholars write a five paragraph expository theme. They explain in their theme how the story they read qualifies as science fiction. Students write using all the conventions of English correctly.