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Bird Visual Puns
Young scholars create visual puns. They draw the name of bird from a basket and then create a visual pun illustration based on the bird's name. Students evaluate their drawing using a rubric and then present their work to the class.
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Completing a Christmas Story
Students discuss with teacher how to complete a short story and the elements necessary: characters, settings, themes, and plots. They then use the worksheet to complete the short story.
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Mood and Tone
Students describe their current mood in several complete sentences. They compare their moods with moods set by authors through the tone of their writing. Students read a teacher prepared handout about mood/tone of writing. They write...
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Vocabulary; Praising Someone/Giving Compliments-2
For this foreign language worksheet, learners are given ten sentences, each with a missing word. Students read the sentences and select the best word to fill in the blank. All sentences are examples of ways to give a compliment to...
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging
Students create political cartoons that feature satire. In this political cartoon lesson, students examine examples of satire and caricature prior to creating their own political cartoons that feature the French Revolution or Industrial...
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Sorting Words
Students investigate rhyming words. In this word study lesson plan, students are introduced to rhyming words and then sort out the words that rhyme and group them. A worksheet is provided.
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Laughing is Good for You and Your Child: Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage pertaining to laughter and then respond to 5 true or false questions regarding the passage.
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Is That a Fact? A Comment on Modern Fables
Students complete literary analysis for modern fables or urban legends. In this modern fables lesson, students listen to an urban legend and discuss it. Students then research urban legends online and write their own urban legend.
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Missing May
In this Missing May activity, students read the book Missing May and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 17 questions.
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The Freddy the Pig Series
Students read the series of books called The Freddy the Pig Series by Walter R. Brooks and complete activities with them. In this The Freddy the Pig Series lesson plan, students write poetry, create drama, write in journals, do...
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Jean Fritz's American History Series
Students explore children's literature by reading biographies in class. For this history analysis lesson, students read books written by Jean Fritz about the Revolutionary War and discuss the events that led up to the critical moment....
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Color Mixing Trophy Fish
Young scholars compare colors. In this color lesson, students determine which colors are primary and which are secondary. Young scholars investigate rainbows and create a piece of art organizing colors as they appear in a rainbow.
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Visual Puns or Composite Imagery
Students discover art that contains composite imagery and visual puns. They create their own picture of composite imagery and explain the visual pun. Students develop skills using the drawing media.
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Acting Out or "as the School Turns"
Students learn the idea of drama in their own lives; and then transfer that idea to the works of others in this series of lessons. They discuss the question of identity.
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What is zero? What is infinity? Where they come from? (Senior, Mathematics)
Students discuss and determine what is zero, what is infinity, and where do these numbers come from?
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Incredible Edibles
This activity can stimulate your students' interest in cooking, surprising them with the ease and fun of preparing tasty dishes with incredible names.
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Traits Needed for Effective Group Process
Students compile a list of 10 desirable traits for working with others. They evaluate the traits that are necessary for specific jobs and describe them in work settings.
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Diversity: Respect Our Differences
Students, in groups, examine a variety of comic strips and rank the ones they like best. They discuss individual preferences and why everyone thinks different things are funny. A discussion on diversity follows.
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Sing the Blues
Students explore examples of this musical form, then write their own lyrics for a blues song.
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Let's Read! I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
Students demonstrate portion sizes that are too large and ones that are "just right."
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Haiku Straw Painting
Learners explore haiku poetry, have the experience of writing a haiku, and make an ink painting to enhance the haiku.
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The 1980s Series - Fashion
Students explore the cultural and creative phenomenons of the 1980s. They transform old clothes, model them and reflect on the process. They create a set as a backdrop and present a Fashion Show.
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Lilting Limericks
Students discover the formula for writing limericks and use it to write their own poems.
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Persuasive Vegetables
In groups, write persuasive essays telling people whether or not they should be eating vegetables.
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