Sixth graders examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles (Hercules).  In this Ancient History lesson, 6th graders discuss how heroes were depicted and what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greece.  Students create a clay...

In this Algebra I learning exercise, 9th graders identify properties from the real number system and use the distributive property to collect simplify expressions with parentheses.  The one page interactive learning exercise...

Third graders discover what mental health is. They discuss examples and draw pictures of themselves taking care of their mental health. They write a story about a time when they felt good about themselves.

Pupils investigate the artwork of Catherine Opie. They participate in a lesson that exposes them to her art before visiting an art exhibit at The Orange County Museum of Art in California. They create their own works of art that are...

Students participate in an after school program that promotes communication with others, solving problems, and making decisions. They experience getting in touch with themselves, about cats, training cats, showing cats and explore...

Students discuss their attitudes and feelings to discover possible ways to constructive respond to their resistance to learning academic concepts.

Students bring in a bag from home with personal items. In this ice breaker lesson, students bring 10 personal items to school. The teacher shows them, asks the students questions, and has them guess as to the owner of the bag. 

Students practice their Spanish grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and pronunciation skills by creating a personal portrait and personal narrative, and sharing it with native Spanish speakers via email.

In this early American history activity, students respond to 9 essay and short answer questions about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin.

Students research and use their discoveries to create a computer presentation and a quilt block on Nebraska. They will tell the story of Nebraska in an oral presentation using each piece of the quilt.

Students investigate their neighborhood both as it is now and as it was 100 years ago. They take a walk around their neighborhood and fill out a worksheet before completing a worksheet.

Students express personal characteristics with items from home. They introduce themselves to one another.

Middle schoolers develop an understanding of how African culture impacted modern dance in the United States.

For this foreign language worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the most natural sounding of two choices given for the blank in each of 10 sentences. Each of the sentence has to do with Canada Day.

Find a matched set of activities--each with a slightly different disciplinary emphasis--that takes participants through a close examination of the work of contemporary California artists Joan Brown and Jay DeFeo. Their work often...

Alma contributes to her neighborhood in big ways! In creating a unique community mural, she reflects on her interests and her neighborhood. In this activity, students add to their school community by creating murals with bulletin board...

Knowing oneself and attaining a mature identity is the developmental task of adolescence. Successful resolution of the identity crisis involves making healthy choices and personal commitments to an occupation, religious belief, and a...