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Easter Baskets

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create Easter baskets using paperclips, string, balloons, and paper mache techniques in this early-elementary Art lesson. Due to drying times for the paper mache it is recommended to spread this Art lesson over at least a...
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The Campaign: Issues and Strategies. What do you think?

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners research a candidate in an election and discuss how the media portrays that candidate and how the media influences voters. In this candidate lesson plan, students also distinguish fact from opinion, look at political cartoons,...
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Your Trash, My Treasure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create their own sculpture representing the idea of environmental responsibility and recycling. In this science lesson, students observe Les Constellations des Voisines du Pole by Joseph Cornell, make...
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Enduring Legacies of the New Deal

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate U.S. history by listening to an economics lecture. In this U.S. government lesson, students research the "New Deal" which happened after the Great Depression. Students identify movies, books and music from the...
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Financial Security

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take an economic angle on social security, working in small groups to create a reader's guide to the program and the current debate.
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Themes of Geography in the News Contest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss current events in the world today. After choosing one to focus on, they identify the themes of Geography present in them and practice using new vocabulary. They use the internet to find all of the themes present in...
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Two Sources of Story Ideas for Our Paper

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students research and identify story ideas for the school newspaper. In this story ideas instructional activity, students pitch story ideas to their teacher on a weekly basis using a specific format. Students find the majority of their...
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5 Themes Awareness of Current Event Issues

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners identify the 5 themes of geography as being location, place, human-environmental interaction, movement and region. They explain a current event from the perspective of each theme and their interrelationship..
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Political Cartoons and Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study political cartoons by Dr. Seuss. They create their own political cartoons on a current event.
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Keeping Milk Fresh

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners identify the risks of spoilage and pathogens in fresh milk. They investigate the farmer's role in keeping milk safe to drink and identify safety procedures used in dairy farming.
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review basics of subject and verb agreement, and write sentences in which the subject and verb are in agreement.
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Paper Bag Turkeys

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create paper bag versions of turkeys using old newspapers, paint, brown paper bags, and pre-cut turkey "heads" in this Art lesson for the pre-Kindergarten to 2nd grade classroom. The lesson can be used prior to Thanksgiving break.
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Unauthorized Immigration and the U.S. Economy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine unauthorized immigration in the United States. In this current issues lesson, students examine 4 letters written to the editor regarding unauthorized immigration. Students act as editors and analyze the letters choosing...
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The Candidate: Issues and Strategies

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students discuss the candidates image and how an image impacts the voters. For this candidates image lesson plan, students read and discuss different factors that make up the candidates image.
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Evolution of Mass Media after 1920

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the importance of media through American History.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders develop teamwork skills discovering information regarding an assigned time period.  Students predict and...
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Thoughts to the President

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students write a persuassive paragraph to the President stating their opinion on a topic. To do this, they start the message with a topic sentence such as "War is _____." The blank should contain a word or phrase expressing the student's...
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Doodle All the Day

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the creative potential in everyday objects. Through doodling, collecting found art, and creating drawings and paintings inspired by the world around them, students research their own creative process.
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Steps In Selecting A President

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars follow a flowchart that describes the process of electing the American president and vice-president. They create a flowchart that explains some aspect of the US government.
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Let's Be Honest!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils investigate the concepts of honesty and take a survey about honesty. They use the New York Times to conduct research to identify the characteristics commonly found in stories about cheating. Students write reflective papers about...
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Signs of Withdrawal?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners research Lebanon's recent history, from the 1975 civil war to the protest of occupying Syrian troops in 2005, and create a visual timeline for classroom display.
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Every Picture Tells a Story

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider controversial photos of Elian Gonzalez and decide how they, as editors of the Times, might have displayed them. They choose, discuss, and write about other famous images from photojournalism to decide what makes the
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Speak Out!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider their opinions on various topics and issues related to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Then, focusing on one specific topic, each student supports his or her opinions in a...
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That's a Fact

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use various media (newspapers, magazines, brochures, catalogs, etc.) to distinguish fact from opinion
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The Myth and the Reality: Pioneering in the Midwest

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the myth and reality of settlement in the Upper Midwest during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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