You can't publish a story until after it has been revised and edited! Budding authors investigate the writing process while drafting an original story. They select a topic, complete a rough draft, edit it, revise it, and finally publish...

Fifth graders pose to create the uppercase letters of the alphabet for digital photos. They use the photos and iPhoto to create an alphabet book with text.

Young scholars observe book ads from Reading Rainbow and decide on a book to write an ad for. They prepare an ad and produce it using a digital camcorder and software.

Middle schoolers engage in the practice of producing a report about favorite books. The show Reading Rainbow creates context for this lesson. The making of an iMovie is done to present the book as an advertisement for the whole class.

Ninth graders research, analyze, and orally defend an issue related to the use of geologic resources. They defend their position in written form by composing a letter to an appropriate source.

Third graders search TDC database for images of immigration from other countries, maps, and diaries. They identify why immigrants came to the United States and engage in a role-play simulating an experience the immigrants might have had.

Students practice basic camera skills. They create several panoramic movies. They create a virtual tour of their school.

Students act as a public relations firm representing the school district and use photography to develop positive attitudes toward all programs. They brainstormed alternative methods to use photography and selected the photographic essay.

Students create a multimedia presentation about their favorite things.  In this multimedia lesson, students create a multimedia presentation and add transitions, a table of contents with bullets, slides with pictures and animations...

Students take a field trip to a local airport. In this final flight lesson, students take a class field trip to the local airport. They tour the airport with the manager, observing the runway, an airplane, and security areas. 

There is no more useful life skill to learn than budgeting and setting financial goals. It's math that is used by every person, everyday. Learners examine the responsibilities and costs involved in family economics. Through a series of...

Learn about the diverse perspectives involved in the Six Day War by having learners examine and annotate presidential speeches given by the three nations—Egypt, Israel, and the United States—at the heart of the conflict and producing...

In this wall reading worksheet, learners read ten paragraphs and answer three questions for each paragraph in how the information relates to themselves. Students then answer twenty eight multiple choice questions about the reading.

Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...

A creative lesson shines a spotlight on Christmas celebrations throughout six different countries. Scholars read an informative text and share their new-found knowledge with their peers. After hearing about each country, pupils choose...

Students explore how to create a Cherihew poem. They know that a Cherihew is a poem. Students write their own Cherihew poem. They are given examples of of a Cherihew. Students are shown that the poem has four lines and is often written...

Students explore easy techniques for creating folded shapes with Christmas-colored fabrics to make quilts, stockings, table runners, placemats, pillows, or count-down calendars

Learners create a presentation for their assigned country. In this cultural diversity instructional activity, students use a WebQuest to research a country. In groups, they decide upon a way to present the information they have learned....

Students complete various biographical and autobiographical writing activities. They write an autobiographical essay, biopoem, biographical essay, and design and decorate a bag presenting character traits.

Students explore the many resources that one can use to explore a community, the Colonial Revival movement, and how the industry and technology reshaped life in Deerfield the Connecticut River Valley.

Fourth graders research services and responsibilities of local government. They use cameras to take pictures of local government in action and create posters with them.

Students participate in a learning celebration at the end of a unit on New Zealand. In this global studies lesson, students share what they learned about the nation, watch "The Whale Rider," and eat foods from New Zealand.

Learners read books and view movies about older people. They write a questionnaire to interview older people at a retirement center, interview the people, record their information on graphs, and write follow-up letters.

In this literature worksheet, students read the novel Shiloh and then answer ten comprehension questions about the novel.