Ninth graders gather samples of different tree leaves in their neighborhoods, and on school grounds, and identify several species of common South Carolina trees using leaf and growth characteristics with aid of dichotomous key.

Students determine the importance of recycling to reduce waste, to employ trash in useful ways, and to save the environment. They estimate the percentages of landfill waste that items constitute, based on what they found in their own...

Students explore financial planning. In this financial plan lesson, students read real-world problems from a current newspaper. They discuss methods for paying off debt, consolidating debt, computing net worth, and increasing cash flow....

Students meet Veterans. In this veteran instructional activity, students interview groups of Veterans from WWII, The Vietnam War, the Gulf War, The Korean War, and our current war.  Students collect audio and visual media to create...

Students sort information pieces by structure and purpose.  For this resource analysis lesson, students view several types of informational materials and work in teams to look for the way that piece is organized.

Students examine the elements of advertising. They analyze the format and structure of advertisements. They develop awareness of advertising techniques and explain that media messages and products are composed of a series of separate...

Students examine the role played by sharks in the marine food chain. They conduct a scavenger hunt collecting items that have actually been removed from the stomachs of sharks, and create a display that includes the items and newspaper...

Students are exposed to a monetary system different from their own. They learn to exchange currencies between two monetary systems. Practice the necessary mathematical functions to find comparison. Compare prices of items sold in India...

Students evaluate parenting roles and responsibilities. They examine the responsibility of parents to help promote good self-concept in their children and the importance of a child's self-esteem and ways to help a child feel good about...

Students explore neighborhoods. In this color and social studies cross-curriculum lesson, students listen to Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, then compare and contrast neighborhoods. Students mix primary colors to make...

Learners review what author's purpose is by understanding that authors either persuade, inform, describe, or entertain with their story. In this language arts lesson, students bring in junk mail and in small groups discuss what the each...

Learners re-create a newspaper advertisement. They select an ad, and re-create the font, text, graphics, and images.

Middle schoolers research and identify philanthropic organizations involved in current events. In this current events lesson plan, students search newspaper articles for philanthropic organizations, such as the Red Cross, and how they...

In this ESL reading and conversation activity, students read a short passage about the daily routine of a man named Tom. Students discuss the story and talk about their own daily routines. Note: Part of Tom's daily routine is drinking...

Students visualize where the Korean Peninsula is located and what are some neighboring countries. They read a handout giving background information on Korea's 20th centuy history and Truman's Statement and answer questions in their...

Students examine different stained glass windows and discuss the materials needed to create one. Individually, they use a pencil to create a design and use the appropriate colors for the parts of design that are glass. They share their...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage regarding want ads and respond to 10 fill in the blank questions.

In this noun + noun matching combinations instructional activity, students interactively choose a nouns to complete 20 sentences, with answers available.

Students explain the aesthetics of photography, take photos that demonstrate their understanding of aesthetics, and take photos that convey a message or tell a story. They analyze the qualities of a given photo.

Students present their group newspapers.  In this presenting lesson, students share their newspaper creations with peers and receive feedback. This lesson is part of a unit: "In the News". 

Learners demonstrate how to count money through a simulated shopping experience. In this consumer math activity, students read the book Just Shopping With Mom and count play money to illustrate how much the items in the book cost.

Eighth graders explore advertisements and deception in advertising.  In this marketing and advertising lesson, 8th graders write cause and effect paragraphs describing products, promises made, deceptions caused, and the immediate...

In this working with a partner learning exercise, students observe four job advertisements from a newspaper with missing parts in each ad and communicate verbally to discover the missing sections, and fill in the blanks. Students write...