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Preventing Hypothermia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the causes of hypothermia. In this biology lesson, students investigate the different types of heat transfer and heat loss. They discuss several practical measures to avoid hypothermia.
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PACER Test Practice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice the PACER test of the Cooper FitnessGram Test.
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Obstacle Soccer

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice soccer dribbling, passing, and trapping skills, which enhance students' self-reliance, trust and independence.
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Birdie's Nest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop and refine their ability to strike a shuttlecock with a badminton racquet using an underhand serving motion.
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Zone Ball

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the basics about zone defense in basketball. In groups, they practice this technique to turn away from gravitating to the ball handler. They also complete non-bounce passes and examine how to move without a...
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Come Fly a Kite

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the language of procedural text forms. They respond to the meanings and ideas in procedural text and write their own procedural text for making a kite. Students record their kite flying experience using digital...
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Race to 50/100

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice utilizing multiple tens frames and dice to race to fifty or one hundred. They calculate tens and ones to find out how many counters they have on their grid and how many more they need to get to fifty or one...
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The Adult in Society

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this adults in American society worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions and answer 7 multiple choice questions regarding the expectations of males and females in American culture.
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Social Structure

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this human interaction worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions and 14 fill in the blank questions regarding social structures.
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What's In A Name

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a paragraph about their findings on what their name represents. In this writing lesson plan, 2nd graders will research their name and why they were named that. They will draw a picture that represents them along with...
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Grinch Stole Christmas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a variety of 'tag'. The "Grinch" is it while "Santa and Mrs. Claus" can free any 'frozen' students. They can work on varied locomotor skills (hopping, walking, jumping)as they navigate the field boundaries
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Wild Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars research and Illustrate the natural habitats of giraffes and other animals imported into ancient Rome. They draw a map of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia and draw the animals that come from each region in their proper...
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Geo Jammin' - Day 1, Lesson 3: Math Moments on My Mind

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a Math Moments journal.
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Kitchen Cleaning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, in groups, clean one or more items in a certain time frame.
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Women In Aviation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this aviation lesson plan, students take an electronic field trip to the Aviation Museum of Kentucjy. In the process the lesson plan looks at women in aviation history. The focus is upon how they could be considered heroes or role...
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Earthquake!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students gain an understanding of earthquakes. They examine vocabulary associated with earthquakes, how earthquakes happen, and preventive measures taken to diminish damage or harm in the event that an earthquake should happen.
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Respiratory Attack Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with the alveoli by showing how nicotine, tar and carbon dioxide can affect the lungs. They role play being nicotine, carbon dioxide, tar, alveoli and cough.
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Predators and Prey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Clifford the Big Red Dog: Work Together

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore the concept of cooperation. In this literature instructional activity, students read Clifford's Busy Week and discuss teamwork as they create "Lost and Found" journals and build paper trains.
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Your Weight on Other Planets

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore their weight on other planets. In this science lesson, students view a presentation about the other planets and complete a worksheet in which they make predictions about their weight on the moon and other planets.
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Aging of Trees

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine tree rings to determine its age.  In this tree ring lesson, students examine core tree samples, identify the tree rings, and then determine its age. Students complete a worksheet, deciding which of the two core...
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Interdisciplinary Task: Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students design a chart to use to record the weather for five days. They then build an anemometer to record wind speed and discover why they are used for this purpose.
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Reading Comprehension: 1984

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer questions based on chapters 1-12 of '1984'. Question type varies from matching, true / false, fill in the blank and multiple choice.
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Germ Tag

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in a creative "doctor vs. germ" version of freeze tag.