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HIV/AIDS: Our Fear, Our Misery
Pupils in an ESL classroom brainstorm their thoughts, fears and perceptions about HIV/AIDS. In groups, they review how one contracts the virus and how it affects them and their families. They read true stories about people living with...
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Find Somebody Who ...4-- Icebreaker Game
In this icebreaker game instructional activity, students read 30 descriptions which could fit classmates. Students match the descriptions with anyone who they fit and write the names on the blank.
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Graphing Family Reading Habits
Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits lesson, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a graphing computer...
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M & M Madness
Second graders graph M & M's by color. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders first predict how many of each color they think are in a handful of M & M's. Then they graph the amounts of each color on a computer program....
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Host a Fin-tastic Friendship Festival!
Pupils read the book Fin-tastic Friendship Book and do activities related to friendship. In this friendship lesson, students read the book given, and do activities like character building, fortune telling, and making friendship bracelets.
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Find Somebody Who...Icebreaker Game 4
In this icebreaker activity worksheet, students examine 30 descriptions and find classmates who fit the descriptions. Students should record the names of classmates next to the descriptions they match.
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What's Your State Symbol?
Students explore their state symbols. In this symbolism lesson, students use a variety of resources to research the symbols that represent their state. Students discover the state flower, state flag, and state bird.
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Voices from the Holocaust: A Message of Hope
Students develop a sense of historical empathy as they discuss The Holocaust and roll play activities designed to highlight prejudice in today's society. In this Holocaust history and The Diary of Anne Frank lesson, students...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Elimination of Violence Against Women
In this language skills activity, students read an article about Elimination of Violence Against Women. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word ...
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Authors of the Past and Present
Students research a chosen author. In this authors lesson, students pick one author from the list provided, do research, and write a paper.
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Lesson Three: Go Free or Die
Fourth graders look for sensory details and figurative language. In this reading strategy lesson, 4th graders read the story Go Free or Die by J. Ferris and complete a chart with figurative language. They use a word wall in the class to...
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Invent a Critter
Young scholars create a living animal that could survive in at least one specific region and use the digital desert library to gather information. In this invent a critter lesson, students draw a picture of their animal, describe their...
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Voices From Your Heart
Students create individual representations of Chinese calligraphy symbols in this cross-curricular activity for the elementary Language Arts or Art classroom. One enrichment activity is included.
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Demon Masks
Students, using a story for inspiration, create their own demon mask. They are to use lots of color, texture and imagination.
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Extreme Weather
Tenth graders explore how to avoid problems that occur during extreme weather and how accidents can be avoided by not taking risks.
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Noh Theater
Pupils explore the roles in Noh drama and the significance of Noh masks while creating their own version of a Noh play in this High School instructional activity adaptable for either the Language Arts or Theater classroom.
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Courtship and Calligraphy in The Tale of Genji
Students discover through an examination of The Tale of Genji the importance of calligraphy to courtship rituals in the Japanese court culture of the late Heian period ( 897-1185). Three possible enrichment activities are included
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Understanding Genres
Young scholars identify genres of literature. In this literature instructional activity, pupils read definitions of the various genres. Young scholars choose books and list clues in the texts that help them identify the appropriate genre.
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Citizens for Responsible Change
Third graders write a petition to a school figure, get signatures from other students, share the petition with the appropriate authority, and then work as leaders to carry out the group's solution.
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Tell Me a Whopper!
Sixth graders investigate tall tales as a literary genre. They listen to a number of tall tales to discover how exaggeration is used as a story element. They write and publish a tall tale using word processing software. They illustrate...
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The Time I Got Lost
Third graders go through the writing process but substitute paper and pencil with the computer to create a story about "The Time I Got Lost".
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Different Strokes for Different Folks
Fourth graders are taken to the media center to review various genre of literature, apply information and concepts to evaluate examples and locate specific genre, and search for materials for reading enjoyment. A good lesson for genre...
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Out of the Dust -- Part II
Eighth graders discover that literature can be a great way to gather information about the past. Using various types of text, they research its historical data and determine if it is correct. They write two papers to respond to the...
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Twenty-one Balloons
Fifth graders determine what the Newbery Award is and why it is importance. They examine a number of Newbery Award winning books and listen to a book talk about William Pene DuBois', Twenty-One Balloons while watching a PowerPoint...
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