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Weather Watchers

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners conduct Internet research of their community's weather and compare it to the weather in another location. After conducting research, students become weather reporters by reporting their findings to the class by using a...
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Pride in Diversity - Our Similarities and Differences Make Us Strong

For Teachers K - 8th
Students find similarities and differences between themselves and a partner using a digital photograph to illustrate them. They use Multimedia Lab to create a multi-grade interactive multimedia presentation using the digital photos,...
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. Students discuss how raptors and humans can benefit each other and...
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Going Medieval

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of medieval ages. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to perform in some roleplay activities. Students also create research papers...
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Spanish Practice

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this Spanish worksheet, students answer "Si" or "No" to 7 questions about a story. Students also write a short response to 2 questions.
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Reader's Theater Script

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this theater worksheet, students read a script from The Three Little Pigs. Students choose one of five characters to play (one of the three pigs, the wolf, or the farmer).
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The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (Letter 20)

For Students 7th - 8th
In this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis worksheet, learners, after reading the story, define six key vocabulary words and answer nine comprehension questions.
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Addition Properties and Subtraction Rules

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students review the addition properties and the subtraction rules. Students then complete each number sentence and tell which property or rule was used.
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Little Engine That Could Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students retell the story The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify the various trains featured in the story, focusing on the descriptive words. Students then create their own...
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Activity Plan 2-3: Baby Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students get to be creative in learning about baby animals. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop fine motor, math, and science skills as they sing, read, and share about baby animals.
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What are Some Substances That Will Cause Algae To Grow?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover algae. For this science lesson plan, students examine what green algae is and where it grows. Students determine the effects of oil, detergent, copper crystals sulfate and lawn fertilizer have on the growth of algae.
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Debate on Ratification: Should We Ratify the New Constitution?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students determine whether the Constitution should be ratified. In this U.S. Constitution lesson plan, students research the roles of famous Federalists and Antifederalists in order to prepare them to participate in a classroom...
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Why Use Seat Belts?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore reasons why using a seat belt is a safe choice while riding in a car. In this physics/safety lesson, students set up and observe a doll with and without a seat belt moving down a ramp in a dynamics cart. Collision...
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Ask a Volunteer!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the motivation of volunteers. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students interview school volunteers on why they volunteer and write thank-you letters to them
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Challenger's Lost Lessons - The Lost Simple Machines Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the characteristics of simple machines. In this simple machine instructional activity, students investigate work as a product of applying constant force. They answer questions about what happens on Earth and what may...
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Where Are The Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study what happened to the dinosaurs and possible causes of extinction.  In this investigative lesson students create dinosaur eggs. 
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Vote for Me!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners conduct a mock presidential interview. In this US presidents instructional activity, students research the lives of former U.S. presidents and then role play interviews of the "presidents."
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Family Sculpture Demonstration

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students simulate the personal interactions in a family with an alcoholic parent. In this alcoholism lesson, students read a family situation. They simulate the interactions in the family and create a living sculpture of the dysfunction.
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Who Has Hair?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore similarities and differences. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read literature and participate in activities that features mammals and their hair. Students learn that they share things in common while we are...
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Stacy Bodin's "Digesting a Story" Unit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a story and role-play the story using edible items to create a final story-video project. In this edible story lesson, 2nd graders write their own stories using literary format and elements. Students then create a...
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How the Test Was Won

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students create 'Wanted' posters based around their state testing activities. In this state technology integration lesson, students take pictures of themselves in sepia tone in an Old West pose. Students write captions for the photos...
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Element Videos

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create videos about an element on the periodic table. In this element instructional activity, students work with partners to create a 1-2 minute video giving interesting information about their element. They include the name,...
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The New and Improved Humpty Dumpty

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students help Humpty Dumpty. In this nursery rhyme lesson, students listen to the nursery rhyme and then use their problem solving skills to rebuild broken eggs. Students create new Humpty Dumptys from unbreakable materials.
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What to do? What to do? Part Two

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders perform skits and note ideas fro problem solving in various situations. In this coping lesson, 3rd graders role play problem solving and coping in life-changing situations based on "What to Do" solution starters. 

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