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1984: How Much Fact in Fiction?
Students compare and contrast the society in Orwell's 1984 with modern society. In this 1984 instructional activity, students research the historical climate in which Orwell wrote the novel. Students create a comparison chart of privacy...
Facing History and Ourselves
What Makes Memphis a Community?
Sixth graders explore the community identity of Memphis, Tennessee. After examining primary and secondary sources, class members describe the city and its attributes that make it a unique community.
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And Today's Guest Star Is...
Students explore correct social behaviors. In this social skills lesson plan, students take turns modeling correct social behaviors in various settings. Students write text for a social story and share them with the class.
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Heroes, Kindness and "To Kill A Mockingbird"
Students read To Kill a Mockingbird and relate the action sof the characters to behaviors in students lives. In this heroism, bullying, kindness and compassion lesson, students identify characters who are heroes in the story....
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Donut Day
In this Donut day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions, surveying,...
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World Telecommunications Day
In this World Telecommunications Day learning exercise, learners complete activities such as complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing,...
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Religion in Public Schools
Students examine the presence of religion in public institutions. In this ethics instructional activity, students focus on one aspect of the presence of religion in public institutions, and the controversy surrounding religion in the...
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Breaking News English - New UN AIDS Warning
In this ESL/ELL reading and grammar worksheet, students read an article entitled, " New UN AIDS Warning" from 2004. They complete abbreviation activities, fill in the blanks, discussions, true/false, and phrase match questions. They...
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Agriculture- It's More Than You Think
Students research careers in agriculture. In this agricultural instructional activity, students discover the various careers related to agriculture. Students construct resumes and "apply" for agricultural jobs.
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Lesson 12: Ho'olaulima: Let's Make a Hawaiian Garden
Second graders grow a classroom garden that acts as a living laboratory for cross-curricular activities. In this classroom garden lesson, 2nd graders follow directions to build and plant a garden that is used to teach math, science, and...
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Making Healthy Eating Choices for You and Others
Students use the USDA food guide pyramid to choose items for a balanced diet. In this food pyramid lesson, students play a game naming the items and their foo groups. Students participate in cross curricular activities...
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Technology of the Ancient World Lesson Plans
Technology of the ancient world lesson plans can open students' eyes to the influence of early innovations.
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Technology of Colonial America
By learning about the technology of Colonial America, students can gain a greater appreciation of history.
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Pressure Groups
Students identify and list examples of different types of pressure groups. They discover the effect these groups can have on businesses. They work together to develop responses to these groups.
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Map Making
Young scholars use a tennis ball and paper to construct a student-made globe. They sketch in continents and major map features and then compare a flat map to a globe.
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What Are the Food Groups?
Students examine how eating a variety of foods keeps them healthy. They also explore how similar foods are grouped together in food groups.
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What Physical Activities Do Sneakers and His Friends Do? Lesson Idea
Students listen to the story Big News! They think of other physical activities that Mr. and Mrs. Legs and their little spiders may do together.
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Why Is a Low-Saturated Fat Diet a More Healthful Diet?
Learners analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.
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More or Less
Young scholars discuss which foods they like to "pig out on" and how they feel after they indulge themselves. They explore the idea of eating foods in moderation instead of binge eating.
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Nature Through the Eyes of Generations
Learners compare the state of nature today verses the past. They describe photos with their opinions and create stories that could possibly accompany the photo. They are encouraged to think more of the environment and how to protect it.
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December Animals
Students examine human actions that have caused certain animals to become endangered. They discover what is being done to help endangered animals and discover what they can do to help.
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Heart Message- Write the Word That Completes the Sentence
In this heart health fill in the blank activity, student use words from a word bank to complete sentences about heart health. They take a circled letter from each word to make a new word that is a "heart message."
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Fruits and Vegetable Coloring Page
In this fruits and vegetables coloring page worksheet, students find all the pictures of fruits in the first picture and color them. They find all the pictures of the vegetables in the second picture, and color them.
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Creative Activities for the Sciences
Students expand their creative outlets. In this science lesson plan, three ideas, including videos, are presented to help get students motivated to think creatively and express themselves.