Fourth graders investigate the six essential nutrients. They read a handout, discuss the six nutrients, and construct a sandwich using ingredients that belong to the nutrient groups.

Students listen to a teacher read aloud of a book about families before discussing what a family is to them. They discuss how families can be the same or different, who they are made of, and what their traditions might be. They draw a...

Third graders listen to a read aloud of a chapter of a book while creating a mental image that shows comprehension. They draw pictures of their mental images. Next, they read a passage of a book silently and sketch the images they create...

Fifth graders investigate very important points in stories. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 5th graders read a story and determine what the very important points are within the story by using notes and discussing...

Fifth graders discuss the cooperation of the civilian population during World War II. In this social studies lesson, 5th graders read My Secret War and complete reflection strips over the reading. Students discuss primary sources.

Learners draw a picture of an African city that is similar to  a U.S. city and discover how other parts of the world have the same types of buildings. In this global similarities instructional activity, students create a map of...

Students read the book, Hatchet, and write their thoughts and reactions about the events in their journals.

Students introduce themselves to the teacher and the class by completing a variety of surveys, interest inventories and questionnaires. They interview several others and then introuduce one of the people they inerviewed to the rest of...

Students read the book "Every Living Thing." They read one story at a time, and participate in various activities. Some of these activities include the following ideas: Students write about a time when they were in a similar situation as...

Students read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They apply what they discovered about plot summary to the beginning of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They draw a plot summary sketch and label the introduction and rising...

Seventh graders explore, analyze and study World War II through primary sources to assess the differences and impact of a "world war" vs. "a small war." They critique liberated prisoner letters, describe what they see in photographs and...

Seventh graders make list of places Columbus explored on his first journey to Americas, locate island of Hispaniola on map, examine groups of people who have inhabited island, complete blank map and key of Hispaniola, and research early...

Students view a video on September 11, they discuss their emotions and reactions after viewing the tape. They discuss and analyze the different definitions of a hero in the context of September 11 and their own lives. Students write...

Students study ways to take care of the environment as part of an Earth Day activity. In this environment lesson, student listen to a read aloud of Barbara Cooney's, Miss Rumphius, before discussing how she works alone but is part of an...

Young scholars explore ocean animals and their environments. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals. Young scholars think of ways to help clean up the environment...

Learners recognize the difficulty of knowing who wrote a letter from the envelope. In this writing "voice" instructional activity, students understand the meaning of voice in writing and detect who the writers are in a worksheet.

Sixth graders study Haiku. In this Haiku lesson, 6th graders explore the history of the poetry form. Students also examine the structure the Japanese poetry as they read examples. Students write their one Haiku.

Young scholars write a story about robots. In this creative writing lesson, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of the robots...

Students discuss how a person can make a difference. In this peace lesson, students read books in literature circles about characters that made a difference. They get together in groups and discuss what it means to make a difference and...

Students investigate the disease that is causing the global decline of bats.  In this animal health lesson, students read an article which discusses white-nose syndrome, the number one killer of bats.  Students discuss ways to...

  Students examine why Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered to be such a great man, by listening to the many anecdotes about his experiences.  In this Martin Luther King, Jr. instructional activity, students read the story...

Pupils list and explain the five food groups and the recommended serving amounts.  In this food pyramid lesson, students discuss the food pyramid and journal about their reaction to it.  Pupils complete a building block...

Students discuss the water usage of the world and their own water usage. In this water lesson plan, students read a story about water and discuss different statistics of water usage around the world.

Students identify rhyming word pairs, apply generalizations about the principle of onsets and "rimes," and create and classify multiple lists of words, both real and nonsense, based on given rhymes.