Second graders practice asking the 5 W questions by reading a Boxcar Children book.  In this journalism activity, 2nd graders read a single story from the Boxcar Children series and answer the 5 W's about each specific chapter....

Third graders see how to do a research project. They understnad how to categorize information about themselves and relate it to information on sea animals for a future research project. This lesson fits in nicely with any unit on animals.

Learners listen to excerpts from "History of Women Artists for Students" and discuss the artwork of three artists. They compare and contrast the styles of art and investigate a CD-Rom of famous artists.