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Frogs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners read books, learn about the letter f, play with plastic toys, and more to do with frogs. In this frogs lesson plan, students also play a game of leap frog.
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Monet Water Lilies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize works of art from various cultures and identify the artist and culture. They view the artistic style and write a response to questions about the style. Students create a still life painting using the techniques...
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Mass and Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils view a variety of sculptures analyzing how space and mass interact, and how sculptors make choices about mass and space to express meaning in their art. They make small three-dimensional sketches experimenting with mass and space.
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Mapping the Homunculus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the relative number of nerve endings located in the skin. By calculating the reciprocal of these measurements, students have the appropriate data for predicting the relative size of the homunculus found on the cerebral...
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The Process Of Addition

For Teachers K
Students use manipulatives to explore the notation of addition and gain experience with independent practice. They demonstrate their knowledge by performing the operation on the board with magnets, on their own felt work mat then on...
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VISUAL ARTS

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students learn the historical context of mask-making explore the elements of the art form.
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Making Movie Storyboards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the importance of images in telling a story in film, analyze movie clips and identify some visual cues that help them explain the story; students work collaboratively to storyboard a passage from a book and present them...
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Harriet's Halloween Sort

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book, Harriet's Halloween Candy, and discuss the many ways Harriet sorted the candy from her trick-or-treat bag. They sort and classify individually wrapped candy.
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Fish Eyes Sort

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners sort, classify and write about what characteristics they used to sort fish counters.
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A Thanksgiving Language Lesson!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, in groups, create restaurants, menus, and advertisements to attract Thanksgiving Day customers.
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Making Apple Trees

For Teachers K
Students use apples to practice counting numbers. They pick their favorite numbers and receive the same number in play dough balls. They create their own apple tree to end the lesson.
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Learn About Centers -- An Introductory Activity

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover how to travel from one learning center to another by participating in a human train activity. They sing a song which highlights the center activity as they travel along from center to center.
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What Do Mouths Do?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the purposes and parts of the mouth, about oral health.
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12 Days of Christmas

For Teachers 1st
First graders reinforce numerical order as they explore "The 12 Days of Christmas". Composition with instruments is also involved.
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Let's Play Again

For Teachers 1st
First graders use rhythm instruments to explore dynamic fluctuations in music. They experiment with clapping, body movement, recorded music and pitch instruments to explore the concept of tempo.
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Symbolic Poem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read and analyze several highly symbolic poems. They create their own symbolic poem, read it to the class, and discuss whether they can guess any hidden meanings.
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Picture Me with Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students search in newspapers for words that describe them or what they like. They gather the words and use them to create a self-portrait. They read "boring" sentences and rewrite them using more descriptive words. They write 10 word...
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Out of the Dust 4

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read the novel, "Out of the Dust," and create a free-verse poem about a treasure of their own. They use the attached checklist to evaluate their own poem.
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Memory of a Kiss

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read, discuss, and memorize the poem "Jenny Kissed Me." as an example of lyrical poetry. They write a letter to Jenny reliving the memory of her kiss from an elderly person's point of view. They illustrate their poems.
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Laundry List of Idioms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders think of idioms related to laundry as they create a laundry list of idioms.
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Amazing Adjectives

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compose sentences that use descriptive adjectives to describe a specific food and day that they both like and dislike. They should really enjoy coming up with words that describe their favorite and least favorite foods!
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Taxation Without Representation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders empathize with how colonists felt when they were taxed without representation. They use a metaphor of students and a school principal to describe the strained relationship that developed between the colonies and Britain.
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Developing a Child's Sense of Place

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils develop empathy with the natural world; visual and aural senses of spatial awareness; and initiate sound and space awareness, movement, indoor/outdoor, map-making and nature activities that correlate with a child's sense of play.
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Snuggle Up To Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students view and discuss a video about the use of pattern block shapes to form pictures. They, in groups, form garden and quilt designs using pattern blocks and then decorate the room with their art.

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