This is not just a New York Time article to read, this is a set of amazing activity ideas all related to the slide shows "Breaking Bread Everywhere" and "Where Children Sleep." Your class can view each show, read about what they mean...

The practice of developing lyrics by elaborating with sensory details and examples continues in the third activity on songwriting. This time class members examine Jesse McCartney's "How Do You Sleep?" Using procedures established in the...

Students investigate the effect good sleep and rest has on the human body.  In this health lesson, students discover the different stages of sleep and discuss ways they can ease their own tension through exercise or meditation....

In this color by number worksheet, students use the color key at the bottom of the page to complete the color by number picture of Sleeping Beauty. Students need 11 different colors for this worksheet.

Imagine you are a bug living on a leaf in the painting, Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase by Maria van Oosterwyck. This is what you'll tell your class as they analyze the lovely image. They list details in the painting, find two insects...

Students practice singing "The River Sleeps Beneath the Sky" by Mary Lynn Lightfoot and "Laudamus Te" by Antonio Vivaldi in an SSA choir setting in this Choral lesson for High Schoolers. Emphasis is placed on National Standards for Music...

Here is a measurement lesson plan focusing on length. Learners use their feet as the unit of measurement for furniture in the classroom and at home, and sketch the pieces of furniture they measured.

Art projects are great ways to stimulate all the senses. Learners with visual impairments create art to better grasp the concept of day and night. They'll discuss the ways they know the difference in the time of day, the animals that are...

Students examine and discuss the painting, "Sleeping Self-Portrait," by Brian Murphy. They answer discussion questions, mix various paint colors, and create a self-portrait using the primary colors and white.

Need a fun way to retell a great story? Here are song lyrics that retell the Tomi De Palo classic, Strega Nona. There are two songs, the first tells the story of Strega Nona (sung to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?") and the second...

Hopefully, learners do not sleep during a performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet. A helpful study guide introduces theater goers to the popular Shakespearean tragedy and includes activities to accompany a production of the play. Activities...

Students, after choosing and reading a book about bedtime or sleeping, identify and create sculptures of the main characters in the book. They design a creative three-dimensional book report with a recycled box to represent the bed their...

Young scholars partner work exploring turn taking and gestures. They access to stop when the music stops and listen to the leader's instruction. Students/teams meet at opposite sides of the room and decide their character. They practice...

In this bed maze worksheet, students figure out the best route to assist a rabbit in finding its way through a maze to find its bed to sleep in.

In this dot-to-dot worksheet, students connect the dots A-J to form the picture of a sleeping cat resting in a wheelbarrow in a meadow.

In this pulse rate worksheet, learners look at the six pictures of the girl sleeping, jogging, reading, walking fast, sprinting, and walking slowly. Students then write the one of the pulse rates for each picture.

Students write a paper in which they detail the daily routine of an architect.  In this The Stone Cutter lesson, students discuss the end of the novel and share journals with peers.  Students choose a time period in which to...

Third graders explore animal characteristics by participating in a bat environment game. In this natural habitat lesson, 3rd graders identify the physical anatomy of a bat and discuss their eating and sleeping habits. Students conduct a...

Students examine the book, I Wish I Didn't Have to Sleep, and examine Haring's work. They create stories about Keith Haring's pictures.

Students explore language arts by researching fairy tale stereotypes. In this gender roles lesson, students read the stories Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White with their class. Students analyze the female characters...

Students explore musical ingredient called melody. They demonstrate understanding that melody is the part of music that can be hummed, listen to short pieces of music, and hum song "Are You Sleeping?"

Film imitates life; that's what they say. Using performance theory to tie the lesson plan together, learners attempt to understand memory and daily rituals as seen in art, film, and life. They read two chapters from the book, watch the...

Kids get artistic as they explore the impact of art materials, sculpture, and performance. They discuss the work of Janine Antoni and then create a performance piece that reflects social or global issues they feel strongly about. The end...

Peace, love, tolerance, faith. Marc Chagall's Peace Window in the United Nations World Headquarters serves as a model for young artists as they create their own peace-themed transparent paintings. A great activity for both SPED and...