Students develop their vocabulary skills. In this vocabulary and language lesson plan, students practice naming everyday objects as they take part in 3 classroom activities that require them to note attributes of everyday objects their...

Students use KWL charts, stores, news, books, and movies to learn about the Presidents and symbols of America. In this Presidents and symbols lesson plan, students participate in many activities that introduce them to the leaders and...

Students study the Wampanoag tribe to learn about the importance of the herring to their culture. In this Wampanoag lesson, students read information and complete multiple activities to learn about the role of the herring fish in the...

Students construct butterflies from friendly plastic for a Holocaust Museum in Houston. In this visual art instructional activity, students honor children of the Holocaust by making butterflies.

Students group together into fairness teams and reflect on how to be fair. For this fairness lesson plan, students read about The Sneetches and discuss how racism singles people out. Then they discuss their own experiences and group...

Students explore fingerprints. In this finger prints instructional activity, students investigate how to classify fingerprints. Students study large pictures of fingerprints and circle the patterns they know how to identify. Students...

In this winter songs instructional activity, middle schoolers create a winter song photo report about their favorite winter song. Students include 4 items in the report.

Middle schoolers participate in a differentiated lesson about Tuck Everlasting. For this Tuck Everlasting lesson, students work on comprehension strategies that are leveled for their reading ability. They focus on the ability to tell the...

Students explore U.S. geography by completing a coloring activity in class. In this Texas history lesson, students utilize the web to locate Texas on a map of the U.S. Students view a PowerPoint presentation which showcases the state...

Students examine their personal skills and strengths and connect them to specific volunteer possibilities in developing countries. Based on what they explore hi-tech venture philanthropy, students envision projects that affect global...

Students create time-lines of tow major eruptions and use this information to determine what happens during an eruption.  In this volcano lesson plan students read information about previous eruptions and create a time line. 

Students investigate academic goals and how they lead to career choices. They conduct interviews and complete worksheets, and discuss the issues.

Students read a collection of stories and watch videos to learn about the Jewish assimilation in American literature. In this American literature lesson, students watch videos about Judaism, read stories from a contemporary Jewish...

Students develop an action plan to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.

Students examine the variety of jobs that are related to working in the forest. Information on the different jobs is provided in this lesson plan for the teacher to share with the students. The students create a collage using magazines...

Seventh graders study the relationship between American Indian and non-Indians during the Utah Territorial period.

Learners create their own computer animations.

Students transform 2-dimensional drawings to synthesized, free standing 3-dimensional forms.

Young scholars examine and discuss artwork by Keith Haring. They design and create a placemat, painting a design similar to Keith Haring's style of drawing.

Middle schoolers mix colors and expand a painting stroke vocabulary.

Third graders study Keith Haring's paintings.

Students experiment with making a mural to music.

Third graders develop their symbol three-dimensionally.

Students study a day in the life of an American farmer.