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Fame
For this fame worksheet, students, with a partner, research, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with fame and all that comes with being famous.
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Communication In U.S. Society; Radio In America
Students see how radio began the modern consumer society, shaped societal views on peoples and cultures and changed family home life forever. Radio shrank the world by bringing far-away places, events, and individuals into peoples living...
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Hereos and Celebrities
Students complete a vocabulary game using new words. They use a Venn diagram to distinguish between a celebrity and a hero. They take a vocabulary quiz to complete the lesson.
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Extraordinary Explorers
Middle schoolers, using the Internet, B41460research facts about explorers and travelers. They also state what places they have explored and share with the class.
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Things Are Looking Up
Students write a description of a person in their community. They brainstorm a list of role models and what qualities make a role model. They interview a panel of role models.
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Service Auction
Students work together to raise money for a community service program by auctioning their services. They brainstorm a list of services that they can provide to parents and other members of the school community.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #3: Content Part 2
Students examine magazine advertisements to identify how the product is being sold to the consumer. They work together in groups to respond to ads and explain why they are successful.
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Social Studies: The Lewis and Clark Trail Today
Students locate present-day towns along the Lewis and Clark Trail and compare them to towns in 1800, 1900, and 2,000. Working in groups, they conduct Intenet research to locate the wons along the trail and research their history and...
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European Newscast
Young scholars work in cooperative learning groups to create and perform a newscast about a European country. This geography-based technology lesson plan concludes with class presentations and student critiques.
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Boilermaker Geography
Fifth graders investigate the geography of central Indiana with an emphasis upon finding the location of Purdue. They make a connection to literature with the reading of a newspaper article to create the context for the instructional...
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Eye Care
Students list different ways of caring for their eyes. They collect magazine photos of people wearing glasses. Organize eye exams for the class. They ponder the consideration that wearing eye wear protects one's eyes.
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Tonight's Homework - Watch Cartoons
Second graders explore various forms of media and its influence on their daily lives. Through an exploration of newspaper, commercial advertisement and audio media, they discuss the way media is used and how it can influence decision...
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Intermediate Synonyms and Antonyms #11
In this synonyms and antonyms worksheet, students choose the best synonym for the first 6 words and the best antonym for the next 6 words.
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Dictation: Violence
In this dictation worksheet about violence, students take dictation from a passage about violence.
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Identifying and Categorizing Worthy Attributes
Students write research questions. In this worthy attributes lesson, students discuss famous persons and what sets them apart from others. Students identify questions to guide prior to researching a famous person.