Students identify liquids as conductors. In this circuits lesson, students build a circuit, then use various liquids to complete the circuit, and determine which liquids successfully conduct electricity.

Students recognize behaviors that make them better citizens. In this group cooperation instructional activity, students create a class chart of behaviors when the class cooperates. Students role play situations with new students to...

Young scholars recognize the power of protest. In this civil rights lesson, students consider the success of Rosa Parks and her protest that sparked the movement. Young scholars study the Montgomery Bus Boycott in depth and reflect on...

Young scholars participate in activities that teach them how to manage money. In this managing money lesson plan, students set long and short term goals for economic success by having discussions, identifying benefits of saving, and...

Seventh graders examine the importance of being organized when making transitions. In this organization lesson, 7th graders watch a teacher demonstration of entering a room in a disorganized manner before discussing how the transition...

Students explore investing and saving. In this investing lesson, students identify their own financial goals and hurdles to success, calculate interest, and simulate banking and investing transactions. Incentive certificates, a quiz, and...

Students recognize amphibian adaptations. In this amphibian activity students explore amphibian adaptations that provide for successful living in their environments. A volunteer dresses up with all of the adaptations using everyday items...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this George Washington lesson, students research the details of Washington's military successes, his role at the Constitutional Convention, and his...

In this logarithmic equations worksheet, students cut apart 16 squares. Each square has four equations, one per side. They match equivalent equations, creating a new square when successful.

Students examine the anti-lynching campaign sponsored by the NAACP in the 1930's. In this social justice lesson plan, students study the history of the anti-lynching campaign and determine why it was not successful. Students conduct...

Students determine how suburbs changed America. In this post World War II lesson, students complete research projects that require them to examine the growth of suburbs in the 1950's and 1960's. Students reveal how government policies,...

Young scholars investigate if gender makes a difference in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students collect data on whether equity by gender in the classroom makes young scholars more successful.

In this audience analysis worksheet, students evaluate the appropriateness of their speech to a particular audience.  Students will determine what adaptations would be necessary for the speech to be successful under various...

After reading Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, class members view the 1975 film version and then craft a critical review in which they compare the two versions and evaluate the success or failure of Milos Foreman's...

Transfer information from an outline into a well-developed research report. Using an already-written outline, model how to write an introductory paragraph and a body paragraph. Work through the conclusion as a class before allowing time...

Students explore American History by reading biographical material. In this civil rights lesson plan, students read information about Martin Luther King Jr. and his successful demonstrations which led to equal rights for African...

This inventions PowerPoint includes age-appropriate text and information about what an invention is, the planning process for developing inventions, and common factors of successful inventions.  Several short biographies with text...

In this seismograph worksheet, students build a device to record the motion of a simulated earthquake. They give details of their structure and explain how it works. They present their device to the class and answer questions about their...

Participate in a class lesson on ratio, rate, and unit rate. Successful usage of this lesson requires the pupils and the teacher have access to the Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Middle School math text. However, the unit rate problems...

A very basic presentation about homonyms, this slide show might be too short for your grammar lecture. However, if you pair it with the other presentations to which it is linked, you might be able to implement it more successfully. The...

As part of an exploration of writing to persuade and inform, learners create a brochure or leaflet. While this presentation is just a series of tips to make this process successful, it could be used to help learners focus on the elements...

Just starting out and in need of a data collection sheet? Nearly every skills set established in an IEP needs to be documented to show progress toward skill mastery. This resource will help you track your student on their way to motor...

Two very hip teenagers walk through the forest collecting evergreen cones. One teaches the other about gymnosperms: cycads, ginkoes, gnetophytes, and conifers. He tries to convince his friend how amazing cones are, while she defends...

Social stories are wonderful teaching tools specifically designed for learners with Asperger's, autism, PDD-NOS, non-verbal learning disabilities, or other developmental disabilities. They are used to model appropriate social behaviors...