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"Subtraction Bowling"
Students experience the math concept of subtraction without regrouping. They practice subtraction bowling to work on their basic subtraction skills. Each student demonstrates mastery of the addition and subtraction facts, the meaning of...
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Chinese New Year Celebration
Learners prepare for the Chinese New Year and celebrate. They assist in planning and preparing for the celebration. Students work together cooperatively in small and large groups. They discuss the symbol "fu", good luck, when hung upside...
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What's The Point?
Learners solve word problems using the correct math symbols. In this algebra lesson, students use the TI calculator to graph their equation and analyze it. They find the line of regression and use to draw conclusion.
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The Rainbow Fish
Students listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.
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Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs
Students experience Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heretige as they identify and create Hex signs based on unity, focal point, nature and a personal meaning.
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Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears
Students examine the three historical portraits Andrew Jackson, iam Pitt and Portrait of a Boy for symbolism. They research Andrew Jackson's involvement in the Cherokee Indians' Trail of Tears in North Carolina, and compose a portrait.
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Birthday Customs
Students are introduced to the customs and origins of a variety of common birthday celebrations. They work in groups to research common birthday customs and history and then make individual books highlighting a custom that has meaning to...
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Tech It or Leave It
Students define "status symbol" and identify such items. They discuss the purpose of beta testing new technologies. They examine new ways that current technology is tested and publicized. They work in groups to develop proposals for...
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Tupac Poem Lesson Plan
Young scholars brainstorm what they know about Tupac. In groups, they divide the statements into good and bad and read "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" about Tupac's life. To end the lesson, they answer questions about the meaning of...
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The American Flag
Third graders gain knowledge of the American Flag and the importance of the flag in the school and community. In this social studies activity, 3rd graders discover what the colors, stripes, and stars of the American flag mean, review...
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Jesse Tree
In this religion worksheet, students create a Jesse Tree with their own symbols and decorations. They read the explanation sheets, and draw a symbol in each ornament before cutting them out and decorating the tree cut out. They follow...
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Idiom Quizzes
In this idioms quiz learning exercise, 5th graders read 40 sentences and choose from four idioms that match the sentence meaning. Students must choose the correct idiom that describes each situation.
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Idiom Quizzes - Ear/Eye/Nose
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, learners answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Numbers
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Relationships & Love
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students answer 14 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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The Stars and Stripes
Students design their own flag as a symbol of community. In this flag lesson plan, students study the importance of the American flag, and then make their own.
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Rise of the Modern World
Students analyze art and examples of Cubism art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze how artists use symbols and complete image based discussion. Students make a list of technological innovations and design a symbol for each...
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Self-Portrait of the Artist
Students analyze the self-portraits by Pablo Picasso. In this art analysis lesson, students explore Picasso's direct self-portraits and symbolic self-portraits. Students complete image based discussion. Students create an alter ego and...
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Saris, Kimonos, Tagas and Smocks: Exploring Clothing Across Cultures
High schoolers explore via the internet all types of clothing around the world. Students discuss that the way people dress is an important means of expressing identity. High schoolers collaborate via Internet research the social purposes...
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Worksheet 3
in this math worksheet, students define the meaning of a differential equation. Then they examine the method of solving a separable equation.
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Papier Mach¿ Monsters
Middle schoolers view various pieces of art and interpret its meaning in terms of a particular culture. Using papier mache, they create prototypes for a movie sequel in which they represent various cultures. They share and explain...
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Human Beings / Human Rights
Students brainstorm and discuss what it means to be "human." They relate human rights to human needs and discuss what a universal right is and read about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: April Eighth, 1928: Narrating from an 'Ordered Place'?
Students describe Faulkner's use of time to structure the plot of The Sound and the Fury. They discuss the differences between first and third person narration and its effects on the novel. Discussion of the overall meaning is brought to...
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Truthfulness
Students investigate the concept of truthfulness. They practice the skill through seeing how truth is seen from other perspectives. Students are given a quotation to consider and spend time brainstorming with others about its meaning.