Students explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.

Fifth graders make a statement about their position on the Revolutionary War using various means of expression. One half of students remain loyal to England and the other half want a revolution for independence. They express themselves...

Tenth graders investigates a website to gather information on the Holocaust and Anne Frank. They compare Anne Frank's characteristics to other peers. Students explore specific examples and draw conclusions about human behavior.

Second graders investigate personal family traditions with objects brought to class that represent personal history. The objects are shared with the class during sharing time. The goal of the instructional activity is that students would...

Students examine the time period of westward expansion. In groups, they use the internet to research the reasons why people moved west during the 1800s. They write their own narratives playing the role of a member of a pioneer family...

Sixth graders examine the trade routes in the Mediterranean of the Ancient world. In groups, they view slides of artifacts while answering questions on a worksheet. After watching a video, they discuss how each object was found and...

In these adjectives and adverbs worksheets, students complete three pages of activities that help them use adjective and adverbs in a clear and vivid way.

In this sentence writing worksheet, students are given sentences with the words out of order and must put them in order so the sentence makes sense. Students are also given adjectives and must divide them into positive and negative...

Students discuss what it would be like if there weren't enough resources by reading " The Land of Many Colors." In this tolerance lesson plan, students identify the differences between tolerant and intolerant behavior. Student volunteers...

Learners study Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. day lesson, students learn about the holiday for Dr. King through literature and music. Learners learn the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' about...

Learners examine tikkun olam. In this religion lesson, students define the concept of tikkun olam and identify actions that they can do to help make the "perfect world." Learners share ideas and post their ideas on the class web.

Students research the characteristics of planets in our solar system. In this space science lesson, students create a solar system model with each planet arranged according to their distance from the sun. They solve problems using the...

Seventh graders develop and print their own photos to be used with the poems in class booklets.

Learners photograph appropriate subject matter for the content, write the text, use transferable letters to design their very own book.

Twelfth graders are given the opportunity to serve as cadet teachers for fourth and fifth-grade gifted students. For this career choices lesson, 12th graders discover how meaningful being a teacher can be.

Students read a story about a 15 year-old-boy sent to a juvenile detention center after unsuccessful stays in foster homes. The story is written in installments in the form of Charles Dickens novels.