Students make a mace as a symbol of the legislatures authority to make laws.

Eighth graders research congressional delegates from state of Texas, create database including delegate profiles, write introductory paragraphs on how census affects Congressional representation, and import information into word...

Students recognize the phoneme /h/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /h/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /h/ with its letter representation and identify...

Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...

Students read about and discuss how a bill becomes a law and then propose a law themselves. For this law lesson plan, students learn legislative vocabulary and then brainstorm a law a write a letter proposing that law.

In this worksheet on proportion and percent, students review the concepts, then find the percentage for proportions in 10 word problems.

In this Congress worksheet, students read a passage about the U.S. Congress, then complete 4 multiple choice questions. An answer key is included.

Students review a range of federal and state actions on tobacco issues and consider the government's role in public health. They discuss current labeling and how the law should interpret it.

In this President Richard M. Nixon learning exercise, learners read a two page biography about this president. They answer 8 multiple choice questions based on the reading.

Students study homelessness. In this homelessness instructional activity, students brainstorm ideas about the well-being of individuals. Students write a letter to parents and their community asking for donations for homeless care kits....

Learners think about their neighborhood and get a mental picture of their community. They then interpret aerial photography, learning how to use shapes and patterns to describe urban, suburban and rural communities.

Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...

Ninth graders interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm and represent that character in original symbolic form and present orally to the class.

In this reading a floor plan worksheet, 5th graders use the floor plan, the scale or 1/8 in. = 1 ft. and an inch ruler to answer 6 questions.

Third graders demonstrate their mathematical knowledge of symmetry and reflection using congruent geometric shapes while working as an artist and mathematician looking at a medieval-styled stained glass window.

In this maps instructional activity, students study a simple map and the scale in kilometres. Students read the directions and answer one question. Students then look at a sketch map of a town and answer 2 questions. Students also read...

Learners explore expanded, standard, and written forms of numbers. In this number sense lesson, students examine the various ways of writing numbers as they complete a Venn diagram activity.

In this combination and permutations worksheet, students identify possible outcomes.  They determine if the given situation is a combination or permutation and solve accordingly.  This one-page worksheet contains 10 multiple...

In this geometry activity, learners identify the different ratios of triangles using the theorems. They use SSS, SAS, ASA and AAS to differentiate between triangles. There are 7 questions with an answer key.

Sixth graders compare their lives to trees and make connections between the two, consider how trees are metaphors for people, and draw and label trees to represent themselves. Students then read brief stories, fables or nursery rhymes,...

Fourth graders design a model to scale of the basement in Mr. Popper's Penquins. The model includes 5 modifications made to the basement by Mr. Popper and identifies the area and perimeter of each modification.

Students identify the names and positions held by local public officials. In pairs, students research the requirements and duties needed to hold office. A brief presentation of their research will include the names and positions of...

Learners complete multi-curricular activities in a Halloween themed lesson. In this Halloween lesson, students examine newspaper ads to find prices of pumpkins and use them to complete a stem and leaf plot. Learners find the diameter,...