Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Homeschooling Chronicles - Educational Vacations

For Teachers K - 6th
You can make a vacation an educational and fun experience.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kid's Sports

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read about kid's sports, why it is important and discuss the factors affecting young players. In this kid's sports lesson plan, students create a list explaining why kid's don't participate.  Students create a test to...
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Thanksgiving Lessons Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the first Thanksgiving. In this holiday lesson, students create a KWL chart on what they know about the first Thanksgiving and conduct Internet research on this topic. Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Statistics Problems

For Teachers 3rd
In this statistics activity, 3rd graders answer questions about different graphs including bar graphs, picture graphs, line graphs, and more. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Race the Track! Design Challenge

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use the design process to investigate physical science.  In this force and motion instructional activity, design a track to achieve a specified outcome. Students complete additional experiments with speed and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Passage to Freedom Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the main elements of the book Passage to Freedom. For this reading response lesson, students participate in pre-reading activities that focus on the idea of courage. Students conduct a book walk-through and are...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Power in Acceleration

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Once students have mastered basic skills they can move on to high interest and challenging activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rolling Around the Continents

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice throwing skills by rolling a ball at a target, and practice the location of the seven continents, the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wetlands/Migration

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students use a hopscotch course to simulate the problems birds incur as they are migrating due to loss of wetlands.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egg Fun

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the characteristics of eggs by playing and experimenting with them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shadow Puppets

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the role of shadow puppets. They create their own puppet and put on a play.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tornado!: Types and Formation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the different types of tornadoes and how they form. Working in groups, they record journal entries by conducting experiments with water bottles simulating vortex formation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant Pipes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students work together to discover the path water follows in plants. They create multicolored flowers. They label each part of the plant and note their function.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigration and Identity

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students will analyze four historical events: The Annexation of U.S. Southwest, The Mexican Revolution, The Great Depression, and World War II. They determine how each event affected immigration to the U.S. from Mexico and Central...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Living Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss glaciers and write a definition for a glacier as a class. After discussion, they participate in an activity that demonstrates how glaciers can cause dramatic changes and create new landforms. Groups discuss their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Study Buddies: Estimating Quotients

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, young scholars will work with a coach to solve a division problems by estimating quotients. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery Dinosaur: Who am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this dinosaur worksheet, students read a description of a dinosaur and then write down which dinosaur is being described. There are 6 questions to answer on this worksheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 1: Reading: Lara's Blog

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
Because of its interesting subject matter, this reading passage about one person's experience during a hurricane is compelling. In the 14 question activity students are exposed to rich vocabulary and thought-provoking material. It could...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Dogs

For Students 3rd
In this informational comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders read the passage about dogs and complete 10 multiple choice questions about the passage.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Personal Space

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore the meaning of personal space. In this social skills lesson, students are taught to respect others personal space by discovering their own personal space, and reading a story to identify when that personal space was...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life on Plymouth Plantation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research life of Plymouth Plantation and write letters about life there home. In this Plymouth life lesson, 3rd graders complete a webquest as they gather information about the journey to America on the Mayflower and the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magnets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore magnetism by observing a series of 8 magnet "tricks" performed by the instructor. In this magnets lesson, students predict which items will be attracted to a magnet and experiment to see if they predicted correctly. They...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fun With -ing Verbs 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing -ing words in sentences worksheet, students read sentences with two boldfaced -ing words, use context clues, and underline the correct word. Students identify 15 answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acid Rain

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate acid rain. In this environmental lesson, students participate in an experiment using litmus paper and various liquids and then test the acidity of the liquids. Students identify reasons why acid is harmful to the...

Other popular searches