It's "Green light, go!" with this lesson! STEM classes are illuminated with the history of traffic signals and how the engineering design has improved over time. They also learn about patents for new inventions. Finally, they research in...

Students consider the necessity of rules. In this citizenship lesson, students consider the reasons for rules and they complete traffic light activities.

Students understand and follow directions based on traffic signs. In this traffic signs lesson plan, students play the game red light green light and are asked why they stop and go according to the colors. They then are introduced to the...

Learners explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. In this safety instructional activity, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety,...

Students discuss the possible traffic signals that may be observed on the way to a field trip. They record data on the trip, and analyze the probability of the results occurring again.

Students practice traffic rules. In this traffic rules lesson, students gain knowledge about the colors of traffic lights and their meanings. Students sing a song about traffic lights.

Students recognize common traffic signs and signals.

Encourage self-monitoring of behavior with a packet of templates that encourage kids to monitor their own behavior. The red light on a traffic signal is for not following class rules, yellow says one has to try harder, and green means...

Pupils practice moving at slow and fast speeds. They are given a red, yellow and green ball, each representing its corresponding traffic light. When tagged, that student must then move at the speed associated with the color ball that...

Physics fanatics time five cars as they pass on the highway. They use the times and a 20-yard distance to calculate velocity. They also graph distance vs. time. A page of student pre-lab questions is provided in addition to the activity...

Clearly communicate to your learners how to stay safe while crossing the street and walking alongside traffic using this collection of 24 picture cards. It reviews basic actions like looking left and right before crossing, but also...

Use a traffic light to model a very basic paragraph plan. The Go, or topic sentence, is written in green and expresses an opinion about the topic. Information that supports the opinion of the Go sentence is written in yellow and the...

In this X-ray specs worksheet, students read an article about social X-ray glasses and sociometric  badges, then complete a set of 29 comprehension questions.

Students examine a three-step process for making decisions and how their peers can influence them in different ways. They role-play different roles when making decisions and other students reflect on how they feel about the activity.

Students collect information about dangerous streets and intersections in community, interview law enforcement officials and safety experts to find out what they think can be done to reduce accidents, write in-depth article using these...

Developmentally Disabled learners need to know they types of touch, appropriate touching, and their personal rights. They brainstorm types of touch, go over their personal rights, and discuss social skills. Very appropriate instructional...

Explore the multiple meanings of common homographs with this fun language arts activity. Given a series of word webs and a pile of definition cards, children complete each web by matching four different definitions to each target word. A...

Here is another great way to introduce order of operations using "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally." Pre-determined small groups work cooperatively to solve expressions. Afterward, they write a journal entry to explain the steps they...

As a short review of punctuation, such as the use of commas and semicolons, this presentation could be helpful in an upper elementary classroom. The series of slides defines each term and provides examples.

Students read The Wheels on the Bus by Maryann Kovalski. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of travel and transportation. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and...

Students will identify situations on how to cross the street safely. In this crossing the street lesson plan, students participate in a discussion using positional and directional vocabulary on crossing the street. They listen to the...

Students analyze linear functions. In this algebra lesson plan, students create a linear model to relate coordinate pairs. They evaluate and solve equations.

Pupils learn all about how people and products get from place to place.

Young scholars investigate graphs as a representation of relationships for solving problems rather than simply representing functions. In this lesson, graph search strategies and the bookkeeping techniques that computers utilize are...