Students explore the functions of landscape picture maps. In this geography skills lesson, students examine a landscape picture map and identify buildings on the map where people are employed. Students also participate in a discussion...

Middle schoolers produce a report on the types of dinosaurs found in our state of Texas using a word processing software.

Learners identify types of garbage that will decompose quickly and the ones that do not.  In this decomposing instructional activity students observe and record the photo degrading of six pack rings. 

Young scholars analyze a rock using their eyes and then a hand lens. In this science lesson, students determine and discuss how hard or how easy it was to find and classify the assigned rock. Young scholars record their observations...

Learners learn about the colonists that settled in the New World.  In this famous explorers instructional activity, students learn about famous explorers and how they used to keep diaries about their travels.  Learners read...

Learners explore Africa. In this cultural studies lesson, students go on safari, create African masks, or have an African party after they have researched the people, geography, and culture of the continent.

Students make a bar graph. In this graphing instructional activity, students discuss why bar graphs are used and are shown bar graph examples. Students create their own bar graph to compare the heights of different things around the...

Fourth graders read the book, Good Dog by Alexandra Day. In this writing lesson, 4th graders re-write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This lesson can be used with many other wordless picture books.

Students investigate the difference between potential and kinetic energy. They examine the formulae associated with both types of energy. They complete how quickly a pendulum with swing by converting potential energy into kinetic energy.

Students share their own pages with the rest of the class while they learn about spiders. In this Be Nice to Spiders lesson plan, students learn how spiders are living creatures just like people.

Students create a pizza recipe based on the recipe used in The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges. In this early childhood lesson plan, students read The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) and identify the ingredients needed...

Young scholars apply their knowledge of geography. For this geography skills lesson, students read brief selections regarding early Americans. Young scholars respond to the questions included in the self-guided map skills lesson.

Students discover different types of birds and the habitats in which the dwell. In this bird lesson, students read Feathers for Lunch, discuss bird facts, and build a bird habitat.

Students compare the Federalists and Anti-Federalists visions for the U.S. government. In this government activity, students conduct research on Federalists and Anti-Federalists figures. Students use their findings to help them write...

Students use the Five E method to solve problems. In this Five E lesson, students complete math lessons using the Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate technique. They use the Five E's with lessons on tessellations, magnets,...

Young scholars discuss the type of music they listen to and discuss a set of music related words put on the board by the teacher. For this music lesson, students work in pairs to discuss words and complete an activity asking questions of...

Students work on vocabulary lesson plans.

Students recognize that people have many different types of skin color.

Learners create comedy skits based on family or domestic situation. They observe their own families, write a script for a vaudeville type skit, and perform the skit.

Students explore lakes of the United States. In this geography lesson, students identify noteworthy lakes on a map of the United States.

Students finish several squiggles. In this Microsoft Paint lesson, students use the pen tool to draw squiggle lines and then take turn adding to one another's squiggles to create something.

Students research the U.S. Westward movement. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students research the topic, complete a creative writing activity for the instructional activity, and a design activity for the instructional...

Learners explore the relationship of angles as it relates to 2 and 3-D shapes. In this geometry instructional activity, students differentiate between acute, obtuse, right, alternate interior, exterior and adjacent angles. They...

Learners compare and contrast music about West Virginia. For this West Virginia history lesson, students analyze popular music so that they may gain an understanding of the relationships between songs and history. Learners then create...