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Neural Pictionary
Students explore the nervous system. They pictorially illustrate terms that deal with the nervous system. Students play a "pictionary" game to review nervous system vocabulary words.
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Children's Literature Meets Learning Theories
Students examine learning theories and principles through children's literature. In groups, they select theories and create multimedia presentations exemplifying them. Students discuss the various themes related to human growth,...
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Sharing Beauty Through Song
Students perform a song for their school community. In this music lesson, students sing the philanthropic song See Me Beautiful by Red Grammar and reflect upon the lyrics. Students perform the song for their school community.
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Group Headdresses
Students create a headdress design. In this visual arts instructional activity, students work cooperatively in a group and create a headdress design. Students are encouraged to use the conceptual framework of philanthropy while working...
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Miracles of the Heart
Learners watch a movie. In this cultures lesson, students read A World Without Black People and then discuss segregation. Learners watch the video Partners of the Heart or Something the Lord Made and then reflect on the video in their...
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A State of Obesity
Students compare obesity trends between states. In this health studies lesson plan, students conduct research to compare and contrast obesity trends from state to state. Students view a PowerPoint presentation to determine the...
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In My World
Students identify base words and their inflectional forms. For this base words lesson plan, students learn how adding "ing" can change the meaning of the word, and they fill in a chart with different forms of base words.
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"Nice To Meet You"
Students interview two classmates and introduce them to the class. They practice using the present perfect tense and verbs they have discovered. They complete sentences with the correct word.
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Crossroads Cafe: "Who's the Boss?" Act 1
Students pronounce key phrases during a story. They discuss the story setting and the roles of the characters. They explain the problems the main characters face.
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Using and Paying for Electricity: Finding Billing Information Online
Learners use the internet to locate the nearest utilities pay center. They restate answers in the form of questions that they find online. They practice conjugating verbs into different tenses.
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On the Job Prepositions #3
Students practice using prepositions related to movement, time and place. They write a dialogue using the elements listed. They take a preposition quiz to complete the lesson.
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Crossroads Cafe: Who's the Boss Act 2
Students watch a video and practice their prediction and discussion skills. Students watch a view of "Who's the boss" and practice pronouncing words from a worksheet. Students describe emotions and facial expressions they detect from...
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Dealing With Taxes
Learners study counting and non-counting vocabulary, change singular to plural nouns, and determine the importance of completing tax returns. They use flashcards and vocabulary drill sheets. They watch a video.
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Cinquain Lesson Plan
Learners read an example of a cinquain and look for patterns. In this cinquain lesson plan, students repeat the process with another poem and then compare the two. Learners will review the process and form of writing a cinquain as...
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How to Celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Mogol Empire
Learners research information on the Mongolian Empire from various readings and online videos of primary sources and create a poster for oral presentation. Students connect history with the current day, while incorporating geographical,...
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Students view various pictures designed to create a sense of disequilibrium in visual perception. They view the images, decide what they see in each, record their ideas, and write stories based upon these observations.
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Every Picture Tells A Story 2
Students view various images designed to create a sense of disequilibrium in visual perception. They view the images, decide what they see in each, record their ideas, and write stories based upon their observations.
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What Do Portraits Communicate?
Students make connections between their personal experiences and portraits. define a portrait and identify different kinds of portraits in artworks and their own lives. They look closely at a portrait using visual analysis to describe...
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Owl Pellet Lesson Plan
Students construct and identify a skeleton from the bones dissected from an owl pellet. They glue the bones on construction paper, label the page, and identify the animal.
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Charlotte's Web
Students examine the story, "Charlotte's Web" in the nine lessons of this unit. As the students progress through the book, they will explore the story plot, setting, character, and the value of friendship.
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Walls, Floors, Windows, and Doors
Students develop an understanding of how outer walls, doors and windows are added to construction. They examine the jobs of specific construction workers and how they bring the job to completion. They design a brick laying pattern.
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Home Healing and Family Stories
Students explore their family history by examining home remedy traditions. They read and discuss a handout about home remedies, conduct an interview with a family member, and complete an interview worksheet.
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John Brown, Then and Now
Eleventh graders identify some of the ways that the raid at Harper's Ferry influenced the Civil War. They articulate the different ways that people though about John Brown in the 1800's and how his persona may or may not have changed...