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The Bartered Bride
Students explore the ways music is used to convey ideas about a culture. They define folk art by viewing and comparing visual folk and fine art. Then they analyze the musical piece," The Bartered Bride" and relate it to how folk art can...
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For The Record
Students create a database that catalogs their collection of CD's and tapes. They sort, analyze and print databases. They practice how to search, sort and analyze a database.
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Short Stories Through Multimedia Presentations
Ninth graders summarize and paraphrase a short story read in class. They identify the six story elements of character, setting, plot, conflict, solution, and tone/mood. Students create a PowePoint presentation that illustrates the...
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Character Development Through Reader's Theater
Ninth graders study a piece of literature, adapt it into a script and perform the piece to the class. Students practice reading their scripts. They use Inspiration software to create a multimedia presentation.
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Who lives with Mallard?
Students explore how all living things have needs that are obtained from their surroundings. They identify the surroundings where an animal or plant lives is its habitat. Students identify that a habitat is a community of living and...
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Viewpoint on Causes of Global Warming - An Assignment Using Anonymous Electronic Peer Review With a Dropbox
Students are told that studies exist that suggest human activities are not causing warming of the Earth. Students are given the opportunity to further their writing, critical thinking and reasoning skills. While enhancing their computer...
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Slinky and Waves
Students watch a demonstration using a Slinky during a lecture on basic wave properties. Properties addressed in the demo include wave speed, wave length, amplitude, period, and frequency.
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The Anasazi
Sixth graders investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings. They...
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The Night Before Christmas
Pupils, after reading and discussing the book, "The Night Before Christmas," explore, examine, and study about the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. They primarily assess the letter 'D' by inquiring which animals guided...
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Students read and discuss the book, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." They participate as a group in performing the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom play and complete a variety of activity cards that deal with different avenues of the book. Adjectives...
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Single Digit Division With Remainders
In this division instructional activity, 3rd graders will work on single digit division with remainders. Students will complete 21 problems and write the answers in the spaces provided.
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Long Division
For this division worksheet, 3rd graders will demonstrate mastery of long division. Students will complete 28 problems with no reminders.
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Two Digit Addition With and Without Carrying
In this addition worksheet, students solve 16 problems in which two digit numbers are added with and without regrouping. Problems are in a vertical format.
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Solving Two Digit Multiplication Problems
In this two digit multiplication worksheet, students solve 16 problems in which two digit numbers are multiplied, both with and without carrying.
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Subtracting Whole Numbers
In this subtraction worksheet, students practice subtracting sixteen math problems involving one and two-digit numbers from one and two-digit numbers.
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Math Patterns
In this math sequences worksheet, students solve 17 problems in which they write the next 3 numbers that will complete a math sequence. Students analyze the 3 two digit numbers in a series, decide on the pattern, and provide the next 3...
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Rational or Irrational
In this rational and irrational numbers worksheet, 7th graders solve 24 different problems that include defining various rational and irrational numbers and/or expressions. First, they identify whether each given number and/or expression...
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Proofs
In this proofs worksheet, 10th graders solve and graph 8 different equations. First, they prove that each triangle is either congruent or similar. Then, students use the concept of corresponding parts of congruent triangles to solve each...
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Triangle Congruence
In this triangle congruence worksheet, 10th graders solve 12 different problems that include determining triangle congruence. First, they prove that triangles are either congruent or similar. Then, students determine whether they can...
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I Dig Your Art, Man (or Woman)
Twelfth graders write a thesis regarding a modern artist of their choice for a 15-20 multi-media presentation. In this instructional activity students create a Power Point, video, or some other visual representation studying an artist or...
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Introduction to Seeds
Students investigate how to plant a seed. In this gardening lesson, students listen to the book I'm a Seed and research the materials needed to plant a seed. Students present the information they found.
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Electronic Mail - The Postman Delivers
Students examine the use of electronic mail. In this electronic mail lesson, students determine how to use different e-mail programs and how they access information using this medium. They discuss how e-mail differs from regular mail and...
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Claudio and Hero Lesson Plan
Students examine the roles of arranged marriage through their work with Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing. They look at the roles of Claudio and Hero, and determine how their marriage could be considered to be arranged. They complete...
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It Bears Repeating!!!
Students research bears and their characteristics with a specific study on North American bears and polar bears. In this bear study lesson, students read books about polar bears and wild bears. Students complete activities to further...