Seventh graders write and publish a press release. In this news writing lesson, 7th graders analyze press releases from various online sources. Students write a press release about a major event in their school.

Students explore early contact between the Hopi and Spaniards. In this social studies lesson, students research the establishment of Spanish missions on Hopi lands and the influences of the Spanish on Hopi culture. Students write a news...

Learners use Shakespearean sonnets as part of a poetry analysis lesson plan. In this sonnet lesson plan, students perform a sonnet by Shakespeare but treat it as a script to be acted out. Learners work in pairs to create motions for two...

Middle schoolers explain how significant bridges are in our lives. In this technology lesson, students research the history and characteristics of their assigned bridge and draw it on butcher block paper. They write a short...

Tenth graders role-play events in Canadian history. In small groups they develop a script, practice their skit, and perform a skit for the class depicting various events in Canadian history.

In this using addition to learn multiplication facts #4 worksheet, 3rd graders use pictures of an addition problem to write a multiplication problem online using the times sign, then check their answer.

In this using addition to learn multiplication facts #8 activity, students use pictures of an addition problem to write a multiplication problem online using the times sign, then check their answer.

In this using addition to learn multiplication #12 worksheet, students count the shirts in the addition problem and enter the numbers, interactively, to write a multiplication sentence, then check their answer.

Students participate in greeting new people. In this greetings lesson plan, students greet people after modeling by the teacher.  Sample rituals include, "Hello, how are you?; My name is...What is your name?".  Students write a...

Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language.  In this language arts lesson plan, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place.  Students...

Students gather and analyze data from sports teams. In this measures of central tendency lesson, students gather information from websites about sports team performance. Students analyze and draw conclusions from this data. This lesson...

Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing lesson, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.

Second graders examine books written by Steven Kellogg, looking for similarities in his illustrations. They also look at images found on the Internet. They listen to a read aloud of The Mysterious Tadpole up to the point where the eggs...

Pupils research an important woman and share her story with others. The report can serve as a public service announcement to be read over the school public address system, or a short, informative speech delivered in one of your classes.

Lights, shadows, action, and inquiry await your artistic scientists. They explore the way light travels, absorbs, reflects, and transmits through shadow play. They create folktale-inspired shadow puppets, explore the science of light,...

Introduce your middle schoolers to a performance and movement activity that uses their favorite stories from fairytales and folklore. They practice basic acting skills, create dialogues with a partner, and then as guided practice,...

Mark Twain's life, politics, writing, and role as a mirror of pre- and post-Civil War American culture are the focus 11th and 12th graders in this section from an expansive author study. A critical writing assignment comparing Twain...

If you use the resource, then pupils will understand conditional block instructions. In the first lab of a six-part unit, pupils learn how to use conditional statements (if/then) in block instructions for computer programming. They apply...

How does one have a discussion with a partner about a sexually transmitted disease? This is probably not a conversation that happens to be in everyone's repertoire. This lesson presents some role-playing scenarios that your class can...

Has your Spanish class seen an episode of Extr@? Have small groups write scripts, act out their parts, and record a video project for their classmates. Consider assigning each group a specific topic to ensure project diversity.

What defines an argument, and how can someone properly formulate a counterargument? This resource provides two options—an interactive PowerPoint presentation or worksheet—that will support your learners as they begin to explore how to...

Students research soldier's lives in the American Civil War. They create a video about a soldier's life

Plot, setting, characters, and conflict are common to both drama and narrative stories. Kids create narrated tableaus that show their understanding of the plot, setting, and conflict of a story they've recently read. The lesson...