Doubles and doubles+ 1 addition is a great way to help little learners build number sense and automaticity. This presentation contains multiple examples of doubles and doubles+ 1 addition. Images of dominoes are employed to reinforce the...

Open this lesson plan by demonstrating the production of acidic carbon dioxide gas by activated yeast. Emerging ecologists then experiment with seashells to discover the effect of ocean acidification on shelled marine organisms. They...

What would you do if you saw a rat? A short reading passage explains what John and Rick do when they see a rat, as well as what they do when it tries to escape.

Enhance your first grade math curriculum with a thorough resource packet. It includes worksheets for practicing counting on and counting back, addition and subtraction facts to 10, and addition and subtraction doubles.

Some like it hot! Scholars observe both exothermic and endothermic reactions as part of the carbon dioxide oxygen cycle. First, scientists demonstrate (or watch) a chemical reaction to create pure oxygen using fire for...

In this doubles addition learning exercise, students solve 20 problems adding single-digit doubles, determine which doubles add up to given sums and add 10 "near doubles." A website reference for additional resources is provided.

How do we predict future population growth? Young researchers investigate various factors affecting the size of our population. As they calculate and interpret graphs to determine factors that could potentially affect increases...

Get to know the computer program, Microsoft Word, by completing 24 tasks, including typing a line of text, experimenting with format options, inserting page numbers, headers, footers, and more.  

In this addition and subtraction worksheet, learners solve 4 problems. They are required to fill in the blank in addition sentences and subtract 1 from the sum to complete the second part of each problem.

For this DNA worksheet, students review the transcription and translation processes. Students label and color the different parts of a DNA strand. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank questions.

Map the classroom with your kids to help them understand how maps work and how to read them. The lesson starts off with a story about animals living and moving around the globe, and then kids create maps of their classroom to show how...

True friendship is priceless. Fourth graders read a short story about two friends who are willing to give up everything for each other — even their lives.

In this doubles in addition worksheet, students complete the addition sentences by writing the matching doubles plus 1 equation. Students then write if the doubles in the plus 1 equations were odd or even numbers and explain why.

Here is a instructional activity that uses the painting Liberty Enlightening the World to start a discussion on the importance of national monuments. The class discusses several monuments around the world, and then invites a veteran to...

Students build a barn or silo out of clay. In this sculpting lesson, students plan and design a barn or silo and follow step-by-step directions in order to create their finished product out of clay.

In many ways, Victorian Christmas is alive and well today! Class members read an informative passage to learn more about traditional Christmas gifts, decorations, crackers, and visits from Santa Claus in nineteenth-century England—as...

In this lottery win worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...

Charon, the largest of Pluto's moons, was discovered in 1978. Lesson is a walk through of how to solve for the phases of Charon. It uses two different points on Pluto and takes into account the tilt of the pole, the rotational axis, and...

Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...

Middle schoolers explore the impact of cotton. In this economics lesson, students listen to a lecture presented by their instructor on the Southern crop of cotton and its impact on the South prior to and following the Civil War. Middle...

Students explore the flags of the United States and the state of Texas. They identify the flags using PowerPoint. Students use location words to drag symbols to the correct location.

Pupils determine healthy snack choices for themselves.  In this eating habits lesson, students discuss snacks they regularly consume.  Pupils cut and paste pictures of snacks that they think are good selections.  

Students explore photography. They compare/contrast the work of two photographers, create a paper viewfinder and experiment with focusing on topics, take photographs, and display photograph essays about the school.

Students read the temperature from a thermometer. In this weather lesson, students read a thermometer and record the temperature at twenty minute intervals. Students discuss results.