Students learn how to read a short section and parepare a sentence to share with the group. Students listen to the reading of expository text, restate, in sentence format, one fact learned from that text, and produce a report.

Students explore the relationship between art and science through experimenting with color, design and recycled materials and creating their own art work.

Young scholars create a paper marbling painting based on the work done by Keith Haring. In this paper marbling lesson plan, students create abstract compositions and create a small mural with one another of their interlocking shapes.

Students draw conclusions about an mystery person based on documents and artifacts provided. In this drawing conclusions lesson, students become detectives by reading and analyzing evidence provided. This lesson includes information on...

Students paint landscapes. In this Impressionism lesson, students explore the history behind the Impressionist Movement in art and paint their own impressionist piece inspired by a nearby landscape.

Students read "the Very Hungry Caerpiller" by Eric Carle and create their own caterpillers using the same art techniques found in the book in this excellent early elementary lesson. Included with the lesson is a vocabulary list and a...

Students engage their families to write down a folk story from their primary language. In this family literacy lesson, students rewrite the story or fairy tales in English. Parents and students are invited to present the stories in both...

Students discover one of the restrictions forced on women of the early 1900s. In this civil rights lesson, students investigate suffrage and why women were not allowed to vote in the early twentieth century. Students create a mock...

Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...

Young scholars participate in activities that apply Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences in order to improve literacy skills. The lesson is ideal for diverse learners because of the application of the theory.

Students draw and design a musical instrument that incorporates a human figure or animal. In this musical lesson plan, students will discover the differences between African drums. This lesson plan is designed for elementary, middle,...

Learners create muddy foot prints, "paint" with their feet, and explore the uses of bubble mix in this three-part activity for the early-elementary classroom. The three activities can be used separately, or adapted depending on the...

Students practice recognizing the capital and lowercase M when practice writing with M&M's. They listen to and view the book, "Are You My Mother?," by P.D. Eastman with Random House, Inc. Each student interacts with a tongue twister...

Pupils move within the gymnasium area while working on color/shape recognition, change of speed and directional movements, and cooperation/teamwork. In this FUN-damental movement lesson, students work in partners on a treasure chest...

Students actively practice spelling words. In this spelling lesson, students use a flyswatter to swat at letters that spell each of their spelling words.

Students make their own chalk art or poster that represents a protest sign. For this protest sign lesson plan, students look at signs from the Civil Rights movement and then make their own.

Students discover the world of the Chinese dragon by creating their own festive dragon using texture, line, shape, pattern, and color. This lesson is ideal for the early-elementary classroom and includes a recommened reading list.

Pupils explore the /ow/ sound using the 'ou' digraph. They recite an /ow/ tongue twister and participate in a letterbox lesson to gain understanding of the ou = /ow/ concept. They read 'The Napping House' to practice reading with /ow/...

Student learn about color changes through the use of light beams. In this color mixing lesson, students discover the difference between mixing colors with light and mixing colors with paint. Students gain understanding of how the eye works.

Students respond to the text, A Day in the Life of Me. In this literature lesson, students discuss the sequence of events in the story and write simple sentences with a sketch of each important event.

Students create photographic family histories. In this technology skills activity, students create family trees with digital photographs that they take of the family members.

Students explore world history by illustrating an image. In this Mexican culture lesson, students identify the history of the holiday Cinco De Mayo and discuss the challenges the Mexican army faced. Students illustrate a picture...

Students become skillful readers by assessing phonemic awareness and deciphering the words and syllables that follow challenging sounds. This lesson emphasizes the correspondence dealing with the i=/i/ in written and spoken words.

Students explore the English language by participating in a word match activity. In this word family lesson plan, students write a specific word family on a paper squirrel and write words that belong to the family on a paper acorn....