First graders develop a connection with students in a first grade classroom in Japan. They begin to develop a curiosity about Japan--the landscape, the people, and their culture, while developing an understanding of the Five Themes of...

Students read and analyze the novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou. They discuss the poetry and prose of the book, the importance of role models, complete a worksheet, and write a narrative using figurative language.

Students create greeting cards. They listen to verses from various cards and evaluate each one. They research websites of greeting card makers and complete a chart. They discuss themes and ideas in greeting cards and edit their free...

Students investigate the concept of writing adventure stories. They follow the model of a "choose your own adventure story". Students practice the skill of making choices to get to a desired outcome. The application is when they follow...

Students create a Colorado brochure. Given a variety of brochures, students explore the aspects of an attractive brochure. In groups, students explore tourist attractions, important people, major cities, and statistics of Colorado. ...

Students engage in the study of nutritional food choices that include fresh greens. They investigate the benefits of using simple planting techniques. The lesson also includes recipes for students to try out the habit of eating more food...

Students are introduced to the concepts of molarity and titration. As a class, they develop a list of the correct steps they need to follow to create a specific concentration of a solution. They design and complete an experiment in...

Students analyze the way atoms function and how they combine to form molecules and various compounds. Using a software program, they create a diagram of an atom and write a summary about their functions. They complete a worksheet and...

Young scholars research different types of rock art and categorize it into basic groups, classify Powerpoint Images according to interpretation, enter findings into Access template, and interpret results after comparing information with...

Learners create posters detailing how to activate 911. They design posters and research websites for local police department information and 911 calling advice. They write directions for placing emergency calls and crete their posters...

Students create the perfect dog. They read and discuss Clifford's Sports Day and identify Clifford's personality traits. After listening to the story, they discuss their concept of a perfect dog with their families and draw pictures of...

Pupils simulate sound effects from Katy and the Big Snow. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow, create sound effects for the objects in the book and practice sounding out beginning sounds for words. After sounding out the words,...

High schoolers participate in activities to help them deal with a crisis. In groups, they focus on different crisis' such as divorce and death and determine the best way to deal with the situation. To end the lesson plan, they are...

Students examine the growth and changes that occur during the three trimesters of pregnancy. Issues such as toxemia and spontaneous abortion are also considered. In groups, students rotate to various stations exploring aspects related...

Students explore the concept of atoms and how they combine to form molecules and compounds. In pairs, they read an article on how atoms work and discuss the main points. They draw atoms and write a paragraph about their elements.

High schoolers investigate the concept of molarity and its relationship to the concentration of a solution. After mixing chemical solutions, they calculate how many moles of acid and base should be in each solution. They record their...

Students explore the effects of chemical reactions when cooking. Using the Internet, they research enzymes and then mix jello. They examine their results and test enzyme activity by adding pineapple to the jello. Finally, they test...

Students create Native American dream catchers to represent the Native American culture. After reading and discussing the origin of the Dream cather, they begin to construct their dream catchers using wire hoops, thread, beads, and...

In this social studies worksheet, students organize 50 country cards into groups. Students analyze a chart and group countries according to lowest, middle, and highest Infant Mortality Rate.

Students observe names of items on the "Teacher's list of shopping bag items;" taking note that some items are capitalized while others are not. In this capitalization lesson, students encounter book titles, brand names, cities, and...

In this moral dilemmas worksheet, students will cut apart 16 question cards. Then they will take turns reading scenarios about situations involving using one's morals and discuss how they would handle these situations.

Students practice problem solving skills. In this early childhood education lesson, students foster the ability to use creative and critical thinking to turn obstacles into bridges to greater learning as they complete various activities...

Students discover the concept of the golden rule. In this service learning instructional activity, students identify skills that they possess which may be used to help those in need.

Students practice giving compliments and using words of praise. In this vocabulary lesson, students listen to the parable Yettle's Feathers and determine ways to use speech in positive ways instead of through rumors, tattling and insults.