Lead a web search for information on writers and discuss the craft of purposeful writing as a class. Your students investigate "pourquoi tales" which are "why" stories. and then write their own examples of pourquoi stories to share in a...

Students create ice blue, clay pot winter friends using clay pots, ice blue paints, markers, felt, and fabric in this Art instructional activity for the winter time. The instructional activity would be ideal for the early elementary...

Young scholars create log cabins out of strips of construction paper in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the study of how people live today versus in the distant past. A resource link is...

Students explore Impressionism and artists like Monet and Renoir. In this Impressionism lesson, students visit an Impressionism website and discuss the themes used in the art. Students select an Impressionist artist and research them....

Learners investigate the habits of animals by studying their prints.  In this animal life lesson plan, students investigate the different types of tracks left from animals by researching the Internet.  Learners utilize clay or...

Students create "juice bottle penguins" using paper mache, water-based paints, water, and recycled juice bottles. This lesson is intended for early-elementary students and is great as a post-activity for a lesson or unit on Penguins or...

Young scholars develop their spelling skills. In this language arts lesson, students unscramble words and write sentences to accompany each of them.

Learners research local Canadian explorers and write a report on them. In this research lesson plan, students look at local heritage and relationships that came out of those explorers.

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the historical figure of Hadrian and how he ruled the Roman Empire. They look at images drawn by artists that attempt to capture his character. Students create their own portraits of the...

Students write a story. In this historical fiction lesson, students research how Thanksgiving began. Students write a fictional story where they are a main character of this time period.

Students practice their reading comprehension skills. In this reading skills instructional activity, students use the R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. model to identify story elements in books that students elect to read independently.

Students pretend they are in a museum and are to explain a painting to a friend using text messaging. They identify the correct painting based on the message. They answer questions to complete the lesson.

Student create mobiles to promote self-awareness and discovery. In this creative hands-on mobile lesson plan, students use large star patterns to create a mobile that reflects a theme they've chosen, representing something about...

Pupils explore sentences to locate subjects. In this language lesson, students investigate methods to locate subjects in sentences and practice doing so.

Learners identify complete and incomplete sentences. For this grammar lesson, students are shown examples of incomplete sentences on the board and rewrite them correctly. Learners complete a worksheet as a follow-up activity.

Students write a story. In this genres instructional activity, students learn the meaning of realistic fiction and write a short story in that genre.

Students research historical figures and create presentations for their research using technology tools. For this historical figures lesson, students use the provided links to research historical figures in America. Students then use...

Students complete a series of interactive activities to explore their beliefs about heroes and heroism. In this hero analysis lesson, students define the meaning of the words hero and heroic. Students research U.S. heroes and everyday...

Pupils add adjectives to a paragraph to make it more exciting and describing. In this adjectives lesson plan, students compare 2 paragraphs, one with adjectives and one without, and then add in their own to another paragraph.

Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. In this food choice lesson, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize the Internet to...

Students practice alphabetical order. For this language lesson, students use the provided worksheet to put 20 words that begin with "g" and "h" into alphabetical order.

What does a sentence need? A subject and a verb, and some adverbs and adjectives to make it more interesting! After examining sentence structure together, class members can practice adding adverbs and adjectives to short sentences...

Students build their reading comprehension skills. In this short story lesson, students read "Timmy's Christmas Presents" and respond to short answer questions regarding the story.

Students practice their editing skills. For this editing lesson, the teacher writes a daily edit on the board and students copy it into their notebook where they edit it. Students come to the board and write their corrections.