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Constructing a Wardrobe
Sixth graders compare and contrast storage spaces of the past and present. They examine how furniture tells us how people lived, and work in pairs to design and construct a contemporary wardrobe that fits their personal needs.
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Great Escape
Students view a television program that explores the influence and importance of film's contribution to the rise of global culture. They discuss and write about the movies' influence in their own lives and compare and contrast different...
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Horsing Around! Trivia Quiz
In this online quiz activity, students answer a set of trivia questions about horses. Page has a link to submit answers for review.
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Nevada Trilogy
Students simulate and plan a trip from St. Louis to the Sacramento Valley as early emigrant parties would have. They list necessary provisions for the amount of time they would spend traveling.
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Understanding Artifacts
Young scholars will develop a greater awareness of the things surrounding them and will be able to build a bridge between their own material culture and that of an imaginary figure from the past. This lesson focuses on the significance...
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Heritage: Packing Your Handcart
Fourth graders pack their imaginary handcart with the necessary items and take into account the bulk and weight of it. They discuss what would happen if one ran out of a certain material.
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How Did the Immigrants Get to the United States?
Third graders search TDC database for images of immigration from other countries, maps, and diaries. They identify the challenges that immigrants had to endure to reach the United States.
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Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill
Pupils read the book Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill and do fire safety activities that go with the book. In this fire safety lesson, students read the given book and do fire safety activities that include stop, drop, and roll activities,...
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Raw Materials
Students participate in a nature hike and record the natural resources observed. They compare traditional and modern versions of everyday use items, and create graphic organizers that demonstrate the interconnectedness of resources.
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Visual Arts Lesson -Wardrobe
Students define the term neoclassism and locate examples of it in furniture design. They research and explain the role of the wardrobe in viceregal Mexico. Pupils compare and contrast the use of wardrobes as storage in the earlier...
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What's the Connection to Me?
Students discuss the impact of oil spill to the environment and to their daily lives. For this environmental science lesson, students research the pros and cons of petroleum based products. They share their findings in class.
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Money Sense
Young scholars identify the value of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and use a variety of coins to show the value of a dollar. They count the exact amount of purchase.
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The Impact of the Great Depression on Texas
Seventh graders examine and discuss photographs taken during the Great Depression and the impact of the Great Depression on the U.S. They write research reports and create a mural depicting the lives of rural and urban families in the...
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Surviving on the Siberian Tundra
Young scholars describe ways Nenets have adapted to their environment after listening to a National Geographic article about them. They compare their own adaptions to their environment with those made by the Nenet culture.
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Chief Sealthe's Speech
Students explain the conflict over land between Native Americans and the United States government. They evaluate Native American values and the results of the U.S. expansion into Native American lands.
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Studying the Great Depression Through Novels
Eighth graders view pictures of life in a small town during the Great Depression in Illinois to gain an understanding of living conditions during the era. They read novels based on life of this era.
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"Encounter with a Skull"
Students read a story twice. The first time they read it is without contextual information. They read it with the contextual information.
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The IMF In Action: How Can the IMF Help In Time of Crisis?
Students attempt to solve a countries economic problems. They investigate inflation, devaluing currency and foreign exchange.
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Twelfth Night
In this Twelfth Night activity, students complete a love triangle from Act One, underline words that describe Sir Toby, answer four questions about characters, and look at the relationship between two characters. Students answer twelve...
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Solving Percent Problems with Proportions
Seventh graders explore the concept of percent problems. In this percent problem lesson plan, 7th graders use proportion equations to solve percent problems. Students find percentages of numbers and use proportions to determine...
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Let's Build a Trucking Story
Students study the occupation of truck driving and transportation. In this transportation lesson, students identify an item that was transported to the classroom. Students identify key elements in the transportation process and listen to...
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Investigating Sources-Artifacts
Students discuss artifacts. In this social science lesson, students realize that artifacts can help one in determining about the person the artifacts belonged to. Students will be put into small groups and will look at objects from a box...
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Share Your Bread
Students understand how they can participate to help people in need. In this tzedakah lesson, students organize a charity collection of food, coats, toys, or canned good. Students present information about their drive in groups of two...
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Ojala que viajemos a Mexico!
Students research the names and locations of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world. They use a world map to become familiar with the locations of these countries and use the Internet to conduct further research. They sing...