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Beginning Persuasive Writing
Learners identify elements of persuasive writing. Students discuss writing strategies and topics. They participate in pair and share activities. Learners write a persuasive letter.
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Alphabet Cards: Centipedes
In this alphabet cards worksheet, students cut apart 52 cards that feature an upper or lower case alphabet letter in a cartoon centipede shape. This is Zaner-Bloser style; one upper or lower case letter per card.
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Health Education: Tobacco Products
Second graders analyze the dangers of using tobacco products. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders learn about the dangers of tobacco products as they watch a teacher-led puppet show and sing a new song.
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A Biology Game To Promote Classification And Observation
Students play a biology game. In this science lesson plan, students play a game that require them to use observation skills and develop their classification skills.
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Talking Trees: Earth Day
Students complete a tree poster activity to learn about Earth Day, stewardship, and the environment. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, students read The Story of the Tree and discuss stewardship with trees. Students act out...
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Idioms Beginning With E
In this idiom worksheet, students complete a total of 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the meaning of a given idiom. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is labeled as an ESL activity, but is...
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Mapping Potato Island
Students create their own topographical map using a potato. In this hands on activity students construct a topographical map and explain what contour lines are using a potato.
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A Chemical Curiosity
In this chemical change activity, students review physical changes such as evaporation and condensation before working with chemical change. They conduct an experiment with vinegar and baking soda before recording the chemical changes...
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Once I Was a Baby Trout
Learners sing a song about the trout life cycle. In this trout life cycle lesson plan, students learn trout vocabulary and make motions while singing this song.
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When People Steal From Me
Students identify the effects of theft to learn that stealing is wrong. In this stealing lesson, students discuss what it feels like to have something stolen. Students make a list of their six favorite things and list why they are...
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Preparing for Poetry: A Reader's First Steps
Learners complete poetry analysis using William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" as a part of a study of figurative language. In this Shakespearean language lesson, students define literal and figurative language and practice paraphrasing and...
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How to Cook Rice
Fourth graders discover how to cook rice. In this cooking lesson, 4th graders discover how to cook rice correctly. Students read and follow cooking directions and discuss how their rice turned out.
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English Exercises: Earthquakes and Present Continuous Tense
In this present continuous tense learning exercise, 6th graders watch 3 videos about real earthquakes, then write 5 sentences using present progressive tense, read a story and interactively select the correct word for 13 blanks, then...
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Fighting Invisible Enemies
Learners examine antibiotics, what they do and what things were like before we had them. For this antibiotics lesson students research bacteria and antibiotics then as a group prepare a written report.
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The Ghost In The Graveyard
Pupils practice chasing and fleeing skills by playing the game Ghost in the Graveyard.
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A Monster's World
Young scholars will use texture to create imaginary monsters and learn about the African American inventor Jan Earnst Matzeliger.
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How to Read a Thermometer
Students' temperature is measured using an instrument called a thermometer.
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The Sensitive Scavenger
Students create multi-sensory scavenger hunt worksheet to be used on a scavenger hunt throughout the schoolyard habitat area to introduce students to concepts of biodiversity and interdependence within a habitat.
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Who Fed the Chickens?
Students use the Ella Jenkins' song "Who Fed the Chickens?" to study the pronouns I, you, we, she, he, and they. After singing the song a few times, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice with pronouns, and...
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All About Me: My Senses
Pupils explore the world around them and identify their five senses and the parts of their bodies that are associated with each sense.
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Sound All Around Us
Students make predictions about how sound is formed. They view and discuss a video that explores sound formation and attempt to identify the origin of different sounds.
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Taste Buds
Students sample several sweet, sour, bitter and salty foods. They determine what part of their tongue tasted each flavor.
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The Human Body
Young scholars make life-size models of their bodies by having a partner trace them. They glue the basic body parts in the proper places and decorate them with hair, and facial features.
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Sediment Deposition Lab
Students set up a stream table, observe erosion, and record data on where various sizes of sediments settle. They draw conclusions as to what kind of sedimentary rock form in what locations.