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Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union (2 Parts)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. They explore the trials and tribulations of the Civil War, and the problem of slavery that destroyed the Union. They also explore the man behind the image of the 16th president.
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John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story (2 Parts)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the life and times of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was different than any other president America had ever seen.
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Dorothea Lange

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explain that a person's experiences influence their life, write a time line of their life, and analyze Dorothea's photographs and list descriptive words.
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All I Want For Christmas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create wish lists from catalogues and sales ads based on a given budget. They add, subtract, estimate, and budget their given amount of money so they don't go over budget.
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People, Places and Events

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students cooperate within a small group, review materials covered in previous lessons, use higher level thinking skills and gain positive feedback through competition.
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Harvest Festivals Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine and compare/contrast various harvest festivals from around the world. They read books, sing songs, and create various art projects about the harvest festivals from Ghana, China, Korea, Vietnam, and India.
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Time, Talent, and Treasure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify componets of stewardship and philanthropy. They examine their talents and how they use their time. They develop ways to use their time and talents to help others.
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Spend, Save or Donate

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the difference between spending, saving, and donating. They brainstorm reasons to give and options to donate. They sing a song about donating to charity.
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Love Your Neighbor: All The Rest is Commentary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the phrases "Love your Neighbor" and "compromise". They interview another classmate to understand their opinions. They compromise with their classmates on a collaborative project.
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Johnny Appleseed Theme Unit: Day 2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding a thematic unit on apples and Johnny Appleseed.
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Johnny Appleseed Theme Unit: Day 1

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding a thematic unit on apples and Johnny Appleseed.
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Native American and Colonial Literature Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare the tone, purpose, point of view, etc. of traditional Native American poems and creation myths to traditional Colonial American literature. they debate which is the right way of thinking/living.
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Sharks

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students research sharks, the food chain, and the water habitat shared by humans and sharks.
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Greater Than and Less Than

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use cookies to construct sets, prepare greater than less than illustrations and solve simple greater than less than problems.
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What's Right and Wrong? Moral Messages in Art

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the Steen and Mount paintings and their presentation of moral issues. They discuss ethical debates in society today and write a short position paper on an issue raised by the paintings or in the discussion. They make a...
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Counting the Miles To Freedom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research Harriet Tubman via an Underground Railroad website in cooperative groups. They identify Tubman's first route to freedom and organize information gleaned from the research in a visual display (created in KidPix.)
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Plant Parts and Their Diseases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers see how certain plants are very important to us. They explain that healthy plants are important to keep people healthy. They study the major parts of a plant (root, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds) and their basic...
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Creating My Personal Animal ABC Book

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on various animals. They write and create an Animal ABC book, including pictures of each animal, and each animal's phyla and class, to present to a young child.
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In Search of Food...Living Off the Vegetation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders locate information to describe what Indians gathered and how they sustained life. They use 5 resources, select a paragraph from each and state the main idea and supporting details.
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The King's Slice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in an experiment involving the square root of two. They use different methods to solve the problem.
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Fickled Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore which fractions are made real in our world. They also show the relationship of cross multiplication and equivalent fractions To reinforce fraction skills.
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THE GRINCH, SANTA, AND THE CHIMNEY SWEEPERS

For Teachers K - 12th
Students learn aerobic endurance through game play.
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Jingle Shapes!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play a movement and freeze activity to jingle bells.
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Comparative Sculpture Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders view original artwork, define the art form sculpture, discuss similarities and differences between the examples provided, discuss the three-dimensional quality of each example given, and create and critique their own artwork.

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