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World War II Veteran Interview Project
Learners learn interview skills by formulating questions and videotaping an interview with a veteran.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Pupils read The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojacieckowski. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the Christmas holiday. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies,...
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Teamwork
Teamwork is the focus of this instructional activity. By discussing what teamwork means, learners begin to explore this topic. There are a series of slides focusing on the behavior of geese that highlight leadership and teamwork skills.
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Ask a Librarian
Discuss how asking questions is a vital part of not only the research process, but the lifelong process of information literacy. Middle schoolers work in small groups and practice the skill of asking questions. Afterward, they complete...
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page
The use of box scores from baseball games is the foundation of this math lesson. Organize your class into groups of four, and give identical box scores from a baseball game that was just played. Have them create word problems from the...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Young adventurers embark on a journey, setting sail along the blue ocean with Christopher Columbus. Teachers will find that this unit makes their lesson planning smooth sailing!
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ESL: Nutrition/Label Reading
Assist your pupils in making healthy food choices with this lesson. First, have them bring in different kinds of food labels, and put a list of key words on the board (list is not included, but can be nutrition or health-related words)....
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How Much Is A Gallon?
By engaging in real life examples, learners practice measurement and conversion skills. They review a chart comparing pints, quarts, and gallons. Then, they complete a worksheet involving prices per unit. For example, they calculate how...
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South Asian Architecture
Seventh graders review and discuss architecture from South Asia. They then study images of various buildings from North Africa/Southwest Asia, and make comparisons
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On The Day You Were Born
Students engage in a study about the holiday of a birthday with the help of using children's literature. They make cognitive connections of using the characters of the book and relating them to the personal celebration of a birthday.
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Road To Roota
Did you know that there are comic books that can help learners discover economic concepts like supply and demand. The format of this lesson is highly engaging and enables them to discover how economics can be an exciting field of study....
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I, Spy
Fifth graders utilize the library in order to find the answers to three questions about The Revolutionary War. In this writing and library skills activity, 5th graders pretend they are a Spy, and write the answers in a fictional letter...
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Beginning, Middle or End
Second graders work with a partner. In this library skills lesson, 2nd graders watch a demonstration on how to find a word in a dictionary. Students practice finding words in the dictionary with a partner.
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Homonyms 5
For this vocabulary skills worksheet, pupils read 10 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with the appropriate homonyms.
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Homonyms 7
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students read 10 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with the appropriate homonyms.
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Pythagorean Theorem Practice
In this geometry skills worksheets, students examine 10 triangles and use the Pythagorean theorem to identity the lengths of the missing units.
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Order of Operations 6
In this order of operations practice worksheet, students use their problems solving skills to solve 20 multi-step problems according to the order of operations.
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Sorting and Graphing Animals
Students inquire about animals using SIRS Discoverer or eLibrary Elementary. In this organizing data lesson, students sort pictures of animals in various ways and develop graphs. Students locate a mammal, reptile, fish, insect or bird...
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Introduction to eBay
Beginning eBay users may benefit from this scripted procedural for using the popular online marketplace. The step-by-step directions lead class members through the various features of the site. The 2004 publication date might make some...
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The Library Caper
Fifth graders use a graphic organizer to identify polices and procedures for borrowing library media center materials. They demonstrate the ability to locate, retrieve, and handle media and equipment. Students demonstrate an appreciation...
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The Struggle to Organize
Students analyze correspondence and a news release regarding the Harlan, Kentucky, mine strike of 1931-1932. They use these documents to discuss the problems of organizing industrial trade unions before the New Deal.
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Introduction to Canada
Ninth graders investigate the country of Canada by examining their media in this geography lesson. They use the Internet to research Canadian newspapers and analyze a topic covered by both US and Canadian media sources. After comparing...
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Digging Up Artifacts On Line
Why is it important to preserve historical documents and artifacts? Examine the role of primary source documents and the availability of these documents on the Internet. Middle and high schoolers write a journal about the nature of...
Facing History and Ourselves
Confirmation and Other Biases
As the investigation into the reporting of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, continues, class members consider how bias influences perception, how the tendency is to collect evidence that supports preconceived notions. The big idea...
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