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Pretend Picnic

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young learners love to pretend when in school. This lesson allows them to do just that! In it, everyone constructs a poster of a pretend picnic. After a class discussion on what should be brought to a picnic, kids can draw or cut out...
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My Anti-Drug

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and then create a bookmark and/or poster with a drawing and/or words on it which is their personal "anti-drug"--an alternative for them to using drugs.
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African American Art in the Twentieth Century

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a poster and paper describing the importance of African American History Week after a visit to the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.
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A New You!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Science learners journal familiar ways that the human body can regenerate or heal itself. In small groups, they research and create a poster of current information on stems cells and how they can be used to regenerate. The article for...
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Elephant Seals - Evolution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create posters or skits based on specific adaptive characteristics of elephant seals.
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Treasures in Jeopardy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In small groups, middle schoolers research deep-sea coral reefs and design a poster to educate the public about their importance. They compare them to shallow-water reefs and consider the impact of bottom-trawl fishing. Many internet...
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Corn Harvest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read Corn Belt Harvest and write sentences about corn's uses. They visit a cornfield and a grain elevator or have guest speakers come to class. They design posters about harvesting or processing corn into grain.
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Creating a Consumer-Awareness Information Campaign

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work across grade levels to research and design a community awareness campaign on the benefits of purchasing fair trade chocolate. They develop print advertisements, conduct research, write letters, make posters and prepare oral...
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UV light & Ozone layer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Middle-school meteorologists absorb information about ultraviolet radiaton and consider the ozone layer. The book that learners are supposed to refer to is not available, so you might want to locate some graphics or posters detailing the...
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First Amendment and the Future

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students develop a strategy for furthering the First Amendment interest and knowledge in the school through posters, school-wide announcements, speakers, contests and more during the rest of the school year. Student research about free...
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Where Does Your Garbage Go?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The objective of this lesson is to teach students about the importance of recycling. Initially, students have a chance to think about their impact on our planet by following the path that garbage takes. Students then learn about how...
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Charles Darwin's Hardware Shop

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using an assortment of hardware, junior biologists explore the theory of evolution. They consider how simple pieces of hardware might be changed into similar items and display their discoveries on a poster. The activity would be...
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Who Are America's Harvesters?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars explore the changes in American farming practices. Through several days of reading and research, students write an essay explaining the changes that have led to the need for migrant workers. Young scholars discuss how...
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Hispanic Biographies in References

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Compare and contrast with a Venn Diagram. Learners write a report, make an outline, oral presentation, and create a poster board with specific references of their person selected for their biography. 
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Blending is Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use a poster picture of a slide to illustrate the blending of phonemes in words. First show your youngsters basic examples like cat and cap. Then have learners work in pairs to create some blends of their own! Provide words for them to...
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Make Your Health Count

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write down the meals they have eaten in the past few days and then research the calorie and fat content of at least 5 of the food items. They create a poster with the information they found and then put that information into a...
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Ancient Hawaiian Sports

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners discover what types of sports were popular in ancient Hawaii. They investigate the rules for playing the games no longer common in Hawaii. After researching the sports, students play the games and design posters representative...
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Connotation in Propaganda

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers assess persuasive techniques in propaganda. They identify and critique rhetorical devices in primary source documents (sources are not specified, but links to sites that contain various documents are included). Groups make...
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What Do Maps Show?: Lesson 1 Introduction to Maps

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students brainstorm a list of the different types of maps they have seen or used. Using the activity sheet, they look through a social studies book to find all the maps and to determine what they are used for. Using a poster, they review...
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Birth of Bits and Bytes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the development of modern computer technology and ENIAC, the first computer. They discuss the origins of the modern computer and the use of flow charts. They create a flow chart on poster board using Crayola Markers....
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Erase It! Animal Cruelty Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners determine the signs of mistreated animals and why it is important to keep animals healthy and safe. Next, they investigate which local agency to call to get help for mistreated animals. Finally, using art supplies, they make a...
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Erase Meanness In School

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Discuss bullies and cliques in school and methods that may be used to stop bulling. Create a campaign to identify ways to be kind to others and methods to deal with bullies. Illustrate posters which identify positive behaviors. As a...
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Erase Shivering

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore how poverty may affect children during winter months. They examine possibilities to obtain warm clothing for low-income families. Students create illustrated posters to encourage people of affluence to assist those in...
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Erase Waste

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students brainstorm a list of objects that are thrown in the trash each day and come up with alternative uses for the trash. They design a 3-D poster to display their ideas to recycle and reuse items creately to personally erase waste.

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