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Granny's Flower Pressing Adventure
Students review the rules of a classroom garden. In this gardening lesson, students review the rules of a classroom garden and are given the opportunity to pick a few flowers to keep. Students are taught how to press the flowers they...
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Treasure Chest for Change
Students fill treasure chests. In this Holocaust lesson plan, students participate in an activity that requires them to find the value in everyday items.
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Hopping
Students practice hopping. In this physical education lesson, students discuss safety rules and respect for others while exercising. They practice how to hop and play Hop Freeze Tag.
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Verbs and the Body
In this ESL verb worksheet, students read 30 verbs and categorize them according to the body part used. Example: type (hands).
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Test Your Grammar Skills-- Third Conditional 2
In this language arts worksheet, students discover the proper use of the third conditional tense-- "would have, should have, could have." Students receive one half of a sentence and walk around the room reading it to find the person with...
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Gerunds Anyone?--Using a Verbal
For this gerunds worksheet, students fill in 5 blanks in 4 sentences with correct answers dealing with facts about gerunds. Students find the gerunds and underline each one in 6 sentences and then write an original sentence using the...
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Sports Quotes - Reading Comprehension
In this sports quote worksheet, 5th graders complete 8 quotes by writing the proper sport in each blank. They read the quotes for clues as to which sport is being described. They choose between sports such as baseball, basketball,...
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Reading Lesson: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - Excerpt
Students read an excerpt from H.B. Wells' The Time Machine, and use it as the basis for a reading comprehension activity. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide them through the comprehension activity.
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"Ladybugs and Grasshoppers"
Students paricipate in number of activities related to ladybugs and grasshoppers.
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Lesson Plan On Japan
Students participate in a lesson about the Japanese religion of Shinto. This is done using internet research where students compare this to other world religions in the context of the four basic Shinto beliefs.
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Finding Yourself Through Autobiography
Students read the writings of individuals whom they know and admire. They see that writing about themselves is worthwhile and important and helps them become better writers. They share their own life experiences, write about personal...
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American History: Finding your Voice
Students are able to write a speech and create a slogan through analysis of current issues articles dealing with pesticide use. They put themselves in the position of one of the workers affected by the story they read.
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"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"
Students study transportation in mid-19th-century Brooklyn. They look at several photographs of Brooklyn transport from the era and read Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." In addition to making critical
observations and...
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Chain Reactions
Students create a picture collage showing the cause and effect of events in the novel Holes. Given a set of pictures from the film adaptation, students place them in sequential order. They write a brief summary of the events and what...
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The Seasonal Round and The Cycle of Life
Students identify important dates in the life of the school and the community through reserach and interviewing. They identify important dates in the state and nation and research various holidays and special occasions. Students design...
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Balancing Act
In this chemical equation worksheet, students learn about atoms, elements and how to balance chemical equations. They walk through a few problems step by step, and then students attempt to complete some on their own. In total, there are...
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Posting Our Rules
Students illustrate classroom rules. In this common good lesson, students survey a variety of posters and discuss the messages they send. Students create their own poster illustrating classroom rules to be followed and hold a...
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Homelessness
Students explore the importance of soup kitchens. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students brainstorm ways they can be philanthropists. Students watch a puppet show about a young girl who doesn't have enough to eat at home...
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Safety with Animals
Young scholars explore dog dos and don'ts. In this personal safety lesson, students discover methods to use when meeting new dogs. Young scholars role play the provided scenarios and complete worksheets on the topic.
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Explorers
Students research famous explorers. In this exploration age lesson, students research the accomplishments of John Cabot, James Cook, Francis Drake, Martin Frobisher, and Henry Hudson. Students use their research...
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Changing Matter
Fifth graders conduct an experiment. In this changing matter lesson, 5th graders receive a cup of crystals, record their observations, add water to the crystals and record new observations. Students then discuss the differences...
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Starting Stone Soup
Second graders complete activities using the story Stone Soup. In this reading fluency lesson, 2nd graders read a fluency page that reviews the vocabulary in the book. Students then participate in readers theater to promote reading...
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Individualized Lesson for Student C
Pupils explain how to solve an algebraic word problem using correct grammar and punctuation. In this math and writing activity, students are given a word problem and must write down directions to solve it.