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Spring Egg
Students create their spring egg out of construction paper. They design and complete a pattern on their egg made of pastel colors. They share their egg design with the class.
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Our Sky: Home of Stars and Planets
Students discover that astronomy is a branch of science that includes the study of planets, stars, and constellations.
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Patterns
In this patterns activity, learners look at 4 patterns and choose the 2 that are incorrect and complete 4 number and letter patterns.
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Correlate This!
Learners investigate different correlations. For this algebra lesson, students analyze graphs and identify the lines as having positive, negative or no correlation. They calculate the line of best fit using a scatter plot.
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The Gifts of Trees
Students examine the various things trees give us. They read the book, "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein, cook a food using a tree fruit, create notepads using unused paper, construct a picture frame with twigs, and write a poem.
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Tracking Physical Fitness
Students record their daily physical activity in a chart. In this physical fitness lesson plan, students and adults exercise and see how many repetitions they can do in a given amount of time. They record this in a chart over a period of...
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Scratch Some Fireworks
Students create sheets of "fireworks" using art paper, crayons, black paint, and wooden skewers in this lesson plan that can be adapted to celebrate any time of the year. The lesson plan also includes a short introductory discussion on...
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The Moon
In this space science learning exercise, middle schoolers complete each of the statements with the correct word or phrase about the moon. Then they identify four ways that scientists believe the moon was formed, selecting one and writing...
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Soil Analysis Lesson Plan
Students practice calculating density and examine examples of the physical characteristics of soil. They solve a "crime" based on the evidence and laboratory investigations.
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Life Is a Cycle
Students investigate about cycles through games, shared readings and a shared writing activity. They play a game of Ring Around the Rosie to be introduced to the concept of "cycle."
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Science Fiction Stories
Students review the story writing process and the elements such as prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, publishing, and assessment. Next students write a science fiction story that contains a title, the requested number of...
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Come and Go
In this English grammar worksheet, students differentiate between the usage of the words "come" and "go." Students complete 20 fill in the blank questions using the correct word where appropriate.
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Liquids of Different Densities
Learners compare the densities of different liquids. In this liquids lesson plan, students compare color, viscosity, weight, volume, and graph their findings.
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Dinosaur Eggs
Learners hunt for dinosaur eggs that the teacher has made and hidden on the playground. students open the eggs to find the dinosaur inside and experience archeology first hand.
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U Letter Ideas
Students participate in activities that begin with the letter "U". They also expand their vocabulary.
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All Star Fitness
Students examine the principles of living a healthy life and establish their own goals that will lead to a healthier lifestyle. In this fitness lesson students keep records of their goals.
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Journey Through Wonderland: Real or Fantasy
First graders recognize the difference between fact and fiction, real and fantasy. After listening to Rip Van Winkle, retold by Lara Bergen and a version of Jack and the Beanstalk, 1st graders demonstrates their understanding of fiction...
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Bunny Maze
In this bunny maze worksheet, students help a bunny find his way through a maze to get to his basket of Easter eggs. Students color the bunny maze with appropriate colors.
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Life Skills - "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" - Understand And Expressing Emotions
In this life skills worksheet, students learn how to understand and express their emotions. They then answer the 10 questions in the packet.
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Water and Ice
Students explore water and ice. In this 3 states of matter lesson, students work with a partner to observe, illustrate, and describe the characteristics of an ice cube in a cup. The ice cube is observed again in 15 minutes and changes...
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Five Big W's
Students develop summarization strategies by asking themselves questions as they read. They devlop these strategies help them develop better comprehension. Students goals for reading is comprehension. They explore helpful...
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Alcohol Tolerance in Drosophila and You
Students develop and run a laboratory comparing alcohol tolerance in flies with and without the ADH enzyme.
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Desert Animals
Students survive within an ecosystem, an animal must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment.
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Learning Words
Young scholars listen to Jane Yolen's, All Those Secrets of the World. They engage in activities to find word meanings without using a dictionary. They practice using a vocabulary mapping handout.