LESSON PLANS
Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write a letter to Jesse Owens…
Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts project. This lesson plan is a…
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…
Rubrics - Grade 3-5 Addition and Subtraction
Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.
In this Colonial times lesson, students learn about the methods of preparation and the types of food eaten by the…
Students learn to make weavings out of paper or cloth to mimic the activities of women from Colonial times. This is a…
Try these five fun card making ideas this holiday season. Follow the instructions to make a giant reindeer card, cut out…
In this lesson, students will do independent research to learn more about the invention of the automobile and assembly…
Students learn about the unusual world of the sea horse -- in which the father fish carries and gives birth to the…
Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…
Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet safety issue. This is an…
Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun arts & crafts activity to…
Students study a range of defensive strategies used by reptiles and amphibians.
Students learn to estimate turtle size and age by identifying the parts of the shell, and then measuring and documenting…
In this lesson, students learn why preservation of wildlife is important.
TEACHING RESOURCE
This article describes successful ways to communicate with the family of a child with ADD. You'll want to develop a…
Virtue ought to be our foremost concern in educating for character. Learn tips on how to teach virtue in the classroom.
ACTIVITIES
Explore multicultural books includes pre-reading ideas and background information for use with grades 1-5.
BOOK GUIDES
Explore teaching activities to be used with The Land and other books by Mildred D. Taylor.
Providing one-on-one assistance to a student is perhaps the most demanding adaptation that needs to be made in an…
Six NSTA Recommended Event-Based Science Modules about fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, toxic leaks, and volcanoes.
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…
