Lesson Plans & Materials

S.E Hinton's cherished book has been taught in classrooms for years. Below are new and creative projects that students can complete to showcase their understanding of the

Dec 2, 2009 - Neshali Weera

Mad libs are a wonderful teaching tool to highlight the parts of speech. Mad libs are an engaging activity to assist students to master parts of speech.

Dec 2, 2009 - Debbie DeSpirt

Explore architecture in the preschool classroom! This lesson plan for early childhood educators includes learning objectives, steps, and enrichment activities.

Nov 30, 2009 - Erica Loop

Featured in two major motion pictures in 2009 and shrouded in mystery, Amelia Earhart is a great way to get students interested in history.

Nov 29, 2009 - Miranda Zinnel

Creating weekly spelling activities is an easy task when fun activities are offered. Spelling words become second nature and skills improve dramatically.

Nov 20, 2009 - Dianna Griffis

Kinesthetic learners are abundant in the classroom. Accordingly, active lessons/activities should be present to foster students' growth in the Language Arts classroom.

Nov 19, 2009 - Neshali Weera

As part of an exciting social studies curriculum, have students learn about different cultures by arranging a lesson plan that includes a cultural feast.

Nov 19, 2009 - Karen Plumley

Students know all about the winter holiday that their family participates in. This unit plan will get them thinking about other winter holidays.

Nov 14, 2009 - Kelley Huston

Students are bombarded with media images and messages everyday. Engage them in advertising activities to develop their media literacy skills.

Nov 7, 2009 - Debbie DeSpirt

Other than an occasional mention on the news about the President laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, students may lack information about this holiday.

Nov 4, 2009 - Joe Nowak

Creative folding activities such as the paper lantern exercise can lead the Montessori preschooler to cultural experiences of New Year celebrations across the globe.

Oct 31, 2009 - Carolyn Marie Choo

Children who can grade colours using the Montessori Colour Box 3 tablets can further practice this skill even in practical life activities.

Oct 31, 2009 - Carolyn Marie Choo

Young children need many activities to help them be more aware of colour values and intensities, which prepares them for colour grading.

Oct 31, 2009 - Carolyn Marie Choo

A host of activities from across the curriculum can be planned in the Montessori preschool classroom to introduce and engage the young child with the funnel.

Oct 30, 2009 - Carolyn Marie Choo

The Industrial Revolution is an important theme in the high school Social Studies curriculum and movies are a great way of engaging students learning about the era.

Oct 23, 2009 - Neshali Weera

Use these writing activities to improve writing skills on children in a more meaningful way.

Oct 15, 2009 - Shelley Frost

Studying authors' lives and works helps students read with better understanding, write with more purpose, and realize that inspiration for both comes from daily life.

Oct 9, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

Children gain a deeper understanding of the Montessori size materials by working with activity extensions.

Oct 6, 2009 - Andrea Coventry

On February 12, 2010 the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will begin in Vancouver, Canada. Geography teachers can easily incorporate the Olymipc Games into their classrooms.

Oct 3, 2009 - Miranda Zinnel

Capture student's attention through role playing. Let students choose their own history adventure in the classroom and make learning come alive!

Sep 26, 2009 - Miranda Zinnel

Primary grade students can learn about meteorology and weather forecasting with an elementary weather lesson plan about fronts, air pressure, and air moisture.

Sep 25, 2009 - Karen Plumley

The young child who has been introduced to folding can find many opportunities to apply the newly learnt skill in the Montessori Sensorial activities.

Sep 24, 2009 - Carolyn Marie Choo

Writing is a building process. In order to teach students to write metaphor poems, teachers need to model each step and provide examples and non-examples.

Sep 21, 2009 - Jean Kamuf

Teachers can help high school students write effective narrative essays for exit level tests by following this lesson plan.

Sep 20, 2009 - Beth Ellen

To teach students to write a simile poem, the teacher should model, model again, and then guide students through the writing process as they write poetry of their own.

Sep 8, 2009 - Jean Kamuf