Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...		Left-Handers Are All Right Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a...
Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.		Up, Up, and Away Students use a web resource to learn about hot-air ballooning, including a recent, daring...
Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...		"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...
Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Flag Day Discussions Through this cooperative learning lesson, students will learn various controversies and facts...		The Density of Saltwater Through a hands-on chemistry experiment students will discover that salt water is denser than...
Olympics and Politics Timeline Students create a timeline of political events and their effects on the Summer Olympic Games.		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Australia Poster Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.		Classification Puzzle The five major kingdoms of living organisms are reviewed in this activity. Lesson plan and...
What Is Child Labor? Students commemorate Labor Day by learning the meaning of child labor. Then, they learn ways...		Elements, Compounds, Solutions Through this activity students will learn the difference between elements, compounds, and...
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Earthquakes and Volcanoes Through this activity students will learn that earthquakes and volcanoes occur where the...