Younger students can play the game to learn to identify verbs and adverbs in English. Older students might play the game to practice using verbs and adverbs in a foreign language. Students research Iowa's parks and trails, plan a day trip to one of the places they learn about, and write a fiction story based on the information they find. Students learn about women who fought for change and explore the current status of the battles they fought. This lesson offers a focused approach to studying setting, using To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
Students play a game of dodge ball in which the object of the game is to eliminate the other team.
In this activity, students work on throwing, catching, dodging, and aiming skills as they practice teamwork. Students use an Internet Web site to locate the scientific information about various marine species. Students learn fractions and percentages in real-life applications. In this multi-media lesson, students create a Web site about ecosystems. In this lesson, students explore the Braille alphabet and the contributions Louis Braille made to society.