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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Great American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions

Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

Imagine That!

Students write and illustrate biographies of inventors

Thank you, Thomas

Hear, read, write, draw and talk about scientist and inventor Thomas Alva Edison.

Recycle Inventions

The creative inventions of Leonardo daVinci inspire imaginative problem-solving as you design, construct, and paint your own invention.

Inventor’s Workshop

What do all inventors have? Creativity! Form a team to design an invention that could change the world.