Instant Lesson: How Do We Classify Living Things?
How do scientists decide whether something is an animal, a plant, or a fungus? This Instant Lesson walks K–5 students through the reasoning behind biological classification, with content that shifts…
Rock Paper Scissors Instant Lesson for PreK–5
Rock Paper Scissors takes ten minutes, needs nothing but a smartboard and a child’s own hands, and works three developmental processes at once. The countdown builds impulse regulation as children…
STEAM Maker Lab: Paper Airplane Challenge Instant Lesson
Fold it, fly it, measure it, then change one thing and fly it again. This STEAM Maker Lab™ turns a paper airplane into a real engineering investigation for National Aviation…
Nature Through the Lens: Instant Lesson for Nature Photography Day
This Month™ Instant Lesson: Nature Through the Lens is a K–5 smartboard lesson for Nature Photography Day (June 15) built around four real photographs. Each photo anchors a core science…
Instant Lesson: Jazz Instrument Matching Game
This Month™ Jazz Instruments Instant Lesson is a teacher-supported, smartboard-ready learning experience for grades K–5, designed to accompany the Jazz Instrument Matching Game during African American Music Month. Students open…
Instant Lesson: March Madness for Math
March Madness for Math is a teacher-driven Instant Lesson from This Month™ that brings tournament excitement to K–5 math fluency practice. Students compete head-to-head in four Buzzer Beater games covering…
