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Believe it or not! Reporting on amazing animals: In Rethinking Reports, page 2.3; A visual and oral presentation of an "animal report" can engage students' interest and develop their artistic and visual literacy skills.; By Melissa Thibault.

Bullfighting in Colombia: In this lesson for grade six, students study the history of bullfighting in Spain and Colombia as an example of how cultural traditions can be transferred from one place to another. Students analyze photographs of bullfighting in Colombia and discuss the cultural tradition of the sport and the controversy surrounding it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Comics in the classroom: Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.; Format: article; By Ross White.

Ecuador: A land of climate diversity: In this lesson, students will create climate graphs and analyze photographs to investigate the various types of climate in Ecuador and the interactions between climate and human culture. The lesson plan is designed to be adapted to the study of various countries.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Ecuador: A study of population: In this lesson, students will create population pyramid graphs and analyze photographs to investigate population in Ecuador. Students will draw on this analysis to make predictions about how population issues will affect Ecuador's future. The lesson plan is designed to be adapted to the study of various countries.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Fishing for beginning sounds: This lesson introduces the beginning sounds for picture words.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Deborah Kirby.

Freedom with Harriet: Life on the Underground Railroad: This lesson for grades 6–8 will help students understand the experiences of slaves in the South who sought freedom via the Underground Railroad. Students will analyze a painting and create a living tableau that reflects the issues and emotions the painting evokes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Dianne Harlow.

Haiku and photography: A natural connection: This lesson will allow students to combine photographing nature with creating a Haiku poem to express what they see in the photograph.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By steven sather.

I, the basket: Writing a first-person story as an inanimate object: In this interdisciplinary lesson for grade seven, students explore the first-person point of view through children's literature and images of Nepal. Students exhibit their understanding of first-person narrative by writing a children's story from the perspective of an inanimate object.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Is no man an island?: This unit is designed to encourage thinking about our connectedness to and responsibilities toward others. Materials in this unit are used to demonstrate humankind's need to refute an impersonal natural order.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Jewell Kendrick.

"Kids as Decision Makers" -- Distinguishing between Needs and Wants: The students will have hands-on experiences with sorting pictures into groups according to the social studies objective: The learner will apply basic economic concepts to home and school. This lesson will focus on distinguishing between wants and needs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies); By Tonya Kales.

Kinetic connections: Bloom's taxonomy in action: An introduction to strategies for using the web to push your students to higher levels of thinking.; Format: article; By Bobby Hobgood, Melissa Thibault, and David Walbert.

Learning to look at art: Strategies for helping students develop visual literacy in looking at paintings and other forms of visual art.; By Melissa Thibault.

A magic carpet ride: Exploring carpet weaving in India: In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about carpet weaving in India. Students discuss how this tradition compares to the weaving traditions of other cultures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Majestic peaks: Mountains of North Carolina and Ecuador: In this lesson for grade six, students analyze two photographs: one of the mountains of Ecuador and one of the mountains of Western North Carolina. Students then analyze the two photographs together to gain an understanding of the two regions' similarities and differences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

North Carolina living through photos, then and now: Students will examine historical photographs of North Carolinians at work or in social settings. They will develop and share skills of “reading” photographs. Then they will use these skills to identify “historical clues” in a photo, and draw their own version of the same person or people in North Carolina today.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Michael Sharp.

Observation and inference: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.4; In their study of observation and inference, students will use activity sheets and coins to differentiate between observation and inference through a problem-solving approach, and demonstrate their knowledge by analyzing an archaeological artifact and creating their own observation-inference statements.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Of earth, water, and fire: World pottery traditions: In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about pottery traditions from around the world. Students discuss how these traditions are similar to and different from one another.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Photo analysis: Focus on carpet weaving: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of carpet weaving.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

Photo analysis: Focus on climate: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs for information about the climate of the region in which they were taken.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

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