1-Day Lesson Plans • Grades 3rd–6th
1-Day Lesson Plans
Complete cross-curricular lesson plans combining science, informational reading, data analysis, writing, SEL reflection, STEM, and independent practice for flexible classroom use.
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Hot Air Balloon
Grades 3rd–6th
Reading • STEM • SEL • Writing
1-Day Lesson Plan
Bring hot air balloons into your classroom with a complete cross-curricular unit combining science, informational reading, data analysis, writing, SEL reflection, and independent practice.
- Students explore hot air balloon history and science through the Montgolfier brothers, first human flight, density, lift, gravity, and weight.
- Hot Air Balloon STEM Design Challenge with prediction data and line graph activity, plus SEL reflection focused on courage, curiosity, responsibility, and responsible risk-taking.
- Hot air balloon design-writing task, early-finisher wordsearch, and 1-Day Lesson Plan with standards alignment, differentiation, assessments, and extensions.