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Merry Christmas!
In this Christmas activity worksheet, students use the 40 clues to identify the words needed to complete the Christmas crossword puzzle.
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Proper Nouns: Names
In this recognizing proper nouns worksheet, students read names, in isolation and in sentences, and use capital letters to rewrite them correctly. Students write 13 answers.
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Telling A Story
Students discover that every story has a start, middle and end. In this literature lesson, the teacher models using a picture to show the parts of the story. Students each take a picture and tell a story using start, middle and end.
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Animal Sounds
Students listen to books about animals. In this animal sound and characteristics lesson plan, students listen to books and a tape of animal and then identify which animal makes that sound. Students discuss and act out how the animal acts.
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Color Book
Students identify the colors in various pictures. In this art lesson plan, students create book using card stock and yarn and match pictures that show a specific color to each page. Students write the color of the pictures at the top of...
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Turkey feathers- Counting
Students use turkey feathers to count. For this turkey feather counting lesson, students find the correct number of turkey feathers to correctly show the number.
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Alphabetizing Animals- Part Two
Students identify animal names and put them into alphabetical order. In this word study lesson plan, students recite the names of animals and alphabetize the names. Students complete a worksheet as a follow-up activity.
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Olympic Athletes and Moments in Time
Students examine the history of the Olympics and their athletes. In this interviewing skills lesson, students role play the parts of reporters and athletes as they conduct interviews based on research of the Olympic games and athletes.
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Dali & Desnos: Surrealism in Poetry and Art
Students research the surrealism movement and its primary artists. Language is also analyzed, and students will create their own original poem utilizing surrealistic techniques.
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Olympic Emblems
Learners study the history of Olympic emblems. In this Olympics instructional activity, students examine the Olympic designs and symbols used to represent different Olympic game years. Learners then collaborate to create Olympic emblems...
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One Story, Many Tales
Students compare and contrast various versions of the fairytale Cinderella. In this folktale lesson, students read The Korean Cinderella and The Egyptian Cinderella and analyze the differences between the two stories. Students identify...
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Rhythm and Art: Rhythm Collage
Students create a collage in response to musical rhythm. In this visual arts lesson plan, students will better understand the connection between visual arts and musical rhythm. Students will follow the teacher's model of letting the...
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Rhythm and Art: Gesture Drawing
Students explore connections between non-verbal language and art. In this visual and auditory art lesson, students investigate the science of sound and principles of drawing. They then use various genres of music to directly apply that...
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Sondheim: Secret Metaphors
Students explore the work of Stephen Sondheim. For this musical theater lesson, students examine the musicals Merrily We Roll Along and Sunday in the Park with George. Students identify and anaylze linear...
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A Yuccy Situation
Students examine the concept of nuclear waste storage. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan, students research Yucca Mountain in order to compare and contrast opposing views regarding the nuclear waste site there. Students compose a...
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Secret Message
Students understand the important use of codes during World War II. In this World War II lesson plan, students recognize the accomplishments of Hannah Senesh in carrying valuable information during the war. Students complete a worksheet...
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Underground Railroad- People Get Ready...There's a Train a Comin'
Students learn about the Underground Railroad. In this Civil War and slavery lesson, students discuss how successful slaves would be moving around at night, learn the secret vocabulary used for escape routes and review background about...
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Sentence Variety and Modifier Placement
In this sentence variety worksheet, students learn that modifier placement can make sentences more interesting. Students read 10 sentences and add an initial, mid-sentence or terminal modifier as directed. This is an on-line interactive...
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Writing to Persuade
Students discover effective writing techniques to create persuasive essays. In this writing lesson, students investigate ways to express facts and points of view through persuasive essays. Finally, the students write their own persuasive...
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Little Red Hen
Students thresh wheat. In this comprehension and comparison lesson, students read the Little Red Hen and retell the story based on the beginning, middle and end. Students get a wheat stem, predict the number of seeds in their seed head,...
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Idioms - G
For this recognizing idiom usage worksheet, students read idioms with explanations of their meanings and then use them to give advice or answers as responses to the people's comments. Students write 7 answers.
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Word Order for Adjectives Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students explore the usage of adjectives. Students have fourteen sentences where they are to order the words correctly.
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Lord of the Rings: Borrowed Mythology
Students complete a research project. In this mythology lesson, students identify the similarities between world mythology and The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Students complete character plot diagrams for each episode of the trilogy,...
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Real-World Probability
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students create a video, poster, or podcast explaining what experiments, sample space, events, and outcomes are in relation to probability. Students...