Students practice experiencing writing with appropriate language and incorporating the eight parts of speech. They assess that many words have multiple functions when used in different contexts. Each student free writes in response to a...

Eleventh graders explore, examine and study about the impact of the Harlem Renaissance on the American culture. They assess and explain how the Harlem Renaissance was a "rebirth" for the African American culture through art, music, and...

In these Tales from Hans Anderson activity worksheets, students complete a series of reading comprehension questions to assess their understanding of the text.

In this plant parts activity, learners assess their understanding of plants and plant parts. Students answer question about vocabulary, vegetables with seeds, and measuring plant parts.

Young scholars explore the future and the importance of the past. In this futuristic lesson, students create a future city and identify traditions of their heritage that they feel should be passed on to future generations. They also...

In this adjective activity, students read about adjective and articles, then find adjectives in sentences, complete sentences with adjectives from a word box, and complete a short assessment, finding adjectives and articles.

Students evaluate whether certain physical actions constitute a "good touch" or a "bad touch". In this sensitive health lesson plan, students are read a book about types of touches, and then compare and contrast between good and bad...

Students identify the strategy that General Washington used to defeat a stronger force. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students investigate how Washington won the battles of Trenton and Princeton by watching the video Ten Crucial...

Students use their previous knowledge of the Pyramid Lake War to help them analyze different primary sources of Fort Churchill. In this source analysis lesson, students work in groups to study 4 different primary sources for Fort...

Learners read and complete play analysis activities for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In this play analysis activity, students read Act 4 Scene 1 and a summary of the scene. learners complete close reading activities in discussion points,...

Students complete play analysis activities for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Students read Act 4, Scene 2 for the play and a summary. Students complete close reading activities including discussion points, themes, literary devices....

Students complete a science experiment to study insulation, heat transfer, and permafrost. In this permafrost study activity, students design and test a soda insulator. Students graph their class data and discuss the results. Students...

Students discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body.  In this computer basics instructional activity, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge...

Students explore Plum Grove located in Iowa City. In this Iowa history activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the history of Plum Grove and the leadership of Robert Lucas. Students select assessment...

Students perform translations on different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students create figures that will be used as an assessment to represent transformation. They perform hands on creation and relate it to the real world.

Sixth graders discover idioms. In this idioms lesson, 6th graders evaluate idioms and discover their meaning. Students read Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein and create unique idioms. Assessment rubric is provided.

In this natural resources worksheet, students read a 1-page article about tropical deforestation and then respond to 11 short answer questions. Students then write a memo on deforestation and select 1 of 3 assessment activities to complete.

Students study language. In this unique alphabets lesson, students read the article by Michael Everson "For the World's A B C's, He Makes 1's and 0's." They discuss the importance of alphabets and work in small groups to create a poster...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars complete a ten question multiple choice assessment about Chapter 3 of Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry.

Seventh graders simulate the capture-recapture method of population sampling using beans. In this biology lesson plan, 7th graders calculate the total population of beans in the bowl. They assess whether this method is reliable or not.

Young scholars analyze the importance of being a socially healthy citizen. In this character education lesson, students brainstorm personal traits that they think make the world a better place. Young scholars compile their ideas as a...

Eighth graders discuss bullying in an interpersonal skill building lesson. After researching the effects of bullying and discussing ways to handle bullies, they create a skit showing situations related to bullying, the...

What do Newton's Laws have to do with getting from Earth to Mars?The activities in this resource show how Newton's Laws work with rockets to get them into space. Background information includes facts about orbits and how orbits...

Need new ways to teach necessary skills? Have kids work on the letter N with a multiple choice worksheet. They review six pictures, read the words underneath, and circle the correct word that matches. Neat!