Need a first day ice breaker? Try this getting to know you exercise. Pupils stand in a circle and introduce themselves. The trick is they add an adjective that describes them and starts with the same letter as their first name. Add a...

Challenge your eggheads with this task! They write ratios of good, rotten, and broken eggs. Then they write ratios for different-colored marbles. A straightforward assignment that provides needed practice when first learning ratio format.

Skill in using Excel and increasing proficiency in manipulating data are challenged with this data analysis work.  A web link supplies data and step-by-step instructions help learners create a graph.  There are many extension...

Challenge your class to identify, label, and draw a wide range of symmetries with this worksheet. In addition, learners name symmetrical shapes and compare them to alphabet letters. This worksheet asks class members to work with lines of...

English language pronouns pose special usage challenges. The second session about them on EnglishCramSchool.com addresses interrogative, demonstrative, and indefinite pronouns. Aspiring grammarians review rules and information,...

Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....

Challenge your pupils with this innovative how-to activity. Instead of simply having learners write an essay describing how to do a particular activity, this lesson plan has them create an iMovie describing a process.

The presentation kicks-off with a challenge for upper graders to come up with a peace plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. The causes and effects of the conflict are presented only briefly. Refugees and terrorism are two example...

Use the power of primary sources to help young historians understand the conditions Africans endured while being shipped during the slave trade. After reading an excerpt from Eyewitness Accounts of Slavery in the Danish West Indies,...

Use the provided list to label a map of Europe and the Netherlands. There are 77 locations to label. You have to know your stuff to fill out this challenging map.

Pop a little interest into your next reading lesson with "Popcorn Words." Students will build reading fluency and automaticity when they read each word as it pops up on the screen. Tip: As they advance academically, switch out these...

Helpful as an ESL lesson or a presentation in any level of elementary class, these slides prompt students to identify pictures of fruits. Common fruits such as apples, bananas, and grapes are easier to name, while less common fruits like...

Challenge your fifth graders with this lesson. They read about the American Revolution, discuss key terms, and engage in a variety of activities. First, they create a timeline, then they answer an online quiz, and finish by making a...

Twenty questions challenge the reader of A Tale of Two Cities. Moving beyond mere reading comprehension, this quiz looks at biographical information and writing style as well as plot structure and action. Use at the end of the novel as a...

See how carefully your pupils are doing their assigned reading. This challenging 15-question quiz on Charles Dickens' classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, tests the reader's ability to recall important information about the plot and...

This entertaing presentation challenges students to consider several modern myths, such as: alligators live in the sewers underneath New York City, and, if you swallow gum, it stays in your stomach for seven years. They acces a website...

After studying various myths, quiz your learners! British epics such as Beowulf are included, as well as Greek myths such as Icarus and Achilles. Fifteen multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions challenge your class.

From a variety of countries, vampire legends have arisen and entertained for centuries. Ten multiple-choice questions focus on basic reading comprehension. Challenge your vampirophiles with the original vampire legends.

Learning about Native American culture? Consider using this matching exercise either as a quiz (as it's labelled) or simply independent practice. Kids recall the meanings of 11 vocabulary words: compromise, wampum, ceremony, hogan,...

From 34 possibilities (and two blanks for other options), class members choose their top 10 values and rank them in ascending order to focus attention on what they want to prioritize in life. To the list, I'd add "service to others" and...

Your young scholars aren't too young to balance equations! These simple addition number sentences are represented by dice, and require one part of the equation to be filled in. Learners create dots to complete and balance the math...

What an easy way to practice counting and comparing numbers! Learners examine four sets of drawings, each with two types of objects pictured. They count each object, writing the number below. Then, they color in the item with fewer...

Which property is shown? Scholars examine 10 multiplication equations to determine which property each displays. The properties aren't written for them, so this is a little more challenging. There are no numbers over 12 here. 

Explore math properties by incorporating multiplication and division skills. Learners examine six equations and match each to its equivalent in another set. They incorporate knowledge of math properties including the associative and...