Learners investigate sound waves and they build audio speakers. In this audio speakers and sound lesson, students explore how to make quality audio speakers. As a team they build their own speakers to have clarity in sound, quality in...

Students play a game based on concentration or memory to place recyclable items into one of 4 groups. For this recycling lesson, students work in groups of 1-4 to place cards with pictures of various items into a Composting, Recycling,...

Students explore the concept of sacred giving. In this philanthropy lesson, students research the tzedakah model as they read primary sources. Students also participate in a Jewish tzedakah and reflect on the experience.

Students use quilt patterns to illustrate ratios. In this fractions lesson, students color quilt patterns using given fractions and ratios of colors. A finished "quilt" is assembled from the work of the students. This is an...

Students classify quadrilaterals. In this quadrilateral lesson plan, students identify the characteristics of quadrilaterals. They write their findings in a journal. Students use geoboards to create quadrilaterals from given descriptions.

Sixth graders participate in mapping and other activities to understand why ancient civilizations developed as they did. In this ancient civilization lesson, 6th graders recognize that there were three important climate zones and...

Fifth graders understand that traits are inherited and change over time. For this physical traits lesson, 5th graders compare produce items for similar traits. Students create large graphs to show their results. Students discuss genetic...

In this language arts worksheet, students practice sentence completion. Students are given two passages with missing words and they are to place words from the word bank in the blanks. There are thirty-six in all.

Students explore the history of teddy bears. In this comprehension lesson, students bring a bear of their own to compare and contrast with their classmates. Students read book and discuss the events and draw pictures of the scenes.

Young scholars write the ending to <i>It's a Secret</i> by John Burningham.  For this creative writing activity, students are read the first two pages of <i>It's a Secret</i> and they continue writing what...

Young scholars define culture and explore elements that are part of the custom or culture of a place.  In this holiday lesson, students identify the cultures they participate in.  Young scholars identify the differences in...

Students examine the history of farming. In this environmental farming lesson plan, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small farms for the future....

Second graders identify different types of clouds. In this cloud lesson, 2nd graders describe clouds as cumulus, cirrus, or stratus and explain their formation. They discuss how the clouds affect the weather conditions. 

Students experiment to investigate static electricity.  For this static electricity lesson, students prepare a balloon head and draw a face on it.  Students rub the nose and the balloon moves toward the student rubbing.

Young scholars list all the ways humans use trees and tree by products. For this lesson students watch a video, discuss the impact trees have on humans, and research common products made from trees. The young scholars use their findings...

Middle schoolers explore coordinates and scale drawings. In this drawing to scale lesson plan, students discuss symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes, geometric, shapes and estimation of size.  Middle schoolers recreate a portion of a...

Students look at a piece of art to make connections between early Baroque art and Baroque music. In this art and music lesson plan, students focus on the painting The Boy Violinist, by Hendrick Terbrugghen. They listen to the music to...

In this online/interactive idiom usage worksheet, students read idiom phrases and sentences using them and then choose the phrases that best explain the idioms. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers and click the "Click for answer"...

Students explore heat conductors. In this lesson on heat, students examine how heat passes through different conductors and how different materials contain heat.

In this ESL worksheet, students first read or listen to a text about the Adidas and Reebok companies. Students complete 8 pages of comprehension exercises. Included are vocabulary, questions, completing sentences, discussion, problem and...

In this probability and statistics worksheet, learners determine when a collected data or a graph of the data could be biased.  The one page worksheet contains four multiple choice questions.  Answers are included.   

In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze a photograph from the Tennessee State Archives.

Third graders discover that Christmas is a time for giving and sharing. In this Christmas spirit lesson, 3rd graders read a book about a child who is excited about Christmas trees and presents, but comes to realize that Christmas is...

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Anne Frank's The Diary of Anne Frank. Students may submit their answers to be scored.