Students practice recognizing the elements needed to produce a piece of creative writing and become aware of those elements in their own original pieces of writings. In groups, they creatively write a new story utilizing all the major...

Eighth graders study the 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner.' They study the ballad and explore style and technique. Students use the internet and search previously identified news sites for current items of interest. They use images copied...

In this grammar activity, students fill in the blanks in thirteen sentences with the appropriate article, a, an or the that completes each sentence grammatically correct.

In this Frankenstein activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 19 short answer, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to Frankenstein.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students read words and their definitions in a word box, then write the correct word that finishes the 6 sentences below. A challenge activity is included.

Learners create a book of biographies in order to profile famous Olympic athletes through history. In this biography writing instructional activity, students research information about historic Olympians, first by listening to a short...

Students prepare for school and relieve anxiety they might be experiencing in regards to beginning school. In this Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten lesson plan, students develop listening skills, produce rhyming words, and...

Young scholars explore why Thanksgiving is celebrated. In this cross-curriculum instructional activity, students listen to the book Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, and complete the sentence frame "I am thankful for ____." Young...

Students research graphic novels. In this manga activity, students work in small groups as the read graphic novels in literature circle format.

Learners explore the book A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this literature lesson plan, students identify main characters and vocabulary words from the text. Learners participate in a book discussion group.

In this thinking skills worksheet, students read a paragraph that describes the travel needs of a man who needs to get to a building on top of a mountain. From 3 picture choices, students circle the vehicle that is the right one to fit...

In this The Secret Garden worksheet, students check their reading comprehension as they respond to short answer questions covering chapters 1-27. Vocabulary questions and final projects are included as well.

Students create a book. In this vocabulary and word identification instructional activity, students make a book by gluing pictures on construction paper, then the teacher writes words in the book to label each picture.

Students explore the First Thanksgiving. In this U.S. history lesson, students read about the Pilgrims and Native Americans and discuss how they obtained and prepared food. Students develop a possible first Thanksgiving menu and draw a...

Students identify capital and lowercase letters. For this writing lesson, students work independently to write lowercase letters and capital letters and practice writing the alphabet in order.

Students practice composing digital photographs by documenting activities in their lives.  In this photography lesson, students utilize digital cameras to create beautiful art from things they find around the campus or at their...

Twelfth graders complete job shadowing activities. For this career exploration lesson, 12th graders discuss their job interests and complete forms to participate in job shadowing activities. Students interview their job partner, ask the...

In this health learning exercise, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences about health. Students complete 15 multiple choice questions.

Students explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire...

Students create and solve haiku riddles.  In this haiku writing lesson, students work in groups to match a haiku to an illustration.  Students write haiku and assess themselves and their peers.

Young scholars discover racism and slavery by completing a role playing activity. In this U.S. history activity, students analyze documents from the Civil War era and describe the Fugitive Slave Law. Young scholars view a video on...

In this parts of the body instructional activity, students read parts of the body, label pictures, and complete a word search. Students complete 3 activities.

Third graders create posters of heroes and present their findings and what they think it means to be a hero. In this role models lesson plan, 3rd graders compare heroes and describe their characteristics.

Students identify the attributes of informative brochures. In this written communication lesson, students examine sample brochures and persuasive essays to investigate the layout and the information presented. Students then create their...