Seventh graders explore how to compare and contrast characters.

Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...

Second graders review the structure of a narrative piece of writing. Individually, they write a narrative based on their best day of school. After being read different stories, they share their own narratives with the class. They are...

Students participate in the unit based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar and the Walt Disney Movie "Holes". They use the layered curriculum model of assessment and activities.

Learners journey with Lewis and Clark. In this literature lesson, students read The Journal of Augustus Pellitier-The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804. Learners keep a journal in the persona of a member of the expedition crew.

Fourth graders create comic strips for presentation to the class. They make drawings, record them digitally, transfer them to a KidPix program and then arrange them in a PowerPoint presentation in a comic strip format.

Young scholars read to locate information about the stages of a frog's life and organize on a chart.

Fourth graders research the Native Americans of Texas using the Internet. They create a Power Point presentation over the four Indian tribes of Texas - Caddo, Jumano, Karankawa, Apache.

Fourth graders produce narrative about a personal experience, with a focus on the trait of organization.

Learners evaluate the credibility and reliability of various sources. Students survey the coverage of a particular event in different newspapers, select a current event and compare different perspectives. They write an article...

Fourth graders read the book, Good Dog by Alexandra Day. In this writing lesson, 4th graders re-write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This lesson can be used with many other wordless picture books.

Fourth graders prepare for the literary analysis. They locate, interpret, evaluate and analyze the relationship between a character and the theme. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders write topic and detail sentences, then correctly put...

Students listen to two versions of the Cinderella story, and compare and contrast them. They demonstrate the similarities and differences in the two stories on a Venn diagram.

Learners read excerpts from memoirs written by Gary Paulsen as examples of how to write a narrative piece. They identify figurative language used and then they write a memoir of their own that contains imagery and figurative language.

For this historical word scramble worksheet, students unscramble ten words about Civil War on Sunday. A word bank is provided. The historical event this refers to is not clear.

In this literature vocabulary worksheet, learners unscramble 11 words pertaining to this book. No word bank is provided. Knowledge of the book is implied.

In this word unscramble worksheet, learners unscramble 11 words pertaining to the book, Midnight on the Moon. There is no word bank.

In this Valentine's Day vocabulary skills learning exercise, students examine 14 sets of letters and unscramble them to reveal 14 holiday-related words.

In this literacy activity, students find the correct spellings for the words that are related to the Titanic. The answers are found on page 2.

In this cursive practice worksheet, 4th graders copy a letter about handwriting, in their best cursive writing. The letter begins, "This is a sample of my best handwriting...."

In this look, think, and read instructional activity, students view three pictures and put an x in the box that is next to the sentence that describes the picture.

In this recognizing correct spellings of c words worksheet, students view pictures and lists of three words and choose the correctly spelled words. Students choose 12 answers.

In this spelling activity, students correct the spelling of the words on the pages and then write them in a sentence. Students have 12 words on 3 pages.

Students review important facts about the famous 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt. They compare two of Rembrandt's self-portraits and discuss the style of each. Students create an exhibit guide describing the overall theme of the...