Explore author's purpose with an activity about persuasive arguments. After reading a short passage about Spain, learners identify three main passages that the author uses to persuade the reader.

Natalie Babbitt's award winning fantasy, Tuck Everlasting, is the anchor text in a unit plan that focuses on identifying similes, metaphors, imagery, and personification in the text and analyzing how these elements effect the...

Students create an imaginary bird. In this anatomy lesson, students analyze how artists represent birds historically, then determine the anatomical aspects that suit a bird to its habitat. Using this information, students create an...

Students choose a country to research. They incorporate a graphic organizer like Kidspiration/Inspiration to plan their research. Students create a presentation using Keynote or an Apple works table to present their information to the...

Students create a new document in a graphic organizer. They add main ideas to their document and reorder the items. They share their organizer with the class.

Third graders read four books related to the past and memories. With a partner, they complete a graphic organizer for each story in English or Spanish. To end the lesson, they write a short paper summarizing the material and putting...

Fifth graders use the internet to research a plant or animal they read about in "The Talking Earth". Using notes, they develop a graphic organizer and use the main topics to create a HyperStudio stack. Using all of this information,...

Second graders create a modern day dinosaur menu to generate creative ideas regarding what dinosaurs would eat at an imaginary restaurant. They utilize a graphic organizer imbedded in this plan to guide their menu ideas.

Pupils explore the life of Mark Twain by using concept map graphic organizers to compile their research in an interesting and creative way.

Learners have group discussions that allow the teacher to assess the level of comprehension of the ideas of subjectivity and objectivity. Level of discussion at the end of the class provides some indication of comprehension as well....

Sixth graders review and study the major regions of Native Americans and how their cultures were influenced by geography, natural resources and religious beliefs. They utilize chronological thinking, historical analysis and historical...

Students study scientific names and descriptions of forces.  In this motion lesson students organize information into a graphic organizer then teach it to other students. 

In this living things worksheet, students will brainstorm and fill in a graphic organizer focusing on the main idea of how living things compete. Then students will add four details to support their main idea.

In this characteristics of living things worksheet, students will brainstorm five traits of living things and fill in a graphic organizer.

In this matter worksheet, students will brainstorm two examples of a pure substance and two examples of a mixture and write these into a graphic organizer.

In this matter worksheet, students will write down their main idea as it relates to the building blocks of matter. Then students will write 5 supporting details in this graphic organizer.

In this body systems worksheet, students will write 1 main idea and 3 details relating to the skeletal and muscular systems. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.

In this energy worksheet, students brainstorm and write down the 3 different types of energy. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.

In this mixtures worksheet, students complete 3 statements about what happens when you mix things together. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.

In this climate worksheet, students brainstorm the causes and effects of different factors that affect the climate. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.

In this stars worksheet, students write in 1 main idea and 3 supporting details that describe stars. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.

In this matter worksheet, students review the structure of matter including elements, atoms, and the periodic table. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.

In this weather worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the different types of air masses and what types of weather are created by these different air masses.

In this mixtures worksheet, students brainstorm the problems and possible solutions of how to separate mixtures. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.