Fourth graders open the lines of communication between family members and to gain a historical understanding about family history. They research and interview their grandparents and parents and create a research paper.

Second graders are guided through the writing process and then given time to use the skills they have acquired by writing a story and publishing it using a computer.

Students take it in turns to say two letters and then they turn the corresponding cards around to see if the pictures/words on them match. If they do, student who has found the pair wins 1 point.

Students see the role that different genders played in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham. They explain how popular culture influences them.

Fourth graders research a historical period in their hometown and use PowerPoint to present it to the class.

Students, in groups, discuss questions about a protest in London, England. They examine the differences between living in the city and the country.

Students participate in an experiment in which they test the growing rate of algae. They test the algae in different elements recording their observations. They share their results with the class and discuss.

Ninth graders read and analyze The Odyssey. They apply note-taking skills to identify enemy, type of enemy, and traits demonstrated throughout the book. Students create a storyboard that illustrates the selected episode from the book...

Students explore and respond to poetry. They define and identify synonyms and anotnyns. They create antonym pairs in English. They create synonym pairs in English and Spanish.

Fifth graders explore poetry. They write a variety of poetry using the writing process. Students choose a topic related to Thanksgiving and write a Thanksgiving themed poem. They write a rough draft and peer edit their poems. Students...

Students prepare to write a discursive composition. They pay particular attention to generating, selecting, ordering and organizing ideas. Students incorporate the use of linking devices and paragraph planning.

Pupils play the game Tick-Tack Toe with the students. Teachers prepare a list of questions for the pupils, primarily to find out already known knowledge. Students try to beat the teacher at this game.

Students define identity as it applies to them and their classmates. Using real-life situations, they discuss how identity plays a role in their school and community. They practice creating identity charts and write journal entries to...

Students recognize, state, read and write the alphabet (upper and lower cases) and numbers. They identify the letters, pronounce their name with the letters out of sequence and in sequence.

Third graders discover how to write diamante poems and review the parts of speech contained in them. After writing poems about their teacher, they create ones about themselves. The poems, assessed for creativity and handwriting, are then...

This Skillswise site focuses on nouns. Included are a video about why it is important to be able to identify nouns, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, and quizzes on the information presented. The Skillswise sites from BBC are...

Work through nine links to videos and images to learn about nouns.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the difference between common and proper nouns.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will recognize the definition of a noun, use the highlighter tool to find nouns in a sentence and recognize common and proper nouns.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students sort nouns into categories as well as additional activities that focus on defining nouns.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces nouns: person, place or thing. There are opportunities provided for students to practice.

Practice subject-verb agreement by choosing the verb that agrees with each collective noun subject.

Interactive quiz provides immediate feedback as well as explanations for each answer. Provides the option to print or email individualized results as well.

Match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms in this click and match game. Java is required.