Get your classroom rocking with this four-lesson earth science unit. Through a series of shared reading activities and hands-on investigations, young geologists learn about the three types of rocks and the unique properties of each.

In this reading worksheet, 2nd graders read the story The Night Before Christmas and illustrate a concept from the story. Students read 5 pages total on this worksheet.

For this reading worksheet, 2nd graders read the story The Blind Men and the Elephant and illustrate a concept from the story. Students read 1 page total on this worksheet.

First graders read an ABC pop-up book. They identify the sounds of each letter. students draw pictures of letters and words that begin with a specific letter. They write letters in upper case and lower case. They create their own...

Learners write and publish a poem as part of a class poetry collection after analyzing the poetic structures of haiku, limericks, sound poems and free verse. After viewing a multimedia demonstration of the poetic structures, and after...

Students explore the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. They read books about the first lady. Students examine the good qualities about Eleanor Roosevelt. They draw pictures of Mrs. Roosevelt and her activities.

Students view a variety of printed materials and the use of different font sizes and colors. They display animals from the multimedia book "The Lost Cygnet" and add information to the pictures of the animals. Afterwards, they discuss how...

In this reading worksheet, students create their own book by stapling together 10 pages. Each page in the story depicts a dog who has been rewarded with a bone. The last page shows a humorous picture of a dog who has buried his master's...

In this literature based activity card activity, students listen to a family member read, The Three Little Javelinas. They cut out the cards on the activity sheet which include pictures of events from the book. They sequence the story...

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book The Three Little Pigs by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the 9 picture cards and put them in order in which they appear in the story.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Today is Monday by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut the pictures at the bottom of the page and paste them in the days of the week chart to depict what...

In this -ook word partner puzzle worksheet, 1st graders match pieces of words and pictures that are divided between the beginning consonant and the -ook ending. They make six words which include book, shook, cook, crook, hook, and brook.

Students gain knowledge about dinosaurs. In this Eoraptor dinosaur instructional activity, students read books about Eoraptors and draw pictures of Eoraptors. Students show what they have learned by writing a paragraph about what they...

Fourth graders examine the Caldecott award. They recognize the medal and explore books/illustrators that have won the award in the past. They vote for their favorite.

Students are read a short book "Time Train" by Paul Fleischman. Using the text, they identify the clues to let them know the train is traveling back in time. They make a time line of the trip and make a cutout of meat-eating and...

Students write a story using their journey to school as the setting. In groups, they discuss their experiences and browse through books to get ideas for their story. They practice using a thesaurus to find new verbs or adjectives they...

Students fold paper into 8 boxes and number the boxes, then print the name of the story and their own name. They draw pictures of what they think the story might be about.

Students take a field trip to watch a reenactment of the Revolutionary War. In groups, they participate in the same daily chores as the soldiers and examine the contributions of the colonies. To end the lesson, they eat a typical...

Students explore the book Roxaboxen including its theme and characters.  In this reading lesson students complete several group activities about the book. 

Students research an animal, and create a video to share their information and pictures with the class.

Students use sunflower seeds to make a picture of a house. This instructional activity uses the book, "Sunflower House."

First graders analyze the seasons and cycles of the Earth. In groups, they create a seasons book on the computer using their own photographs and graphics. Using the photographs, they note the differences in clothing and activities. They...

Students use pictures and text to gain meaning from written materials by connecting text. message heard, and/or material viewed to prior knowledge and experiences. Finally, students recognize and name upper and lower case letters and...

Students explore the four food groups and nutrition. They cut out pictures of food from newspapers and magazines, create placemats, and create an ABC book of food.