In this experimental design worksheet, students are given two experimental scenarios to read. They answer questions about each including finding the hypothesis, the independent and dependent variables and controls. They design a graph...

In this Little Ice Age worksheet, students read about changes in weather and temperature resulting in changes in rain fall and glacier movement. Students answer three critical thinking questions about the Little Ice Age that occurred as...

In this tropopause activity, students read about the temperature of the air in the tropopause or the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth. They answer four critical thinking questions about this layer and the energy changes that...

Young scholars perform experiments in pairs to visualize the changes in water during freezing and melting. In this properties of water lesson, students use their senses and inquiry tools to understand the changes in state of water....

In this comparing fractions worksheet, students read two fractions with uncommon denominators, convert them to common denominators, and write the symbols for less than, equal to, or greater than. Students solve 9 problems.

Second graders use their sense of touch to identify a variety of objects. In this sense of touch lesson, 2nd graders listen to a read aloud of Sandra Boynyon's, Fuzzy Fuzzy, Fuzzy. They talk about different textures and about the...

Students examine goats, and read a book based on their history. In this animal lesson plan, students discover the history of the goat, and complete several activities based on the students' knowledge of the animal.

Learners demonstrate the three states of matter. In this matter lesson, students read Bartholomew and the Ooblek. Learners create "ooblek" and discuss what state of matter it is.

Students identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects.  In this geometry instructional activity, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities...

Students use formulas to find the area of geometric shapes. For this measurement lesson, students create a table of formulas for finding the area and perimeter of various shapes. Students read the book Eight Hands Round, and find the...

Sixth graders complete activities with the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. In this literature lesson plan, 6th graders read Chapter 8 of the book and discuss the chapter. They practice putting events in sequence and record...

Students calculate the altitude of triangles.  In the web based instructional activity, students explore the interior distance from a given point in a polygon to its side.  They compute the sum of these lengths. Students...

Young scholars explore the impact of the Underground Railroad. In this slavery instructional activity, students read slave accounts and discuss the details of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Young scholars consider the impact of...

Learners determine how to make the largest sum of money using the least amount of coins. In this mixed currency instructional activity, students listen to a reading of If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz before participating in...

Learners investigate plant cells. In this multiple intelligences instructional activity, students engage in a variety of activities to foster an understanding of plant cells and how they work. Learners read, write, observe, and role-play...

Second graders explore plant life by participating in a germination activity. In this botany instructional activity, 2nd graders read several books about seed germination including Sunflower House and Tiny Seed. Students identify the...

First graders read the Poem "The Elephant" by Shel Silverstein and create a descriptive web in the shape of an animal. In this cross curricular music lesson, 1st graders recite a poem with rhythm, then listen to the song "The...

Students discover information about animal eggs by reading the book, An Egg is Quiet.  In this animal science lesson, students research different animals to find out what their eggs look like.  Students use a provided chart to...

Students explore biology by completing a human growth worksheet. In this child development activity, students read assigned text about the human birth process and the ideal growth patterns for a child. Students answer study questions...

Students become familiar with body changes during puberty.  In this stages of human development instructional activity, students review the stages of development from 1-5.  Students read an article called I'm Growing but Am I...

Students explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. In this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the brain...

Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound.  In this short e sound lesson plan, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.

Students read "The Snowy Day," by Ezra Jack Keats and construct snowflakes to decorate the classroom walls. They examine how snowflakes are formed and study new vocabulary words.

Here is a good game to play with your charges. Pairs of pupils roll a die and choose the corresponding numbered card. They read the card and perform the action verb written there until the teacher calls out time.