Fifth graders recognize pioneer symbols and create a personal symbol. They, in groups, each get a state symbol and have them discuss why that symbol represents Utah. Have the groups select a spokesperson to share group findings with the...

Students create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.

Fifth graders identify and solve problems where railway safety is involved. They defend their solutions based on current safety information.

Learners watch the Masterpiece movie " Cora Unashamed." They study American social history, race relations, and investigate Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance. They have a discussion before and after viewing the film.

Students examine the life of Sacagawea, the exceptional woman chosen to appear on the Golden Dollar, and write journal entries based on their research.

Students discuss the story Goodness! Gorillas in Our Community! and create character maps from it. They practice qualities of community membership and write about and illustrate these qualities.

Students create a class peace medal to present to another grade/class as a symbol of friendship between the two groups of students. Then they write an explanation of what the purpose of the peace medal is and how it relates to Lewis and...

Students earn incentives from local businesses for both academics and good behavior.

Students determine if something is a tattle or a report.

Young scholars are read the book "Me & Mr. Mah". They discuss what the memory boxes in the story looked like and what was in each one. They create their own memory box out of a shoebox and items they brought from home.

Fifth graders create a multimedia book report using a tree map to classify the elements fo fiction books.

Students determine the authority of any source of information including books, web sites, and individual "experts". With an activity worksheet, they are guided through the activity, evaluating the authority and accuracy of one web site.

Learners use a Venn diagram to explore the similarities and differences between two sets of "Aviation Pioneers." They read age appropriate texts related to the design of the Ohio quarter reverse. They examine the quarter and locate Ohio...

Students use their spelling words for the week to solve analogies. In groups, they work together to place the correct word in the correct place in a sentence. They also read a paragraph and determine the meaning of the word using...

Students explore the benefits of summarizing a piece of literature to increase comprehension. The teacher models summarizing by deleting trivial information from a reading passage. The students then practice summarizing independently...

Students engage in a emergent literacy lesson with the intention of improving reading comprehension. The goals of the lesson include recognizing both upper and lower case S, to create an awareness of the mouth movement and the phoneme...

Pupils participate in a layered unit that includes activities like: Write a character study (minimum 250 words) of a character you are familiar with from a book or play. What is their personality like? Who would you compare them to (in...

Students interview a family member of a different generation. After brainstorming story topic ideas, they choose a topic about which to write focused interview questions. Using their notes from the interviews, students write and essay...

Students review letter recognition for the letter /t/ and the sound of the letter /t/. They write an upper- and lower-case /t/ and recognize the sound of t as well as the letter when combined with other letters in the form of a word.

Students brainstorm a list of characteristics they look for when choosing a roommate. In groups, they discuss how easily problems arise and how to solve them. To end the lesson, they role play how to confront a roommate when there is a...

In this math worksheet, students subtract the decimals while taking special care to keep the decimals in the correct place value. The answers are also available.

In this New Year vocabulary activity, students define, review and discuss the eleven key terms associated with the New Year. Students circle each key term in a word search puzzle.

In this spring terminology/key terminology worksheet, learners define, review and discuss the eleven key terms associated with spring.

In this dictionary worksheet, students use a dictionary to find answers to five questions. Each question requires students to use either the pronunciation key or the definition.