Students draw their version of a Squiggy following teacher modeling. They describe their Squiggies in a partner or small group setting and choose an attribute for a class Squiggy sort. Students discuss attributes of people and different...

Students compare planet sizes using class members holding fruit to represent the planets. They arrange the nine students in planetary order and compare and contrast the planets. Working in groups, students color and decorate planet...

Learners are introduced to the way writing was invented in Mesopotamia. In groups, they participate in re-creations of events that occured in a traditional Mesopotamian school. They practice writing in cuneiform script on clay using...

Third graders investigate the concept of putting ordinal numbers in order from one to twenty. They work in a group to hold cards with a number and then line up in numerical order. Then students recognize the number and play a game with...

Students use their previous knowledge of the Pyramid Lake War to help them analyze different primary sources of Fort Churchill. In this source analysis lesson, students work in groups to study 4 different primary sources for Fort...

In this adverbs of manner worksheet, students will fill in a table of adverbs and adjectives; then select a word (either an adverb or an adjective) to complete the given sentence.

Are your middle schoolers able to identify the literary devices featured on this worksheet? They must demonstrate their understanding of figurative language by matching the terms with their definitions and label the devices...

Book goes with it and Sarah goes with she... but what about the rest of these nouns and pronouns? Challenge your pupils to match the nouns and pronouns to each other correctly during this memory-style game.

In this ESL adjectives worksheet, students complete a table with the most suitable words.  The table includes the adjective form, adverb form, noun form, and verb form of each word.

Students work in groups of four and complete a roster of their names and personal information and to complete a release form that allows their pictures to be placed online. They then engage in classroom activities while being...

Students practice skip counting while cooperating in a group activity.

Ninth graders view the film "Pay It Forward" and discuss what kind of public campaign is needed to move people to positive action. They consider different ways of presenting information (graphs, visual displays, etc.) as tools for...

Students explore world peace. In groups, the complete a global peace jigsaw puzzle. After they work the puzzle, students read and answer questions written on a table cloth. Students discuss and write their perspective of peace.

Students collect, organize, and compare different data and develop statistical methods such as: average, median, mode and range as a way for decision making by constructing table

Students observe a stream table activity to realize how an estuary protects the mainland from floodwaters. They predict what will happen, then draw and write up the results.

Learners study physical characteristics of separate phyla and place them into similar groups. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. students develop a classification system by grouping animals into...

Learners investigate the relationship between force and motion while conducting an experiment to answer the question,"How do objects move?". In small groups, they predict how many washers are needed to pull a bowl across a finish line.

Seventh graders study rocks and their geology.  For this rock history lesson students divide into groups and complete and activity and table. 

Seventh graders are introduced to how to evaluate an electronic product. In groups, they grade the product on quality, materials and aesthetics. Using this information, they create a table of results along with a pictogram and...

Eighth graders gather information on hurricanes that are affecting the world at the time of the lesson. They work together in groups to collect the data and record their information in a table. They are asked questions to finish the lesson.

Eighth graders identify how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles. They discuss their understanding of area and perimeter and how the two concepts are applied in the real world. Finally, 8th graders determine the...

Learners examine the 2004 Presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Using a variety of primary source documents, they discover where the candidates stood on the issues. In groups, they create a tableau in which they...

Eighth graders measure the circumference and the diameter of circular objects and record the measured values of the circumference and the diameter in a table. They then record their measurements in centimeters and use their data to...

Students define and discuss the definitions of race and terrorism as a class. Using the Patriot Act, they analyze it and identify how it is a response to terrorism. They discuss how the documents could be viewed as one that supports...