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Language Arts: Two Specific Documents
Students are able to read and analyze the essential parts of two specific types of documents, the informed consent document and the position paper, used by scientists to communicate information about their research to two different kinds...
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The Edge of Home
Pupils explain why some species of plants and animals occur in more than one area. They watch as the teacher puts an overlapping circles on the chalkboard, students are asked to predict what kinds of things they would expect to find in...
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Taste Test
Third graders, in groups, complete a science lab in which they perform a blind taste test on eight different foods--some sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. They determine which parts of the tongue "taste" which kinds of foods. they record...
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Guided Reading with Two Sweet Peas
Second graders read the book, Two Sweet Peas. Working in guided reading groups, they discuss moving, making friends, and the differences between poems and stories. They read the book silently and discuss the importance of being kind and...
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Animal Coverings and Homes
First graders research what kind of coverings living organisms have, and where those organisms live before they can understand how to group them. The following activities will precede the "animal groups" centers, and therefore allow them...
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Counting
Second graders comprehend how to use two different kinds of graphs. They complete a worksheet with the help of the teacher and a bag of jellybeans and then another worksheet without the direction of the teacher. Students listen as the...
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Let's Learn About Weather!
Students read several weather-related stories. They brainstorm weather words and use them as they make a weather booklet that includes pictures, a story of their own, and observations they make about the weather outside on that day.
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American History Through Architectural Masterpieces: Monticello
Learners examine the life of Thomas Jefferson, explore great American landmark Monticello, discover relationships between climate, geographical factors, and time as to what kind of architecture was used, conduct research online, write a...
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Mendel and Meiosis
In this meiosis learning exercise, students review vocabulary words associated with genetics, fertilization, heredity, phenotype and genotype. This learning exercise has 6 matching and 9 fill in the blank questions.
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Basics About Beef Crossword
In this health learning exercise, students complete an 85 clue crossword puzzle about beef. Questions cover names for various cuts, cooking words, and filler words such as "abbreviation for etcetera."
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Hair Styles/ Do You Stereotype?
In this career learning exercise, students examine the words and determine if each type of person has either long or short hairstyles.
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Penguins Non-fiction Reading Selection with Questions
In this language arts and science instructional activity, 3rd graders read a short non-fiction selection about penguins. They complete 6 sentences by choosing the word that makes the it true based on the facts in the reading selection.
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Using Context--Antonyms
In this antonyms worksheet, students read two short passages and determine which word in each paragraph is an antonym of complete, before, same, against and loser.
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A TVO!--Transitive Verbs and Objects
In this transitive verbs and objects worksheet, students underline the indirect objects in 4 sentences and write the direct object on the lines provided. Students name the two kinds of objects introduced in this lesson and underline the...
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Am I a Person?--People Nouns
In this nouns worksheet, students put a N next to each word in a list of 12 words if the word is a noun and an X if the word is not a noun. Students then write 3 people nouns on the lines provided.
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Advanced Question Response "What You Read"
In this writing prompt worksheet, students respond to the question, "What kind of books do you like to read? What do you like about them?"
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Read a Bar Graph
In this bar graph worksheet, students use a bar graph of favorite zoo animals to solve 6 simple word problems. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Practice Dividing by 9
In this dividing by 9 worksheet, students use the table for 'Raul's Book Collection' to help them solve the division word problems that utilize the number 9.
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Observation
Students study the different kinds of observation: fact and opinion. In this observation lesson students complete an activity that allows them to use their senses to make observations.
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Analogies
In this analogies worksheet, students learn how analogies are used to compare relationships between words or ideas. Students read the information on the page and then complete 8 multiple choice analogies.
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English: Vocabulary Development
In these vocabulary acquisition worksheets, students use the definitions to help them spell the words. Students spell 50 words and write the letters on the lines.
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Adjectives
In this adjectives worksheet, students are given 5 different kinds of examples of adjectives. Students read the different kinds of adjectives and then identify them in 3 sentences.
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Job Application
In this job application activity, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz about applying for a job. Students read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct word to finish each sentence.
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How You Use Credit Cards Should Determine How You Choose Them
Young scholars explore the concept of credit cards. In this credit cards lesson, students read an article about credit card spending. Young scholars discuss different ways in which people use credit cards. Students determine what kind of...