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State Symbols
Third graders examine the symbolism of the United States by observing different flags. In this U.S. History lesson, 3rd graders utilize the Internet to research state seals, flags, and other symbols that represent specific areas of our...
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Science Workshops
Based on the popular Writer's Workshops used in language arts, Science Workshops can be used to teach both science content and process.
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What is a Preposition?
Where and when should you use prepositions? A handy activity provides examples and instructions about prepositions and prepositional phrases, as well as eight practice sentences. Learners underline the prepositional phrases and circle...
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Life Processes and Living Things-Humans and Other Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions by identifying foods that contain large amounts of sugar, carbohydrate, and fruit acids and explaining their effects on the body.
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Animal Homes
Learners explore how an animal's relationship to its habitat affect the animal's survival. They discuss animal habitats and the animal's relationship to that habitat through the food chain, life cycle, community, and balance of nature....
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Cultural Characteristics
Students are introduced to the various types of cultures found in the world. Using the internet, they research a culture they are interested in and answer comprehension questions. In groups, they demonstrate in a PowerPoint presentation...
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Understanding Different Views on Death
A thought-provoking lesson presents how different cultures view death. Upper elementary through high school pupils engage in a series of activities that will leave them with a new understanding of how death is dealt with globally....
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Exploring Animals in Literature
Celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week while teaching empathy and allegory with creature-related texts
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Possessive Adjectives
This instructional activity contains clear information on possessive adjectives. After explaining what a possessive adjective is in English, there's a chart for learners to complete to identify the Spanish equivalent of words like my,...
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Animals
In this animals activity, students choose the correct name to label animals, write the correct animal name, read a story, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Gender Shouldn't Limit You
Students decide what gender should be their classroom president. In this gender role instructional activity, students debate on the roles of the genders, and if they ever intertwine.
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Using Commas with Appositives
In this commas and appositives worksheet, students rewrite sentences and include an appositive in the sentence. Students also circle the appositive phrase in sentences.
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Stormy Weather
Fifth graders compare human and wildlife environments. In this stormy weather instructional activity, 5th graders imagine they are an animal or human during a storm. Students compose a story with comparisons and reasons for how an...
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What Is A Plant?
Students explore plants. In this plant lesson, students examine organisms to determine which are plants. During this introductory lesson, students explore characteristics of living things.
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Sounding Out CVCE Words
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...
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Teenage Stress
Students fill out a stress questionnaire. Students assess their stress levels over the last 12 months. Students explain how it occurs and ways to dealing with it on a spreadsheet.
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"Going Camping"
Students review the difference between "wants" and "needs." Students apply acquired knowledge by preparing for a pretend camping trip. Students plan out their trip together and then revise their list twice.
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Pronouns
In this pronoun instructional activity, students explore the definition of a pronoun. They read sentences, identify the nouns in the sentence, and write a pronoun that can take the place of the noun. A list of six pronouns is listed...
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Are you an Animal Sleuth?
Young scholars define and identify both wild and domestic animals as well as mammals and non-mammals. In this animal safety lesson, students distinguish between animals that can carry rabies from those that cannot. Young scholars use...
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Soldados: Soldiers' Stories
This lesson will help students practice conducting an oral history interview, increase knowledge about what it is like to be a soldier, gain knowledge about the Vietnam War and gain knowledge about the Chicano experience in the U.S.
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Depression
Fifth graders discuss feelings and depression and brainstorm ways to seek help. In this health lesson, the teacher leads a discussion about emotions focusing on when emotions are balanced and when they become unbalanced and a person can...
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It's Alive! Or is it?
Students differentiate the characteristics of living and nonliving things. In this life science lesson plan, students compare and contrast robots and living things. Given an object, they decide whether it's is living or not and defend...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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An Introduction to 'Opae 'ula
Students examine the 'opae 'ula. In this science lesson, students observe a live specimen and identify the major body parts. Students construct habitat jars and observe the 'opae 'ula behaviors.