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Unit Plan
Los Angeles Unified School District

River Systems

For Teachers 6th Standards
Scholars must react to the ecosystems of a river. They use inquiry-based learning along with maps and visuals to better understand the impact of rivers on everyday life. To finish, they create final written projects and presentations. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crossword: Afternoon on the Amazon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this literature worksheet, learners read 20 clues pertaining to the book Afternoon on the Amazon. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let the River Run

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the environment by reading a story in class. In this water formation instructional activity, students define environmental terms such as rivers, streams, gulf, oceans and lakes. Learners read the story A River Ran Wild...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

The Mississippi River

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
After examining a short passage about the Mississippi River system, readers use the provided graphic organizer to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in the article.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stopping Deforestation in the Amazon: A Publicity Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the environment by designing a group project.  In this ecology lesson, students identify the man made threats to the Amazon while reading environmentally conscience vocabulary terms.  Students collaborate in groups...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Water Walks

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Amazon Rainforest worksheet, students read a story about a girl named Faela who lives in the Amazon Rainforest. The story includes pictures, and there are 7 questions throughout the story that students are to answer as they read.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Capitalization of Nouns

For Students 2nd - 6th
Which nouns are capitalized? Challenge young editors with these erroneous sentences, all of which require capitalization. After circling all the necessary capitals in 10 sentences, they rewrite two sentences (which are all in capital...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 11th
In this vocabulary activity, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "E."
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Interactive
Curated OER

English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 4 - Exercise 3b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, learners answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

China's Three Gorges Dam

For Teachers 8th - 10th
A very well-done resource includes an informational reading passage describing the controversy and impact of China's Three Gorges Dam. It also includes eight guided reading questions, a pros/cons arguments chart, and a creative writing...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension 5: Level 9

For Students 8th - 10th
The piranha is the subject of a reading passage that is sure to engage your learners in a reading comprehension exercise. Pupils must employ multiple strategies to answer the questions based on the passage. Of particular value is the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fish Crossword

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fish crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 19 clues to identify the correct fish terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Capitalization Practice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this capitalization activity, students circle capitalization errors and add end marks to sentences, capitalize proper nouns, and edit sentences to correct.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Capitalization and Punctuation Worksheet 2

For Students 7th - 10th
For this grammar worksheet, students correct the punctuation and capitalization errors in fifteen sentences. Students check their answers when their done.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mapping Brazil

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Brazil worksheet, students label cities, oceans, and surrounding countries around Brazil. Students label and color 10 places.
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Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: Present Perfect

For Students 4th - 5th
In this verb tenses worksheet, students complete a 60 question online interactive quiz about the correct use of the present perfect verb tense.
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Interactive
Curated OER

ESL: The Population of Brazil

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL population of Brazil instructional activity, learners read a passage about Brazil and review a map, then complete fill in the blank sentences and a related crossword puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A viewing of Disney’s 1993 film of The Adventures of Huck Finn launches an examination of the events in and themes of Mark Twain’s story. Viewers respond to prompts on a film story worksheet, engage in full-class discussions, and select...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your General Knowledge

For Students 11th - 12th
In this ESL activity, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about a variety of topics. For example, "What is the highest mountain in the world?"
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Interactive
Eduweb

Eduweb: Amazon Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Games and activities help students explore the Ecuadorian Amazon. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home, and experiment with running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne. It is about how Joam Garral, a ranch owner who lives near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel down-stream when his...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...