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The Butterfly Project
In this project worksheet, students use rubber bands to enlarge pictures of butterflies found at the Butterflies of Illinois website.
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Balloon Fun
Students begin developing investigation skills. In this investigation skills lesson plan, students watch a demonstration of a teacher putting a skewer into a balloon. They observe that the balloon does not pop before discussing what they...
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Homonyms - Quiz 33
In this online interactive ESL worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions regarding homonyms. Students check their answers immediately.
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Bottle Cap Locket
Students create "bottle cap lockets" using bottle caps, ribbon, small photos, and beads in this elementary Art activity ideal for Valentine's Day or special occasions. The activity suggests using the "Polaroid i-Zone Mini Instant...
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Fishing Unit with Field Trip
Learners complete a unit on the hobby of fishing. They assemble the line with the necessary equipment (hook, swivel, bobbers, weights, and lures.) They practice casting and discover what to do when they catch a fish. They follow with...
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Decorating the camp cabin
Students make a decoration for their camp cabin out of materials found outside. In this decoration lesson plan, students use twigs, twine, glue, an acorn, and a penny to make a cabin creation.
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Rainbow Dream Catcher
Students design dream catchers. In this visual arts instructional activity, students follow the provided steps to create their own rainbow dream catchers.
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Crazy Hair
Students decorate small styrofoam cups with faces and plant grass seeds in the cups in this Science and Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the science of seed growth. The lesson includes resource links.
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The Magnificent Breathing Machine
Students discover their magnificent breathing machine. In this science lesson plan, students learn the functions of the lungs in our bodies and become aware that in breathing an exchange of gases takes place in the lungs.
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Brown Bag Kites
Pupils observe and discuss kites. They create a kite out of recycled materials, such as paper bags, paper scraps, leftover glitter, and buttons.
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String Eggs
Students follow instructions to make a string egg and work appropriately and neatly with art materials.
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Air...What Gives?
Students investigate the properties of air by capturing it, squeezing it, and feeling its weight. For this forces lesson, students capture bags of air and examine its properties. The weight and pressure of air is emphasized.
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Great Gongs
In this sound activity, learners use materials such as string, cups, paper clips and more to observe the vibrations made. Students then record their results.
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 24
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Sound: The Vibration of Materials
Learners recognize that sound is produced by the vibration of materials. They see that the sound produced is dependent on the type of material that is used. Given four types of material; air, string, wood, and metal, students perform an...
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Japanese Abstract Wind Sock
Students use paper bags to create a Japanese wind sock with original abstract art.
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Pot Of Gold Craft
Students create "Pot of Gold" containers using recycled baby food jars, ribbon, pom poms, tissue paper, and kraft glue. This Art lesson is ideal for elementary classrooms, but can also be adapted for a small service project at the High...
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Yut, a Traditional Korean Game
Young scholars play a Parcheesi type game. They explore a new culture, to compare and contrast likenesses and differences in American and Korean families and leisure time and to experience a traditional Korean game. They identify...
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The Senses
In this senses worksheet, students describe the difference in sounds heard with a spoon. Then they describe how each object creates a sound and why. Students also explain the process of sound moving through the outer and inner ear.
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Story of Arnold Schwarzenegger
In this ESL worksheet, students listen to a reading about Arnold Schwarzenegger. Students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the information given.
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Homophones in Sentences
In this language arts learning exercise, learners read the definition of a homophone. They read 20 sentences and circle the homophones in each one.
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String Telephone
Pupils investigate sound as a form of energy. In this energy, forces, and sound lesson plan, students work in pairs to examine how sound travels through solid things as they construct a telephone exchange system using string and tin.
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Intermediate Matching - Clothing
In this clothing vocabulary learning exercise, students draw a line from the clothing words the corresponding definitions. There are 8 terms and definitions to match up.
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Idiom Choices
In this idioms review worksheet, students answer 10 questions that require them to identify the commonly used idiom and explain what it means.