Young scholars participate in a lesson that reinforces reading skills. Specifically, this lesson focuses on the skill of summarization. This strategy teaches students how to better comprehend written text.

In this ESL holiday worksheet, students read 2 paragraphs about New Year's Day, then complete matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, event ordering, scrambled sentence, and questioning and writing activities related to the article.

Students read a story called Scientists Discover Oldest Mayan Mural and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Mayan mural lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...

Pupils read a story called Carts Give Mobility to Disabled Dogs and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling details,...

Students choose a written piece and present it aloud in a student-made recording. They analyze how sounds are used to elicit emotion.

Students discuss storyteling ans what makes a story interesting to listen to. They listen as the teacher demonstrates reading expressively. Students work with a reading partner and practice reading with expression. They read from a...

Pupils explore features of the environment. They answer questions and discuss the local and global environment. Students write environmental questions for another school.

Students look carefully at four photographs by Dorothea Lange and discuss them in terms of what is depicted and what she may have wanted to communicate. They review what they learned about the Dust Bowl, the Depression, the war era, and...

Students consider the implications of the disappearing bee population. In this bee lesson, students read several new stories regarding the bee population and respond to the provided discussion questions.

Students research superbugs. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to investigate the use of antibiotics and the prevalence of staphylococci.

After studying about the differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War and how Alabama decided to secede from the Union, students will write a newspaper article on this important decision. They will go back in time and...

In this interactive activity, students choose an historical photograph and write a news article about it. The photos are from Milwaukee's history but the activity could be easily modified to relate to early American history for many...

If you are involved in any way with a school newspaper, yearbook or other school publication, you should be familiar with the national Scholastic Press Association. Teachers or students with an interest in design, article ideas, or legal...

The purpose of this instructional activity is to get students involved with retelling activities, including writing a narrative and dramatic play.

Go on an archeological dig with Professor Indus in this interactive adventure! Travel to the border between India and Pakistan, as you discover vocabulary with definitions, photos, a multiple choice quiz, and a newspaper article you can...

After studying encyclopedia entries for structure and writing style, create unlikely encyclopedia articles for things in your life. If you really can't think of any, press the writing prompt generator button to get a few ideas. Do your...