An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.

Test scholar's reading comprehension skills with a practice that challenges pupils to read an informational text about the Amerian Revolution then answer 10 questions. 

Ten multiple-choice questions follow a short informative reading about Abigail Adams. Feedback appears instantly and ends with a detailed report.

Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...

Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience.

Get ready to go back to school with this booklet activity from PBS Kids! Students will have an opportunity to reflect on their fun summers and think ahead to the new school year.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This matrix contains 42 spelling activities that are based on Bloom's Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels. The activities provide opportunities for each learning style.

With this resource, teachers and students can explore the meaning of National Grandparents Day. Includes activity ideas and lesson plans.

This lesson will allow the student to work through three stations. The stations will focus on creating and analyzing circle graphs. The students will be using technology to create their graphs along with a hands-on activity using M&M's.

A collection of genetic learning activities provides an engaging way to learn about traits, or better understand disease risk.

This activity provides an opportunity for students to investigate the perimeter of polygons.

In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will explore simple math activities using the numbers one through ten. Children will represent numbers in different ways, such as drawing quantities; writing numerals; and using number...

This tutorial focuses on active listening including what it is and how to become an active listener; a slide show provides the five basic elements of listening. It also offers a video of Alice Walker reading Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a...

This activity demonstrates diffusion, osmosis, and active transport through 12 interactive models. (Requires Java)

Explore the process of active transport.

Excellent article on reflective, or active, listening, a method used when trying to help the speaker deal with something. Includes a chart of choices made by the listener before giving a response.

Article listing activity ideas for students with severe, multiple, and profound disabilities. The article includes six sections, all outlining suggestions for activities to promote physical activity in students with severe or multiple...

Smithsonian Institution presents ?Ocean Planet: Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities?. Through this series of six interdisciplinary lessons, students will look at such things as the organisms in different marine ecosystems, the...

This PBS site contains activities that are hands-on challenges, animations, career profiles, and videos that focus on the engineering design process. They use simple materials, allow for multiple solutions, and are ideal for ages 9-12.

Math Forum provides a set of links to sites that are related to geoboard activities. There are several great links to lessons using geoboards. The links provide insight into how to use them, including how to perform various measurements...

This booklet is to give you ideas and activities to help support your child / young person to improve the awareness and co-ordination of their oral motor skills.

This resource provides a collection of creative activities for the celebration of World Environment Day, June 5th.

A diverse variety of activities and lesson plans covering several curricular areas based on books from the Arthur series by Marc Brown. Activities are geared for grades K-2. Excellent material to accompany a Brown author/illustrator...

Choose from a variety of lessons that meet the Kindergarten standard of engaging in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.