Students play a game called 'Limit 2' and analyse their moves in order to establish a winning strategy. The subtraction game in this activity is one of a number of games in a unit called 'Analysing games' in the above publication.

First graders focus and listen to stories in order to identify similarities and differences in those stories. This lesson focuses on some of the different versions of the story, Cinderella. They use a Venn Diagram imbedded in this plan.

Second graders research an animal of their choice and then write a structured report about it. They use Word Art to make a cover for their report.

Learners practice composing sentences that pertain to the description of a picture. They use critical observation skills in order to derive the best details. The sentences are required to follow the correct subject and verb pattern.

Students count and name the numbers and days on the calendar in order to determine the date. They identify the month and the entire date, and determine the pattern shown on the calendar markers. Students then calculate how many days...

Students use a crosscheck strategy to improve their oral reading rate and fluency. They are timed reading "Bud the Sub" orally three times, and work to improve their time and expression each time through. Students encourage each other...

Learners practice their reading fluency by covering up parts of words in order to identify word they do not know, and by completing repeated readings. They read "Sweet Potato Pie" with a reading partner who times them and records the...

Students make a chart of the main categories and supporting details from the article," When chips are down, Girl Scouts order more." They compare their chart with that of a classmate. Students organize their ideas in a logical manner and...

Students share opinions about whether a series of statements from the internet constitute facts or opinions. They read and analyze blogs published in on the web in order to understand the use of fact, opinion, and tone of voice when...

In this vocabulary enrichment worksheet, 5th graders read and analyze eight sentences in order to choose the correct word by multiple choice to fill each blank to make each sentence grammatically correct.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a job advertisement for a legal assistant. They fill in 11 statements using words from a word bank that are based on comprehension of the advertisement.

Students study images to analyze their content and complete a compare and contrast study of the pictures. In this image analysis lesson, students complete two worksheets of images with captions. Students compare and contrast the images...

For this probabilities worksheet, students complete word problems having to do with probability. Students complete 6 math problems.

In this holiday sentence completion activity, students choose the correct word to use in the ten fill-in sentences about Christmas. This is an interactive activity.

Students examine a school grade card. In this reading lesson, students discuss the school grade card in order to understand how their child is doing in school. Students discuss the symbols and terminology used on the grade cards.

Fourth graders use grid paper, M&M's, and vocabulary words, to correctly complete multiplication problems. In this multiplication lesson plan, 4th graders complete number sentences, use symbols, solve equations, and more.

Students sing the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes using the spanish words for the parts of the body. They practice saying the words before singing the song and try going faster each time the sing the song.

Students perform research into the designs of Japanese kites in order to appreciate them for their aerodynamic designs. The appreciation builds student interest in order to produce their own similar designs.

Learners, using their foreign language of study, role-play as two people meeting for the first time. They use courtesy expressions and respond to questions and prompts with correct intonation, pronunciation, and inflection. Students...

Students investigate the Legend of the Tower of Hanoi and complete mathematical problems related to the legend. They play the Tower of Hanoi game online in order to discover the number pattern involved. They solve problems using the...

Students practice summarizing passages which they read silently in order to remember what they read. They follow steps for summarizing by highlighting the important details, removing the less important ones, and retelling they highlights...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the phoneme /p/. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then identify words from word cards that contain the phoneme /p/. Students trace and write the letter P, listen to the book...

Students explore the why the balance among producers, predators and prey is necessary in order for an ecosystem to be sustained over time. Through web games and activities, they discover how each component of the food chain works to...

Fourth graders read a Haitian folktale. They study main characters in Haitian folktales and explore multicultural information about Haiti. They clarify understanding by retelling a sentence (paraphrasing) and a passage in their own...