In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice instructional activity, 5th graders read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2...

For this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Testing Program worksheet, students read passages and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students also write an essay using details from the story.

In this literacy and word usage worksheet, students complete several pages of activities that help them learn how to spell and use words with the sounds of ou, ow, oi, and oy as well words with the silent consonant sounds of b, g, gh, w,...

Students take community action. In this philanthropy lesson, students consider issues in their community and collaborate in small groups to rank the issues identified. Students read Brandy Cake and reflect on the story's themes in order...

In this 4th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice instructional activity, students listen to a story read to them by the facilitator and respond to questions regarding it. Students also respond to an ...

In this 6th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice learning exercise, 6th graders listen to a story read to them by the facilitator and respond to questions regarding it. Students also respond to an open-ended essay...

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students compose an essay using information from the article.

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test learning exercise, students listen to an article twice while taking notes.  Students then answer reading comprehension questions and write an essay using details and...

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article twice, then answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then use details from the article to compose an essay.

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article and take notes.  Students then answer reading comprehension questions and compose an essay using details from the article.

Young scholars relate to the pictures as symbols so that they come to point to named pictures, explain what pictured objects are for, match pictures to real objects, categorize objects, and recognize words.

Young scholars explore the physical location of deep water habitats along the Hudson Shelf Valley and in Hudson Canyon. They study the basic characteristics of the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones with regard to depth, temperature, pres

In this 4th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 48 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.

Peter Bunzi takes readers to the Victorian era with two stories, Coghaert and Moonlocket. Accompany the literary time warp with a companion packet that offers a plethora of exercises. Learning...

Textbooks are heavier than a sheet of paper, so how can paper hold up a textbook? Young engineers create a structure out of paper that can support a textbook. To add another wrinkle, they must stay within budget and time constraints.

If a ski lift had rockets, imagine how fast it would be! Scholars let their imaginations take flight as they build models for such a ski lift. Rather than using a rocket, though, they'll use a much safer balloon as the power source.

Can you do better than a robot? Teams write instructions for a hypothetical robot to build a structure. They test their instructions by acting them out to see if they produce the desired structure.

Homes come in many different shapes and sizes. Building a model of a geodesic dome is the ultimate goal for the activity. Cutting and folding is the way to go here.

Challenge your classes to complete an experiment from beginning to end. Learners make their own hypotheses, collect and analyze their own data, and make their own conclusions. They are on their way to becoming statisticians! 

A revolutionary work of literature requires a revolutionary assessment project. A series of activities on Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings includes discussion questions, a plot synopsis, and a selection of both short...

Horrible science puns only happen periodically, but the scientific method is forever. Young scientists observe two presentations on the scientific method, complete independent practice worksheets, and integrate their knowledge through a...

Meet me in the tunnels. Scholars choose a tunnel entrance and mark it on their side of the cardboard. They describe the location to their partners and see if they can guess each other's locations. Punching a hole through the cardboard...

Read all about it! Challenge your class to build taller and stronger. Newspapers provide the means to build towers in a simple activity. Scholars try to build as tall a tower as possible with just two sheets of newspaper.