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For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this membrane permeability worksheet, learners read introductory information about the cell membrane structure as it pertains to permeabillity and draw a representation of the membrane as they complete a lab. Students record the...

After studying all of the 220 Dolch basic sight words, your class can read this great short story that includes every word. You can have your readers circle each sight word as they go.

Teach a lesson on the commonly confused words lead and led and assign this activity to review the material. Learners must not only choose the correct word for each sentence, but they also need to determine whether the word is used as a...

Students discover the story behind Thanksgiving through comparing and contrasting what pilgrims were thankful for, memorizing Thanksgiving poems, and creating a placemat that depicts the poem.

Fourth graders explore the interdependence of frogs and trees. They discuss the various things they need everyday to survive. Students select an animal from their local bioregion and research things that animal is dependent upon for...

Students experiment with textures and polymer clay while creating individual pendants. This lesson is suitable for all ages and includes ideas for adding "personal touches" to each pendant, baking the pendants, and applying texture and...

Students investigate the Food Pyramid by constructing a creative project known as a Food Pyramid Abacus. They correlate the color beads withe each food group and the number of recommended servings from each. The abacus is a learning tool...

First graders discuss, at their level, the concept of elements making up all matter. They discover the story of Dimitri Mendeleev and his discovery of the Periodic Table of the Elements. They locate and color some of the most common...

What are the pros and cons of prolonging life? Incorporate real-world issues into the study of literature using Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Through the exploration of pre-determined websites, scholars consider several related...

In this ecological principles worksheet, learners solve 20 clues in a crossword puzzle containing basic ecology definitions of organism interactions.

In this synonyms and antonyms worksheet, young word warriors read eight sentences and analyze how the two underlined words in each sentence are related. They determine if they are synonyms or antonyms and put an S or A in the blank...

In this vocabulary worksheet, learners decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter U.

Here is a straightforward learning exercise that provides practice with irregular verbs. First, learners write the past tense form of 10 irregular verbs next to the given present tense form. Then they use the verbs from that list to...

In this science of chemistry instructional activity, students answer fifteen questions about units of measurement and abbreviations for prefixes in the metric system. In addition, students are given comparison measurements and determine...

For this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the 9 statements about South Carolina. Students use the words in the word box to complete the examples.

For this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the 8 phrases associated with South Carolina. Students then complete the puzzle with terms about South Carolina.

You can transform recycled containers into beautiful vases with this step-by-step lesson plan. Using tissue paper and watercolor paints will result in a gorgeous project, great for a Mother's Day gift in May! 

Help your math class "get the picture" in a quadratic equation lesson that integrates digital photography. Individuals take pictures to help them model the shape of an item or situation using algebraic equations. They discover how to...

Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient! 

As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.

Examine the idea of perpetual youth and immortality while you read Nathaniel Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Some links work to direct your learners to information about the Fountain of Youth. Using this information, scholars...

Practice problem solving with 10 word problems. Learners are encouraged to draw to solve each of these simple addition and subtraction word problems. Note: There are typos and some of the problems are awkwardly worded.