Sixth graders interview community members associated with the lobstering industry. In this interview lesson plan, 6th graders carry out interview of members of the lobstering community to determine the folklore and workings of the...

Students gain an understanding of the impact that wars have on society. They use Web sites to gain information about Sarajevo, create characters using what they learn from watching video clips and viewing news footage online and engage...

Students define different types of nouns, including proper nouns, pronouns, singular and plural nouns; students identify nouns in a sentence.

Students read and discuss Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan.

Students examine the Holocaust and segregation to explain the Human Condition.

First graders listen to the story, The Gingerbread Boy, then make and decorate a gingerbread cookie. The teacher hides the cookies after they're baked and students follow clues to find them.

Fifth graders see that the Chernobyl Accident of 1986 was caused by a poorly developed experiment in a nuclear power plant. They explain the purpose of a nuclear power plant and determine the health effects that radioactivity causes.

Pupils participate in activities that start with the letter "S". They also expand their vocabulary.

Students examine how Latin America was affected by the Holocaust in Europe. In groups, they research topics related to Latin America and World War II. They interview survivors if possible and discover how entire nations were effected...

Pupils identify and analyze that Global Interdependence and Internationalism have become major themes in human activity in the areas of population, environment, the world economy, and the United Nations. Students identify the structure...

Students study Muslim wedding celebrations. They explore Muslim culture and wedding celebrations around the world. Students discuss vows, symbols, and traditions. They create wedding costumes and reenact part of a wedding ceremony.

Students work to improve their reading fluency. They read and reread sentence strips to improve their speed and accuracy. They complete timed readings with a partner--one student reads and the other times him using a stopwatch. They...

Students discuss the earliest form of writing, pictographs and view several examples. They then create their own hieroglyphics and write a short story using them. They then create and label a timeline including methods of writing prior...

Fifth graders compare and contrast the cultures of American culture with that of the other cultures of North America. Using traditional and Internet research, 5th graders gather data on one element of culture for comparison. Data...

Second graders, while reading and discussing the book, "The Best Older Sister," by Sook Nyul Choi, practices predicting the meaning of a passage based on its title and illustrations. They experience determining the main idea from text...

Students read a large variety of myths and discuss the characters and their attributes found in mythology. Then they identify and learn to set up an appropriate spreadsheet program. Students also enter the data to the class spreadsheet...

In this printing practice learning exercise, students trace all the Zaner Bloser upper and lower case letters. The pencil starting point is highlighted with a large dot on each letter.

In this handwriting worksheet, students study and learn both the upper and lower case letters of the Zaner Bloser alphabet. There is no practice space.

In this technology instructional activity, students research an online museum and select a topic within that museum. They read the story section and summarize it in a paragraph. Then students list five important things that they learned...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 5 different word lists. The word lists are divided by sounds. For example, one word list contains the sh, ch, th, and ng sounds.

In this reading worksheet, students examine a word list. The word list includes ck, ng, qu, and x sounds, such as hang, rack, buck, and fang.

In this word building worksheet, students will assemble a word wheel using the 3 letter wheels and 1 picture wheel. When assembled with a paper fastener, students will be able to turn the 4 wheels to properly spell words to match the...

In this phonics worksheet, students receive certificates for being able to read and write words using phonemes. Six certificates are included, each rewarding understanding of different phoneme groups.

In this literacy reference table worksheet, students look at a phoneme and are reminded of the sound it makes by saying it in a given word. They can listen to the sounds of the phonemes by accessing a web site listed at the bottom of the...