Creative activities help bring literature alive. The first of a set of lessons designed to accompany selections from Theme 4: Problem Solvers uses activities such as skits, responses to music, and social studies projects. These...

All rise! Scholars put their skills to the test in a mock trial. Using evidence, photographs, and testimony, they role play the trial in the classroom. Rules of law—and the court room—come to life as the class becomes a place of law! 

Scholars analyze the environmental movement started in the 1960s. Through excerpts from Rachel Carson's books as well as diary entries, they take a look at the reason for the modern movement to save the planet and then create final...

Line, shape, color, texture, space. The first in a three-part series of lessons intended for advanced theatre arts classes introduces the elements of set design. Class members examine maquettes and analyze how designers have put together...

The final lesson in a series on theatre design spotlights how lighting is incorporated into a production. After watching videos that focus on lighting fixtures and their positioning, individuals create a basic design plan for a scene,...

Combine math, language arts, music, and dance with an activity focused on "America" from West Side Story. After listening to the song, learners compare the film to Romeo and Juliet, analyze the song's meter, design choreography, plan...

Thank you. Excuse me. I'm sorry! Pupils watch a video about encouraging things people should say more often. Next, they work in small groups to develop a role-play based on a difficult situation. They perform their role-plays for the...

How can we create a more fair world? Chances are, class members have some ideas! After reading a text about fairness, individuals create skits around the ideas of fairness. Extend the learning and make their presentations a...

Scholars watch two puppet dialogues illustrating negative and positive communication between friends. Then, they discuss how the puppets' communication skills influenced the outcome of each interaction. 

In this counting backwards worksheet, learners count back by 2 starting at 3 different sets of numbers. A reference website for additional resources is given.

In this counting down learning exercise, students start at the number 25, count down by 2 and color each number they land on. A reference website for additional resources is given.

In this addition learning exercise, students complete 4 problems where they have to add two single digit numbers less than 10 together to find the sum. 

In this addition worksheet, students come up with 2 ways to create addition problems with the same given sum, 5 total. A website reference is given.

In this addition worksheet, students complete a set of 10 problems, writing 2 pairs of problems with the same given sum. A website reference is given.

In this missing numbers worksheet, students work up from the bottom of rows to fill in missing numbers. A reference website for additional resources is given.

In this counting by 10 worksheet, students begin with a number in a row and count on by 10, filling in blanks. An answer key is included.

In this counting on worksheet, learners count in tens from one given number to another and write how many tens they counted. A reference website is given.

In this counting back worksheet, students count back in tens from beginning numbers in rows to arrive an the ending number, 4 rows total. An answer key is included.

In this counting down worksheet, students count down by 10 from given numbers, 4 rows total. An answer key is included on page 2.

In this doubling worksheet, students double 6 given numbers, writing each beside the original. An answer key and website reference are given.

In this doubling worksheet, students double 6 given numbers, writing the doubled number beside each. An answer key and reference web site are given.

In this subtraction worksheet, students use a number line given to answer a set of 10 subtraction questions. A website reference for additional activities is given.

For this cost worksheet, student use prices given to complete a set of 6 picture addition problems. A reference website for additional resources is given.

In this missing number worksheet, learners fill in missing addends to complete 5 simple problems. An answer key is included on page 2.