In this reading worksheet, students learn the color "orange" sight word. Students examine 6 pictures and read the sentences which accompany them. Example: "A starfish can be orange." Students color the pictures in shades of orange.

For this camping beginning reader worksheet, learners cut apart, color and assemble a 12 page mini book about a camping trip. The page text is in the form of questions and answers. The sight vocabulary writing practice and coloring is at...

Young scholars research and read a profile of Benjamin Franklin. In this philanthropic instructional activity, students research the projects of Benjamin Franklin and determine which were philanthropic, which were governmental and which...

Students experience reading in a multi-age learning community. In this partner reading lesson, students plan and implement a "Reading Buddy" program. Students practice oral reading, select sight vocabulary to "teach" the younger student,...

Twelfth graders construct a timeline to show changes and trends in the future of urban and community forestry. In this forestry activity, 12th graders discuss the importance of trees. They read a timeline and add future events to show...

Students assess macro-invertebrates from a stream. In this science lesson plan, students observe, classify and identify organisms found in a stream. A lab station is constructed at the stream sight and students study the different...

Students explore tree species based on their features. In this tree lesson plan, students visit a wooded area and work with a partner to describe distinctive features of trees using all of the senses except "sight." A discovery...

Students create their own books. In this book making lesson, students pick a subject and take photographs of it. They use these photographs to write their own story using their sight words. 

Eleventh graders examine the political reform movement in South Carolina spearheaded by "Pitchfork" Ben Tillman. In this South Carolina history lesson, 11th graders examine primary and secondary sources regarding Tillman...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this African American history lesson, students compare and contrast the tactics employed by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King,...

Students listen to N.C, Wyeth's Pilgrims and discuss what the Mayflower looked like.  In this Mayflower activity, students use sensory words to describe what it was like on the Mayflower.  Students illustrate their vision...

Eleventh graders compare and contrast the visions of abolitionists and proponents of slavery. In this slavery lesson, 11th graders read primary documents representing both sides of the slavery issue and use graphic organizers to analyze...

Students follow clues and find a hidden object that is really in plain sight.  In this red herrings lesson, students recognize that some reading clues are misleading.  Students read Chasing Vermeer and search for misleading...

Fourth graders listen to The Bear's Toothache and illustrate the story in their minds.  In this visualization lesson, 4th graders draw pictures of what they hear in a read aloud.  Students discuss their pictures and...

This "goal setting" PowerPoint describes, illustrates, and provides a brief thought process for the steps involved in goal setting including "vision,""commitment," "discipline,""focus," and "persistence."

Students explore visual perception and how objects change as distance changes. In this distance and vision lesson plan, students practice their scientific inquiry skills. Students practice drawing objects from different points of view in...