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The Great Migration: An Oral History
Students research the factors which contributed to the great migration and write a well organized research paper using multiple sources. They incorporate quotations into their paper, both direct and paraphrased, in accordance with MLA...
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Barack Obama
In this online interactive Barack Obama worksheet, students respond to 15 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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The Active Learner: "Dia's Story Cloth" Literature Guide
Students discuss pre-reading focus questions and complete a KWL chart. For this language arts lesson, students mark passages or words they are unsure of with post-it notes to discuss later and answer comprehension questions after...
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The History and Poetry of In Flanders Fields
High schoolers examine the inspiration for the John Mc Crae's poem, In Flanders Field. They study sonnets and the use of tetrameter before discussing is considered to be a sonnet although it does not follow the pattern. They discuss the...
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Myths of the Wild West
Students examine the Wild West as it was depicted in films and books. In groups, they compare this information to what it was really like as they find out in books. They also discover the role of the Native Americans in the Wild West...
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Creating Hope: Making Butterfly Stamps
Students create foam ink stamps. In this Holocaust lesson, students discover the history of the Holocaust and why butterflies represented a symbol of hope during those times. Students use BalsaFoam to carve out a butterfly...
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Enzo Ferrari
In this Enzo Ferrari worksheet, students read about the life of the race car driver, then complete a variety of related comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Street Pharm Pages 31-70
In this Street Pharm questions worksheet, students complete several short answer questions in order to advance their understanding of the text.
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Capitalization 2
In this capitalization instructional activity, students choose the letter of the words that need capitalizing in different sentences. Students complete 7 activities.
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Coco Chanel
In this Coco Chanel worksheet, students read about the life of the designer, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Edith Piaf
In this Edith Piaf learning exercise, students read a passage about Edith Piaf and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Use Literature to Teach Tolerance
Students listen as teachers read a different book or a different passage that focuses on the theme of tolerance. Students then write a paragraph each day to tell how that day's book/passage taught them the importance of tolerance.
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Jim Thorpe: The Greatest Athlete of the Century
Young scholars discuss what makes a sports legend. In this Jim Thorpe activity students analyze both the triumphs and tragedies of Jim Thorpe's sports career. Young scholars then write a letter persuading their representative to name Jim...
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What if Amelia Earhart had Turned Around?
Students discuss an article in USA Today in which Gregg Zoroya proposes his theory about what happened to Amelia Earhart. In this reading comprehension and Amelia Earhart instructional activity, students read an article in USA...
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Folk Dances of Eastern Europe
Students explore the cultural heritage of Eastern Europe. In this folk dance instructional activity, students take note of the provided dance steps for the Gypsy dance. Students practice performing the dance.
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We the People. . .
Students explore the United States Constitution. In this government instructional activity, students write newspaper editorials that reflect their opinions about Amendments.
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Mother's Day
Students construct Mother's Day cards. In this holiday lesson, students use art supplies to create Mother's Day cards. Students may include an acrostic poem about their mother or a coupon book for their mother.
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The Appliance of Science
Students delve into science fiction. In this Doctor Who lesson, students discuss the success of the British television show and then create pieces of writing and art that characterize Doctor Who. Students also visit selected websites to...
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On the Other Side of the Color Barrier: Segregation and the Negro Leagues
Students study segregation that occurred in the past and that is currently occurring. In this equal rights activity, students use primary source documents to student segregation of the past. In a culminating activity, students find or...
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Lord of the Flies Introduction
Twelfth graders, as an introduction to a unit on The Lord of the Flies, participate in an activity in which they demonstrate how good people can do things that they know are wrong. They discuss peer pressure and "why good people do bad...
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The Experience of Diary Writing
Learners read sections of Mackenzie King's diary. King was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWII. They relate the importance of keeping a diary.
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Pilkey Author Study
Third graders read and hear stories by the author, Dav Pilkey and research the list of books written by this author. They become illustrators to the novel "Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel," then they create a timeline of their lives...
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Health: The Three Dimensions
Pupils examine the three dimensions of health, wealth, and happiness from both emotional and social perspectives. Among the week-long activities are discussions about good and poor habits, minimizing risks by proper planning and...
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ABC Brainstorm
Students practice a variety of strategies for mastering ABC brainstorming about a major topic. They take a topic and try to think of a word or phrase associated with that topic that begins with each letter of the alphabet and match them...