Students brainstorm a list of criteria for determining credible sources for their research. They research information to include in their "Greatest American" speech. Students will evaluate all sources by applying the criteria they agreed...

students will discuss a few of the issues related to expansion. The establishment of a personal opinion is a strong skill this lesson plan could reinforce. The influence of economic developments is covered during the expansion period of...

Students create maps to describe the Wabanaki's relationship with their environment. They discuss the names the Wabanaki people gave to areas of land and water. They review a map of their community to discuss the names of towns and their...

Students practice constructing and expressing logical, concrete arguments to support their selected position. They comprehend how others construct positions radically different from your own, and still requires the development and...

In this biography instructional activity, students read a factual biography of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. The students then answer 14 questions. Note: there is a grammar/spelling error in the title on this page.

Students make end of the year gift bags in the forms of a bag with different materials in it. In this crafts lesson, students put stationary, lollipops, stamps, bookmarks, pencils, and other materials into the bags.

Students summarize the characteristics of an ecosystem. In this biology instructional activity, students identify five major fresh water ecosystem. They define terms and write a journal about what they learned.

Ninth graders complete a monohybrid cross and a dihybrid cross. In this biology instructional activity, 9th graders predict the traits of offspring using the Punnett square. They differentiate recessive and dominant genes.

Left-to-right, left-to-right, that's the way we read and write! Watch this short video clip and teach your young learners this chant before they start writing! 

In this reading response worksheet, students complete the journal activity including the title, author, number of pages, their opinion about the book, and their favorite part of the book. Students also draw a picture of their favorite part.

Fifth graders explore the civilian role during World War II. In this social studies instructional activity, 5th graders write an "I Am an American" poem from the perspective of various Americans during the war.

Scholars explore an expository text to answer questions about its structure.

  Young scholars read and discuss the poem, The Purple Cow.  In this poetry lesson, students discuss the rhyming words in the poem and why this piece of literature is silly or unusual.     

Students, in groups, explore geographic terms using left and right brain activities.

In this reading guide worksheet, students answer multiple choice, true and false, and essay questions based on the reading of Frank Brennen's, "The Fruitcake Special and Other Stories." This is part of the Cambridge Readers series.

Fifth graders explore the inventions of Thomas Edison. They, in groups, research inventions.

First graders listen to the story "The Little Red Hen". They buddy read the story and then illustrate their own interpretation of the story on story paper. Students then use AlphaSmart to type their stories in sequential order.

Students read the story of The Emperor and the Kite examining new vocabulary and working on comprehension skills. They examine how to summarize the story after reading it.

Fifth graders explore how the war affected American children. In this social studies instructional activity, 5th graders discuss how quotes made people feel about the war effort. Students write reflections on their reading.

Eighth graders identify the reasons why colonists were fed up enough to want to break free of colonial rule and create their own government. They complete an in-dept analysis of the pamphlet Common Sense and it's role in fueling the...

Fifth graders read My Secret War. In this social studies activity, 5th graders discuss how United States citizens worked together to ensure success in the war. Students discuss primary and secondary sources. Students paraphrase.

For this language arts worksheet, 1st graders answer multiple choice questions about abc order, research sources, and more. Students complete 25 questions.

In these Doctor Faustus activity worksheets, learners complete several sections of questions relating specifically to certain scenes from the play.