Originally designed for a physical education classroom, this lesson plan asks learners to argue for their school to keep their PE class during budget cuts. Whether your school is facing this challenge or not, it does pose a great...

Kids love to be the experts! With four themes from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, small groups work together to answer specific questions addressing each theme. They then stand in front of the class and field...

In this writing worksheet, students brainstorm a writing piece about their favorite room. They write a purpose sentence, and fill a chart that describes the room using the senses. They write a draft using the purpose sentence and three...

In this grammar activity, students learn about using interjections in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to answer 9 questions. The answers are on the last page.

Students examine the concept of community. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students consider how their classroom could be considered a community and discuss how they can be philanthropists in their own classroom.

Students examine character traits to find the most positive behaviors.  For this getting along lesson, students identify behaviors that are beneficial to getting along.  Students evaluate their own behaviors and target three...

In this language worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about capitals, dates, dictionary work, and more. Students complete 15 questions.

Young scholars create a three part poster entitled, "Learning Disabilities". The first two parts are two paragraph reports on any two of the learning disabilities featured in the discussion. The final part of the poster is a two...

Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...

For this temperature worksheet, students answer 8 questions about temperature and thermal energy. For example, "What term refers to an energy transfer that causes a change in temperature?"

Students examine tools and techniques of advertising. In this advertising lesson, students view ads, disvuss common terms used, and analyze techniques. Students are presented with situations and must design and advertisement for the...

In this literature response worksheet, students complete all or some of the 6 comprehension activities related to Chapter 2 of Freak the Mighty.

In this language arts worksheet, learners practice their skills in writing and placing punctuation marks for exclamatory, declarative, imperative, and interrogative sentences. Students complete 16 problems, and an answer key is provided....

In this opinion worksheet, students think about heroes they know and reveal what they think about them by marking responses to the questions and completing the statements.

Students perform dribbling activities using a basketball. In this dribbling lesson, students dribble a basketball according to the poly spot number that they land on. This lesson uses kinesthetics to gain knowledge of counting.

Students analyze the language and characters in the Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. For this Shakespeare play lesson, students read section of the play and discuss the speech of Benedick and Claudio. Students record the speech...

Young scholars create stories using only pictures.  In this visual storytelling lesson, students read Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola and analyze the wordless story.  Young scholars create new text for the book by...

Young scholars explain the history and relevance of the following instruments in bluegrass music: fiddle, guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin and stand-up bass. They identify the defining characteristics of each bluegrass instrument and...

In this speaking and listening skills worksheet, students explore, participate and experience in groups of two a treasure map with a hidden treasure as they return to Kangaroo Island.

Students create comics identifying conflicts and their resolutions. In this conflict resolution lesson, small groups of students follow specific mapping instructions to illustrate a conflict and its resolution. Students present orally...

Students develop dances. In this movement lesson, students play action and stillness games and learn motif writing symbols that communicate dance moves. Students use locomotor and non-locomotor movement to create their own movement phrases.

Second graders investigate the life of a recycled newspaper by experimenting in class.  In this recycling lesson, 2nd graders create their own recycled paper pulp by mixing an old newspaper into a bucket and adding water....

Students investigate stars and the solar system by completing a worksheet.  In this space science lesson, students complete a fill in the blank worksheet based on the stars and components of the cosmos.