Cartoons for the classroom has put out another great worksheet intended to get upper graders thinking. They analyze a political cartoon regarding economic recovery and President Obama. Three great discussion questions and a web link make...

Want to know all about bears? Read a passage about the way they look, how they live, and their lifestyles. The reading passage is followed by questions that ask what baby bears are called and in what ways some bears are different,...

Is art connected to geography? It sure is! Your class will find out how even clay that comes from a certain location can have deep symbolic meaning. The class will analyze the piece, Mud Woman Rolls On and then research how geographic...

Make sure your Spanish language learners can name everything you point to in the classroom by asking them to practice with these worksheets. Included here are 11 different exercises that focus on acquiring classroom-related vocabulary....

Create an understanding of solving problems that require more than one equation. The lesson introduces the concept of systems of linear equations by using a familiar situation of constant rate problems. Pupils compare the graphs of...

Students discover art techniques. For this art tools lesson, students examine the round brush. Students explore different techniques that may be produced using the round brush.

In this Italy worksheet, learners complete short answer questions about the geography of Italy. Students complete 15 short answer questions.

Fifth graders analyze information about the thirteen colonies. Using the information, they can manipulate and identify a region in which the colony is located. As a class, they make generalizations about the various regions and time...

Middle schoolers create a women's history trail. They interview residents of their local community. They create information brochures on different women as well.

In this information form worksheet, 1st graders read the questions and respond with complete sentences that inform their teacher about themselves. Students also draw a picture of themselves.

Students write a poem by choosing a word and then creating a poem out of the individual letters of their word. They brainstorm words for each letter of their poem then create it and publish it using a word processor.

In this Dr. Seuss worksheet, students draw or paste a photo of themselves in a frame given and write about themselves in the frame. A website reference is given for additional resources.

Students practice biographical and autobiographical forms of writing: autobiography, biopoem, character traits, classmate biography.

Students identify acts of philanthropy in different works of literature. They idenify and illustrate examples in colonial America. They also read "Miss Rumphius" on how they can make the world a more beautiful place.

In this journal writing activity, students are given four headlines for news stories published in tabloid newspapers. Students write the story that might have matched one of the headlines.

Words carry baggage. Class members are asked to consider the weight of words in an exercise that contrasts the word choices in two versions of the same event. Consider following the exercise with an activity in which pairs craft positive...

Get to know your young scholars with this project. Each individual writes an autobiography that is at least seven pages long with major facts, visual facts, focal stories, and chronology. The lesson includes a point breakdown for the...

Keep your class thinking about Seedfolks after they read each chapter by requiring them to keep a journal about the story. Hand out these journal entry prompts at the beginning of the story so that your learners know what to expect. For...

Get to know more about the characters of the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis by comparing and contrasting their character traits using a Venn diagram.

Students create a classroom book of names and photos. In this icebreaker instructional activity, students read the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See and create a classroom book with the same pattern using classmates' names and...

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on A Walk to Remember. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Tap into the wisdom and knowledge of older members of the community with this New York Times plan. To warm up, learners write about and discuss advice they have been given. After reading "The Life Report," an op-ed column that asks older...

Authors write about what they know, and that does not exclude songwriters. Invite partners to explore the story behind a song. They analyze and discuss the lyrics, conduct research online, create a poster, and put together a two-minute...