Here is a instructional activity designed to be an ongoing task for the entire year. Each day of the week, learners must perform research to answer a simple historical question. This particular instructional activity covers the month of...

What is the difference between a picture graph and a pictograph? Young learners are given a picture graph detailing how many muffins three friends have, and they must complete a pictograph using a symbol of their choice. An answer key is...

A challenging activity that builds vocabulary as it tests knowledge of the word roots NAT, TRACT, and SEQ. This 12-clue crossword puzzle requires pupils to generate words that appropriately match the clues provided as well as contain the...

A 12-question crossword puzzle for the roots spect, sta, and vert, to complete this activity pupils must come up with words that match the clue given and contain one of these roots. Crossword, clues and answer key are all available and...

Need a quick assessment of your middle schoolers' reading comprehension skills? The four questions on this quiz ask readers to identify the likely source of the article, define words based on context, and identify the main idea of the...

Play around with collective nouns! For this activity, learners read and study a story about a band of thieves coming to an island. Readers look for the collective noun groups in the story and circle all 40 of them. This exercise includes...

California's water supply is not always stable. Learn about the ways that California weathers a drought with a reading activity about water usage and agriculture. Once kids finish the reading passage, they answer a series of...

Having a space to show work is a great way to gain insight into your learner's thinking. They solve 5 word problems and use the boxes provided to show their work.  An answer key is included.

In this math practice worksheet, students complete a total of 20 problems that use a variety of 3rd grade concepts. An answer key is given. 

This is a very basic worksheet intended to provide practice in solving word problems involving subtraction. Learners read the word problems then subtract to find the answer. An answer key is included.

Modal verbs of probability express what could or may happen. The class will look at 15 sentences and then choose which verb of probability fits best in each phrase. Then they write four phrases using accurate verbs in the present tense....

Using visual cues and hands on manipulatives are great for conveying concepts in a concrete way. Learners are given a set of rods, they break the set up into flats, then count the rods left over to determine an answer. There are 5...

Environmental health high schoolers read about an outbreak of aflatoxin poisoning with the intent to examine the stages of an epidemiologic investigation. As they read the case study, they identify where the outbreak occurred, form a...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders complete a set of 25 multiple choice questions, reading passages and answering questions after each. An answer key is included.

In this 3rd grade science worksheet, 3rd graders complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions related to grade 3 concepts. An answer key is given.

Does your pupils’ writing present the probability that they need practice with the plural possessive? Help is here! Learners combine pairs of sentences using a plural possessive noun. An answer key is provided.

Comparing unit prices of food products is a skill that learners will use for the rest of their lives. Here is a simple plan that provides practice calculating the unit price for various grocery store products. Use two jars with differing...

Looking for a simple and straightforward reference on the Enlightenment for your young historians? Check out this list of key terms and important figures from the period, followed by a traditional assessment where your learners will be...

To conduct an orchestra, a conductor’s conduct must be above reproach. What fun! Light a match under your readers by having them read a series of definitions and find the homograph that matches. If students don’t contest, you could...

Who knows where or when? The preposition knows! Young grammarians are asked to identify the preposition and the connecting prepositional phrases in 16 sentences. An answer key is provided.

A statistics-loaded passage about home sales provides the text for a reading comprehension exercise. Although the subject matter might challenge some readers, the answer key explains how to approach and answer the three multiple choice...

When youngsters are learning about the basic needs of humans and animals, this instructional activity could come in handy. In it, pupils circle the pictures of a living thing that is eating food. There are eight pictures all in all, and...

Practice and fine-tune your learners' writing skills for Common Core standard W.11-12.2 with a plan that explains how to incorporate the McCarthy Hearings into their reading of The Crucible. It offers solid advice for students on how to...

This is a traditional textbook chapter test on the Renaissance and Reformation, complete with eight multiple choice questions, six fill-in-the-blank, and a 10-question matching section identifying key individuals and terms from the...