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World Chocolate Day
In this World Chocolate Day worksheet, students complete activities such as phrase matching, reading, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, questioning, and more. Students complete 12 activities having to do with...
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Pre-Colonial Native American Groups
Students investigate U.S. history by researching the Internet and taking a test. For this American Indian group lesson, students identify the many specific Native American tribes and their geographic locations. Students research the web...
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Tie Snakes
Second graders make snakes out of ties. The students sew the bottom of the ties shut and stuff them with shredded plastic bags, the kind from a grocery store. They then sew them shut at the top. The students then sew on button eyes and a...
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Halloween
Discover the origins and traditions of Halloween with a crafty lesson plan! Second graders create bats, monsters, witches, and ghosts with masks and puppets. Next, they share their work with their classmates in a fun celebration.
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Translate Sentences Into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)- True or False Quiz
In this translating sentences into the IPA learning exercise, students translate ten sentences into the International Phonetic Alphabet and decide whether they are true or false.
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"Chocolate" Reading Comprehension-- Informational Passages
In this reading for information worksheet, learners read a one page text about the history and origins of chocolate. Students answer 5 comprehension and 5 vocabulary multiple choice questions.
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Literature - Overview - May
Third graders study sayings and phrases, poetry and stories in this month's activities.
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Country Singers Take Nashville
Students conduct research on a famous country music singer. In small groups, they conduct research, and construct and decorate a paper cutout of their selected country music singer.
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Tennessee
In this word search worksheet, students search and find vocabulary
words as they relate to the state of Tennessee. Words may be located forward,
backward, up, down, and diagonally.
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Tennessee Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in the state of Tennessee. Students spell 10 cities.
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Mesoamerican Codex Books
Fifth graders recreate Mesoamerican Codex Books using brown paper bags, paints, glue, an iron, and books on Mesoamerican Glyphs in this 5th grade instructional activity in the Art classroom. Resource links and book references are...
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The Selling of the Taj Mahal or Osaka Castle
Seventh graders work in groups and act as a real estate company who is trying to sell a billionaire a historical landmark to house his art collection and must make a presentation convincing him to buy their historical site.
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Sun Relief Sculpture
Sixth graders create a slab project based on sun images throughout history.
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Exploring & Creating Mythology
Students read and compare mythological stories from ancient cultures from around the world. In small groups they read a myth and present the storyline and themes to the class, and write an original mythological story of their own...
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Inked Geometric Mandalas
Fifth graders gain an appreciation for mandalas in many cultures. Compare and contrast designs from many cultures. They see geometric design in mandalas and become aware of symmetrical balance and radial balance. They create a mandala...
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Mythology and Ancient Civilizations
Third graders examine ancient world civilizations and the mythologies they created to explain natural phenomena, as well as the writers and poets who wrote about the mythologies.
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Golden Door Book
Students use the Golden Door as a theme to search for historical and aesthetic content. They create a paper collage containing relevant images, text and expressions.
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AN INTERNATIONAL MENU
Studentsl expand vocabulary through word study, literature and class discussion (e.g. word origins, roots and affixes, meaning in context, levels of usage, etc.). They recognize food-related words that have entered the English language...
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Durango Street: Chapters 15-17
In this Durango Street comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions and define 5 terms pertaining to chapters and 15-17 of Durango Street by Frank Bonham in order to help them better understand the novel.
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International Phonetic Alphabet
In this translating worksheet, students translate sentences in English to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Students translate 10 sentences.
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Reading and Correcting Paragraphs
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a paragraph about the great builders of ancient civilizations. Students answer 10 multiple choice grammar and vocabulary questions about the text.
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Chapter 9: A Surprising Day and A Little Bit About China
Fifth graders complete activities with Chapter 9 of the book The Fastest Pig in the West by Randi Hacker. In this literature lesson, 5th graders discuss the concept of saving face and how it affects the main character's decisions....
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Beverages
In this beverages worksheet, learners answer short answer questions about specific kinds of beverages. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
Students identify legends in Tennessee and U.S. history, and differentiate between primary and secondary sources. They list examples of primary and secondary sources, participate in a field trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and...