Students investigate the politics of England by reading historic letters.  In this world history lesson, students research the Conservative British Government during the beginning of World War II.  Students examine an authentic...

In this Christiane Amanpour worksheet, students read about the life of the news reporter, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.

In this Roman place names worksheet, students find a map of Great Britain and write down as many city names that end with the Roman endings "--caster" or "--chester".

Young scholars explore natural disasters around the world from the experiences of other students, friends and families. They collaborate with countries such as Japan, China, India, Australia, Russia, Great Britain as well as from the...

Middle schoolers complete several projects on the Middle Ages. In this world history lesson, students complete language arts, social studies, math, and science projects. Some of these include: comparing a teenager's life now to that in...

Students work in groups in order to perform research about the different aspects of immigration. Once they have completed the research a comic strip is created regarding the findings.

Students investigate the causes and events that lead to the US Revolutionary War. They use a number of study techniques in this unit to discuss why the colonies wanted freedom from Britain.

Eighth graders empathize with how colonists felt when they were taxed without representation. They use a metaphor of students and a school principal to describe the strained relationship that developed between the colonies and Britain.

Learners consider how the 1960's impacted Great Britain. In this contemporary history lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the decade, popular culture, and women's rights.

In this main idea worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the themes of different passages they read. Students complete 10 questions total.

Learners examine race relations in Great Britain. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to understand the impact of immigration on the country as well as multiculturalism in...

In this adjective learning exercise, students read about comparative and superlative forms, then complete sentences correctly. Students then make up some sentences of their own using comparative and superlative adjectives.

In this political systems instructional activity, students read the dialogue examples in pairs to explore political systems within Britain.

In this famous people learning exercise, students read a passage about Margot Fonteyn and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...

In this English folk music worksheet, students read an article pertaining to the history of folk music in England from the times of the Industrial Revolution until the 1970s.

Students explore current events by reading and analyzing an article in class. In this human diet lesson, students read an article about cows which are being genetically modified in order to produce human breast milk for consumption....

Students compare and contrast historical and contemporary photographs of important figures in African American history. In this photography analysis lesson, students learn key photography vocabulary and use a Venn Diagram to explore...

Students take a closer look at sculpture. In this visual arts lesson, students may visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the New Art Center Sculpture Park, the Fruitmarket Gallery, or Tate Britain online or in-person to discover details...

In this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast about Liverpool. They listen for words with similar meanings to 7 phrases given in the first activity. Students answer 7 comprehension questions and complete a cloze activity.

In this famous person activity, students read a passage about David Beckham and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Students investigate nonviolent lifestyles by researching the life of Gandhi.  In this journalism activity, students define the word ahimsa and how important nonviolence is when solving conflicts.  Students create a timeline of...

In this Tasmania worksheet, students read 3 paragraphs about the island of Tasmania and fill in the blanks to sentences with words in a word bank in the paragraphs. Students fill in 10 words total.

Students examine characteristics of informal writing. Students read through a class story. They rewrite the story so that it sounds if they were explaining the story to a friend. Students discover the use of apostrophes and...

In this druidism worksheet, learners read about the druidism, answer short answer questions, draw a picture, and make a model of the ring of thirteen stones. Students complete 4 activities.