California Education Partners
Letter From Birmingham Jail
To demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex text, ninth graders are asked to craft an essay in which they use evidence drawn from "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to analyze how Martin Luther King, Jr. uses rhetorical devices...
Prestwick House
Frankenstein
Science Fiction? Gothic Novel? Romance? No matter the label, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has captured the imagination of readers for over 200 years. Whether used to test how well readers remember the key events and characters in...
K12 Reader
Apprentice System
As a reading comprehension exercise, kids examine a short article on the apprentice system, and then use information found in the text to respond to a series of comprehension questions.
Prestwick House
Into the Wild
Chris McCandless's life, adventures, and untimely death is the subject of Jon Krakauer's nonfiction work, Into the Wild. A thorough crossword puzzle includes quotes, characters, and key details from the book as clues.
Prestwick House
Macbeth
Double the enjoyment of the Scottish play with a crossword puzzle based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. The activity tasks readers to identify characters and events and to fill in the missing words from Shakespeare's tragedy about the...
Curated OER
Halloween Activities
In this online/interactive Halloween activity, learners view and listen to the "Five Little Pumpkins" video to fill in the blanks to complete sentences, use picture clues to unscramble words about Halloween, match sentences and pictures,...
Curated OER
A Separate Peace: Chapter 10 Reading and Study Guide
In this comprehension check worksheet, students define 3 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 10 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 10 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles in order to help them better...
Curated OER
Left and Right Worksheet - Animals
In this positions of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the animals according to directions.
Curated OER
Left and Right Worksheet - Vehicles
For this positions of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the vehicles according to directions for 5 examples.
Minnesota Literacy Council
Introduction to Historical Thinking
Christopher Columbus: hero or villain? Prepare class members for the debate with activities that asks them to think critically about how history is reported.
Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research Program
Paper Plate Fishes
Tropical fish make great art projects! Use paper plates to design, color, and assemble round and oval-shaped fish based on photographs of actual fish found along the Moorea Coral Reef. Kids learn about different fins- including the...
Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)
Fish Morphology
Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.
Curated OER
Line and Design
All students are interested in graphic design. This activity taps into this interest to have students learn about graphic elements.
Curated OER
Finger Puppets
Develop fine motor skills and put on a play with these finger puppets! Using this worksheet, learners color, cut out, and glue together finger puppets. There are 4 puppets: a girl, boy, dog, and a lion. As an extension activity, you...
TV411
How Do You Read Your News?
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...
Curated OER
4-H Line & Design Activity Page
What a great activity for students. This 4-H activity sheet has students organize their bedroom, and make clothing, focusing on line and design.
Curated OER
Traceable Alphabet: Letter O Worksheet
This worksheet provides ruled lines for early writers to practice tracing the letter 'O' in both upper and lower case. The first example is numbered and has an arrow to indicate the direction of the stroke. It also includes three...
Curated OER
Alphabet Worksheet: Printing the Letter Y
This is a traditional letter tracing worksheet on which children practice tracing the capital and lower case letter 'Y'. The pencil strokes are numbered to indicate the steps in writing the letter, and the direction of each stroke is...
Curated OER
Match Uppercase to Lowercase-- Letters A, B, C, D and E
In this alphabet matching worksheet, students draw lines to match the uppercase and lowercase examples of Zaner-Bloser letters a-e.
Curated OER
Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Worksheet
Students match upper and lowercase letters focusing on the letters X, Y, and Z. This worksheet provides a short review of these letters, and a visual means for students to internalize the difference between the upper and lowercase...
Curated OER
Lowercase and Uppercase I, J, K and L Worksheet
For this lowercase and uppercase I, J, K, and L worksheet, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
Curated OER
Lowercase and Uppercase Y and Z Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase Y and Z instructional activity, learners practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
Curated OER
Lowercase and Uppercase Q, R, S and T Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase Q, R, S, and T worksheet, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
Curated OER
Lowercase and Uppercase U, V, W, and X Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase U, V, W, and X worksheet, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.