Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to...

Want to explore the process of writing a persuasive essay and tie it in with the upcoming elections? Class members use Venn diagrams and the hamburger model of persuasive writing to write a five-paragraph essay on elections and...

Fourth graders discuss why everyone needs and wants to feel respected. As a class, they share what respect looks like and what disrespect looks like. They pretend they have to leave their most valued object with a secret agent and what...

In this ESL vocabulary instructional activity, students choose the correct word to fill in a blank in a sentence, selecting from a drop down list, 20 sentences total.

In this Election Day activity, students alphabetize a set of 16 related words found in a word box at the bottom of the page. Worksheet has links to additional activities.