Responding to text is a very important skill that follows learners wherever they go. They respond to two comprehension questions after reading an excerpt from William Bennett's The Great Famine in Ireland. They consider what they read in...

North American Indian civilizations had already been in place for over 10,000 years before the arrival of European settlers. Introduce your young historians to Indian tribes that lived in the Chesapeake region in the...

How do you put something as large as the universe in perspective? Use a series of scale experiments. Classmates collaborate around four experiments to examine the scale of the earth-moon system, our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy,...

Use this political cartoon handout to help pupils understand the role the Blue Dog Coalition plays with regard to Health Care Reform. Football is used metaphorically to represent a player (Blue Dogs) tackling someone on his team (Obama)....

A table of each state's record temperature reports data that middle schoolers can place on a number line for analysis. A written explanation of how to use this tool and the concept of absolute value are also included. Nine questions are...

Score one for test prep. Young musicians are encouraged to create their own mnemonic devices to prepare themselves for a test on the treble clef staff. Using the provided worksheet, individuals record, in order, the names of the lines...

Kids note the rhythm of 12 words and then list each word in the appropriate box on a worksheet.

Challenge your musicians to finish the measures by writing in the correct quarter note or rest. They will write the count under each measure and then clap it out. The last three fill-in-the-blank measures ask learners to fill in the time...

Are you teaching a unit on the Wild West and need a good book suggestion that ties in? You've just found an extensive book list that includes titles for both juvenile and advanced readers. Each title is about some aspect of the Wild West...

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the making of an editorial cartoon and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about civil liberties and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this historical events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about health care and respond to 3 talking point questions

In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon that requires them to consider how visual irony is used in a cartoon about the Patriot Act. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.

For this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the feature American icons. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature tributes to Pope John Paul II. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon that requires them to consider the power of symbols in cartoons and respond to 4 talking point questions.

In this Gold Rush activity, students answer multiple choice questions about the Gold Rush. Students answer 20 questions total.

In this ESL worksheet, learners answer 20 questions about Iron Gate, Derby. For example, "Name a shop that sells musical instruments."

In this ESL friendly letter correction worksheet, students read a letter and look for the 20 mistakes. Students correct the errors in the friendly letter.