Curated OER
Ecosystem Organization
Eighth graders engage in a lesson about ecosystems with the intention of looking at how it is organized. They cover the biotic and abiotic factors of an ecosystem while looking at the seven types of terrestrial biomes. Students write...
Curated OER
Genes and Inheritance
Students explore genes and inheritance. After listening to a story describing a rare genetic disease, students discuss inheritance and how living things pass on traits to their children. In groups students, students decipher code...
Curated OER
Graphs Review
Seventh graders review different types of graphs such as bar graphs, line graphs, box & whisker plots. As a class, they read a story and construct graphs to solve the data in the story. Students play "Graph Jeopardy" which requires...
Curated OER
Unknown Vocabulary
Students develop the vocabulary necessary to make their reading meaningful. After creating pre-reading activities, students a list of unknown vocabulary related to their reading selection. They complete vocabulary and context...
Curated OER
The Conquistadors
Eighth graders identify conquistadors and discover how they were funded. After gathering information on Cortez and Pizarro, 8th graders create a Venn Diagram to compare the two conquistadors. They examine characteristics of the Spanish...
Curated OER
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson Plan 3
Ninth graders read the story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and create a characterization chart to define the stock characters in the main story. They predict whether Walter Mitty will be a static character or a dynamic character....
Curated OER
Lucy's Literacy Legacy
students examine three local public arts portraits of Lucy Stone. They study her role in the women's rights movement through comparative readings, Internet research, and children's literature. In addition, they gather and organize...
Curated OER
Practice with Using Different Tenses
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate choice of words to complete ten sentences and then combine four sets if sentences so that the second sentence becomes a when clause.
Curated OER
Complete the Sentences
In this sentence completing worksheet, students read 11 sentences and fill in the blanks with a vocabulary word from the word bank. There is no apparent connection between the words.
Curated OER
QUIZ - TENSES, PLURAL AND POSSESSIVE NOUNS
In this plural and possessive noun quiz worksheet, learners fill in 10 blanks in 10 sentences with the correct singular or plural possessive noun, complete a graphic organizer with 5 plural forms of nouns, and fill in blanks in 9...
Curated OER
Problem Solving: Find an Average
In this finding the average word problem activity, learners problem solve and explain why the average is reasonable or not reasonable. Students solve six problems.
Curated OER
Mistakes That English Native Speakers Make 4
In this common English mistakes worksheet, learners read 20 sentences and identify the mistakes in each. Students then categorize the mistakes as apostrophe, articles, capital letters, clumsy style, commas, extra or missing words, or...
Curated OER
QUIZ – TENSES, PLURAL AND POSSESSIVE NOUNS
In this singular and plural possessive forms activity, students fill in the blanks in 24 sentences with the correct singular or possessive verb forms.
Curated OER
QUIZ – TENSES, PLURAL AND POSSESSIVE NOUNS
In this tenses, plurals, and possessive nouns quiz worksheet, students respond to 19 fill in the blank and 5 graphic organizer questions.
Curated OER
Community Words
Students participate in a community walk. In this communities activity, students use a digital camera to take photos during a community walk. Students take photos of store signs and street signs. Students design a poster with their...
Curated OER
Let's Party like its 1849
Students explore prairie life. For this Oregon Trail lesson, students read literature regarding the move west and participate in cross-curricular activities. Students should take digital photographs of the participation in activities and...
Curated OER
Math Analogies
In this math analogy learning exercise, students complete the analogy by writing in the last item based on the relationship between the first two items.
Curated OER
Number Sense
In this ordinal numbers practice learning exercise, students respond to 5 questions that require them to identify the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth fish in 5 lines of fish.
Curated OER
Mathematical Reasoning
In this data analysis worksheet, students read a list of 4 criteria and then select the picture on the sheet that matches the criteria.
Curated OER
Apples
Second graders complete many cross categorical activities about apples. In this apples lesson plan, 2nd graders cook with apples, make a mobile, finger-paint, write a story about apples, and more. Students read poetry and complete math...
Curated OER
Peer Pressure
Learners talk about how their peers can influence their behavior. In this peer pressure instructional activity, students complete a KWL chart on peer pressure, read a handout on peer pressure and break into groups to discuss the...
Curated OER
Rollin' Down the River
Pupils examine the contributions of Lewis and Clark. In this Louisiana Purchase activity, students research Internet and print sources regarding the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Curated OER
Growing Plants
Learners grow plants and track their growth over time. In this growing plants lesson, students plant seedlings and chart their growth in a data analysis activity.
Curated OER
The Trivia Magic Square
In this trivia magic square worksheet, learners fill in the magic square from given clues. This one-page worksheet contains a five by five square. The answer is provided.