Most teachers and scholars look for a way to simplify information. Informational how-to slides simplify the process of technical writing into a step-by-step process. Learners gather information on what to do, as well as what to avoid....

Students complete a variety of activities related to the digraph /ch/. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then listen to different words and identify the words containing /ch/. Students then listen to the book "Chicka Chicka Boom...

In this reading worksheet, students read equations and solve each with a calculator. Students turn the calculator upside down to match the word they see with a given clue. Ten equations and ten clues are provided.

Students explore how to read the resistor color code and a meter.

In this sports heroes instructional activity, learners read the clues about a famous African-American baseball player. Students fill in the blanks to break the code and use the code to name the mystery person - Jackie Robinson.

Students study the egg code to learn about sea ice. In this sea ice lesson, students discuss and view a diagram to learn about the egg code when describing sea ice and its thickness. Students work in groups to play a game using the egg...

Students exercise the skill of phoneme awareness with vocal gestures to create the sound of /v/. They review the way to print the letter "V," how to form the /v/ sound and create a hand gesture to help them recall the vocal gesture of...

Students tour the inside of a computer, and then step back in time to meet some of the people who contributed to computing technology's development. They write about the specific innovations they found to be the most interesting.

Students practice spelling, sounding out, and identifying the "sh" digraph. Students listen as the teacher reads a tongue twister emphasizing words with the "sh" sound. Students listen to the story "Is Joe Home?" and identify the words...

Young scholars study geometric shapes and find patterns in shapes, numbers, and beats. In this patterns lesson, students complete a handout 'Guess the Pattern and watch a video about breaking a code. Young scholars read a word problem...

Pupils explore phonemes. They identify that a=/a/. Students recognize /a/ in spoken words by learning a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. Pupils practice finding /a/ in a variety of words. Students read a book that focuses...

Young scholars solve addition and subtraction problems and decipher and write messages using a code. They read and discuss an informational fact sheet about the Navajo code talkers from World War II, and decode and re-code messages...

Tenth graders use color-coded annotation or text-marking to analyze a passage from Richard III. In this text analysis lesson, 10th graders read a passage from Richard III and use colored pens to analyze the text. Students then devise a...

In this conjunctions worksheet, students fill in the blanks of a passage using the correct conjunctions. Students read the passage on dress codes in Japan and choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentences.

Students recognize the phoneme /g/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /g/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme /g/ in various...

Students study the /a/ in both written and spoken words. They find the sneezing /a/ while saying words and reciting a tongue twister before they practice writing the letter 'a.' As they listen to a read aloud of 'Pat's Jam," they sneeze...

In this chemical reactions worksheet, students read about the differences between physical and chemical changes in substances. Then students identify situations as either an example of physical or chemical change. Students learn how to...

In this DNA worksheet, students access a website to learn about how single-celled organisms function successfully. Then students pretend they are a bacterium and determine how to transport lactose across their cell membrane for food....

Fifth graders read an informative paragraph about how blood travels through our bodies. Then, they fill in the missing letters for words that label things in the circulatory system. An answer key is provided on page two. An interesting,...

Students explore the code of ethics in journalism. In this journalism ethics lesson, students use Hazelwood and Tinker to explore journalism ethics. Students compare ethics of journalists and pirates, read a related article, write their...

In this calculator learning exercise, students will solve 10 equations using their calculator. Then students will turn their calculator upside down and match the word with a clue at the bottom of the page.

Exercise phonemic awareness of the vowel /a/ to help children become successful readers. They connect spoken phonemes to written grapheme's and create a relationship between the vocal gesture of /a/ and its grapheme map in text and words.

Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing /ch/,...

Students practice recognizing the phoneme /a/ in spoken and written words as well as by symbol. They interact with the book, "The Cat Nap," from Educational Insights and the Dr. Seuss book, "ABC's Book." Each student also plays a memory...