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Re-covering Imperial History
High schoolers read about imperialism in Japan and China and write their own book based on the story they read.
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Marcus's Big City Adventure
Fourth graders review their knowledge of nutrition and the 5 food groups. Then they read a story which involves food from Ethiopia, India, and Mexico. They examine these foods and their nutrients, considering the health value of each.
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Why is It That Johnny Can't Read?
Students listen to and discuss Don Henley's song, "Johnny Can't Read" and the 10,000 Maniacs song, "Cherry Tree." They research reading literacy and find statistics, evidence, stories, facts, and sources which will support their beliefs...
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Zulu King, Zulu King
Students listen to story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, brainstorm everything they know about Mardi Gras, create pages relating to Mardi Gras for class book, type information on computer, play slide show, and take turns reading their books.
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Muffins are Yummmmmy!
Students explore phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /m/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the phoneme /m/. They read "If You Give A Moose a Muffin." Students search for /m/ words while reading the story. They...
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Using Folk Tales: Vowel Influences on the Letter G
Students recognize and identify words with hard and soft g sounds. They also categorize words beginning with the letter g by their sound. The folk tale Jack and the Beanstalk is read and then students are asked to name words in the...
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Producing Heat
Students listen to "Heat Wave" by Helen Ketterman and discuss the story by creating a word web with heat as the main topic. They break into groups and conduct an experiment using a thermometer to record the temperature of melting ice...
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Befriending Bullies
Students discuss how to create a bully free classroom. They share teasing and bullying stories and read books on bullying and teasing. Students buddy read with second grade students in order to create friends at the school. They discuss...
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Properties of Color
Second graders explore the properties of primary color and investigate what happens when primary colors are mixed. They listen to the story The Crayon Box That Talked and list the colors. They experiment mixing primary colors and...
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Let's Be Honest!
Students investigate the concepts of honesty and take a survey about honesty. They use the New York Times to conduct research to identify the characteristics commonly found in stories about cheating. Students write reflective papers...
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Teachers Zine's TAKS 3rd Grade Daily Upkeep 5
In this TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) daily upkeep worksheet, 3rd graders solve three math problems from Texas objective six. They read story problems and then identify the multiple choice answer that describes the...
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Easy Reading Worksheet- Short i Sound
In this short -i reading worksheet, students read a list of short -i words before reading a paragraph that contains the words. They circle the words sit, will, with, him, and hill in the paragraph. They answer three questions based on...
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Which is Different?
In this which is different worksheet, learners view a picture of three ducks and one boat, then determine which one is different from the other ones and circle their choice.
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The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (Letter 20)
For this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis worksheet, students, after reading the story, define six key vocabulary words and answer nine comprehension questions.
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Reading Comprehension 9-- First Day in Class
In this reading worksheet, students practice comprehension skills by reading a passage describing a young Portuguese woman's first lesson in her new English class. Students answer 20 questions about the story. This is intended for ESL...
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Area and Perimeter Problem Solving Retest
In this math worksheet, students solve 6 story problems in which area or perimeter is calculated. These are construction related problems that students must solve and indicate if area or perimeter is used. The meaning of the title is...
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Spelling Words and Word Search Puzzle
For this spelling word worksheet, students practice reading and writing spelling words which include child, whole, story, and cents on blank lines. They find the words which may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal in...
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Antonym Search
In this antonyms worksheet, students read 8 sentences that contain antonym pairs. Students identify the pairs and circle the antonyms.
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Cinderella Word Search Game
In this Cinderella word search worksheet, learners locate the names of 18 characters or words from the story in a word search. Note: This is intended to be an online activity, but can be printed.
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Add One-Digit Numbers to Two-Digit Numbers
In this addition word problems worksheet, students solve 4 story problems in which two digit numbers are added to single digits.
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Count Dimes
For this early childhood math practice worksheet, students use problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to count coins.
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Reasonable Answers
In this reasonable answers instructional activity, students solve six story problems in which numbers are rounded and the answer estimated. Students select the most reasonable answer from 3 choices.
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Vowel Sounds -- Short Aa Words
In this short a word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 20 word that have short a in them in the word search puzzle.
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"Oa" Review
In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".