Students compare Spanish and American cultures. In this global studies lesson, students review what they have learned in a Spanish culture unit by writing compare and contrast essays about Spanish and American cultural aspects.

Learners analyze poems about death. For this poetry analysis lesson, students read poems from both Dylan Thomas and A.E. Housman and analyze them in groups for common poetic devices. Learners present their analysis and complete a Venn...

In this making comparisons worksheet, students look at the 3 sets of pictures that depict objects of different sizes and write 6 sentences each to compare the items. Students use the clues in parentheses. Note: There are no examples and...

In this grammar learning exercise, 2nd graders and parents read about making comparisons between unlike things and the use of similes. They underline the two things that are being compared in 4 sentences. There is a place for both the...

Fifth graders discuss different countries, their cultures, similarities and differences and choose a set of focus questions to research. They create a narrative story using their researched information in first person narrative stories.

Students use the food and entertainment section of the newspaper to find Italian restaurants in their area. They write a letter to one of the restaurants asking the restaurant to bring some sample dishes to their classroom for a project....

In this description worksheet, students describe a typical summer morning in a teepee village. Essays should include introductory paragraph, body paragraph, and concluding paragraph.

Do your kids a little more practice identifying similes and metaphors? This learning exercise can be used as extra practice, for homework, or as part of a group activity

Here is a (great) lesson on using parentheses! The task requires the expression of ages using algebraic expressions, including the distributive property. Pupils use their expressions to determine the individual ages.

Add additional meanings to root words! Scholars show what they know about suffixes and root words with a activity that challenges them to create words and complete sentences. 

Graph A goes with equation C, but table B. The short assessment task requires class members to match graphs with their corresponding tables, equations, and verbalized rules. Pupils then provide explanations on the process they used to...

For this skittle math worksheet, students sort skittles by color and create a bar graph for each color of skittle. Students also answer comparison, ratio, and relationship questions about the skittles.

Learners compare and contrast two characters from the play The Diary of Anne Frank on a Venn diagram and write a paragraph showing similarities and differences.

Students restate facts and details in text to inform and organize ideas and have a choice of four activities to enhance learning,

Students read a chapter in a book.  In this character comparison lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Sarah Plain and Tall, learn new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5 and draw the first words of...

Students write a story.  In this critical thinking and writing lesson, students read a fable, answer the provided thinking skills questions, and write their own fable.

Students examine the philanthropic themes of two books. For this moral values and writing lesson, students complete a Venn diagram comparing the books Leo, the Late Bloomer and Thank You, Mr. Falker. The students discuss related themes...

In this opposites worksheet, students write sentences to compare the two pictured items. Students use the adjectives provided in a box. There are 5 questions.

In this addition worksheet, students add groups of tens and their remainders to determine the missing addends in the pairs of 2-digit problems and then find the sums. Students solve nine problems.

Young scholars investigate writing techniques by analyzing 2 stories written by Edgar Allen Poe.  In this language arts lesson, students choose two Edgar Allen Poe short stories to read and take notes on the setting, theme,...

Students create a mini-book with the Spanish numbers 0-10, then compare and contrast the English numbers to the new Spanish numbers.

Students write an essay of comparison between two works they have studied but have not yet compared. They recognize similarities of themes between two very different works. They submit a group evaluation form.

Figurative language is a welcome addition to creative writing. Clearly describe similes with this worksheet. For each of 10 example sentences, learners have to identify what is being compared. An answer key is provided with this great...

Have your class talk about the importance of the rainforest and the products that come from it. Learners watch a video showing the path of chocolate from the rainforest to the supermarket. They discuss how the rainforest and...