Learners read the book and watch the movie, Holes. They create a brochure (containing specific information) that advertises Camp Green Lake as a newly refurbished outdoor adventure camp. They display the brochures for the rest of the...

In this punctuation worksheet, students connect 5 labels to the correct punctuation marks to what they show when used correctly in a sentence by drawing arrows to connect each one. Students fill in the missing punctuation marks in 10...

In this grammar worksheet, students learn about synonyms and antonyms. They then use what they learned to answer 30 questions. The answers are on the last page of the packet.

Students use words with similar meanings to analyze implied meanings. In this word connotation instructional activity, the teacher introduces the activity by asking students whether a new product should be advertised as "newfangled" or...

Students read a piece of literature and locate the descriptive verbs in the piece. In this descriptive verbs lesson plan, students understand the value of using descriptive verbs. Students rewrite a story they've written with more...

Students write a comic. In this writing lesson plan, students discuss comic books and why they continue to be so popular. Students create a comic book using an imaginary character. Students must present a problem and solution in their...

Students examine weather patterns in the United States. In this weather activity, students use a United States map to identify high and low temperatures in two states. Students compare the data and record their findings onto a chart.

Students develop an understanding of the make-up of the Canadian Senate. They appreciate the role of the Senate as a watch dog for minority rights. They research the Senators in the Canadian government.

Learners consider how Duke Ellington impacted the rise of jazz music. In this jazz music lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding the life and work of Ellington. Learners also watch a video regarding Ellington and discuss music of...

Students study the poetry of Poe. In this integrated arts lesson, students draw comparisons between the daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe by an unknown photographer with Poe's poetry.

Students develop their own ideas about the world around them. This lesson helps them improve their descriptive adjective vocabulary while they discuss perceived differences between nations through stereotypes.

Students identify and suggest suitable parts of speech to fill in the blanks in a prepared text (the text can easily be tailored to language ability and desired subject). They use word processing to edit the text.

Students listen to two famous stories about people who do not like Christmas, and then create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the main characters.

Students identify important buildings in their community. They discuss the variety of places and services available in their local community. Indivually, students write a paragraph describing their favorite place(s) in the community....

Students locate and select riddles in library books to share, write riddles using template, select appropriate parts of speech to complete riddle template using AlphaSmart, correctly capitalize and punctuate riddle, and illustrate their...

Students compose a short piece of creative writing based on a painting depicting a mythological narrative. In this creative writing instructional activity, students create a short piece of writing and then learn more about the...

Students examine the personality traits of characters. In this characterization lesson, students read act 2 of "Much Ado About Nothing" and create masks to represent the characters in the play.

Students explore the implications of dogfighting. In this animal welfare lesson, students participate in a game that helps them to consider the harmfulness of dogfighting.

Students add details to their writing. In this language arts activity, students use details to enhance their writing. Students view a picture and write a paragraph about what they see. Students conference with another student to edit...

In this nouns and verbs activity, students make sentences out of 10 words that could be nouns and verbs and use them as both in different sentences. Students complete 20 sentences.

Second graders create analogies in the target language.

Students explore and discuss name-calling, feelings and myths relating to homosexuality through labeling feelings and participating in a game.

Pupils investigate the affect of refugees have one their host country. They examine where refugees go and decide on things that might be affected by their influx such as medical care, moral issues, economic issues, and language barriers.