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North America Knowledge
Second graders move around a large map of the North America drawn on the playground. They follow the directions called out by the teacher. They may also develop their own tasks for other students to follow.
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What's Your Sign?
Pupils practice recognition of common street and safety signs and discuss what happens if these signs are ignored.
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Hip-Hop
Students practice letter recognition. They say tongue-twisters with the practiced sound. Students read a book about the sound. Using laminated picture cards, students pant when they see a word with the sound.
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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
In this ESL verb tenses worksheet, learners examine 7 pictures and the sentences with present simple verbs. Students change the sentence to the present continuous form and choose the correct sentence from 4 choices.
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Mission 8: Transport
In these transportation worksheets, students learn about the various modes of transportation, the energy they use, and ways transportation affects the environment. Students complete a 15 page packet for the activity.
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Which One Doesn't Belong?
Third graders identify words that are related with 80% accuracy. Given a list of four vocabulary words, 3rd graders identify specific relationships between three of the four words. They also identify which of the four words are not...
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In My Dream
Learners listen to various selections of music and discuss the use of form in musical compositions. They choreograph and perform movements to correspond with identified forms.
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Sense of Wonder,
Sixth graders engage in an activity in order to appreciate the wonders of the everyday world. They use an ordinary home to create context for the instructional activity. They realize seemingly mundane surroundings should spark a sense of...
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"Eddie the Excited Elephant"
First graders recognize each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme it makes. They recognize phonemes in spoken words and their corresponding letters or spelling maps and distinguish phonemes in their oral contexts.
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Make Work Easier!
Pupils work in pairs to design a lever. They conduct experiments using a penny and nickel to explore the uses of a lever.
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On Our Way to School
First graders create a class graph that illustrates how they get to school and interpret data from the graph. They complete an assessment worksheet independently and answer questions about the graph shown.
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When Will It Blow?
Fifth graders figure the amount of time before a boiler explode and then the time needed to evaluate an office building in this simulation. They narrate the events as a newscaster would.
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Turn off your Engines!
Learners explore how idling vehicles contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. They conduct a survey of idling in their community. Students calculate and develop corresponding graphs of the carbon dioxide produced...
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Adding Punctuation
Students explore using correct punctuation in their sentences. they discuss the various punctuation rules. Students practice putting the correct punctuation in a list of sentences.
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The Fairfax County Budget -- A Look At Spending
Students brainstorm a list of items that should be a priority for the government to help its citizens. Using an out of date budget, they identify individual line items and the conflicts involved in making a budget work. They discuss...
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Can You Slither Like a Snake?
Students explore letter-sound correspondences. They explore the letter s and the sound produced by the letter. Students explore how to write both the upper and lower case forms of the letter s. Students identify s in both written and...
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Slithering Silly Snakes
First graders identify the letter and phoneme /s/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /s/ sound through tongue twisters. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound by creating a...
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Umbrella's Up!
Learners study the /u/ phoneme by determining its sound, reciting a tongue twister, and writing the lower 'u.' Next, they listen to Sue Dickson's, The Umbrella Book, while raising a paper umbrella each time they hear the /u/ sound....
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Pathways
Students are introduced to how to use a flow diagram. As a class, they brainstorm all of the steps to a specific task and discuss the importance of completing them in the correct sequence. They read books that have an alternate ending...
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Books Are Great!
In this language arts worksheet, students read a short factual passage about books and authors. Students answer 6 questions about books.
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A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill
In this museums worksheet, students answer questions about a visit to the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill. Students answer 20 questions.
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Mission 5: Energy and the Environment
In these energy and environment worksheets, students learn about energy sources and the role they have with the environment. Students complete an 18 page packet for the activity.
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Spelling Connections: Grade 2: Putting Words in the Correct Order
In this spelling worksheet, students make 3 sentences by putting the words in the correct order. Students then hunt for hidden words in a word search. There is no spelling list on this page.