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Spelling Pre Test
In this spelling worksheet, students read the sentences and check the spelling for the bold word. Students choose the correct spelling for the 10 online questions.
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Ethnic Music: Carptho Ruysn
Students define the term ethnic music, ethnic dancing, and a simple Carpatho Rusyn dance step.
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Students listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin. They create words using the cluster ump.
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Postcards from the Net
Students take a closer examine the world just outside their doors and share their experiences with their classmates, near and far. They create postcards of their community and email them to pen pals in other school districts.
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High-Tech Heaven?
Students read and discuss, "Post-Christmas Comes a Geek's Gizmo-Rama" by David Pogue. They consider how technologies they use impact their lives.
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Carbondale: The Biography of a Coal Town
Students use a brief history of the growth and decline of the anthracite region in the state to create a photograph and map "peak shaped" time line. They practice map and photo analysis strategies to "read" photographs and maps.
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The Arms Race - From the Beginning to the End
Ninth graders focus on the political and technological developments of the Cold War. They, in groups, read and summarize the speech they are given. They should provide a short presentation based on their interpretation.
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I Grow
Students describe factors that influence relationships with family and friends. They write a book about themselves using personal knowledge.
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Home Alone Role Play
Students discuss why it is important to be safe while they are home alone. They decide if decisions made in skits they watch were good or bad. They even create their own role plays.
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The Rhythm of Life - Episode 2 - Melody
Young scholars complete a unit on melodies from various cultures. They watch an online program, analyze various melodies, write a short original melody, complete a worksheet, and compare/contrast three versions of "Amazing Grace."
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NCTA Lesson Plan on China
Students identify China's geography, especially arable land, rainfall, crop growing areas, rivers, and mountains. Students select a technological advance to draw a diagram of the particular advance make transparencies of the diagram,...
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Introduction to "As You Like It"
Students explore the character relationships and their connection in the play "As You Like It." Working in groups, students act out the various scenes from the play and discuss the characters and their actions in the scene. Students...
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Memorizing Techniques
Young scholars explore a variety of nmemonic devices, methods and techniques to help improve their memories. They brainstorm a list of things they find difficult to remember on their own first. In pairs they work on memory tricks by...
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Stars
Students relate the mood and meaning of a song to the style of performance. They listen to a poem by Sara Teasdale, listen to a song about stars and sing the star song.
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Max The Dog: Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students choose the correct word to fill in blanks in a set of 16 sentences; link is present for answers.
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Reading Vocabulary - 1
In this vocabulary test instructional activity, 2nd graders read the words and select the meaning from the options. Students complete 8 vocabulary sentences.
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Reading Comprehension: Pliny Describes Elephants
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage titled Pliny Describes Elephants, then answer 7 multiple choice comprehension questions.
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Think About It: Adding to a Story
In this adding to a story worksheet, students read a sentence, then choose the word from a pair that would appropriately add to the story. One example is completed for students
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Alice in Wonderland
In this listening worksheet, 5th graders listen to the first chapter of Alice in Wonderland and respond to the corresponding questions. Students answer 35 multiple choice questions choosing the correct answer from the drop down menu...
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What Rhymes With?
In these rhyming chart worksheets, students complete 6 pages of rhyming word charts by circling the words that rhyme or finding the word that doesn't rhyme.
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Bytes: A Summer Byte
Young scholars create a collage from their own digital pictures using Adobe Photoshop Elements. Following a step-by-step instruction guide, students create a collage from pictures of their summer vacation as part of a writing assignment.
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Picture It: Teaching Descriptive Writing
There are many fun and effective ways to teach students to write descriptively.
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Comparing Different Types of Corn
Students explore different types of corn. In this science lesson, students compare sweet corn, field corn and Indian corn. Students gather specific information. Additionally, students discuss their findings.