Discover Italian families though a book study. Learners also practice Italian vocabulary and grammar, explore direct and reported speech, and complete an assessment or final project.

The motto for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry warns that one should never tickle a sleeping dragon, but learners will definitely be tickled by the activities in a packet of materials designed to accompany a reading of the...

It's the age of technology! The idea of computer literacy and fluency are rapidly gaining importance; can your learners keep up? To keep them interacting with technology, bring them to the computer lab for small group reading...

Students examine a case study of contrasting values between cultures. They read and discuss a story of a family of Peace Corps volunteers in Papua New Guinea, write a response to the story, and write a script for a dramatization of the...

Use this “Take a Bus Ride” worksheet as a prompt for class members to draw themselves and their family on a real or imagined bus ride. An outline of the front of a bus is drawn with space for children to draw people in the window. When...

Introduce your class to the techniques of proper writing. In groups, they brainstorm their ideas on family structures and discuss the importance of having a male figure in their lives. After listening to an African-American poem, they...

Young scholars study the Native American nations that reside in the Pacific Northwest. They work with the traditional Raven stories to make a puppet theater in the form of a replica longhouse. Next, they make a spirit shape that is...

You have multiple choices with this worksheet! Either send it home with your young English language learners (encouraging them to speak a little English with their family), or send it home with your even younger Spanish speakers (to...

Japanese Internment and World war II are the focus of a KWHL strategy used to scaffold for a reading of Journey to Topaz,  Yoshiko Uchida's story of 11-year-old Yuki Sakane and her family. Complete directions for the activity...

White Fang gets into the mind of a wild wolfdog as people domesticate him. The story tells of trials with violent animals and humans alike. White Fang captures readers' hearts as the pup separates from his family.

Houses come in all shapes and sizes, but not all houses are safe from Mr. and Mrs. Twit. The 10th instructional activity in a unit designed to accompany The Twits by Roald Dahl turns learners into architects. While designing houses for...

Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark as they discover the wonders, beauty, and dangers of the American frontier. After gaining background knowledge about Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase, young explorers use primary...

One of the best fourth grade books of all time is Where the Red Fern Grows. Provide your class with interesting background on the book and the author as well as worksheets for every five chapters of the novel. The first part of the guide...

Learners analyze the evolution of cultural attitudes through the lens of transportation, examining several artifacts, documents, and photographs. Topics covered include how American attitudes have influenced society's evolution into a...

Young scholars share in the family histories of their peers as told through the quilt stories, and apply math skills by using invented strategies to determine the (approximate) age of the quilt from the information given about the date...

Students explore discussing stories with their children. They read and discuss Clifford's Sports Day and identify connections between the book and their daily lives. They simulate discussing the book with their children and note...

For this characters in stories worksheet, students read a book with their family and write the title and author on the worksheet. Student then answer several questions about the main character of the story. Parents or guardians must sign...

Students discover and write stories from the past.  In this lesson on Australia, students conduct interviews of family or friends to discover stories and legends from the past. Students then create a brochure for Australia. 

Students simulate dinosaurs. They discuss dinosaurs and listen to a story. They play a game of Hide and Seek simulating dinosaurs with their parents. They complete activity pages and draw pictures of dinosaurs. They discuss follow-up...

In this close reading worksheet, students write the title and author of a book they've read with their family. Students write what the story is about. Students then write whether they have read a story similar to or different it. Parents...

Students create a presentation about themselves and their family in Spanish. Using HyperStudio, they develop slides to be included in their stack of information. They follow a rubric and are graded on the criteria. They share their...

Students work with their parents to decorate strips of construction paper in primary colors to represent one family member per link on the chain. They sing a gathering song and all share their family chains. They read the story of the...

In this reading materials worksheet, students read a list of different story materials and then look around their house to find different types of reading materials. Students then write down what they've found and share the list with...

Young scholars investigate fun physical activities that can be done year round.  For this physical education lesson, students read the story Big News! Straight From the Heart, and list the activities written about in the story....