Ninth graders explore poetic technique and figurative language in this ten instructional activity unit. Comparisons are made between a variety of forms of poetic expressions and the lives of several poets are studied.

Students participate in the iEARN Project by completing a questionnaire about values and lessons they have learned. They read sample essays by other students in the project about their views on the laws of life. They then write and post...

Learners experiment with proportions and drawing in this excellent Art instructional activity for grade 5-8. The instructional activity includes a PowerPoint slide show and requires the use of the educational software entitled...

Student's research the history to Valentine's Day. They take an online quiz and then think about all the different meanings of love. Sharing of ideas is involved within this lesson plan. They ponder on how emotions can be expressed in...

Young scholars design monuments, taking into account what is known about geometric shapes and measuring. Students create a museum complete with monuments and descritions of the monuments. Young scholars provide guides at each monument...

Students engage in the lesson that covers local community history by taking a field trip to a local graveyard. They do various activities prepared by the teacher that includes finding local important people who once lived in the community.

Ninth graders examine the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and identify the present day cities, towns, rivers, and regions that are on the route of the expedition. They complete an online WebQuest, recreating the route of the...

Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...

Students read The Gadget War by Betsy Duffey. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding inventors and inventions. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.

Third graders listen as the teacher reads a book about quilts, before they discuss the craftsmanship used in making quilts. They study the regions and symbols associated with their state. They make a quilt square using one of the facts...

Students examine the life of Samuel Clemens, who is more popularly known as Mark Twain. In groups, they examine and read, if possible, his different books. They discuss how the same book can have different meanings for different...

Students discuss the meaning of a variety of common phrases. As a class, they are tested on how to use those phrases. They participate in a puzzle game in which they are given a statement to describe the phrase and they are to say it...

Learners study the life and music of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. They practice listening for the downbeat of a musical selection. They participate in a physical exercise where they march around in a circle and clap to the...

Students examine cartoons drawn by a volunteer serving in the country of Jordan. They draw a cartoon about a time felt different from others around them and share their cartoons with the class. The answer the questions: How can cartoons...

Pupils become aware of spatial awareness as they stand in the middle of a hula hoop and perform "The Chicken Dance" to music. During the chorus, they run, hop, gallop, skip into other vacant hoops. Students follow directions given by the...

In this science worksheet, students read a content passage concerning facts about Mount Everest. Then they answer 6 questions and the answer sheet is on page 3.

In this icebreaker game worksheet, students talk to classmates and find someone who fits each of the 30 descriptions. Students write their name in the blank if the description fits.

In this literacy activity, students complete a transcript that is based upon the geographical location of Greenwich. There is also a search for numbers that are found in the text.

In this different types of text worksheet, learners in pairs write a description of a picture and read it to the group to see if they can guess what's on the card.

In this grammar worksheet, students review all different types of verbs and then circle the appropriate verb in twelve sentences. Students check to make sure that each sentence is grammatically correct.

In this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the development of the West. A short answer question is included as well.

In this reading comprehension and discussion worksheet, students read a short selection titled, "The Painting." They discuss the selection using 4 questions that ask their opinion about the painting, and the people in the story.

In this Marcus Aurelius worksheet, students read a detailed biographical text of the Roman emperor. Students answer 6 true/false questions and 6 fill in the blank.

For this Benjamin Franklin worksheet, students read a 1 page article on Benjamin Franklin, answer 3 questions with multiple choice answers, fill in 4 blanks to complete 4 facts and answer 2 statements as true or false.