In this puzzle activity, students solve a set of 9 puzzles about Christmas. Page includes links to answers and additional resources.

Third graders think outside the box with this lesson in organization through webbing. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating a writing web.

In this "getting to know you" activity sheet, students answer a set of 15 personal questions, then complete 1 sentence starter, "Happiness is..."

Students discuss families, what makes up a family, and things families do. They create a web diagram to organize information about their families.

Students demonstrate real-object writing. They discuss a leaf that has human attributes, and using a real leaf write a story about a leaf that tells them a joke, and create an illustration of themselves and their leaf.

Students create a class survey, place the data in a spreadsheet and graph the information.

In this language arts learning exercise, students answer 20 questions about personal preferences, choosing between 4 possible answers. Students then circulate around the room and find classmates with the same answers.

Students create a story and use a felt story board to build the story.

Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.

Eighth graders, in groups, count the different colors of M&M's in each kind of package and then draw a pictograph to show the results. Each group writes a program to show their results and then compare the manually-drawn and computer...

Students create an artistic classroom memory place for objects that represent an important moment in their lives.

Students create individualized art "sketchbooks" by decorating pieces of cardboard and fastening blank sketch paper inside in this middle-level Art project. The lesson plan includes ideas for choosing weekly sketchbook "assignments" for...

Third graders examine the symbolism of the United States by observing different flags.  In this U.S. History lesson, 3rd graders utilize the Internet to research state seals, flags, and other symbols that represent specific areas of...

Students practice reading silently. The class discusses the benefits of reading silently and several methods for reading silently, including cross checking and chunking. Working in groups, they silently read a leveled text and discuss...

For this bioglyphs worksheet, students create a bioglyph diagram for themselves using the provided symbols for distinguishing characteristics. An example is provided.

In this hypothesis worksheet, students read about how to form a hypothesis and how to collect observations. Students go through the 4 steps of forming a hypothesis.

In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice learning exercise, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the learning exercise.

For this possessive nouns worksheet, students determine whether phrases are "natural" or "not natural." Some phrases need possessive nouns. 

SWBAT create a bar graph to match a data set. SWBAT analyze the graph to find 3 pieces of information the graph shows them.

With GEOLogic puzzles, students are asked to match each of the Three Stooges with their favorite group and species of dinosaur based on clues given from different perspectives.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Requires free membership. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains...

New guinea pig owners and classroom keepers can get advice on the care of their favorite pets.

This lesson, inspired by Gary Paulsen's My Life in Dog Years, helps young scholars write memoirs or narratives about their lives through the eyes of a pet, a favorite pair of jeans, or their shoes. Students choose one item that is very...