Students discuss the location of stores, buildings, and homes in their community. Afterwards, they create a 'mud map' demonstrating the route from one point to another. In pairs, students read travel directions from a brochure, while...

Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This instructional activity includes ideas such as using recycled...

Learners read and analyze the novel, 'The Witch of Blackbird Pond.' They list choices they have in society today, conduct a debate on freedom, role-play interviews with characters from the novel, create a timeline of a character, and...

Fifth graders recognize pioneer symbols and create a personal symbol. They, in groups, each get a state symbol and have them discuss why that symbol represents Utah. Have the groups select a spokesperson to share group findings with the...

Third graders read books and participate in class discussions about the motion of the stars and planets and moons in relation to the Earth. In small groups, 3rd graders act out these movements to music.

Learners work in pairs to create a comprehensive newspaper depicting the major themes covered during the study of Latin America. The activity includes writing, reading, social studies and technology.

Students receive instruction on Pidyon Shevuyim in a whole class setting. They work in small groups to read and answer question on the topic, and meet as a class to discuss their findings.

Fourth graders select topics about Florida Indians to research and give an informative speech to the class about their topics. The main focus' of this lesson are the research, and the speech that each student gives to the class.

Students read and discuss a news story "Government to say if UK will Join Euro." They take a Euro Quiz, or produce a TV quiz show using the questions. Alternatively students may write a report on the Euro or perform research to learn...

Seventh graders examine Utah's struggle for statehood. They study the relationship between American Indian and non-Indians during the Utah Territorial period and determine that the process of statehood involving cultures, and ideas left...

For this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.

Here is an inventive, and easy-to-implement lesson on the writing of topic sentences. Learners review what a topic sentence is, practice identifying topic sentences in an informational article, then play a really cool game. All of the...

Students examine the consequences of time travel through the analysis of the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, conduct Internet research on endangered ecosystems, and create a...

Use this high frequency words worksheet to help spellers write down the ten words with the -ur sound and complete ten fill-in sentences with the correct word.

Students research an animal. In this research lesson, students utilize various types of technology to gather information about an animal. Students create a class blog and use digital photography for their research.

One, two, three, go! Scholars gather in triads and number themselves one to three. Each number is responsible for sharing a section of the map homework completed the night before as learners discuss domain-specific vocabulary terms using...

This scripted lesson suggests using the journalist’s five W’s (who, what, when, where, why) to teach readers how to summarize a story and to how to distinguish between significant and supporting details. A template and rubric are...

How do you choose a research topic? This helpful graphic organizer is provided to aid middle and high schoolers in organizing their initial thoughts and choosing a topic. They have to narrow their topic by culture, time frame, event,...

Need something for group work, homework, or a way to assess your learners on your lessons for Common Core skill RI.9-10.3? Then you have come to the right place because this multiple choice quiz challenges learners to analyze the...

While this focuses on Ancient Rome, the objectives are improved research and information evaluation skills. In one class period, class members narrow their topic, research it, select the best information, log useful sources, and discuss...

For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students create a unique bug. In this lesson about bugs, students use their imagination to develop a new kind of bug. Students use construction paper, scissors, glue, and crayons to make their bug. Students explore the different parts of...

Students explore the bird's-eye views on the Texas Bird's-Eye Views website, and discuss why the views were created. They design and create a bird's-eye view of their classroom, school, or community.