Fifth graders create a fossil using an impression made with a shell pressed into clay and filled with plaster of Paris and a mold made out of dough and impressed with a shell. They also will receive a paragraph which contains four...

In this Great Depression worksheet, students review a chapter as they write 8 people or terms that match 8 quotations, respond to 5 multiple choice questions, and elaborate on a historical theme regarding the American economy, the Dust...

In this shapes worksheet, students identify shapes according to sentences that describe them. Students identify 8 shapes, but have 14 to choose from.

Students discover the history of Colonial America by creating a class presentation.  For this U.S. History lesson, students utilize the Internet to research one of 20 topics in which they will create a PowerPoint or other type of...

In this 2-D shapes worksheet, students match a set of descriptions to shapes given. A reference website for additional resources is given.

Students view and respond to The Odyssey 2050 film. In this climate change activity, students view the film and discuss ways to take action to stop global warming. Students complete several activities prior, during, and concluding the film.

Fifth graders review notetaking skills and brainstorm a list of times when notetaking is important. They review a given text then take notes on writing paper, using the modeled style.

In this Language Arts activity, students analyze symbols from Wingdings font. Students answer questions about the symbols and locate specific ones.

In this mathematical worksheet, learners convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.

Students, in groups, discuss clue phrases from a poem.

Students examine the history and geography of Martinique and Algeria, with an emphasis on broader issues of race and colonialism. They list some reasons that violence is or isn't a legitimate force in the struggle for people's freedom.

Fifth graders write a list of their favorite authors and illustrators before deciding on ways to learn more about them. They examine print and Internet resources as a way to answer questions they have. They complete an Author Scavenger...

Students access the First Among Equals website and research Canadian Prime Ministers.

Students estimate the material needs for a concrete block foundation of a given size, with a given number of openings.

Students create a story similar to those of the Maori oral tradition.  In this Whale Rider lesson plan, students discuss the way that Maori legends were passed down from generation to generation.  Students choose a land...

Students search for items in various parts of the newspaper noting the different types of information it provides.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn to find and analyze the main idea and supporting ideas in a variety of texts.

Slideshow investigates how to find the main idea and key details of a story.

A five-day lesson plan to teach students how to find the main idea of a story and generate a title, identify facts and details from a story, and differentiate between main idea and supporting details.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to pinpoint the controlling idea, which not only identifies the main idea, but also answers questions about the author's goal or...

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about Texas, and click on the correct main idea.

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about pollution, and click on the correct main idea.

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about the solar system, and click on the correct main idea.

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about where different animals live, and click on the correct main idea.