When we have learners with behavioral or special needs in is extremely important to be able to communicate effectively with parents at home. Here you'll find an A to Z checklist for you to fill out during the week. As behaviors occur,...

Students explore the Latin American film industry. In this Latin American film lesson, students compare Latin American films to American films as they watch segments of "Que Viva Mexico!" Students research the painters on the film and...

First, next, and last, the elements of chronological order. In every story or text one can find a series of events that occur one after the other. To help learners with visual impairments conceptualize chronological order, this...

Students analyze several of the characters from "To Kill a Mockingbird". They view segments of the film, create character webs based on the most revealing film scenes, write journal entries and participate in class discussion.

Eighth graders give their own definition to the terms race, religion, culture, character and ethnicity and write them on the board. As a class, they discuss the differences and similiarties between the terms. In groups, they complete a...

In this ESL word formation worksheet, students read 7 sentences that have a missing word. Students fill the space using the base word given in bold at the end. Prefixes and suffixes may be added.

Four lessons introduce elementary ecologists to salt marsh and sandy beach habitats. In the first instructional activity, they place shells and other materials in vinegar to determine if they contain calcium carbonate. In the second...

After hearing or reading a New York Times article on Twinkies, kids attempt to fill in the blanks by memory alone. They re-read the article, only this time words are missing, it's up to them to fill in each blank with a word from the...

First graders investigate the missing numbers on an equation chart in order to practice their addition and subtraction skills. They work with sums up to twenty and use up to twenty objects to work with subtraction equations. They listen...

In this shape and size pattern learning exercise, students determine the patterns in each set and find the shape that comes next or the missing shape.

In this addition game worksheet, students help Minnesota Muskrat solving the addition pyramid problems by adding the adjacent pairs of numbers and write the sums in the blocks above them. Students solve the second set of pyramids by...

Seventh graders review the process of finding the area of a rectangle and complete a couple of examples as a class. They discuss what a parallelogram is and what the formula would be for finding its area. They listen to an explanation...

In this spelling worksheet, students look for spelling words in a word search grid. Students then put in the missing letters to form spelling words. There is no spelling list.

For this word search worksheet, students read six clues and fill in the missing word. Students find the six words in a word search puzzle that has no theme.

In these rhyming chart worksheets, students complete 6 pages of rhyming word charts by circling the words that rhyme or finding the word that doesn't rhyme.

Students develop math sense as they multiply and divide numbers. In this algebra lesson, students identify the missing numbers in a multiplication and division problem. They use a calculator to help them solve the problems.

In this climate change worksheet, 7th graders read through the ten definition about climate change and its cause and effects. Students fill in the missing word for each sentence.

Students discuss the discovery of a transitional animal, Tiktaalik, and its impact on the theory of evolution. They research theories of evolution and creationism.

Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...

In this vocabulary instructional activity, students participate in 30 activities pertaining to the 8 short words in a word bank. Students complete a word search, find rhymes, generate sentences and fill in missing words. These are easy 2...

Students understand the way the dictionary is laid out as well as the purpose for why people use dictionaries. In this language arts lesson, students recognize the need for alphabetical order and are able to find words using a...

In this science worksheet, students complete a series of puzzles related to the subject of plants. They complete a reading and apply the information to measure reading comprehension.

For this science worksheet, students use basic scientific concepts to complete the series of puzzles that are intended to increase science literacy for telling the differences between fish and amphibians.

In this listening comprehension instructional activity, students choose the best word to replace missing words from sentences. This exercise requires an understanding of context.