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River Animal Picture and Word Search
In this word search worksheet, pupils locate the names of 20 animals. They see both the name and a picture of the birds, fish, and small animals that they are trying to locate. The solution is included on the page.
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Yellowstone
As a motivating reading experience, this passage on Yellowstone National Park should appeal to learners of all ages. This 10 question worksheet has both comprehension and vocabulary activities. It could be used for ESL with older...
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United States Map- Rivers
Students learn about rivers. In this maps lesson, students describe rivers and what human activities take place in a river. Students use a map to locate the rivers in the United States.
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Scientific Classification
In this scientific classification worksheet, students read about classification and the questions scientists ask in order to classify, then read about features of different classifications of animals. Worksheet is informational, no...
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Specialized Structures and Environment
Fifth graders read about how different animals protect themselves, and how characteristics give animals an advantage in their environment. Students then discuss a variety of "outer" wear for humans, and what they might choose to wear in...
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Mmmmm, I'm Good! But Am I Good For You?
Students explore the nutritional value of the potato, its role in the food pyramid, and how it can be a part of a balanced diet. In this potato nutrition instructional activity, students read about the nutritional value of potatoes....
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A Cup of Sound
Students study sound and how it is created. For this sound waves lesson students complete a lab activity that shows students the variables that affect sound.
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Animals on a Rice Farm
Students investigate animals that live on a rice farm. In this farm lesson plan, students discover the animals that live on a rice farm. Students also explore the machines that farmers need. Students do a fill in the blank activity.
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Analysis of Colonial History: Shipbuilding in Nova Scotia, 1861
Eighth graders use a web-site to examine the economic factors involving colonial ship- building. In this shipbuilding lesson, 8th graders will build a set of tables that demonstrate how they have chosen to analyze cost, processing and...
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Food Pyramid
Students list and explain the five food groups and the recommended serving amounts. In this food pyramid lesson, students discuss the food pyramid and journal about their reaction to it. Students complete a building block activity and...
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Looking After Our Pets
Students explore animal lifestyles by illustrating images. In this pet care lesson, students discuss their own pets and the conditions animals need to survive in both nature or a home. Students draw snakes and complete an activity sheet...
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Specialized Structures and Environments
Fifth graders explore biology by completing an Internet activity in class. For this adaptation lesson, 5th graders identify several organisms and mammals that fight for their existence through slow changes to their anatomy over the...
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Numeracy Lesson Plan: Reception
Students examine number sense by participating in identification activities. In this number value lesson plan, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers. Students...
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Life in the Arkansas Territory
Students compare the living conditions in Arkansas when it was a territory with contemporary times. They participate in a role play activities of the territorial times.
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Water Pollution, Stream Ecosystems
Students participate in a series of simulated activities designed to demonstrate the interconnectedness between the environment and the organisms that live there. They explore how polluting one element of an environment affects the...
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Populations and Ecosystems
Sixth graders examine the factors that influence the stability of ecosystems. They construct a miniature ecosystem in a jar that includes plants, small fish, and snails, record the population changes over a period of four weeks, and...
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Let's Think About... Magnets and Gravity
Students watch an episode of the PBS show "Jay Jay the Jet Plane," and explore magnets and gravity. They conduct various experiments involving magnets and sand, bean bags, and a fishing pole with magnets.
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Penguins, Penguins, Penguins
Students create "juice bottle penguins" using paper mache, water-based paints, water, and recycled juice bottles. This lesson is intended for early-elementary students and is great as a post-activity for a lesson or unit on Penguins or...
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At the Beach
Students answer a variety of question about going to the beach. They discuss vocabulary words associated with the beach. They listen to some music of waves and seagulls while the teacher reads a short story. They pretend to pack a...
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Animal Classifications
Third graders work in small groups to investigate how to sort a variety of items into groups and subgroups. They work on a class chart based on the activity which show how the items are classified based on commonalities. Upon completion...
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Shhhhhhh! The sheep are sleeping!
Students examine the use of /sh/ in written and spoken words by watching how their mouth moves while making the sound, identifying words, listening to a story, and making words with Elkonin letterboxes. As an assessment, they complete a...
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Fun at the Beach
Learners engage in a variety of activities that are given the theme of "Fun At The Beach". The games can be played outside or at the beach. The use of a game helps to keep student engagement.
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Written Document Analysis Worksheet
In this writing and reference worksheet, students identify and name the physical qualities of a document of their choice. Then they identify three major things the author stated that are important and why they believe the document was...
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Mix And Match Cards
In this grammar worksheet, 5th graders create sets of cards which are grouped into 20 parts of speech. In each group there are about 60 cards with nouns, verbs, conjunctions, question words and other categories of words. There are...