Learners read and discuss an article about the Indonesian bird flu. They discuss the article, complete vocabulary exercises and take a comprehension quiz. They are introduced to word stress patterns in English.

In this counting money worksheet, students count the dimes in each example and write the total amount for the 6 problems on the lines.

Give the most important people watching the Olympics a beautiful place to stay! Learners create a luxury hotel for the games using AppleWorks, fractions, and their knowledge of perimeter and area. The math lesson includes resource links...

In The Hunger Games novel and movie, a futuristic, dystopian society is the setting. In it, a genetically engineered bird escapes control of the government. Using this as a starting point, teenagers examine the realistic possibility of...

Here is an in-depth, and incredibly thorough lesson plan on sustainable agricultural practices; specifically, regarding the growth of coffee. After completing and discussing a worksheet called "Thinking About Tomorrow," groups of...

Did you know that honey bees dance to communicate information? Do you know why bees use hexagons to build their hives? The Honeybee Man, Brilliant Bees, and Show me the Honey provide background information on how honey bees communicate....

This unit of lessons is designed for 7th through 9th graders. They are introduced to the world of agriculture and the genetic research and various technologies that are associated with agriculture. Pupils work together to come up with a...

Students explore invention and unveiling of world's first Ferris wheel, analyze photographs and poster of first Ferris wheel, and discuss engineering achievements of Ferris wheel, including how it worked, how it was built, and its...

The class explores and debates, from multiple perspectives, a petition to allow Hopi Indians to take golden eagle hatchlings from a federal wildlife sanctuary for use in a religious ceremony. Pupils defend their personal views on the...

Having problems with shifty pronouns? The 10 prompts on this worksheet challenge young grammarians to recognize pronoun shifts and correct those sentences that contain errors.

Help your learners navigate the vocabulary of Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori with a lesson on categorizing words. After coming up with a list of things that grow from the earth, learners decide which categories each words belong in.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's super student! Physical science stars can fly during a unit on light as they see the reflection of one leg in a mirror, behind which the other holds them up. 

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a comet? Learn about the mysterious light that appears in the sky one night with a short reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.

Enhance a reading of the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback with this collection of learning activities. Starting with general background information about the book and author,...

In this bird worksheet, students read ten statements about birds and identify them as fact or opinion. Afterward, they complete a word search puzzle and identify 20 words dealing with birds. An answer sheet is provided.

In this birds reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a passage about birds and respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding the paragraph. Some questions have more than 1 correct answer.

Students compare and contrast the ways that penguins are different to flying birds.

In this reptile and bird worksheet, students will read a paragraph about reptile characteristics and then answer 2 short answer questions. Then students will read a paragraph about bird characteristics and complete 2 short answer questions.

For this distributive property worksheet, students read 6 story problems and write the appropriate equation or expression to solve. The distributive property of multiplication will be used.

In this number operations for grade 1 worksheet, 1st graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in a standardized test format about primary number operations.

After completing a unit on animal classification and attending a field trip students e-mail a trusted adult with some information about animal classification. They detail what they have learned about classifications of animals, insects...

In this story writing worksheet, students write a story about the picture, which contains a mother bird and three babies in a next. The worksheet contains 10 lines for students to write on.

Third graders examine the concept of ecology and how animals are suited to their habitats. In this animal adaptation lesson, 3rd graders identify a variety of plants and animal species that live in a Beech forest.Students create a food...