Fourth graders collaborate in small groups to create simple rhythmic patterns in different time signatures. Each group creates rhythms in a competitive "game" atmosphere and then constructs entire rhythmic groups for presentation to...

Learners, after locating different marine habitats on a globe, play a card game about ecosystems, food webs and organisms.

Young scholars identity simple geometric shapes. In this early geometry instructional activity, the teacher introduces students to triangles, squares, and rectangles, then young scholars identify and classify the shapes as they are found...

Young scholars examine the probability of the various findings in a game and determine the odds of winning. They differentiate between the facts of odds versus probability. Students use higher order thinking skills to explain how a...

Fourth graders play a dice game as a group and record the number rolled. They report their findings and discuss terminology and ways of writing what the odds are of getting certain numbers.

Students participate in a number of activities to aid in their review and practice of English words and phrases. Using games and hands-on practice, students take turns building their English vocabulary and skills in pronunciation and...

First graders review various advanced phonics words by playing a game. In this advanced phonics instructional activity, 1st graders read through a stack of word cards, they build fluency by identifying letters in words that get...

Young scholars describe a wide variety of patterns. They extend a wide variety of patterns. Students write rules for a wide variety of patterns. Young scholars represent, analyze, and generalize a variety of patterns with tables, graphs,...

Students will participate in a game to promote physical fitness. The outcome will be that learners will become more interested in fitness and remain engaged in the activity throughout its implementation.

Students participate in a vocabulary challenge in which they are to name objects with the chosen letter.

Students investigate the environmental concepts covered while playing the game of Eco Fluxx. They focus upon the supply of water found in aquifers and define how they are connected to the environment. Students discuss the playing of the...

Learners identify producers and consumers and construct a food chain from four marine ecosystems. They describe the delicate balance among organisms in each environment. In groups, students discuss the human activities that upset the...

In this vocabulary worksheet, learners examine the 6 words that are missing letters, read the definition clues, and fill in the blanks to complete 6 words.

This conversation activity uses 1-2 decks of playing cards to prompt discussion: each card represents a specific question. The site provides instructions and a suggested list of questions to match each card.

Kids love dice and playing with decks of cards. Leverage these two great (and inexpensive tools) to help students work on math facts, place value and more.