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Essay on Themes
Students read the book THE CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London and discuss the different elements in the book. They then write an essay on a theme providing examples backing up their main point of their essay.
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Larry the Leprechaun
In this holiday learning exercise, students complete a story about a leprechaun and traditions associated with St. Patrick's Day. Students are given a word bank to complete the story.
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King Tut's Tomb
Young scholars become familiar with the period in Egyptian history that King Tut lived in and explore the culture of that time period. They visualize their lives when they were 9 and imagine having the responsibility of running their own...
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To Kill a Mockingbird Test
In this novel test, students complete a variety of questions including true/false, short answer, fill in the blank, essay,matching and bonus questions. The cover page of the test contains a area to record the student's score.
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Egyptian Pyramids
A wonderful worksheet on the Egyptian pyramids awaits your students. In this reading comprehension and world history worksheet, students answer questions about the pyramids, and create a comic strip about one of the pyramids. Very nice!
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The Archer and the Sun
Students listen to The Archer and the Sun and participate in interdisciplinary activities related to the book. In this Archer and the Sun lesson, students discuss sun and weather and create a graph of the weather they like best- sunny or...
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Dragons In Chinese Folktales And Art
Students investigate and discuss the use of the dragon in Chinese folktales and art in this middle school lesson introducing Chinese art and culture. Lesson extensions are included for additional activities.
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Grids and Coordinates
In this grids worksheet, students learn about grids, or coordinate plants, axes, coordinates, plotting and ordered pairs. They then complete the 5 questions using what they learned. The answers are on the last page.
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Understand the Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction
In this fiction and non-fiction worksheet, students cut out 9 sentence strips, read them, and classify each of them as fact or fiction.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Symbols Quiz
In this online interactive symbols quiz worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions about symbols from Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Students may check their answers on this timed quiz.
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Homer T. Cat, Poem
Students read a poem about a cat. Students discuss how cats behave and examine Homer's life in his environment.
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St. Patrick's Day Activity
In this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, students read a selection about the day, then complete a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary activity and list as many things as they can think of the are green.
Read Works
Read Works: Lost Treasure
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about Captain Redbeard who tries to follow a map to hidden treasure but runs into some problems along the way. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Wall Street Journal: Hidden Treasures of Ancient Afghanistan
Slideshow depicting images of artifacts from ancient Afghanistan. Each image is accompanied by a description.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures National Museum, Kabul
This exhibition celebrates the unique role of Afghanistan as a center for both the reception of diverse cultural elements and the creation of original styles of art that combine multiple stylistic materials.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: The Hidden Leonardo
Hidden under Leonardo's "Virgin of the Rocks" is a drawing of a completely different subject. Look for yourself at the infrared technology that discovered this amazing treasure.
Mathigon
Mathigon: Mathematical Treasure Hunt
The mathematical treasure hunt allows students to follow a trail of clues and mathematical problems around the school site; each clue contains a hint to where the next clue is hidden.
Mathigon
Mathigon: Mathematical Treasure Hunt
The mathematical treasure hunt allows middle schoolers to follow a trail of clues and mathematical problems around the school site; each clue contains a hint to where the next clue is hidden.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Discover Freshwater Mussels: America's Hidden Treasure
This resource explains the critical role that mussels play in the United States.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Taxicab Treasure Hunt
Find the treasure hidden at an intersection in the city. Use the clues. Read the instructions then scroll to the bottom and click "hide the treasure".
My Science Site
Groundwater: Nature's Hidden Treasure [Pdf]
This resource provides an extensive unit on "The extent and importance of groundwater in Canada." Incorporates other subject areas other than science such as math, history, art and local research. A test is provided at the end and...
Read Works
Read Works: Looking for Ancient Treasure
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ancient Assyrian city of Assur. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Biomes
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Mystic Numbers
Enter the Mystical Temple and discover hidden treasure by placing the number orbs in the correct spots on the pedestal. Great addition skills are essential in this exciting math puzzle game. Give it a try!