Eighth graders read an article and answer some discussion questions.  For this aviation lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them what careers are in aviation. 

Students weigh up privacy against freedom of expression arguments as they take on the role of members of the Press Complaints Commission.

Twelfth graders research a list of governmental leaders of South Carolina's past and present. They briefly identify each by writing a short summary which includes the dates of their political career, party affiliation, positions held in...

Second gradersincrease their reading fluency and expressiveness through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, 2nd graders complete an initial read of a novel text without expression. Each student reads a...

Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...

Students practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity.  In this physical education lesson plan, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has...

Students identify the scientist who first wrote the Periodic Table, identify the scientist who amended the Table, state (or write) specific data relating to the history of the Periodic Table, identify at least five elements, and two...

In this tense consistency worksheet, students are asked to read a passage where some of the verbs have been omitted. Students must determine the correct tense of the verb necessary to complete the sentence correctly.

In this ESL idioms worksheet, students read 24 common idioms that contain a body part reference. Students read 13 sentences that have a missing phrase. Students select an idiom that would make sense in each sentence.

Students examine equality. In this equality lesson, students experience unfairness and inequality through teacher showing favoritism in words and actions. Students read Martin's Big Words and discuss fairness and equality.

In this reading comprehension activity, students read two passages and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students have 12 minutes to answer 8 questions in this SAT practice activity.

Students pair up with a partner and find a good self space. They choose who "match" who first (i.e., be the "leader"). Standing next to their partner, and only looking at their shadow, each student tries to match their partner

Students engage in the lesson that covers local community history by taking a field trip to a local graveyard. They do various activities prepared by the teacher that includes finding local important people who once lived in the community.

Students identify digits and two digit numbers. They play the Digit Place game to guess the two digit number the teacher has and the place value of both digits. After practicing several examples and playing the game as a group, they...

Students demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Students identify the words on the board that...

Students develop a class definition of folklore. In groups, they read various folklores and discuss the loss of independence and how to survive. They answer discussion questions and compare the folklore tales to art. To end the...

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, 3rd graders read a short passage and answer questions about what they have read.  Students respond to 5 multiple choice questions assessing understanding of what has been read.

Students explore language arts by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound instructional activity, students discuss the sound made by the letters /th/ and identify words where that sound appears. Students participate...

Students listen to a teacher read aloud of a book about families before discussing what a family is to them. They discuss how families can be the same or different, who they are made of, and what their traditions might be. They draw a...

For this my family and other animals: Larry's Idea worksheet, student answer 22 questions about the story, Larry's Idea, match characters, put events in order, and rewrite sentences.

Students recognize and spell sets of words with/shun/suffixes. They become familiar with common t-i-o-n, s-i-o-n, s-s-i-o-n, and c-i-a-n words. Students listen as the teacher say, "I'm going to say several different words that all have...

Students discover the earth can be compared to the shape of an apple, having a spherical shape, and has a north and south pole. They listen to the story, "A Field of Stars" and then observe as the apple is cut open on the equator to...

Students read Patricia Polacco's Mrs. Katz and Tush before comparing Jewish heritage with Black history using a Venn Diagram. They complete the diagram either as a whole group or in a small group setting. Next, they sample the Jewish...

Students examine speech difficulties by reading a children's book in class. In this children's literature lesson, students read the story Hooway for Wodney the Wat, and analyze the characters, story and the bullying that takes place....