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Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify that comprehension is an essential component or reading and in order to be efficient and fluent readers. They interpret what they have read through various strategies. Finally, students use one of the strategies,...
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Sums to 30

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this adding to 30 worksheet, learners solve the addition word problems. Students practice adding to 30 in the six addition word problems.
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Modal Verbs Exercise 7

For Students 4th
In this English grammar activity, 4th graders master the use of modal verbs. Students complete 20 fill in the blank questions and self check answers using the interactive...
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Breaking News English: New Zealand's Election Terror Scare

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "New Zealand's Election Terror Scare," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Turning on Your Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify philanthropy in a character in "To Kill A Mockingbird". They describe the philanthropic acts in the novel and chart their findings. They write about the character and have their classmates peer edit the paper.
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Shark Attack

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine the white shark. They think critically about a set of shark facts and predict whether the statements are true or false. Students describe a year in the life of a white shark living in the Red Triangle. They create a...
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 5th - 6th
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, students read the sentences and find the errors in subject and verb agreement. Students draw a line through the errors and write the corrections in the provided space.
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Noun Openers

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this noun worksheet, students circle the person, place, or thing in each sentence. Students complete 7 sentences and then read the nouns used as sentence openers in the second 7 sentences.
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Waste Not, Want Not

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the types of debris that litters beaches and conduct research on waste management. They then interview professionals in a particular field of waste management and write reports for a booklet about garbage and sewage to...
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Longshore Current

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are posted at the beginning and end of a 10-meter long line parallel to the ocean and are instructed to look straight ahead towards the water. The student at the beginning of the line uses a stopwatch, goes to the water's edge...
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Fifth Grade Language

For Teachers 5th
In this language arts worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions about punctuation, parts of speech, research process and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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A Model Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assemble a poster of an estuary showing the five communities of animals and plants that inhabit the estuary. They research the concept of an estuary and find photographs or diagrams of various estuaries to identify and see the...
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Pictures Make Perfect!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe and demonstrate how to visualize the information they are reading. They participate in a visualization exercise, and discuss how visualizing information from the text can improve their comprehension. Students then read...
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Aquatic Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 7th
Learners study the diversity of marine life and their habitats.  In this aquatic ecosystems instructional activity students complete a lab activity and experiment. 
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Visualizing Sarah, Just Plain and Tall

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners define "visualize," practice visualizing day at beach, read poem, Crocodile Toothache, silently, listen to teacher read same poem aloud, share visualizations with classmates, read first chapter of book, Sarah, Plain and Tall,...
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A Sweet Adventure

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading learning exercise, students read a detailed story about a magic bag of candy. New vocabulary is highlighted. Students then complete a series of activities about the story, answer questions, and then do a timed writing...
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Coastal Surveys

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the human impact on coastal land. In this coastal surveys lesson plan, students choose a coastal area and complete a survey sheet about the area. They choose a topic about a sea side village called Dunwich to...
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Dangerous Waters (and Lands)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the dangers of various geographical locations and the threat they pose to humans and other living things. They, in groups, research dangerous geographical locations and create a group "front page" highlighting these...
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Lesson 6-7: Scatter Plots and Equations of Lines

For Students 10th - 12th
In this scatter plot worksheet, students examine tables and write a linear equation that matches the table.  Students graph linear equations.  They read scatter plots, determine the trend line, and write a linear equation to...
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Forests Need People

For Teachers 3rd
In this forests and people lesson plan, 3rd graders brainstorm what forests are used for, discuss forest habitats, and how human interventions have affected trees and animals that depend on the forest environment. Students read the...
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What is Sand?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a sand analysis project.  In this sand grains instructional activity, students learn background information on how sand is formed and what sand grains are made of.  Students are given bags of sand and use them...
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It's A Zoo!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this noun and article worksheet, students review and identify nouns and articles in sentences. In this underline and short answer worksheet, students answer eleven questions.
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students complete the 12 sentences with the correct word or phrase from the word pool.
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Writing a Plan for Wave Observation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this observation worksheet, students practice writing a plan for observing waves including the instruments used, the objective of the observations and the process used to collect data.