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Minerals and Rock Cycle Review
In this minerals and rocks worksheet, students answer questions about the chemistry of minerals, scratch tests, rocks and the rock cycle, and erosion and deposition.
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Calculating Postage
Students explore the services available to them at their local post office. As a class, students discuss the function of each method of delivery. Students choose a postal option appropriate to a scenario the instructor provides. This...
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Where Do I Fit In The Food Pyramid?
High schoolers discuss how their daily diets fit into the dietary guidelines set out by the food pyramid. They write a paragraph describing good health habits and identify areas where their personal diet can be improved.
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The Right and Responsibility To Bear Arms
Students write a paragraph summarizing the rights and responsibilities of owning a gun, including penalties for owners of guns which injure or kill. This less is designed for students acquiring English.
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Identifying and Describing Story Elements
First graders examine how to identify the different elements of a story and how they fit in a definite sequence. The use of comprehension skills is essential to retell the story as desired within the lesson.
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Parenting - Discipline and Guidance
Students learn the meaning/purpose of discipline and the various parenting types leading to obedience or self-discipline.
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Introducing the Idea of "Community"
Young scholars work in groups to define the term "community". They draw on personal experiences and create posters to explain and depict various aspects of community life.
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Color
In this color worksheet, students, with a partner, explore and discuss a variety of activities associated with a large variety of colors, and how colors are significant to various countries. An interesting writing assignment is at the...
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Philanthro What?: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson
Fifth graders study the vocabulary and concept of philanthropy in a democratic society. In this philanthropy vocabulary lesson plan, 5th graders examine traditions associated with good deeds and learn the vocabulary associated with...
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Family Sculpture Demonstration
Students simulate the personal interactions in a family with an alcoholic parent. In this alcoholism lesson, students read a family situation. They simulate the interactions in the family and create a living sculpture of the dysfunction.
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Periodic Trends
Young scholars explore the rationale behind the arrangement of the elements on the Periodic Table. Using internet and traditional research, students compare and contrast the properties of elements on the periodic table to determine a...
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Globe Skills Lesson 8 Dust Bowl Travelers
Students develop their globe and map skills, In this geography lesson, students examine the Dust Bowl as they complete an activity that requires them to plot latitude and longitude.
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KWANZAA
Learners study about Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration established in 1966 by Dr. Maulana, and also participate in some traditional activities.
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An Introduction to Japanese Food
Student explore the local food in Japan. Pupils listen to the teacher's description of Japanese cuisine. In groups, classmates follow recipe instructions to create Miso coup and rice. They discuss the taste of Japanese food as they...
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African Music
In this African music learning exercise, learners read about how family life, community music, and rhythms are part of the culture and music of Africa.
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Immigration and Helvetia
Eighth graders travel back in time. In this West Virginia history lesson, 8th graders research the contributions of Swill immigrants to the state and the reasons they emigrated.
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?
Students define what constitutes a nutritious meal, the price of a healthy meal, and understand that some people can't afford healthy meals. In this healthy meals lesson, students estimate and research the cost of a nutritious meal, add...
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Social Protections and the European Union
Sixth graders take on the role of social welfare systems in the European Union. In this European Union (EU) lesson, 6th graders discover social programs in the EU and compare them to the social programs in the United States.
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?
Students identify nutritious meals and the prices of a healthy meal. In this nutritious meals lesson, students work in small groups and plan a menu for a nutritious meal. Students figure the total cost of the meal and collect money to...
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Apostrophe + S
In this apostrophe instructional activity, learners rewrite sentences that have contractions as sentences with no contractions. Examples of apostrophe use are given at the top.
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Increased comprehension with the use of imagery
Students improve their comprehension of reading material by generating mental images upon reading a description. They, particularly those in vocational or adult ed. classes, learn the use of mnemonics and visual imagery to help their...
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Protection
Learners create dolls in a variety of skin tones to help reinact different community helpers. They make a helping hands mural on butcher block paper. They adopt a doll and demonstrate how to treat others gently. They discuss along...
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Representation: Majority rule
Students explore various forms of decision making including majority rule, executive, consensus and autocracy (as well as exploring the power of veto), when they debate a bill in a class parliament.
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Subject Verb Agreement
In this subject verb agreement worksheet, students read 15 multiple choice questions where they choose the correct verb to complete each sentence so there is subject verb agreement.