Fourth graders watch an experiment that demonstrates the causes of wind. They design and make an original weather craft.

Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.

Students study Japanese folkart traditions and culture through storytelling, class discussions, and a creative project. The project involves students creating drawings of a pre-selected folktale and putting them together in a class book.

Learners discuss the concept of symbolism in China and America and create their own "dragon boats" for evaluation and display. This Art lesson can be easily integrated into an elementary unit on China.

Students will reflect upon the life of Benjamin Franklin in order to understand his place in history. Emphasis is placed upon the development and contributions he made to modern science inquiry. The learner uses readings to do various...

Students examine the special characteristics of raptors and discover what separates them from other birds. Students look at different photographs from the Internet or magazines of several different birds and identify the raptors based on...

Students examine how people have contributed to American history, regardless of culture, race or religion. They develop a sense of pride for their own efforts, as well as for the efforts of others. They also study how to work both...

Students investigate the dimensions of a full-rigged ship and a schooner. Using the dimesions, they calculate and compare the area of the sails. In groups, they create model sails that require modeling and estiminating using the...

Students examine the types of hawks found in Illinois and compile a list of them. Using different species of hawks, they compare and contrast their characteristics. They work together to create their own hawk model for the classroom.

Students recognize that when the letters /s/ and /h/ are combined, they make the /sh/ sound. They listen for digraphs in spoken words. They practive writing the letter that makes the /sh/ sound on primary paper. They complete a worksheet...

Students increase their reading fluency through rereading selected text. They review the rule for a vowel-consonant-e spellings which are used during the fluency assessment. Given a grade level appropriate text multiple times, they...

Learners discuss what expression is and listen to the teacher read a page without expression. They give suggestions of how the reading could be more expressive and exciting and observe as they are written on the board. They then discuss...

Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with the instructor, they complete a timed assessment of their...

Students practice recognizing the letter Pp in writing. They work with the Alphabet Chart, alphabet magnets and the chart with "Penny the pig puts on her pretty pink shoes," on it as well as an ABC coloring page with Dr. Seuss' ABC's on it.

Student increase their reading fluency using various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies , students, working with a partner, complete an initial read of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed...

Students recognize the /b/ sound in written and spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the /b/ sound. They then listen to the story "ABC" by Dr. Suess (specifically the B page) and...

Students explore the letter /k/ in this lesson, and identify the /k/ sound in words. They read a tongue twister emphasizing the /k/ sound, and discuss that two letters make the /k/ sound - c and k. They then practice writing k's and...

Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel e from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...

Students read orally in groups of two to increase reading speed and fluency in this lesson. They read provided books which emphasize the short vowel sounds. The pairs time each others reading and offer encouragement and support as they...

Sixth graders use the "Making the Grade" books, citizenship packets, and the "Ben's Guide" website to create a poster and a report on their assigned government branch. They then present their poster and report to their classmates.

Students investigate how correspondences appear differently in different words. They also recognize the difference between long and short vowels. Students study how these correspondences are spelled and pronounced differently.

First graders identify reading with speed, ease, and skill making it easier for them to comprehend text. They complete an activity using pseudo words, but first identifying what they are and how they are pronounced. Finally, 1st...

In this CTBS mechanics practice worksheet, students identify and correct punctuation errors, in a multiple choice format, a total of thirty seven questions.

In this electricity worksheet, students answer 22 fill in the blank questions about conductors, flow of electrons, electrical circuits, and magnets.