Learners compare and contrast their own culture with an Indian girl named Asha. In this culture lesson plan, students read, look at pictures, and make inferences.

Sixth graders examine the culture and celebrations associated with Chinese New Year in this unit of lessons

Students read American folktales. They explore and discuss the characteristics of a folktale. Students construct a Venn Diagram to compare/contrast Lupine Lady and Johnny Appleseed. Class diagrams will be displayed.

Middle schoolers split geode rocks to see that they are beautiful inside. In this geodes lesson plan, students split the geodes and talk about how they have beautiful insides just like people, even if the outsides aren't that pretty.

In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders circle the correct homophone to complete each of 7 sentences. They read the definition of a homophone at the top of the page.

Students watch NEW YORK VOICES special "New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys," read excerpts from famous novels/essays in hopes of understanding the feelings that sports stadiums inspire, and create a tourist brochure that highlights...

Students explore the character trait of tolerance. They listen to the story, The Big Orange Splot, discuss the concept of tolerance, and create a house out of a cereal box and other craft materials.

Students study deserts and the plants, animals, and people who inhabit them. In groups, they create their own stories about the inhabitants of the Mojave desert.

Students are immersed in the experience of finding facts and experiences surrounding the concept of penguins. They Go to Banners homepage to read about penguins and then use Kidspiration to conduct a KWL web. Then students complete an...

Fourth graders complete a variety of exercises as they study the creation, history, and geography of the Mississippi coastal islands. They discover the natuaral forces that act on the islands and how these forces affect the habitats and...

For this spelling homophones correctly worksheet, 4th graders use the homophone pairs in the words box to complete each pair of sentences.

In this graphic organizer worksheet students compare two things on this vertical Venn diagram. This diagram does not have word labels.

For this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate homonym to complete twelve sentences grammatically correct. Students check their answers when done.

In this homophones activity, students read 16 words that have a homophone partner. Students write the word that sounds the same as the given word. There is no word bank.

For this homophones worksheet, students read 15 words that have a homophone. Students write the word that sounds like each word given.

Students use descriptive words to describe zoo animals.

For this complete the sentence worksheet, students decide which 2 words best fit into the 2 blanks in the sentence. Students complete 10 sentences.

Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.

Students explore the concept of creating models. In this model representation lesson, students are introduced to the idea of a model and discuss the differences between models and the actual object.

In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders circle the correct homophone to complete each sentence. They choose the correct word from two shown in each of 7 sentences.

Most likely intended for a secondary remedial class. This lesson engages students in literary analysis through a creative project. They choose one project focused on taking the protagonist through a hero's journey. This link...

Students construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history from studying archaeological evidence cards.

Explains what similes and metaphors are and how they are alike and different. Provides examples and practice sheets for each.

In this lesson you'll learn about different types of cognates, words that sound or look alike from one language to the next. You'll learn how leveraging cognate knowledge helps you figure out unfamiliar words in English. When you combine...