Class Antics
Leap Year
What is a Leap Year and why do we have it? Find out with this Leap Day/Leap Year response to reading worksheet in which scholars read a short passage and use their new-found knowledge to answer five questions with short answers.
Pearson Longman
Leap Year
Have you ever been asked to explain a leap year/leap day? Use this response to reading learning exercise to support your scholars in finding out what it is, and its importance to our calendar. This resource is made up of eight questions...
Class Antics
Leap Year: Write a Newspaper Article
Extra! Extra! Read all about leap year! Here, scholars write a newspaper article all about leap year/leap day from given facts including who, what, where, when, and why.
Pearson Longman
A New Calendar
The year 1582 was a very strange year. That year there was no October 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14. Kids find out why when they read this short comprehension worksheet with a passage about the new calendar instituted in 1582.
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Great Leap Forward
Young scholars explore Web sites dedicated to Leap Day and leap years, create a checklist for reviewing Web sites, and write reviews of Leap Day and leap year Web sites.
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One Giant Leap
Students brainstorm important scientific advancements of the twentieth century. They examine the implications of the completion of the first rough draft of the human genome on society. They research a selected scientific advancement of...
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Every-Day Edit: Leap Second
In this everyday editing worksheet, the grammatical errors include capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Learners correct these grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Leap Second.
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Math-- "What Is the Day Today?"--Measurements of Time
In this measurement of time worksheet, students read a one page information text about measuring time and the origin of the calendar. Students answer 20 questions in which the days and months are listed in order.
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The Calendar
Learners engage in an overview of solar and lunar calendars, their history and lore. Also, of the day and the month, and their relations to the rotation period of the Earth and the orbital period of the Moon.
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Birthday Soup
Students utilize the story, "Chicken Soup With Rice, " by Maurice Sendak to compare the number of days in each month, research their birth date and navigate their way through a calendar.
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Birthday Soup
Learners recognize their birthday and how it is written. For this lesson, students read a poem about birthdays. Learners create a soup bowl that has their birthday month, day and year in it.
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Identifying Verb Tenses
How many different verb tenses are there? When do you use each? After introducing the different tenses with your upper elementary schoolers, have them read through a series of sentences, underline the verb in each sentence, and then...
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What's The Story?
Teams of learners integrate reading, writing, math, social studies, and science in this simple, yet effective lesson. They work in groups in order to solve a ten-step problem which requires internet research, the use of a calculator, and...
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Fact and Opinion: How to Tell the Difference
Students explore reasoning by completing a worksheet activity in class. For this fact vs. opinion lesson, students identify the differences between a personal opinion and something that is factually true. Students identify several...
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Analogies II--Find the Appropriate Match
In this interactive analogy worksheet, students read the 20 analogies and complete the second set of matching words. Students are able to see the answer from the drop down menu when they are finished.
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Worksheet 7/7 on Verbs
For this recognizing verbs that have been used as sentence openers worksheet, students read a passage, identify the verb openers, and list them. Students list 10 answers.
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Guess The Word
In this interactive sentence completion worksheet, 2nd graders complete 15 sentences by selecting the appropriate word from the drop-down menu.
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The Lunar Calendar
Students examine the Chinese calendar and Zodiac signs in this early elementary lesson on calendars and culture. Discussions on cultural beliefs and values are emphasized and could be controversial.
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February Following Directions Wordsheet
In this February holidays direction following worksheet, student follow 9 sets of directions to color the word February which is placed at the top of the page. They make choices on things such as whether they have ever seen a groundhog...
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Love Poetry
Students are introduced to poetry an a vehicle that is used everyday. They realize that they deal with poetry everyday via the radio. Students begin to analyze all the amazing things one can do with words and form. They listen to, read...
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Relative Pronoun Gap Fill
In this ESL pronouns activity, students read and analyze a friendly letter that has missing words. Using the relative pronouns from a word bank, students fill in the spaces.