In this animal habitat worksheet, pupils match 15 animals with the correct habitat: African plains, Rain Forest, Arctic, India or Australia. This worksheet is related to the Magic Tree House book Lions at Lunchtime.

Give your class a fun St. Patrick's Day "brain booster." Keeping the holiday magic alive, your class will practice subtraction by determining how many clovers found had four leaves and how many coins out of the total "pot of gold" were...

Students identify the layers of the Earth and complete activities for the topic. In this Earth layers lesson, students chart their ideas about the Earth's layers and view a PowerPoint for the topic. Students view an apple to learn about...

Students explore the five senses.  For this five senses science and literature lesson, students listen to The Magic School Bus Five Senses book, stopping to identify and discuss each sense.  Students draw and label a picture of...

Students complete an art project.  In this Easter lesson, students use coffee filters to create large Easter eggs, decorate them with magic markers and then dip in water to create a stained glass effect.

Students explore light. In this properties of light instructional activity, students define the terms refract, reflect, and diffract after listening to the teacher's description. Students listen to the book Light Magic and observe a...

Young scholars research the work of J.K. Rowling and use it to make her resume. They view websites to get a clear idea of what resumes should look like and create their own career portfolio.

Using a potter’s wheel to make functional art is an experience not common to most people. Provide your learners with a chance to see what pottery making is all about with an app that allows them to create pots, fire them, decorate them,...

In this algebra worksheet, students follow a given rule and determine the correct position of a rack of fifteen pool balls. There is 1 puzzle to solve and a solution is provided.

Fourth graders investigate compost. In this Science lesson plan, 4th graders take notes on the components of soil and its relation to plant growth. Students describe the steps in making compost.

A great spelling PowerPoint displays the weeks spelling words as well as common spelling patterns. Students can review and see examples of words that contain obvious spelling patterns.

Young scholars explore the planets in our solar system and create a brochure on each planet. They read the book, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System and write notes about solar system facts and watch a video. After the video,...

Students read the book, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, and discuss the planets visited by the characters in the book. They write journal entries from the viewpoint of E.T., writing letters home describing his travels in...

Learners discuss cultural beliefs about magic. They investigate European exploration and colonialism. They create a cartoon strip of an episode that is described or dramatized in the play.

Fourth graders draw a magic mask with special powers based on one aspect of health. They write 1-2 paragraphs descibing the mask's special powers. Then they scan the images using a computer software program and write a new paragraph on...

Students illustrate geographical terms in three-dimensional form. They use magic modeling goop and paint to create features of the geographic landscape. Students explain the meaning of geographical terms.

Students listen as the /sh/ sound is modeled and discover the sound as it appears in the words "sheep", "fish", and "ship". They then play a secret game with a magic code placing the correct dog with its bone. Once all the words are...

Students read and analyze the novella, "Raise the Red Lantern," by Su Tong. They compare/contrast the story with other works of literature, answer discussion questions, conduct research, and in small groups develop oral presentations.

Students create individual horoscopes that contrast and compare Western and Chinese views of their futures using poster boards and magic markers. In-class discussion is used to evaluate the use of the Zodiac in different cultures.

Seventh graders, in their study of Japan, examine and discuss the effect the atomic bomb had on Japan. They watch videos and then read the story of Sadako and her magic cranes. They make their own origami cranes and write a paragraph on...

Students discover the "magic" of color mixing in this fun, elementary lesson using vanilla cake frosting, food coloring, mixing bowls, popsicle sticks, and plain vanilla cookies (optional). Emphasis is placed on the difference betweeen...

Learners brainstorm a list of the benefits that Americans at all levels of society have enjoyed as a result of innovations in rail transportation/computers/microprocessors. They write a response from President Jackson to Martin Van Buren...

In this unicorn coloring page worksheet, learners read the instructions that tell them to "bring Twilight to life with some magical colours." Students color the unicorn.

Fourth graders explore weather patterns by completing an Internet project. For this water cycle lesson, 4th graders read assigned text including a Magic School Bus book about precipitation and water. Students complete a water science...