In this paper folding activity, students will cut out the template of a cube. Then students will fold on the lines and tape the edges to make a paper cube.

In this reading comprehension activity, students will complete 10 short answer questions after reading the book Samuel's Choice.

In this cut and paste:  make a face worksheet, students cut out and paste 5 pictures of face parts and glue them on the words inside the face shape.

In this numbers 10 to 100 worksheet, students pick the correct words for the number given to them. Students complete 19 multiple choice questions.

For this making a table practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

In this reading and sequencing steps to make a loaf of bread activity, students cut out pictures and paste them on the corresponding labeled squares. Students cut and paste 6 pictures.

Students explore the consequences of their actions. In this personal choices lesson, students practice balancing different interests involved in compromise. This lesson includes downloadable materials and 2 extension activities.

In this completing sentences learning exercise, students read ten sentences with a missing word. From four choices, students check all possible completions.

In this making a Christmas card worksheet, students fold the pre-printed paper, write a message, color the reindeer picture, address and sign it to send as a Christmas card.

In this cause and effect worksheet, students choose the correct words to complete the sentences about facts and predictions of cause and effect relationships. Students complete 21 sentences.

In this food worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions on food such as cabbage, meat, and farming. Students complete 6 questions.

Students watch a video titled Amy's Choice and discuss the consequences of her actions of running away from home. In this consequences of actions lesson plan, students also discuss how she met a man online and met up with him.

How does one go about making a decision? Go with the flow, flip a coin? How about rock, paper, scissors? What things should be taken into consideration when making a decision? Does one need to consider benefits and/or consequences? A...

Encourage good reading habits with an activity that asks class members to examine the title and cover of Out of the Dust, and then make predictions about the setting of and events in the tale.  

Encourage your students to interact with the text as they read. While reading "Three Skeleton Key," class members note predictions, define words and study their meanings, take notes on how the suspense builds, and jot down ideas...

Walk your pupils through the beginning of My Antonia by Willa Cather with a read-aloud-style activity. The goal is to make predictions and back them up with textual evidence.

Encourage thoughtful decision making with a lesson that highlights the importance of values. Scholars take part in a grand conversation, listen to stories, and make decisions based on their personal values.  

Sixth graders practice six steps to effective problem solving. Working with the school counselor, class members are presented with a scenario that requires them to make a decision. Individuals then write a reflection in which they...

Discover how trend lines can be useful in understanding relationships between variables with a lesson that covers how to informally fit a trend line to model a relationship given in a scatter plot. Scholars use the trend line to make...

Young analysts write a comparative essay, but about what? They compose a paper based on several critical discussion about reality and illusion, and how both are blurred in art. They analyze several theatre pieces that exemplify Brechtian...

Before diving into the engaging tale of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, conduct this directed reading and thinking activity. Assess your pupils' knowledge of Greek gods and mythology through a knowledge web,...

Making predictions is an excellent reading strategy. Work on building this into your pupils' toolkit of strategies by trying out the process outlined here for reading the very beginning of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The...

You won't regret being stuck with this activity. By mixing a variety of household items, pupils create their own glue. They test the tensile strength of their glue and compare it to that of other adhesives.