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Breaking News English: Supermarkets
In this supermarkets worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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The Burglary - Past Progressive Exercise
For this verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the passive progressive forms of words when they look at pictures and write what people were doing while a burglary was taking place. Students complete 12 sentences total.
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My Secret War: The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck: Lesson 11
Fifth graders explore world history by participating in a class game. In this propaganda lesson, 5th graders identify Madeline Beck and the role women played during World War II. Students create fictitious propaganda posters and...
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Portrait of the Artist - Georgia O'Keeffe
Students study the work of Georgia O'Keefe. They use a digital camera or scanned images from a regular camera and the PhotoShop application to create a landscape of their own which reflects the important shapes or objects in their...
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Self-acceptance
Students assess the importance of acceptance of self and others via the development of self-worth and the looking for the good in others not the bad. They explore the task of looking at the world through the eyes of others. In addition,...
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Culture Box
Sixth graders are asked what is culture? They find out their family history and all the nationalities represented in their family. Students discuss their culture with the class. They create culture boxes with a design that integrates...
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English--"Humpty Dumpty"--Identifying Rhyming Words
In this rhyming words instructional activity, students read Humpty Dumpty and begin recognizing rhyming words. Students unmix a mixed up batch of words by putting the words in 3 word family columns and list each one underneath one of the...
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The Poetry of Giving
Learn about philanthropy and poetic conventions with an inclusive lesson about Bill Gates. After learning about Mr. Gates' humanitarian efforts in the world, sixth graders use alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm, and refrain in...
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A Few, Few, A Little, or Little
In this word usage worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences with a few, few, a little, or little and create additional sentences using the words and phrases. Students finish and write 18 sentences.
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The Power of Images
Young scholars explore emotions represented in artwork. In this cross curriculum social studies and art lesson, students explain examples of political and social issues expressed in artwork by Dorthea Lang, Diego Rivera, Dan Eldon,...
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Play with Words: Rhymes & Verse
Learners listen to poems and rhymes, clap out syllables, and sing along with familiar tunes. They use puppets and crafts to help recall and retell favorite poems, and craft their own poems.
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I'm Convinced!
Students examine persuasive techniques used to sell products, and create and write an advertisement for peanut butter.
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Teddy Bear Project
Students take home an Australian Teddy Bear home and draw pictures, photograph, write or verbalize stories of what the bear did at their home. They make a book that is sent to their partner class.
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Outside interview
Students refine their fieldwork skill by conducting interviews. From the position of an outsider, they conduct research and interviews. Student interviews are maintained as a part of a portfolio. Interview kits and assessment...
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Ancient Greece
In this Ancient Greece worksheet, students read a 3 page article on Ancient Greece, answer 3 facts about Ancient Greek with multiple choice answers, answer 4 statements as true or false and answer 4 fill in the blank facts about Ancient...
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A Book Review
In this book review activity, students read over the book review and answer the questions on the next page. The 12 questions are in true/false form.
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Adjectives: Opposites
In this adjectives instructional activity, students read groups of words and determine nouns that do not belong with the adjectives given. Students cross out eight answers.
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Soup to Nuts
Students explore the concept of idioms as they learn about philanthropy. In this literature and service learning lesson, students read Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen and examine negative idioms. Students reflect on hurtful language...
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Investigating Our Place in the World
Students study the concept of geography in a year long unit. In this geography unit, students participate in different activities that explain the spatial sense of the world, the physical landmasses and bodies of water, geographic...
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Dali & Desnos
Learners explore surreal art and poetry. In this visual arts lesson plan, students examine works by André Breton, Robert Desnos, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miro. Learners then apply the techniques in the works they analyze to their own poetry.
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Seeing the World in New Ways
Students probe their own histories to record how they have had to expand their world views. They determine "Everyone has a culture. It influences how we see the world, ourselves, and others." The explain the concept of cultural...
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Which Word Doesn't Belong? #13
In this which word doesn't belong worksheet, students read four words in groups and determine which word doesn't belong. Students complete ten classifications.
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Alphabetizing Animals- Part Two
Students identify animal names and put them into alphabetical order. In this word study lesson, students recite the names of animals and alphabetize the names. Students complete a worksheet as a follow-up activity.
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Reading: A Book Review
In this brief review of Richard Horne's book 101 Things to Do Before You Die learning exercise, students read the review and answer true and false questions about it. Students choose 12 answers.