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Main Idea
Students are read a book but not told the title. They determine the main idea of the story and possible names for the book. They develop their own story and illustrate them to show their classmates.
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Pie Charts
The teacher conducts a survey of each student's favorite color. The teacher then creates a pie chart identifying the information gathered. The students display mastery by creating their own pie chart displaying the same information.
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International Food
Students creatively develop a project dealing with a country of their choice. They gain knowledge of other cultures through research. Students develop an essence of food customs and traditions of the country of their choice. They design...
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Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
Students explore earthquake activity in California. They observe the historical data and create databases and graphs of the earthquakes. Students analyze the data and form a hypothesis about future earthquakes.
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Cell Energy-Colorful Respiration
Students examine the acid-base indicator, bromthymol blue (BTB), and what happens to it when you blow air into it or add plants and snails. Through an experiment, they test three different setups of BTB and record the color changes that...
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Life of a Logger
Students are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...
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Cinco de Mayo - A Patriotic Mexican Holiday
Third graders study Cinco de Mayo as a patriotic Mexican Holiday. First, they work in pairs to write about and illustrate one thing they do on the Fourth of July. They listen to a reading about Cinco de Mayo before writing about and...
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Real Sentences
In this sentence writing activity, students read a passage and then determine whether it is a complete sentence or not. They write an "S" if it is a sentence and an "N" if it is not. There are 20 questions on this page, but 3 have...
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Story Teller
In this story problems worksheet, students solve 3 addition or subtraction facts and then write a story problem for each equation.
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The Big One
Eighth graders study earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson students research the Internet on earthquakes and plot earthquake locations.
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Controlling Chemical Reactions
Students study chemical reactions and how to speed up or slow down one. In this experimental lesson plan students participate in an activity that allows them to observe chemical reactions.
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Gone Fishin'
Students experiment with population management in this hands-on lesson. In this biology lesson, students collect data on overuse of a resource and how to manage for sustainability. Students fish for m&m's using straws and try to...
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Slang Words Beginning with T
In this online interactive ESL worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions regarding American slang. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Taking Pills Isn't the Answer
Young scholars explore performance-related drug use. In this health journalism lesson plan, students read the USA Today article titled "Taking Pills Isn't the Answer", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete...
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Cooperative Learning Projects
Learners practice cooperation skills. For this cooperative learning lesson, students read 6 books regarding cooperation and then participate in 6 cooperative activities.
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Rhyme Around Baseball
Learners use word family endings to create rhyming words for that word family. In this rhyming lesson plan, students divide into teams and play a game of word baseball where they create rhyming words for a specific word family.
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Monoprinting with Foil
Students create a monoprint. In this printmaking lesson, students use tempura paint on a piece of foil to create a picture. Then, students place a piece of paper against the wet paint and press to make a print of the image.
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Patterns and Division
In this patterns and division worksheet, students solve word problems containing patterns and division. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
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Vocabulary Review # 15
In this vocabulary review #15 learning exercise, students interactively complete 10 sentences by selecting the correct word with immediate online feedback.
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Identify Narrative Perspective
In this narrative perspective worksheet, students read short passages and underline, circle or highlight whenthe narrator tells that a character's thoughts or feelings, then determine point of view.
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Present and Past Simple Passive
In this present and past simple learning exercise, students choose the correct words to complete sentences, rewrite sentences, rewrite questions, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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ESL Activity: "Is Anybody Home?"
In this ESL comprehension worksheet, learners click on buttons to listen, then write what they hear described about a picture shown, complete multiple choice questions about "home" and a crossword puzzle.
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Agamemnon: Symbols Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on symbols in Agamemnon. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Dependent Clauses Worksheet 2
In this dependent clauses activity, identify the dependent clause in the sentence, identify the part of speech, write how it is functioning, and write 3 sentences on their own. Students complete 16 sentences.