Nevada's nickname is "The Silver State" and metal is what this lesson plan is all about. Pupils will make a T-chart to discuss the differences between metals and minerals, then write and explain the properties of metal. They will get...

In order to answer a music trivia question, young musicians must count the number of ties in a melody, name the final note, and use these clues to spell out Charlie Parker's nickname. This activity is not for the birds.

Animal names are a great way to practice syllables with words your young scholars will be familiar with! Using images, students examine 7 animals and color in the number of paws that correspond with the number of syllables in that animal...

Students become familiar with the states. They study capitols, mottos, nicknames, and other various details. They create group projects that be presented to the class.

In this social studies worksheet, students investigate information particular to their home state and illustrate it. Students research their state flower, tree, gem, mammal, bird, motto, song and nickname.

Eighth graders identify nicknames of the state: The Bear State, The Wonder State, The Land of Opportunity, The Natural State. They demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of the nicknames.

Learners use a news article about the celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial to answer questions about Abraham Lincoln and the celebration. For this current events and US history lesson based on a news article, students participate in a...

Students read a story called Athletes Need to Make the Grade to Play and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. For this current events college athletes and academics lesson plan, student respond to literature by...

In this online interactive Super Bowl worksheet, students examine 16 AFC nicknames in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 16 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed for...

Students review North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. They identify Australia as the smallest continent. They identify Australia as an island continent nicknamed "the land down under." They color a map of Australia.

Students participate in four activities that will get them to know each other and the celestial bodies of the solar system. Students take the name of a celestial body. Students stand up one at a time, say their celestial body name and...

Decorate your social studies classroom with a bulletin board printable featuring the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution written on the license plates of all 50 states. Beginning with Alabama, and ending with Wyoming, the...

Students familiarize themselves with the settlement of Jamestown and practice describing objects and their use. In this Jamestown lesson, students listen to stories about Jamestown, complete an artifact activity, and explore the story...

Seventh graders identify and locate all fifty states in the United States and their capitals. Individually, they research one state identifying when it became a state, its motto, song, flower and nicknames. To end the lesson, they are...

In this molecules worksheet, students read about the discovery of new carbon molecule which has been nicknamed buckyball. Students answer 2 short answer questions.

Student discuss names and nicknames for human and animal families and complete a worksheet, matching pictures of father, baby and mother animals.

Eighth graders, in pairs, research the era of piracy and buccaneers. Among the topics they investigate are Mary Read, Edward Teach, and other pirates who sailed off the Carolina coast. Using the Internet, 8th graders write paragraphs...

Stuck for a journal topic? Download CAHSEE’s 21 “Expository Journal Prompts” as a pdf handout for yourself or class. A great resource for your writing program, print it up and add it your curriculum library.

Why did Vietnam POWs and their families receive more media attention than POWs in previous wars?  To answer this question, class members view artifacts, read articles, and engage in class discussion. Individuals then assume the...

Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that use the special State Quarters as a learning tool. This one uses the Mississippi State Quarter. During this lesson plan, pupils learn about the variety of state flowers that...

A 46-slide presentation focuses on ways to describe characters in stories, how to create story characters, and how to show a character's personality in a student-created story. The colorful and engaging slides provide lots of great ideas...

Learners discover that a cinquain is a simple five-line poem that follows a pattern. They interview a friend and use what they learn to write a cinquain about that person. As an added touch, each of the poems are written inside the shape...

In this My State Report Booklet worksheet, students complete 25 pages about a state. Example pages include state animal, bird, flag, flower, and insect.

In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the state of Arkansas. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.