Students identify the qualities of a new paragraph. They develop news paragraphs. They gain an introduction to appropriate paragraph development in news journalism using professional models as a guide.

Learners develop journalistic style of writing through considering selection and presentation of information. Students tie science with journalistic writing. Learners summarize several science species.

Fourth graders observe the effects of water on the soil and record those effect by drawing sketches of water erosion and conservation practices.

Students read and discuss keypoints of the article, "Iceland to start hunting whales." They write in the style of newspaper reporters and order the information so that it tells the story from beginning to end with relevant detail

Students listen to several Japanese stories and write their own Japanese-style stories, which they share with the class.

Young scholars appreciate African folktales, make "connections" between geography and literature, and research facts about Africa's animals and present findings through art and writing.

Young scholars listen to stories about kindness and discuss kindness in their lives. Students then complete Kindness Counts page, illustrating and telling story, and turn in completed page to teacher to be laminated and assembled.

Students become familiar with word usage and synonyms.

Learners recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching and handwriting activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...

Students use Inspiration to create a time line which represents the evolution of transportation which has changed the way we travel.

Students conduct online research and incorporate graphics and maps into a Powerpoint presentation that details life at the McLean train yard in its heyday.

Second graders create a report, using the internet and other resources to create a Power Point Presentation on a desert animal.

Fifth graders read books and conduct Internet research on the life of Crazy Horse. They then use their findings to design a Crazy Horse-themed board game. Students swap and play each other's games.

In this ESL worksheet, students answer 20 questions about the Central Library in Derby, UK. For example, "What time does it close on a Thursday?"

In this writing worksheet, students follow read about features of a get well/sympathy card, then follow directions to make a card, and choose another occasion and make an appropriate card.

Students respond to questions based on quotes, research, and logic, and challenge problems related to the current objectives.

Students investigate their personal heritage. They research and record iand organize nformation in journal notes. Students create folk art using a variety of techniques and media.

For this geometry worksheet, 11th graders calculate the volume of there dimensional shapes using the formula for cylinders. They are given the height and the base and asked to calculate the volume. There are 4 problems.

Eighth graders calculate a system of equations to find the best ticket price for a ticket at a water park. They explain how the equations helped them make their decision on the best price.

Students practice recognizing the phoneme /a/ in spoken and written words as well as by symbol. They interact with the book, "The Cat Nap," from Educational Insights and the Dr. Seuss book, "ABC's Book." Each student also plays a memory...

In these grammar activity worksheets, students answer the questions about the statements that use the word you and the word yours. Students complete 3 activities.

Students create a scrapbook about Nebraska history focusing on Post Office murals. They choose their favorite murals and write a story to go along with the mural. In groups, students present their murals to the class and visit the...

Young scholars calculate gasoline cost per mile on a virtual field trip. They calculate the gasoline costs and travel time for each of the 2 routes, and record on a data sheet. They use Excel to create data tables for mileage, gasoline...

Students identify the elements of science fiction and write their own example.  In this Journey to the Center of the Earth lesson students complete several activities about science fiction, authors and novels.