Students examine the physical properties of waves to explore the word crest and trough. They use toys to study waves in air, water and light.

Students experiment with primary colored water to mix new colors. They record new colors on a simple data sheet and share opinions on their work.

If you are interested in having a basic framework for teaching expository, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing, this resource may help; however, you will have to find information on the different forms of writing to share with...

Pupils work in pairs to decode a message that uses character adjectives vocabulary and counting skills. They design an "ideal friend" by listing their top five desired character traits.

Students participate in vocabulary building activities including worksheets before reading an online article. They write a space travel diary of their first visit to outer space in a journal entry.

In this prepositions worksheet, students write a P for prepositions at the end of one of the 3 sentences. Students complete 7 sentences.

Students examine an image of civilians affected by the Vietnam War. They research and discuss the reasons the Vietnam War began, why America became involved, and what some of the long-term effects of this war have been.

Students define common English idioms which they find in books and book excerpts. They use an idiom dictionary and constuct a database of five idioms along with meanings and sentences. They beam this information to classmates.

Students come up with their own defintions for the word "hero" and write a reflection comparing their definition with the defintion of "hero" in the dictionary. They discover what adjectives are and compile a list of adjectives to...

Young scholars define the word dichotomous and explain why a dichotomous key is a useful tool in identifying different species. Then they look up words they are unfamiliar with or mollusk reference books so students can learn the names...

Students practice using context clues to decode the meanings of unfamiliar words. In this vocabulary skills lesson, students follow the provided instructions to complete graphic organizers that enable them to decode words in "The...

Students identify differences between jobs and careers, and identify career areas within the broad field of oceanography. They research, compare and contrast requirements needed to become a practitioner of various oceanographic career...

Students discover how to play chess. In this how is chess played lesson, students examine the rules, vocabulary, and tactics of the game of chess. 

Fifth graders review their writing for repetition of words at the beginning of the sentence.  In this informal writing lesson, 5th graders share examples of sentence beginnings.  Students use a thesaurus to find antonyms and...

Go over how to read complex sentences. Learners work on identifying key ideas, examining sentence structure, looking up new vocabulary, and paraphrasing. An overview of methods to help class members read difficult texts, half of the...

Students put word cards together and use the word parts to create correct words. In this phonics lesson plan, students practice pronouncing consonant blends and vowel sounds, demonstrating an awareness of beginning, middle, and ending...

Students design a ballot slip for student voting. They create a slogan and political brochure.

What is peace and what does it mean to our society? To understand why peace is celebrated and what character traits or concepts relate to the action of peace, learners engage in a discussion, story time, and a craft project. The lesson...

In this verb worksheet, students focus on regular and irregular verbs. Students complete 12 fill in the blank sentences using the correct verb format in each.

Sixth graders use adjectives to describe foods listed in restaurant menus. In cooperative groups, 6th graders create menus and identify the adjectives used in the menu created by their group.

In this phrasal verbs instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct phrasal verb. Students complete 4 activities total.

In this grammar worksheet, students cut out pictures write sentences containing as many adjectives as they can to describe the pictures.

Pupils identify, research, and discuss similarities between the Civil Rights Movement and the grassroots hip hop movement in America.

In this possessive nouns worksheet, students pick cards with possessive nouns on them and come up with complete sentences to show family relationships. Players get points for each correct sentence.