For this ears worksheet, students read about what causes your ears to pop when you change altitude and about equalizing air pressure. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.

Second graders study folktales and their characteristics. After brainstorming what they know about Africa, 2nd graders read a book about mosquitoes. In groups, students develop a graphic organizer about the characteristics of the...

In this sentence structure activity, students review a definition and examples of compound sentences prior to responding to 10 questions that require them to label the parts of compound sentences.

Ask your class to lend their ears, and eyes, to a short video that defines and offers examples of synecdoche and metonymy. Whether it be brand names like Kleenex® and Band-aids® that have come to stand for all the products in a category,...

Pupils investigate a circuit and build a flashlight transmitter. For this electricity lesson, students are introduced to the parts of the modulated laser and define the purpose of each part. As an assessment, pupils construct a...

Students perform experiments to learn about their sense of taste and smell.  In this taste and smell lesson plan, students watch as a blindfolded student tries to identify sounds and the direction they originate from.  Students...

In this superlatives learning exercise, students read a passage, answer true or false, fill in the blanks with verbs, and more. Students complete 4 activities.

In this ESL body parts matching worksheet, learners match small clip art pictures to the word that names it. They complete 10 examples using words such as hair, fingers, hip, and ear.

Students sing the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes using the spanish words for the parts of the body. They practice saying the words before singing the song and try going faster each time the sing the song.

For this five senses word puzzle worksheet, students examine the 10 words in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.

Sixth graders study totems of the Northwest Native Americans and design their own.

Students read and explore the story, The Little Engine that Could, by Watter Piper.

Viewers of this slide show learn that pesticides used on food crops can be harmful, but that there are certain allowable levels that should not be hazardous. They find out the rigorous process of inspection that meat must go through...

Students review the five senses with the teacher. They are given a set of pictures and while the teacher reads a story, they are to hold up the correct picture of which sense the character is using.

In this sailing lesson, youngsters read The Wreck of the Zephyr, and attempt to predict the outcome of the story. They draw a picture of a sailboat, identify its characteristics, and write their own fictional sailing story.

Students cut out pictures from magazines and create collages that demonstrate the five senses.

Practice working with different phonemes in consonants and vowels. Sounds are written on squares that get put on a rocket to "blast off" and meet other sounds. The teacher first models blending, then reads the new words. Young readers...

Young scholars determine the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears and explore new vocabulary words found in the story. Young scholars record their discoveries...

Students are able to recall details in a story such as characters, plot, and setting. They are able to create a verbal story about a toy of his/her choice. Students are able to work cooperatively with a partner to create a story.

Students study the origin of popcorn. They locate countries where it is grown on a world map. They color the world map and glue kernels of popcorn onto the countries from which popcorn originated. They write the names of common items...

Students use DNA to solve an identity mystery. In this biology lesson, students use the Internet to gather information about sex-linked disorders and complete a Punnett square for hemophilia, then examine a handwriting analysis, ear...

Students investigate animals and their environments. In this animal similarities and differences lesson, students explore animal adaptations and features and their habitats. Students get into groups to discuss the habitat and how...

Students explore ways to assess the accuracy and reliability of data reported by Journey North observers.

In this grammar learning exercise, students combine seventeen sets of basic sentences into compound and complex sentences using commas where needed.