Learners investigate sea horses and knights. In this marine biology lesson, students read the book How to Hide an Octopus and discuss the purpose of camoflage. Learners research knights and sea horses and record their research on...

First graders participate in a role play about laws and rules where they portray an authority figure, or portray someone who has to obey the law. In this sociology and law lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the purpose of laws and rules....

In this end marks worksheet, students place a period, exclamation mark or question mark at the end of sentences, correctly punctuate a paragraph and write interrogative, exclamatory and declarative sentences.

Break out the slide whistles, triangles, and tambourines. It's time for a punctuation lesson. This richly detailed plan is loaded with ideas and activities for using rhythm instruments to accent the punctuation in folk tales. A...

In this chemistry learning exercise, students are introduced to the periodic table of elements. They find the answers to 13 questions about the periodic table.

Students participate in relating the role of the arts in defining identity. They examine the community in West African society and how members of that community define their role. They view how artifacts, music and performance can...

High schoolers explore the use of quotation marks. In this grammar lesson, students read dialogue and explore the rules of quotation mark use as they practice using the marks on a worksheet assignment.

In this quotation marks worksheet, students learn the proper use of quotation marks. Students read the 6 primary functions and examples for each. Students write one sentence each to illustrate the 6 uses for quotation marks.

What is a sentence? Second graders will explore the components of a sentence in the ten lessons of this unit. The subject, predicate, the process of proofreading, punctuation, and sentence sequence are analyzed in this unit. Handouts and...

Practice punctuation with your primary schoolers with this worksheet. Learners try out question marks and periods by inserting correct punctuation at the end of 11 sentences. Sentences are interrogative and declarative. The worksheet is...

Students read an article about the laws pertaining to cases of domestic abuse. They take a quiz, consider how they might help a friend involved in an abusive situation and participate in a mock trial where they examine varying points of...

Print this set of daily work activities to help learners boost spelling skills. They write words, write sentences, fill in the blanks, and read a story. Note: The mentioned story is not included.

Your can use this spelling and high frequency word daily activity worksheet as part of your regular morning schedule. Learners ay the name of the pictures, write sentences, fill in the blanks, and read a story. There are 4 activities to...

Second graders read and discuss Patricia MacLaclan's book Sarah, Plain and Tall. They write a narrative putting themselves in the setting of the story.

What is an asterisk? What is a tilde? Learners use this interactive page to review the names of different symbols and punctuation marks. They locate 29 different buttons. 

Learners write interrogative and declarative sentences in a short message. After seeing many examples of these types of sentences, pupils write sentences of their ownl.

Readers of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are directed to complete two projects as a part of their study of Mark Twain’s novel.  Individuals craft an organized notebook containing all their work during the study, and they...

An overview of the history and tradition of Ash Wednesday in 2 paragraphs is accompanied by an array of language activities: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation,...

Upper graders put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test when they are asked to mark which of several statements are from either the Constitution or the Communist Manifesto. A class discussion follows. Use this resource as...

Four high frequency word activities are to be found on this set of simple worksheets. Each activity is to be completed on a different day and each focuses on the /qu/ and /wh/ spelling pattern. Learners will write sentences, circle words...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-instructional activity on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then...

It's time to identify these sentences as interrogative, exclamatory, or declarative based on their ending punctuation.

Take a trip to Mardi Gras with a festive reading packet! After class members read an informational article about the history and celebration of Mardi Gras, they think about the structure of the passage...

Here is a project that instructs young bakers to calculate the ingredients needed for a cookie bake sale. The catch is that the ingredients for 32 cookies is given; however, pupils must figure out the amounts needed for 12 and 60...