Assessment
New York State Education Department

Comprehensive English Examination: June 2016

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Those in positions of authority don't always have the best interest of their people in mind. As part of a sample assessment question, readers must consider how works of literature they read apply to a quote from Edmund Burke—"The greater...
Lesson Plan
WolfQuest

The Return of Gray Wolves to Yellowstone National Park: Right or Wrong?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Should gray wolves be removed from Yellowstone National Park? After researching the complex relationships between the various habitats and species at Yellowstone National Park,  including humans, class members take a position...
Activity
Scholastic

Explore the Seven Principles

For Teachers K - 12th
A lesson shines a spotlight on what makes Kwanzaa special by taking a close look at its seven principles. Gift ideas encourage scholars to make and give one to their family members. Class members celebrate heroes and role models of...
Lesson Plan
Facing History and Ourselves

Hardship and Hope: Teaching Amanda Gorman's "New Day's Lyric"

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Class members come together to study Amanda Gorman's poem "New Day's Lyric." After a close reading of the poem, learners watch a video of Gorman reading her poem, and then craft additional lines for the poem where they offer suggestions...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integer's Brochure

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate integers. In pairs, they create and publish a brochure that presents information about positive and negative integers, includes hand-drawn illustrations, and integer-related graphics.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conditional Grammar Quiz- Conditional 0, 1, 2, and 3

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students answer 5 multiple choice questions in which they choose a phrase to complete a conditional statement. All sentences have the word "if" and students select the most correct way to end the sentence.
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Curated OER

Prefix Power

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine and discuss root words, prefixes, and suffixes. They play a game called Prefix Power, determining if the root word in a sentence needs a prefix or a suffix.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Going Places

For Teachers 1st
First graders study directional words such as North, South, East, West, up and down.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Incredible Encouragers

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students observe and demonstrate how to use and give positive encouragement to their teammates and opponents. They read and discuss a list of positive sayings, then during a P.E. game, students earn Incredible Encourager stars when they...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Let's Compare Adverbs of Degree

For Students 5th - 6th
In this adverbs of degree worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to 8 facts about adverbs of degree and change 3 words into comparative degree and change 3 words to use the superlative degree to compare those words downward.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Vocabulary Blackout worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students read the definition of the math vocabulary word and then write the word. Students write 15 math vocabulary words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Important, Interesting and Serious Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word usage worksheet, students explore the meanings of three words, important, interesting, and serious. Students complete fifteen sentences with the correct words and write four sentences of their own.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Multiple Choice Definitions Worksheets

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science activity, students choose the multiple choice answer that best defines each of 15 science related vocabulary words.
Interactive
Curated OER

Lay/Lie

For Students 4th - 8th
In this lay or lie worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Students choose lay or lie to complete 18 sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Career Development: Attitude Survey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the importance of a positive attitude at work and in school. They complete an attitude quotient survey, and discuss the results and the importance of having a positive attitude toward work and learning.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lowell Observatory Moon Clock

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a paper moon clock to determine the moon's position. In this lunar position lesson, students use the provided printout to create a moon clock. They use the clock to determine the moon's position in the sky based on its...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identification of Short Vowels

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify words. In this short vowels instructional activity, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks...
Interactive
Curated OER

Cite, Sight, and Site

For Students 4th - 8th
In this cite, sight, and site worksheet, learners choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Students choose cite, sight, or site for 45 sentences.
Interactive
Curated OER

Raise, Rise, and Raze

For Students 4th - 8th
In this raise, rise, and raze learning exercise, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
Interactive
Curated OER

Noun Modifiers

For Students 5th - 8th
In this nouns to modifiers instructional activity, students choose the correct word to complete the sentence by changing the noun to a modifier. Students complete 20 sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

VOCRAB-SOCCER

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students participate in a crab soccer game. Points are accumulated by earning a letter for each goal until a vocabulary word is spelled correctly.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Vocabulary Decoder Worksheet

For Students 5th - 10th
In this science vocabulary instructional activity, students match the letter of the science vocabulary word to the number next to its definition. Students match 15 words to 15 definitions.
Interactive
Curated OER

Stating an Exception

For Students 5th - 10th
In this but not or except worksheet, students choose the correct form of the words but not or except to complete the sentences. Students complete 14 sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Power of Speech (Private-Religious)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars read a story. In this speech lesson plan, students read Yettle's Feathers and discuss what they learned from this parable. Young scholars discuss how the words we say have an affect on other people.

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