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Writing Thank You Notes
Sixth graders write to a veteran. In this letter writing lesson, 6th graders identify the five parts of a letter and discuss the importance of sending thank you notes. Students write a thank you note to a veteran.
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Punctuation Practice
In this punctuation worksheet, students determine the correct punctuation mark that matches a given description. Students may check answers by clicking an answer button beneath each sentence.
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Where No Student Has Gone Before
Middle schoolers create a story about an unknown planet invaded by humans as a pre-reading activity for the novel, A Wrinkle In Time. They discuss good versus evil, and identify examples of the theme good vs. evil in books, film, and...
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Sidewalks to Success in Middle School
Learners write a brochure that educates incoming middle school students on how to succeed.
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Living Biographies
Third graders create a multimedia slide presentation containing facts, graphics, and sounds relating to a biographical figure based on their reading of a biography or an autobiography. They present their slide presentations before the...
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How Logical is Garfield?
Third graders analyze comics found in the newspaper for samples of logical, emotional, and ethical appeal. They write a paragraph for each selected comic strip explaining how the comic strip represents the use of logic, emotions, or ethics.
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Fragments Wanted (Not)
Young scholars rewrite newspaper employment ads using complete sentences.
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First Class Mail
Students read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and write a friendly letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.
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Japanese Culture
Seventh graders make connections with the history of Japanese art with the modern use of ancient warriors in the popular Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards. They journal and reflect upon the research and comparison of the ancient to modern art.
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That Was Then - Persuasive Essay
Student explain how geographic and cultural settings influence a person's identity. They compare and contrasting Esmeralda Santiago's Puerto Rican self with her American self by participating in a close reading of the text and writing a...
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The Pied Piper Of Hamelin
Students participate in a lesson that covers the genre of narrative poetry. They examine the elements of a narrative poem while focusing upon the characterization. Students compare and contrast the characters while analyzing their...
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Music in West Africa
Students explore power and the symbols of power in West African music. They discuss the music of West Africa and compare it to African American music of today. In addition, they investigate musical instruments of Africa, identify the...
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Bunker Hill
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 5th graders will read a passage about John Adams and Bunker Hill. Students will then respond to five fill in the blank and five multiple choice questions about the story.
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ARTICLES- To Use or Not To Use, That is the Question!
For this articles practice worksheet, students examine the list of rules for using articles and then respond to 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Patterns In Time
Seventh graders examine fossils. In this vertebrate fossils instructional activity students view a demonstration.
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Glyph: The Year of the Snake
In this glyph coloring worksheet, students read about the attributes of people born in the Year of the Snake. Students follow the 12 directions for coloring the snake according to personal character traits.
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Using Reciprocal Pronouns
In this using reciprocal pronouns worksheet, students read about the definition and usage of reciprocal pronouns. They underline the reciprocal pronouns in 6 statements.
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Caveman Tag
Students practice fleeing and dodging skills, spatial awareness, some experience with normal tag games.
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English Settlement
Students study the development of the New England colonies, their rationale for settlement, and the importance of Puritan theology in this development. They research towns in England and their copies in Massachusetts.
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WHAT DID COLOMBUS SAY?
Students read and analyze two primary source documents written by Christopher Columbus.
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Football Review
Students review a subject and get points such as the points in football for correct and incorrect answers. In this football review lesson plan, students fill out a score board as they review.
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Expressing Emotions Through Art Lesson 1: Everybody Shows They Care
Students examine how artists depict the idea of caring in works of art. They create drawings of themselves that use the principles of design to express their feelings of caring for something.
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Jazz-Age Intrigue
Eleventh graders read The Great Gatsby and explain the jazz age. They use jazz age terms to create their own short story, scene, or letter.
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Dog Gone Good Note Cards
Pupils conduct research on a chosen dog breed using the card catalog and the Internet. They create at least three note cards with information about their dog breed.