An interactive challenges scholars to read a short informational text about butterflies then answer eight questions. A progress report appears after the last question.

An interactive practice tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. Learners read an informative text, then answer 10 questions.

If you're looking for a last-minute resource to help your class celebrate Valentine's Day in an educational way, browse through this selection of reading comprehension worksheets, which cover such topics as why the holiday is celebrated...

To gain an understanding of the treatment of African American soldiers during World War I, class members watch an excerpt from the History Detectives film, Our Colored Heroes, and then examine three recruitment posters from that...

In this words and pictures: how is teacher feeling worksheet, 1st graders read six "-ad" words, write the word that goes with each of two pictures and write a sentence using the "ad" words.

Students discover the life of Benjamin Franklin by studying his inventions.  In this biography lesson, students identify the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and their impact on society today.  Students create a commercial in an...

Students read and compare two Civil War recruitment advertisements from different years in the war. They decide how people's feelings about the war may have changed over the years by examining the tone of the advertisements.

Students are shown how to analyze the messages and the impact of the candidates' politicial adertisements in print, video, and audio formats. They are shown the techniques that candidates use to influence voter decisions and how to...

It's that time of year, and the year. Once again the race is on for the White House. It's important that young voters, and would-be voters, understand the process for becoming the United States President. Class members research the...

Students are able to identify, in a discussion mode, the ways in which the media uses persuasion to achieve their desired aims. They analyze, also in a discussion mode, the media's influence on our society by comparing media advertising...

Students identify image and information ads, define consumer goods and services, explain teen consumer spending impacts.

Students research a career they are interested in. They explore print and online want ads for job prospects, interview a person currently in that career, and make a class presentation about the career.

Seventh graders explore early Chinese civilization. As pupils study Chinese history, they examine its scientific accomplishments. In partners, 7th graders create an advertisement presentation for an advancement of ancient China.

Students study the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. For this Pennsylvania history lesson, students use primary documents to study the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In a culminating activity, students create an advertisement...

Mat, bat, hat rhyming is so much fun! Emergent readers practice rhyming, reading, and printing skills as they read and then use one of three words to complete each rhyming sentence. There are eight sentences which mean eight...

Learners, after studying the 13 colonies, create a brochure advertising one of the colonies. The purpose of the brochure, they were told, would be to urge people in Europe to come to America and settle in their particular colony.

Students explore the solar system on the internet and video programs. They investigate the names of each planet and their places in the solar system. They chose their favorite planet and design an advertisement to sell a vacation to...

Students visit a puzzle maker website and follow a list of instructions, creating a word scramble using sea animal vocabulary. They copy and paste graphics at the bottom of their puzzle, and print them out for other students to solve.

Twelfth graders simulate balancing checkbooks by applying required mathematical operations. They examine newspaper ads from banks and compare various services they offer. They discuss the uses of credit and debit cards.

Students recognize the letter h in print and the phoneme /h/ in spoken words. They say a tongue twister with contains words emphasizing the /h/ sound. They then listen to the story "Horton Hears a Who" and identify the words with the...

Students review the basic formatting in Microsoft Word. Individually, they use the program to design a flyer for a baseball game. To end the lesson, they print them out, present them to the class and given a grade based on a rubric.

In this find the error worksheet, learners will look at an ad produced by a bank and try to spot the mistake. The mistake is a missing apostrophe to show possession.

In this Cinderella word search worksheet, students locate the names of 18 characters or words from the story in a word search. Note: This is intended to be an online activity, but can be printed.

Seventh graders explore American colonial life. In this Colonial America lesson, 7th graders research Internet and print sources to create Inspiration projects on colonial America.