All aboard! Pair a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg with a set of literacy activities. The packet of worksheets includes task cards, sorting activities, a synonym match, comparing and contrasting activities, writing...

A unit study of the importance of a free press in a democracy begins with class members listening to a podcast featuring two journalists, one from a United States public radio station and one from Capetown, South Africa. The lesson,...

Scholars examine the techniques content creators use to boost their search rankings. After watching a short "Search Boosters" video, groups select a story from the "News or Noise? Media Map" and analyze the devices used in the story. The...

Learning to work together respectfully is one of those life skills learned through practice. The second activity in the series has groups attempt to complete an activity and then discuss the obstacles they faced. Using what they learned...

In a activity designed to prepare scholars for taking tests, they begin with a review of how to plan and review notes. They Identify ways to prepare for upcoming tests and strategies for studying and memorizing information. Class...

September's "Banned Books Week" brings attention to the number of books that are challenged, censored, or banned each year. After watching a video about banned book week, reading articles about the history of book banning, and examining...

In this number one learning exercise, students study the word one, count one circle, and then practice printing the numeral one and the word one.

In this penmanship worksheet, learners study the numeral three and the word three and then practice printing both by first tracing and then printing on their own.

For this number printing worksheet, students first study the word five and the numeral five. Students then practice trace and print the word five and the numeral five multiple times on the provided lines.

For this literacy learning exercise, students practice printing the uppercase F. They follow the dotted lines as a guide for creating the letter.

For this literacy learning exercise, learners practice printing the uppercase G and use the dotted lines as guides to form the letter.

In this literacy worksheet, students practice printing the letter B. They use the examples and follow the dotted lines to help with letter formation.

For this literacy activity, students practice printing the uppercase A. They use the examples as guides and follow the dotted lines to help with letter formation.

In this pre-writing worksheet, students trace along the dotted lines on cards that the teacher has printed and laminated. They trace straight, curved, and zig zag lines on three pages.

In this number four learning exercise, learners study the word four, count four circles, and then practice printing the numeral four and the word four.

For this literacy worksheet, learners create the uppercase C. They use the examples and dotted lines as guides to letter formation.

In this pre-printing practice activity, students trace 4 different types of dotted lines to practice their fine motor skills. They start at a fly, and trace a looped line, a curved line, a square line, and a straight line to get to the...

The computer can be a wonderful tool with so many applications. Third graders read a four paragraph procedural text to learn about: central processing unit, memory, input, output. They answer four fill in the blank and multiple choice...

Explore newspapers as a form of print media. They examine headlines from newspapers and infer meanings of the headlines. They skim articles for information and exchange articles between groups. They complete charts while skimming the...

Middle schoolers explore Africa and mind maps created by students from other schools. They discuss Africa and the number of countries, diversity of language, cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles and in groups study a mind map from...

Students investigate animals and how it adapts to its environment. They write notes and gather information on a chosen animal. After research is completed, students create a report about the animal's characteristics, appearance, food,...

Here are a few opportunities for youngsters to hone their number skills by counting and quantifying objects, tracing numbers, and translating word-form numbers into numerical form. There are four questions here providing practice with...

There's an easier way to count! Scholars get practice counting by 5 and 10 in this skip-counting instructional activity. There are 10 problems, and for each they observe a set of objects that have been grouped. Learners skip count to get...

High schoolers discuss the elements of an effective speech. They use Inspiration to create a graphic organizer or map of how to effectively organize a speech. Students share their graphic organizer/map with the class.