Connect the ideas of jazz improvisation and art to writing poetry. Learners collaborate and write different lines of poetry, imitating the jazz styles of improvisation and freewriting. Take a close look at the poems "Tenebrae" by Yusef...

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Francis Firebrace and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...

Students investigate the military by examining their uniforms.  In this design activity, students analyze the military uniforms from different locations and time periods.  Students create new ideas for current military uniforms.

Upper graders label four triangles and fill in the labels correctly. They draw three original triangles and answer the questions about them.