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A Frog's Life Story
Students examine a frog's life cycle. In this amphibians lesson, students read a book about frogs and discuss how frogs are born and how they grow. Students complete worksheets on the life cycle of the frog, and hold a discussion...
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That's So Square
Students familiarize themselves with the three most common geometric shapes: circles, triangles and parallelograms. They sketch, sort, and name the shapes.
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"Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander
Students study geometric terms related to circles and solve the problem posed in the book.
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Context Clues
Learners review and discuss what context clues are and then read six sentences and paragraphs and circle the correct context clue for each one.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Lab
In this space science activity, 7th graders use the star circles given but the teacher to complete 14 short answer questions. They plot the stars on the graph.
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Wild Weather Words
In this identifying correctly spelled words worksheet, students read rows of four words about the weather and circle the ones spelled correctly. Students circle 15 answers.
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Time & Itineraries Two
Students explore time management by participating in itinerary activities. In this time telling lesson, students identify how to read a clock, how to communicate the time to others and how to plan for events in the day. Students practice...
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Plot Mobiles
Students read folktales and identify the plot of the story by making a mobile. In this inventive and colorful lesson, students listen to a variety of famous folktales, and practice identifying the plot. Then, they work together to create...
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It's My Party
Students compare/contrast the Republican and Democratic platforms using Venn diagrams, then read and discuss, "The Conventions Are Over. The Party's Just Starting." students then participate in a mock press conference and write editorial...
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Creatures in the Coral
Students describe unique adaptations of organisms that live in the coral reef habitat, read various books pertaining to coral reefs and ocean life, and construct a wheel demonstrating the relationships between certain coral reef...
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Literature Circles in Action
Learners form cooperative groups to read, discuss, and respond to a novel. They select a novel from offered choices or by criteria given by teacher and complete a culminating project on the novel from such choices as: creating a...
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Ethics Activity 1A
In this ethics activity worksheet, students read ethical behavior questions, and determine if they are ever acceptable. They circle yes, no, or sometimes, and write explanations of their answers. Students write ten answers.
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Verbs: English Grammar
In this recognizing action verbs worksheet, students read sentences and then identify and circle the action verbs. Students circle nine action verbs.
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Making a Rainstick
Students construct a rainstick. In this music lesson, students investigate the history of the rainstick by reading the book Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema. Students express their feelings about the rain and create...
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Nadia's Hands
Students locate the parts of a book and respond to a read aloud of that book. In this literacy activity, students participate in an interactive read aloud of Nadia's Hands in which they locate the cover and title of the book. They...
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Anatomy of an Earthquake
For this earthquake worksheet, learners read and study earthquake maps and statistics. They complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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Names for Numbers Practice 16.7
In this recognizing names for numbers worksheet, student read a number and circle the groups of facts that equal that number. Students name five numbers and circle fifteen answers.
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Fractions of a Group
In this writing fractions word problem worksheet, students read information and write the fractional parts to problem solve. Students solve six problems.
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Letter A a words
In this spelling words with the initial "Aa" letter, students observe pictures and read three spellings of each word and choose the correctly spelled words. Students circle 12 multiple choice answers.
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Spitzer Sees a New Ring Around Saturn
In this Saturn's rings activity, students read about the Spitzer telescope that detected a new ring around Saturn. Students solve 6 problems including determining the formula for the area of a circle, finding the volume of the new ring...
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What Rhymes with Cat?
For this rhyming worksheet, students read 10 CVC words, then circle the words that rhyme with cat. Next, students write the words that rhyme with cat in ABC order on the spaces provided. Students can color the picture of the cat when...
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Letter Concepts 1
In this recognizing all the letters of the alphabet instructional activity, students observe squares with a letter of the alphabet on a picture and a list of three words, read the words, and circle the words that begin with the letter on...
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Freedman's Journal: "We Wish to Plead Our Own Cause"
Learners examine selected passages from The Freedman's Journal. For this African American history lesson, students read and discuss excerpts from The Freedman's Journal. Learners investigate how the African American newspaper served...
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Number Collection
In this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders read 5 number questions and solve each one by utilizing 15 triple-digit numbers found in a circle. Students interact with odd and even whole numbers.