Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. In this food choice lesson, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize the Internet to...

Students participate in a game to help them with their spelling words. They rotate around the room with the first word, with each student giving the next letter. They continue if they get the letter right or sit down if the letter is wrong.

Third graders use vocabulary from "If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon" to play a game.

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the playing of soundtracke to learn the alphabet, animal sounds, and nursery rhymes. They are given the opportunity of working together or independently listen to the stories.

In this reading genres fortune teller, students remember all the reading genres by making a fortune teller. Students use the pattern (on another page) to fold the movable flaps. The directions for the game are provided.

Students read an assignment detailing the location and purpose of several buildings on the University of Carolina campus and in the city of Columbia. They play a game of Bingo that asks them to recall information from the assigned reading.

Students will have fun learning about the letter "L" with the activities in this lesson plan. The author suggests reading "Lightning Bug" from the McGraw-Hill reading book. However, you may find other poems that are fitting for this...

First graders engage in a game which helps them recognize the word wall words. In this word instructional activity, 1st graders are given clues to follow, to determine the word on the wall. Students are assessed based on teacher...

Sixth graders design trivia game about panthers. In this panther trivia game instructional activity, 6th graders use the Internet to research interesting information about panthers, write the facts on note cards, and create a game based...

Looking for a game that teaches students about how to use a thesaurus, and reinforces the concept of synonyms? Each player will have the opportunity to use their "tools" in this engaging lesson. They will use their thesauruses in order...

Students practice using mathematical vocabulary by playing a class game.  For this math comprehension lesson, students investigate a group of math vocab words and their definitions, then create a bingo card using the Internet....

Young scholars explore language arts by reading a children's story in class. In this three tier vocabulary lesson, students read the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and identify the specific use for several vocabulary words. Young...

First graders discover the importance of primary colors by reading a book in class.  In this art instructional activity, 1st graders read the book Spicy Hot Colors, and discuss the three primary colors and the numerous combinations...

Readers locate unfamiliar words in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and teach these words and their meanings to class members.

As part of their study of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, readers respond to a series of questions based on chapter eight of J.K. Rowling's second novel in the series about the famous young wizard.

Students sort out important information and create a visual framework for reviewing in the future. They organize a large quantity of information thus helping with learning and remembering details, cause and effect, comparison and...

A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...

Discuss the meaning of the phrase tone of voice with the class. They respond to a variety of scenarios where a particular tone would be prevalent. They then read "Mother to Son" without knowing the title and answer some questions about...

In this grammatical relationships worksheet, 5th graders fill in the blanks in eight sentences by choosing the most appropriate answer (one English word) that best completes each sentence.

Why did Vietnam POWs and their families receive more media attention than POWs in previous wars?  To answer this question, class members view artifacts, read articles, and engage in class discussion. Individuals then assume the...

Students examine the history of the Olympics and their athletes. In this interviewing skills lesson, students role play the parts of reporters and athletes as they conduct interviews based on research of the Olympic games and athletes.

Review with your young learners what opposites are and use a fun tag board game called Auntie Alice to practice. After the class plays the game, pairs work on computers practicing with interactive matching/flashcards/concentration games...

In this sports reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about a baseball game and a little boy. Students read the story and answer 5 questions.

Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of reading comprehension while practicing the reading with the help of the teacher. They read the story focusing upon the rhyming words that could be used for vocabulary.