Curated OER
Room 13
In this Room 13 worksheet, learners complete nine activities related to each chapter in the book. Students do an activity to practice using the vocabulary in the book and practice letter writing with writing to a character in the story....
Curated OER
One Room Many Minds
Young scholars study the ways in which one room schoolhouses were an integral part of Canadian society. They explore the economic, geographic, and cultural contributions to their establishment and speculate about and compare education...
Curated OER
Classic Short Stories - Locked Room Settings
Students read "The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle and explore the mystery genre. For this mystery genre lesson, students read the short story and discuss the author's inclusion of locked room settings. Students then write their...
Curriculum Corner
Quick Literacy Centers for Back to School
Use a set of quick and easy to use literacy centers at the beginning of the year as you start to assess your students. The 13-page packet provides writing and reading activities with simple directions that allows new class members to...
Curated OER
Spelling Skills
In this spelling learning exercise, students arrange a list of 13 words into alphabetical order. Words include different rooms in a house.
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Days 13 and 14
How important are sound effects in films? In stage plays? In radio programs? To gain an understanding of the impact of these special effects, class members watch a short video spoof of the sound in a scene from Star Wars: A New...
Curated OER
Lesson Plan 13: Going Deeper Mini-Lesson
November is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month! If your class is participating (or simply doing a narrative writing unit), this peer review lesson is part of a larger unit which can be easily found online. Once your writers have...
Pimsleur
Silly Family Trees
Introduce family vocabulary and practice with a sample family tree. If you're doing this lesson plan in class, consider showing the learners your own family tree as a model. Then have each learner create their own family tree. Post these...
Curated OER
Locker Room Maxims
In this locker room maxim, students examine letters that represent words. They decipher the puzzle to reveal a cliche. This four--page worksheet contains 22 problems. Answers are provided on the last two pages.
Curated OER
Classic Short Stories- Locked Room Settings
Students read the short story "The Problem of Cell 13" and examine the plot devices that build suspense. In this lesson students create their own short story using the same locked room setting.
BW Walch
“Outsider” Poet Kay Ryan Goes from Poetry Club Reject to Poet Laureate
The cat might have got your tongue, but you can’t avoid the elephant in the room while you wait for the other shoe to drop. After all, the early bird gets the worm and the chickens are circling. After researching Poet Laureate Kay Ryan...
Curated OER
House Vocabulary
You've just introduced your beginning French speakers to rooms of the house. Build their understanding by providing this two-page worksheet. Kids review rooms, large furniture pieces, and actions that one might do in each room. It's a...
Curated OER
Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
This lengthy, and very thorough collection of study guide worksheets should help learners who are studying the Inca culture to solidify their understanding of the culture. The worksheets are meant to be used as the class goes through the...
Curated OER
Fractions
Give mathematicians 39 chances to practice adding fractions, most of which involve mixed numbers. There are three examples to get them started, and scholars should be encouraged to reduce answers when necessary. Not for beginners, these...
CK-12 Foundation
Improper Fractions as Mixed Numbers: Sharing Scratch-n-Sniff Stickers
No, you can't actually smell these 13 scratch-n-sniff stickers. But you can group them into equal groups of four, with one sticker remaining. Using that information, learners create a mixed number based on the improper fraction, 13/4.
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Coal Supply and Demand
A hands-on simulation perfect for an economics lesson, young learners investigate the availability of different sources of natural energy (coal, natural gas, oil, solar, and nuclear) and how this availability affects their cost. Simulate...
CK-12 Foundation
Whole Number Division: Pancakes
Given 13 pancakes and five plates, learners are asked to distribute the pancakes evenly among the plates. Is it possible? Will there be any remainders? These are the questions pupils are asked to answer after manipulating an interactive...
Curated OER
Division with Remainders
Show young mathematicians how simple long division can be, even with three-digit dividends and remainders! They solve for the quotient in 13 practice problems, nine of which are written in long division format and the last four...
Kuta Software
Volume of Pyramids and Cones
Your learners will get a lot of practice finding volumes of pyramids and cones in this nicely written practice activity. It even has room for them to show their work. The first few pyramids and cones are labeled pictures, while the last...
Nuffield Foundation
Perimeter and Area
Use several shapes to practice finding the perimeter and area. Each page presents examples of different items, including money, the floor plan of a room, and a parking lot.
Curriculum Corner
Penguin Decimal Computation Scoot
Fourth and fifth graders use a set of 28 decimal computation cards as a way to practice adding and subtracting decimals. As learners move to the various cards placed around the room, they write the answer to each card on their recording...
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Housing Project
Find everything you need for a two-week home construction simulation project for your high school economics class. They come up with the plans for a custom home including the cost per square foot, interest rate, mortgage term, down...
Scholastic
Pre-Reading Vocabulary Activities Using "The Gift of the Magi"
The rich language of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" is only appreciable if you understand the words. A short lesson reviews 13 words from the story and prompts class members to apply each word and its definition to other situations.
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
For this phases of matter worksheet, students complete 13 fill in the blank spaces with science words from the given word bank. The blanks are placed within an informational paragraph about solids, liquids, and gases.