Curated OER
How Do You Spell That? Jeopardy
This spelling PowerPoint enables students to spell words that end in -s, -ed and -ing. In this PowerPoint, students play an interactive jeopardy game where they must spell each root word correctly and add the given endings.
Curated OER
Roots of Religious Liberty
Students examine the First Amendment and consider the contributions of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. They review conflicts between the rights of Church and State and write a Madisonian argument on the issue.
Curated OER
American Music Styles: European Roots and African Influences - Lesson 3
Students describe some of the characteristics of country and blues music. They see how country music rose to a nationally known music style. They write a two-paragraph essay on what they think country music be like in the next 100 years.
Curated OER
Radical Transformations
Students transform the square root function graphically. For this transforming the square root function graphically lesson, students use their Ti-Nspire to change the a, b, and c values of th square root graph. Students...
Curated OER
The Rational Root Theorem
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders find the rational roots of an equation, by setting it to zero and solving for x. They can also use synthetic division and p/q to help find and eliminate rational root values. There are 19 problems...
Curated OER
Word Grid
In this soil activity, students find words that represent soil words in a word search. Students search for 9 words in this word search.
Curated OER
Puzzle By Phobias: Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students search for scientific terminology for phobias. These are the root words that eventually became English words for common phobias.
Curated OER
-ed word accuracy
First graders read past tense words. In this word accuracy instructional activity, 1st graders view index cards containing words ending in -ed. Students practice saying the given words in the past and present tense.
Curated OER
Word Family Tree
In this words worksheet, students write the word, its meaning, relative words, pronunciation, synonyms, and more. Students complete 9 spaces in the graphic organizer.
Curated OER
Spoken Word Poetry
Young scholars examine the spoken work poetry of Abiodun Oyewole. They discuss the West African Griot tradition, listen to spoken word poetry, write and perform a poem, and watch a video excerpt of a poetry workshop.
Curated OER
Spring Word Search
In this spring activity learning exercise, students use the 50 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Journeys: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 1)
Kids who need extra support mastering the concepts in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on journeys, will benefit from the exercises and activities contained in this 40-page resource packet.
EngageNY
Close Reading: The Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
As part of a group of lessons, your class will return to the primary text for this unit, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Key vocabulary as well as close reading strategies continue to be the focus skills; however, this lesson...
Curated OER
Travel Scrapbook/Blog
Your young historians will design an ongoing travel scrapbook or blog as they learn about the major locations that have impacted the development of democracy in the world, including ancient Rome,...
iCivics
Step 4: Consider the Context
Have you ever noticed how deep the roots of a tree or plant stretch? Scholars analyze the context of an issue and the root causes that go to the base of the problem. The fourth step of a 10-part County Solutions - High School unit shares...
Brain Scape
SAT Vocab
Whether preparing for the SAT or just interested in increasing your vocabulary, here's an app that will provide succor to learners desirous of obviating the anxiety associated with the study of esoteric language.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Affix Concentration
Ask your class to concentrate their energy on affixes! Pupils match various affixes to their meanings in a memory-style game until all the cards have been gathered.
Curated OER
Reading Practice: Peter Rabbit
Oh, that naughty Peter Rabbit! Youngsters read an excerpt aloud from the classic Beatrix Potter story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit." They retell the story in their own words and discuss the events. Readers make inferences about various...
Science Matters
Formative Assessment #5: Plant
Information from formative assessments is vital to plan for instruction. The 17th in a 21-part series of lessons on plant and animal systems quizzes pupils on their knowledge of the function of plant parts. Given a part of the plant,...
EngageNY
Dividing by (x – a) and (x + a)
Patterns in math emerge from seemingly random places. Learners explore the patterns for factoring the sum and differences of perfect roots. Analyzing these patterns helps young mathematicians develop the polynomial identities.
PBL Pathways
Medical Insurance
Design a plan for finding the best health insurance for your money. Learners compare two health plans by writing and graphing piecewise functions representing the plan rules. Using Excel software, they create a technical report...
NOAA
Toxic! Or Is It?
Super scientists tests the toxicity of water using radish seed bioassays. Over the course of five days, scholars observe the germination process of several radish seeds, looking closely at their roots to determine the level of toxins...
General Motors Corporation
Jazz
Over the history of the world, music has been at the heart of some of the greatest social and political movements. Scholars discover their musical roots as they dive into the sounds and emotions of renowned jazz players. They see how...
PBS
Family History: On Your Honor
What is your history? Scholars work with their own families to create a unique story of the courage and bravery of their ancestors. The third and final part of the series culminates in a creation of not just a family history, but a...