learners take part in a variety of writing exercises about the most important pastime or activities in which they participate and the personal growth gained through this participation.

Learners employ poetry as a medium to relay information and express views about significant environmental issues that exist today and to assess their effects on The State of the Planet as we enter the next millennium.

Students review their understanding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. They explore other types of medical responses to common emergency situations and evaluate the importance of CPR training in their curriculum.

In this pronouns learning exercise, students watch the School House Rock pronouns video and then replace words with pronouns in sentences. Students complete 6 sentences.

First graders research the history of toys and games. In this toys and games lesson plan, 1st graders read books and look at paintings from the past and discuss the toys and games that were played. Then they paint themselves playing a...

In this active and passive voice worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with verbs in parenthesis in the active and passive voice. Students complete 21 sentences total.

Second graders go on nature scavenger hunts. In this nature scavenger hunt lesson, 2nd graders explore the natural habitat of their school grounds and make observations regarding the objects and animals they find in the air, on the...

In this comprehension questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear instructional activity, students read the book, then answer 12 comprehension questions

Fix fragments and run-ons. Kids practice editing a piece of their own writing, read, and take notes of common examples. They practice connecting independent clauses and then use the information to edit previously written pieces. Note:...

Get ready to laugh with your class by reading the book Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School. After they read the book and do activities comparing their first day of school with Amelia' they will then have conversations around the story....

Growing is part of being a living thing. Kindergartners decide which illustrations represent the life cycle of a living thing, then put a check mark next to the correct pictures. They then examine their own growth on a height chart.

No rules...awesome! Or is it? It's tough for young learners to think about what would happen if a rule didn't exist, but understanding the rules and where they come from helps keep everyone safe. Youngsters write a rule on the front of...

This may be a lot to ask of a high schooler, but then again, who knows? Pupils work in groups to explore, write, and then perform an original opera. They view versions of The Magic Flute and La Traviata, then compose a plot, characters,...

This worksheet provides a wonderful scaffold for those learning how to analyze art in a critical and thoughtful way. It describes what art historians do, then requires learners to view and analyze one of the listed works. Twelve...

Drug addiction, including prescription drug addiction, begins with a reason that's different for every user. High schoolers learn more about the reasons people begin abusing drugs with a set of videos and worksheets that discuss four...

Whether or not you use mobile devices for learning in your classroom, this poster is a must for every school. Readers follow a simple flowchart to determine whether or not to share a photo of a friend online.

Third graders research and study animal adaptations and then use their findings to write narratives that include scientific criterion. This lesson is all about literacy and science! The lesson is completely designed for addressing Common...

Now, there, of, and say are the sight words in focus in a printable packet in which you can use all, or some, of the activities to reinforce your early readers' sight word proficiency.

Your pupils may not know that school was not always required. Teach them a bit about the history of public education with a reading passage and related questions.

Students study transportation in mid-19th-century Brooklyn. They look at several photographs of Brooklyn transport from the era and read Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." In addition to making critical observations and...

In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read an essay and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay based on both passages.

In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read passages and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay using ideas and examples from both passages.

In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a passage and answer multiple-choice questions based on reading comprehension.  Students then write a unified essay using evidence from each passage.

In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read an excerpt from a novel and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then compose an essay response using information...