Learners are given a list of 12 vocabulary words containing the roots NAT, TRACT and SEQU which they must find in a 15-by-15 word search in order to complete this activity. Directions, clues, word search, and answer key are all available...

Students work in small groups to determine factors that contribute to a well-done assignment. They report their findings to the rest of the class.

Third graders review the poem and activity from the previous session and then work in groups of four to tape skill strips in the appropriate category on a Venn Diagram. Next, a spokesperson from each group gives a report summarizing...

Third graders spend time identifying the characteristics they have and ones they would like to develop for their own personal growth. As a class, they brainstorm ways they can tell they are growing up or being mature. Individually, they...

Fourth graders evaluate their current test-taking and studying skills. In groups, they read a case study in which they create a time schedule for a week. They color code the scheduled and unscheduled activities for Frantic Fred and share...

Middle schoolers complete the "Just Checking" checklist to assess the degree of their use of a personal management system. They set goals and identify steps needed to accomplish their goals and improve their academic achievement.

Making inferences about what you read is an important skill for both elementary, middle, and high school learners. Focusing on events which occurred during World War II, they answer a series of questions related to what we can infer as...

If you're working on a movie analysis unit or you teach film studies, consider using this helpful resource. Create a project for film analysis using the provided outline. Though not a complete rubric, this handout can give you ideas to...

Students analyze the social conditions of Victorian England and focus on the woman's place in Victorian society. In this Victorian England lesson plan, students read excerpts of Victorian writers and their take on the Industrial...

Eleventh graders examine how in this volatile period, colonial powers and Native groups competed for trade goods and land, coming into conflict repeatedly. They also explore primary and secondary sources.

Students analyze, synthesize, and use the elements of various US cultural folk tales to describe the elements of fiction in general and in folk tales specifically.

Eleventh graders explore primary and secondary sources involving "everyday life" of individuals living in Deerfield at the four turns of the centuries. They learn what these characteristics reveal since the town's beginning as an English...

Students research an aspect of Wabanaki culture that has persisted in Maine throughout the years. They write a conversation between a Wabanaki person and an English person that shows the different cultures and negotiates a solution to a...

Sixth graders study the chronology of major events of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They use primary and secondary resources to obtain information about the plants which were identified by Lewis and Clark.

Eleventh graders explore how the native peoples had lived in the Connecticut Valley for nearly 10,000 years, prior to the English settlement and how their culture and life ways were markedly different from that of the English settlers.

Young scholars study tourism and conservation. In this coral development lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and write a report. 

Fourth graders explore the trade relationships that existed in the late 1700's Colonial America. In this American history instructional activity, 4th graders examine English and Cherokee trade treaties by reviewing primary and...

For this ESL opposites worksheets, students will use antonyms to describe the given pictures. Students will study 5 pictures and match each picture to its correct opposite in the secondary column.

In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students will focus on objects found in a classroom. Students will complete ten matching questions by connecting the picture in one column with the name of the object in the secondary column.

In this ESL weather worksheet, students will focus on the changing seasons. Students will complete ten matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology from the secondary column.

In this ESL family worksheet, students will focus on the members of a family. Students will complete 7 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology from the secondary column.

In this ESL number activity, students will focus on the names of numerals. Students will complete 6 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and correct vocabulary from...

In this ESL verb worksheet, students will focus on words of action. Students will complete 6 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the secondary...

In this ESL family instructional activity, students will focus on members of the family. Students will complete 10 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and...