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Beatrix Potter and Alliteration
In this creative writing instructional activity, students utilize a variety of strategies to creatively write alliterations, tongue twisters, similes and finally an acrostic poem.
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Metamorphic Rocks
In this metamorphic rock instructional activity, students are given 8 statements about how metamorphic rocks are formed and their characteristics. Students determine if the statements are true or false and correct false statements to...
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The Froggy Page
Students investigate the cycle of life by observing tadpoles. In this biology lesson, students utilize the Internet to read stories, observe pictures, and listen to sounds of frogs. Students create a poster board collage...
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Second Exercise in Parallelism
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 9 short answer questions regarding parallelism. Students may submit their answers to be scored
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Introduce: The Prefix re-
Learners brainstorm words that have the prefix re-. In this prefix lesson, students discuss the meaning of the word prefix, define the meaning of the prefix re- and list words with the prefix on the board, discussing the meaning of each.
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Writing an Information Paragraph on a Villain
In this villain activity, students fill out facts sheets, information planning sheets, and more to write an information paragraph on a villain. Students complete 5 activities.
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Making Words
Third graders spell words and define homophone. In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words.
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Eloquent Speech
Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...
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My School Rules! Your School Drools!
In this writing worksheet, students fill out a brainstorming graphic organizer about why they like their school. They are then prompted and guided through writing a first and final draft of a paragraph using their ideas.
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When I'm President
In this writing worksheet, students fill out a brainstorming graphic organizer about being president. They are then prompted and guided through writing a first and final draft of a paragraph using their ideas.
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Field Trip Writing Prompt
In this writing prompt worksheet, students fill in organizers and brainstorm a writing prompt about a field trip taken. Students are given multiple pages for brainstorming, writing and drawing.
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One Hundred Dollars-Writing Prompt
In this writing prompt worksheet, students fill mini-organizers to help brainstorm a writing prompt about finding 100 dollars from the tooth fairy. Students are given multiple pages for brainstorming and writing.
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Secret Student
In this writing worksheet, students fill out a brainstorming graphic organizer about a secret student of their choice. They are then prompted and guided through writing a first and final draft of a paragraph using their ideas.
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Snow Day
In this writing worksheet, students fill out a brainstorming graphic organizer about a snow day. They are then prompted and guided through writing a first and final draft of a paragraph using their ideas.
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Using Commas for Clear Writing
In this commas instructional activity, students learn to use commas to help write more clearly. Students complete three exercises with commas.
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Cause and Effect Writing
Students practice their writing skills. In this cause and effect writing instructional activity, students use the provided framework to write a cause and effect story in the style of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.
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English Exercises: Idioms Exercise
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 8 fill in the blank questions about idioms. Students may submit their answers to be scored
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Vivid Verbs
Students find vivid verbs in the story Thank You for the Thistle, by Doree Durston. They add vivid verbs to an existing story to make it more interesting.
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School-Home Links: Writing Revision
In this writing practice activity, students write about a topic interesting to them. When finished, students read their writing out loud to their family and answer a series of questions aimed at improving the information in their...
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The Witch of Goingsnake
Students complete literary analysis activities using proverbs. In this proverbs lesson, students interpret a proverb and discuss the structure of poems. Students write essays explaining the summary statement and complete a Venn diagram...
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Letter Analysis
For this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze historical letters of their choosing and respond to 15 analysis questions about the letters.
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Sound Devices in Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction
Learners examine the impact of sound devices in poetry. In this poetry lesson, students read the listed poems and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm, rhyme, and slang. Learners discuss how sound devices enhance...
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Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
For this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry worksheet, students use the laws of sines and cosines to solve triangles. The four page worksheet contains thirteen problems. Answers are not included.
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Investigating Parabolas
Students identify properties of parabolas. In this algebra lesson, students factor quadratic equations and identify the properties of parabolas. They find the roots, vertex and intercepts of a parabola.