Students examine a gardening book. In this philanthropy lesson, students read a trade book, The Gardener, to learn about gardening. They discuss how this book's characters are philanthropic and write a summary paragraph in their journals.

students examine three local public arts portraits of Lucy Stone. They study her role in the women's rights movement through comparative readings, Internet research, and children's literature. In addition, they gather and organize...

Learners identify the various uses of water. In this water conservation lesson, students read the book, The Drop In My Drink: The Story of Water On Our Planet and write down their favorite uses of water. Learners illustrate how they can...

Young scholars identify ways humans and animals work together. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the text Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound and define the term "working animals." Young scholars investigate working animals by...

Students explore the concept of respect. In this respect and democracy lesson, students define respect and brainstorm examples of showing respect and disrespect. Students read Core Values of American Constitutional Democracy and pick out...

Students explore the characteristics of their community. In this communities lesson, students read Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story and discuss how the community came together to solve a problem. Students identify services within...

Students define the Jewish concept of tzedakah. In this religious instructional activity, students read portions of the Torah and discuss the meaning of tzedakah. Students visit a Jewish Community Center.

Young scholars research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. For this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Young scholars generate a list of words about...

Fifth graders study Nelson Mandela. In this leadership lesson, 5th graders study the life of Nelson Mandela. Throughout their learning, they read biographies on Nelson Mandela, compare their community to those in South Africa, discuss...

Students explore coin value and count coin combinations. In this money counting and social studies instructional activity, students read The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams and practice counting money and making change for...

Fifth graders explore U.S. history by viewing video clips in class. In this dust bowl era lesson, 5th graders identify the impact of giant dust storms on the U.S. agriculture systems and the U.S. economy in the 20th century. Students...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about Classical Greece and then answer fifteen multiple choice reading comprehension questions.

For this debate worksheet, students read and learn about the fine points of debate and persuasion. The vocabulary presented and the ideas are quite advanced; premise, conclusion, syllogism, ad homineum, and other difficult terms.

In this language arts worksheet, students choose a current event topic and look for newspaper and magazine articles. Students read the articles, highlight key points and important words, take notes and write a summary. Students design a...

In this suffix worksheet, students read the rules for adding the suffix "er." Students complete 24 exercises in adding suffixes to different base words.

For this dinosaur crossword worksheet, students complete a puzzle, reading the clues and filling in the answers. There is no word bank for the puzzle.

In this language arts worksheet, students read the 20 sets of sentences and they create compound sentences and write the answers in the spaces provided.

In this logic worksheet, students read an "invitation to a mystery ball" and then use math clues to determine the date of the ball, the 5-digit house number where the ball will be held, and who is hosting.

In this nutrition worksheet set, students complete a dinner detective nutrient fill in the blank, a food safety true or false page, and plan a picnic with food safety rules in mind. They investigate careers that involve food safety.

Students explore descriptive writing by creating headstones. In this memorial activity, students utilize an 11" x 17" piece of paper to create a cemetery headstone memorializing a word rather than a person. Students decorate their...

Seventh graders identify ways people persevere in a difficult situation. In this character education lesson, 7th graders watch a video about a man with cerebral palsy and discuss ways he perseveres.

Students analyze and define the word perseverance as it applies to Martin Luther King, Jr. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. lesson, students discuss the book 'I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King.' Students analyze the meaning...

Students watch a video regarding persevering through difficult situations. In this character education lesson, students watch a video about perseverance and discuss the examples of perseverance.

Seventh graders investigate bullying. In this character education lesson, 7th graders participate in a class discussion on how to make the school a more respectful place. Students brainstorm ideas and develop a plan to create a...