Eighth graders explore first impressions. In this character education lesson, 8th graders discuss criteria that are used to form first impressions.

In this music history activity, students learn about the musical style and instrumentation in the years between 500-1450. Students read several informative paragraphs and answer 7 questions.

For this language arts worksheet, learners fill in missing words to create their own version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas." There are 20 blanks for students to fill in according to the part of speech specified: noun, verb or...

In this language arts worksheet, students fill in 20 missing words to create a Halloween story. Students may use any words they like but must choose a word according to the specified part of speech.

In this United States citizenship worksheet, students learns the qualifications for U.S. citizenship, the rights of that citizenship as well as the responsibilities therein.

Sixth graders research railroad idioms.  In this idiom lesson plan, 6th graders read through a glossary of different railroad idioms and their meanings. They illustrate a chosen idiom.

High schoolers prepare for a Spanish quiz by practicing irregular and plural -ar verbs. This lesson offers excellent resource links and practice quizzes (found at www.quia.com) to enhance student success.

In this adverbs activity, students complete a crossword puzzle by adding "ly" to 14 adjectives. Students fill in the boxes with the new word.

Learners review their knowledge on the First Amendment. After reading an article, they identify specific church and state issues. Using the Internet, they research President Bush's proposal from a specific point of view. They summarize...

Sixth graders discover idioms. In this idioms lesson plan, 6th graders evaluate idioms and discover their meaning. Students read Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein and create unique idioms. Assessment rubric is provided.

Fifth graders discuss words that are over used in their writing such as good, nice, happy, glad sad, etc. they complete a survey about word choice then hear a story and discuss descriptive phrases used in the story and how they help to...

In this prepositions worksheet, students complete a ten question fill in the blank on-line interactive quiz. Students fill in the blank in each sentence with a preposition.

Fifth graders participate in a spelling bee. In this verbs and homophones activity, 5th graders review how most verbs are formed in the past tense and how this differs from irregular verbs. Students identify homophones and homographs and...

Fourth graders review the rules for spelling plural nouns. In this plural nouns lesson, 4th graders review the six rules for making nouns plural. They apply the rules as they complete the associated worksheet.

There are a lot of different ways a learner could respond to this New York Times article discussing the effects of modern culture on childhood. After reading the article, pupils construct a thoughtful blog post. The guiding questions...

Students explore the conflict over the admission of hate-related information onto web portals and other web sites, and, after representing the point-of-view of the constituencies involved in this conflict, posit possible solutions to the...

Students examine their position within their school and discuss qualities they need to be productive citizens outside of school. they culminate the unit by writing an autobiography that includes the concepts of responsibility, choice,...

Students read and evaluate a piece of expository writing. They participate in a class discussion of the outlining process and individually outline a piece of expository writing. Finally, the students create an outline for the purpose...

Build your library of strategies and activities for teaching phonemic awareness with the ideas provided in this resource. Described here are five different activities to try out with your class.

Examine the Latin and Greek language and civilization during the 19th century by exploring the mediums available then. Students examine scenes related to Greek and Roman literature and compare and contrast them.

As part of a study of slavery in the United States, class members analyze documents related to the sale of slaves. They consider not only the text of the bills of sale but also what the appearance of the broadsides suggest.

Students examine our connection to the Earth. They identify how Native Americans believed in a "Mother Earth". They discover how the earth and life are connected.

Students create an imaginary conversation. In this perseverance lesson, students complete a t-chart about words that describe perseverance and words that describe the opposite of perseverance. Students sketch a "talking heads"...