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On the Shoulders of Giants
Students research the important events that were taking place during the major expeditions and make presentations on how they may have influenced the expeditionary teams. There are some excellent websites imbedded in this plan.
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Reading: Expressions Using the Word "Cold"
In this idiomatic expressions activity, students read a one page text that gives the meaning and origins of expressions using the word "cold" such as "cold fish", "cold shoulder" and "out in the cold". Students answer 5 matching...
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Media Arts Production
Students learn about the basic legal and ethical responsibilities shouldered by people making "reality" videos (i.e. videos with non-actors).
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Word Search: Parts of the Body
In this word search worksheet, students find 20 words related to the parts of the body. Words include arm, hand, finger, and shoulder.
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Can I Take a Message? A Telephone English Role-play
Students play a game to practice receiving and relaying telephone messages. They are divided into two groups, callers and receivers. Receivers sit facing a wall, callers behind them. When a caller wants to make a call they tap the...
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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Students, through observation of crickets, recognize and use proper names for human and insect body parts. They compare and contrast parts of human and insect body parts.
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Biomechanics of Joints
Pupils examine the range of motion of your knee, wrist and shoulder and observe that these body parts act like different types of mechanical joints.
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Bringing a TV News Story To Life- BBC News- School Report
In this BBC news school report about bringing a TV news story to life, learners use a the form plan a TV interview. They video the interviewee's head and shoulders while they answer a reporter's questions. They add graphics that explain...
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Labeling the Body
First graders sing about their body. In this music lesson students sing the songs "I Shake My Thumb" and "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes". After they sing the songs and add different body parts to extend the songs they label a picture...
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Biomechanics of Joints
Students investigate range of motion in human joints and the mechanical devices they emulate. They construct a human arm model with three joints which emulate the wrist, elbow and shoulder.
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Strength
Students participate in static and dynamic activities to develop muscle strength and balance. Free weights are used to work on shoulder, bicep, and tricep muscles. Locomotor skills of hopping, jumping, leaping, skipping, and galloping...
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Lady Scarecrow Coloring Page
In this coloring page, students examine a detailed black line drawing of a scarecrow dressed in women's clothing-- with a crow on her shoulder. Students color the picture.
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George Washington Coloring Page
In this social studies worksheet, students color in the picture of George Washington that focused upon his head and shoulders.
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Moving and Growing: The Human Body
In this human body worksheet, students identify the body parts on the skeleton: shoulder blade, skull, arm, backbone, wrist, hand bone, knee cap, upper leg bones, lower leg bones, and foot.
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Hidden Ratios
For this ratios worksheet, students measure and record specified distances on a drawing of a head and shoulders. Students record information onto their graphing calculators and look for patterns in their information. They find the mean...
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Parts of the Body
In this parts of the body worksheet, learners complete the blanks in twenty sentences with the correct body part that makes each one whole in meaning. Students have twenty words to choose from to fill in each blank.
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Striking Balloons
Students strike balloons with different body parts (elbow, head, knee, wrist, shoulder, etc.) to practice their striking skills.
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Andy Warhol
Fourth graders discuss Andy Warhol and his art work. They draw a self portrait shoulders up. Each image is colored different with a different background.
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Blind Man's Bluff
Students count to five. They use two blindfolds and a bean bag. One child is blindfolded. The other children sit close together in a circle on the floor.
Spin the blindfolded person around three times, then release. The children clap...
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Literature - Overview - May
Third graders study sayings and phrases, poetry and stories in this month's activities.
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Biodiversity Trust Games
Students make a tight shoulder-to-shoulder circle. They are asked to turn to his or her right. Students squeeze in tight, they are explained that on the count of three, everyone slowly sits down. Once they are successfully seated,...
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Parts of the Body
Students identify parts of their body. They recognize the job each part of the body has. They act out motions to the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". They sequence parts of a story using flashcards.
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Parallel Structure Practice
Practice parallel structure with a multiple-choice exercise. Twenty questions challenge learners of all ages to correctly fill in blanks with phrases that are parallel in structure to what is already there. Tip: As noted, this worksheet...