In these grammar worksheets, students will read a definition of prepositional phrase. Then students will match 6 prepositional phrases with words from a word bank that have a similar meaning, match 6 phrases with phrases that have the...

In this reading comprehension and writing activity, learners identify differences between neighboring countries as described in the passage provided. Students then list similarities between their own and neighboring countries. Finally,...

Young scholars study pictures and artifacts of the one-room schoolhouse. For this compare and contrast lesson plan,students list similarities and differences in schools of today and one-room schoolhouses. Then young scholars use...

Students listen to a story about school in a one-room schoolhouse.  In this cause and effect lesson, students create a Venn diagram to find the similarities and differences in schools then and now. Students discuss how past events...

Learners practice classifying. In this classifying and oral language lesson, students listen to the story My Big Truck Book by Roger Priddy and identify similarities between the trucks described. Learners sort the children in their class...

What similarities and differences can your readers find in Bertha Rochester and Jane Eyre? They take notes for each character in the space provided, and then they record some similarities and differences. Although the idea behind this...

Middle schoolers use the Internet as an information resource to locate information for selected topics. They explore how to cite Internet references and resources used in a project.

Eleventh graders discover the appreciation of the importance of visuals in exploring different aspects of society past and present. They collaborate on comparing and contrasting information. Students look at what life was like during the...

Students investigate how religions are created. They identify the basic history, beliefs, and practices of Confucianism, Sikhism, Shinto, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Students are to prepare a poster of...

Students create a graph, then listen to Dr. Seuss' book, My Many Colored Days. After the story, they do a similar graph and then compare the two graphs.

For this verb form worksheet, students fill in ten blanks in a passage with the correct form of the verbs provided. Students then write an original paragraph in which particular attention is given to verb form.

Students compare and contrast the events of the Pearl Harbor Attack and the attack on September 11, 2001 by examining the similarities and differences between these two events.

Learners can then pinpoint problems the characters experience and interview their parents to see if they too may have once faced a similar problem. Interviews with family members can be recorded by students in their home language.

Students listen to two famous stories about people who do not like Christmas, and then create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the main characters.

Second graders read the poem, "Betty Botter" and give their opinion of it. They discover what a tongue twister is and read the poem out loud together. Then as a class they read "Peter Piper" and discuss the similarities of the two poems.

Sixth graders find similarities and differences in two different diary entries. In this Holocaust history meets literary skills activity, 6th graders read the diary of a soldier or prisoner from the the Auschwitz concentration camp and...

First graders compare versions of the folktale, 'Caps for Sale.' After listening to both stories, 1st graders utilize a Venn Diagram imbedded in this instructional activity to produce a graphic organizer detailing the similarities and...

Students explore and become aware of the similarities and differences of weddings in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. They assess a variety of tools to assist them including their parents, books on weddings, costumes and props. Given a...

Students examine and think about various tools in their surrounding environment to facilitate development of their primary observation and sorting skills. In this tool observation lesson plan, students first sort a variety of tools any...

Students read the fractured fairy tale, The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson and compare it to the original version in order to gain deeper understanding of the fairy tale genre. In this fairy tale lesson, students identify and...

Students read the story Kate and the Beanstalk in order to compare and contrast this fractured tale to the original fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this fairy tale reading lesson, students first discuss the plots of many...

In this easily confused words:  descent, decent, dissent worksheet, students read the definitions and examples of each word, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.

Students explore our ecosystem by investigating the quality of our water. In this aquatic insect lesson, students examine a group of random insects collected from different streams and ponds in the area. Students record their...

Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...