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Simple Machines or Are They?
Students discover basic machines and how they make completing work easier. They identify two basic machines, the inclined plane and the lever and the functions of these simple machines.
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Sentences: The Naming Part
In this sentence activity, students read about the "naming part" of a sentence, then fill in blanks to correctly complete a set of 5 simple sentence.
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The Naming Part: Sentences #2
In this sentence worksheet, students read about the "naming part" of a sentence, then fill in blanks to correctly complete a set of 5 simple sentence.
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Ball games
In this ball games worksheet, students read a passage about ball games and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 5 multiple choice questions about ball games.
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Kinds of Sentences
Help your students mix up their writing with different kinds of sentences with this PowerPoint. Each slide gives a brief definition of the various types including: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and more! There are also examples...
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A Sentence for Life
What is a sentence? Second graders will explore the components of a sentence in the ten lessons of this unit. The subject, predicate, the process of proofreading, punctuation, and sentence sequence are analyzed in this unit. Handouts and...
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Ohm's Law
If your future physicists know how to construct simple circuits, include resistors, and use a multi-meter to measure voltage, then you might employ this lesson on Ohm's law. Each lab group investigates the relationships among...
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Who or Whom? Which Interrogative Pronoun?
Who uses who and whom correctly? Practice this enigmatic interrogative pronoun question with this worksheet set. Middle schoolers read two pages that explain the proper use of "who," "whom," and the five interrogative pronouns. They...
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Weather Analysis - Lab Activity
Ninth graders perform research in the subject of weather to answer several key questions to increase comprehension of concepts. Students use weather prediction as an application for the research.
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Name Collections with Craft Sticks
Groups of Kindergarten students count craft sticks in different groups and name how many they have. They complete simple addition to ten with the use of manipulatives.
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Mice Rule!
Students explain what biodiversity is and how adaptive features are maintained in a population. In this biodiversity lesson students complete a simple activity involving mouse populations.
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Amazon Food Chain
Explore food chains in the Amazon Rainforest using this resource. Learners discuss the predator vs. prey relationships in the food chain. Then, they create a food web to describe this relationship. This is a simple and effective way to...
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How Many Jobs In A Loaf Of Bread?
Students develop career awareness and skill building for job performance. After completing an inventory of interests and skills, students link their career choice to a the agricultural components contained in their choice. Thy determine...
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Name That Object
Need a sponge activity? This is a simple game-like activity that can be completed in 5 to 10 minutes and helps young learners practice question asking and reasoning skills. The teacher hides a common classroom object from the class and...
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Graphing Greenery
Students gather leaves and trace them on graph paper. They plot coordinates that approximate the shape of the leaves and share those coordinates as "worksheets" for other students to complete.
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Inuit Sculpture
Kids in grade four through eight research Inuit artists and art styles. After a critical look at Inuit sculpture, they use those forms for inspiration as they create one of their own. They practice using the subtractive method of...
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Introduction to Greek Theatre and Antigone
Young scholars compare and contrast a website layout and the layout of a Greek theatre. In this Greek theatre lesson, students research the Greek theatre and produce a bulleted list of five facts about the Greek theatre. Young scholars...
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Rolling with Links
First graders explore geometry by completing a worksheet in class. In this non-standard measurement unit lesson, 1st graders discuss different techniques for measuring items without the use of a ruler. Students read several short stories...
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Say Hello! Around the World
Hello! Bonjour! Paivaa! Ni hao! Teach learners of all ages how to say hello in several different languages. There are project ideas for younger learners and older learners. Kids love learning a different language, even if it's just this...
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Ladybug Math
Students count the number of spots on ladybug wings. They add to find total number of spots on ladybug cut outs and complete the associated worksheet. They write ladybug addition story problems.
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Air, Air Everywhere! Lesson 2: Acid Rain
Middle school environmentalists record the pH of four different liquids, including two aerosol cleaning products. They liken the products to acid rain and speculate in writing which might affect the human respiratory system. Although...
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Kid Pix Math
Second graders, using Kid Pix, write and illustrate simple addition and subtraction sentences using Kid Pix. After each student has completed his/her work, it is printed out and bound into a class book.
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What is the Average Height of Your Class?
For this statistics lesson, learners use an on-line form generator create a class-specific form, then complete the form, view a graph and data analysis, and draw conclusions.
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Critical Thinking Strategies
Teach your readers to be critical thinkers. A strategy is outlined that can be used to compare and contrast entities. An example lists four states. The learner removes one state that "does not belong" in the list for some reason, and...