Students decide what talents are and how they can be used to help others. They recite a poem and write journal entries about using their talents.

In this acrostic instructional activity, students are given one line for each corresponding letter of the words "Chinese New Year". They are asked to write a poem, beginning the first word in each line with the appropriate letter.

In this crossword puzzle worksheet, learners solve 18 clues, writing the two small words that goes with each contraction. There is no word bank.

In this dinosaur crossword instructional activity, learners complete a puzzle, reading the clues and filling in the answers. There is no word bank for the puzzle.

In this language arts instructional activity, 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....

In this language arts worksheet, students write a creative story about what they might look like if they were a clown. Students are encouraged to use many descriptive words. Students then draw a picture to match their description.

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

In this vocabulary worksheet, students are given words from the book Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi. These words cover all chapters in the book. Students are asked to write each word in a sentence.

In this spelling activity, students review how to remember how to spell desert and dessert correctly in sentences. Students determine if the word desert or dessert is spelt correctly in nine sentences. Students then write two original...

Students discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body.  In this computer basics lesson, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge through...

Students identify and demonstrate various locational terms, and examine how a globe is a model of Earth. They repeat words and movements for various finger plays to demonstrate locational terms, play directional words games, and sing a...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. They develop a list of words about giving and kindness, alphabetize the words, and pantomime the words from the list.

In this ESL writing practice worksheet, students trace upper and lower case letters A-J. A reference web site for additional activities is provided.

Students define the words philanthropists and philanthropy. They make flip books representing the story, The Lion and the Mouse and retell the story to a classmate.

Learners discover a working definition of the word philanthropy. They sing the definition to the tune of a familiar song. They establish phonemic awareness through rhyming text and identify philanthropic acts.

In this handwriting learning exercise, learners practice writing the letter d. First, they identify the small letter d and various items that begin with the letter d. Then, students read the sentence given, naming all the d words found....

Students review numbers, number systems and the number operations through the use of online webpages.

Students investigate nearby forests and record their interactions with trees as well as wild life.  In this ecology lesson plan, students read the book, In the Woods: Who's Been Here?, and attend class observational field trips...

Students examine samples from various types of trees. In this trees and wood lesson plan, students review The Giving Tree and complete a KWL chart on trees.  Students brainstorm what we get from trees and view wood samples with...

Students explore the element of "line." In this beginning art lesson, students listen to the book Harold and the Purple Crayon, then describe the types of lines Harold drew. Students identify straight lines,  jagged lines, curvy...

Students practice colors. For this color lesson, students read several books that review the names of colors. They go on the computer to do an Internet scavenger hunt where they identify the colors of the online pictures. 

Students describe the day's weather and observe their responses as they are written on the board. They brainstorm all different types of weather and how differences in weather determine what types of clothing we wear to school each day....

Learners examine the flow of water. They observe and test the properties of water by using sticks in flowing water. The lesson has streaming video, resource links to access, and a good hands-on activity that is clearly described in the...

In this tracing worksheet, students trace sentences about using their best handwriting. Students trace 2 sentences that take up 10 lines.