Students create masks from the Italian Renaisance theatre and use them in one-act plays they write. they analyze the role and development of theatre in world cultures.

Learners identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...

Students explore the /s/ sound on the end of words. They discuss the phoneme /s/. Students listen for /s/=s at the beginning, middle and end of words. They write the letter s and practice reading and writing words containing /s/.

In this language arts worksheet, students use the chart of words as a tutorial for writing a formal character sketch. The words are meant to make the description more vivid.

In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders examine 3 lines of words that contain 4 words each. They circle the word that contains the long e word, and place an X on the word with the long i word in each row.

In this comparative adjectives worksheet, students add the suffix -est to the adjectives in each box. Students use the rules to help spell the new words.

In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the 'Race Against Captain Devious.' Students must solve the distance travel word problem using kilometers and rounding their answers to the nearest whole number.

Young scholars analyze the cartoons of Jules Feiffer and the art genre to then create their own comic book-style spread. For this cartoon art lesson, students read about the work of Feiffer and identify the techniques of the art. Young...

Students benefit from the correctly selected book for a specific math concept.  In this book selection lesson plan, students are given a list of books related to specific math concepts.  Students' ages can range from pre-school...

Read interesting biographical details on the "first integrated multi-gender band", Sly and the Family Stone, 1993 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and essential songs list.

Read about Sly and the Family Stone, the American rock and funk band that became widely popular in the late 1960s with a string of anthem like pop singles, stirring socially relevant albums, and memorable live performances. As a...

Whether she's describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen's writing often feels as though it was written just for you. Iseult Gillespie explores the sly societal satire and unique...

Biographical profiles of famous singers in major musical genres. Includes photo and links to snippets of their songs.

MSNBC presents their list of "the ten best rock bands ever." Purely subjective, but fun reading.

One of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, The Taming of the Shrew, is analysed in great detail in this informative site. The characters and their actions as well as important quotations from the play are discussed.

Explores the numerous benefits of teaching and learning about tropical rainforests, while addressing the bioethical and environmental concerns facing rainforests.