Students practice spelling words and earn points (Each spelling word is assigned a value.) for each one spelled correctly. They keep track of money earned and may purchase items at the end of the month.

Accuracy is key! Using the detailed resource, scholars practice their presicion skills, taking online spelling and typing tests. Next, they demonstrate accuracy by calculating the gross and net pay of five hypothetical employees.

Students study color words in English, French, and Spanish. They examine the spelling and pronunciation before they practice saying them. Next, they make a matching game using art supplies. For each color word they write, they use the...

Of particular interest to a group of business and finance pupils, this lesson explores depreciation of automobile values by comparing the double declining balance to the straight line method. Mostly this is done through a slide...

How can you tell if a number of items is reasonable? Combine math and language arts with a fun lesson based on Jeff Shepard's The Right Number of Elephants. After reading the book, kids discuss amounts of other items and create...

Whether you wrap it or fill it, you're using geometric concepts. Classmates use an interactive approach to learn how to find volume and surface area of cylinders and prisms in the second lesson in a five-part series. The online lesson...

Learners explore the concept of polygons on a two-dimensional plane. They identify polygons in everyday life and draw different polygons according to their classification. Using a geoboard and geobands, they consrtuct polygons and even...

Is it bigger, or is it smaller—or maybe it's the same size? Individuals learn to describe enlargements and reductions and quantify the result. Lesson five in the series connects the creation of a dilated image to the result. Pupils...

Practice math vocabulary terms fewer, more, and data using this visual-object-analysis guide. Learners observe three sets of objects and answer three questions, two of which compare numbers of objects, and the last which...

Explore vocabulary related to three-dimensional shapes. An instructional website describes the characteristics of different geometric solids. Learners can use an interactive component to view nets, faces, vertices, and edges of common...

Students discover the benefits of kind acts by dissecting the word itself.  In this vocabulary lesson, students utilize the letters in the word "kindness" to create other words which they record.  Students figure out what...

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing activity! This cross-curricular Ornithology activity incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...

One cyclist goes to great lengths to make his proposal! Your classes must figure out just what length that is. Using a map with a bike route that spells out Marry Me, learners calculate the total distance of the ride. They base their...

Simplify the Common Core Math Standards for sixth graders with this comprehensive list of key vocabulary. Complemented by a series of word cards that support the meaning of each term with images and examples, this resource provides...

Address key vocabulary in the seventh grade Common Core Math Standards with this comprehensive list. A series of word cards is also provided that supports each term with images and examples, making this an excellent tool for teaching the...

Develop the academic language of fifth grade mathematicians with this list of Common Core vocabulary. Accompanied by a series of word cards that support each term with examples and images, this resource is a valuable tool for any fifth...

Help fourth graders make sense of the Common Core standards with this list of math vocabulary. Including a series of word cards that support each term with examples and images, this is an excellent resource to supplement into a teaching...

Build the vocabulary your second graders need to meet the Common Core Math Standards with this list of key terms. Complete with a set of vocabulary cards that support each word image and examples, this resource is an excellent tool for...

Provide first graders with the academic language they need to tackle the Common Core Math Standards with this comprehensive vocabulary list. Including three different displays for each word - one with only the word, one with the word and...

Support third graders with tackling the Common Core Math Standards using this list of vocabulary words. Accompanied by a series of word cards that demonstrate the meaning of each term with examples and images, this resource is great tool...

Students explain how to solve an algebraic word problem using correct grammar and punctuation.  In this math and writing lesson, students are given a word problem and must write down  directions to solve it. 

Second graders investigate realistic fiction, holiday celebrations, making tally charts. In this multi-disciplinary lesson, 2nd graders listen to a story about Thanksgiving and one about the Chinese New Year to develop an understanding...

Elementary schoolers use their understanding of place value to develop a strategy for a number game. In this instructional activity, pupils use place value to play "100 or Bust" and figure out a good winning strategy. These kinds of math...