Challenge your class to recall information about Shakespeare's Richard II. This online quiz provides fifteen questions based on characters and basic plot points. Use it as a check for understanding or a quick sponge activity. Since this...

Plot-based questions assess comprehension of Steinbeck's classic book. Spans the entire story so could be a fun sponge activity for fast finishers or part of review activities for a summative assessment.

Give this quiz to your class if you'd like to test their knowledge of ten details in To Kill a Mockingbird. This quiz is based on basic comprehension and recall of the text. While this is not the most academically challenging quiz, it...

Fun Trivia quizzes can be created by anyone, so this assessment might not address the elements you deem most important in the last 10 chapters of Lee's timeless book. However, it could be a fun follow-up or sponge activity for readers...

This brief quiz on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tests basic, surface-level plot knowledge. Many of the questions are not important to the larger themes of the novel. If you use this quiz, make sure you check over the content, as...

Assess your class on Lord of the Flies with this basic comprehension quiz. This online quiz is composed of ten multiple choice and true/false questions about the characters and plot of the novel. Learners receive immediate feedback when...

Consider this word search to engage your class with the provided list of vocabulary words. Learners spot twelve words within the puzzle. After the word search, you will find links to printouts of the directions, clues, word search, and...

Covering a unit of surnames, linguistics or the history of the English language? Then this might be a great pre-test or sponge activity for you. Test learners' knowledge of how and where certain surnames originated. As with all Fun...

Learners sort six objects into two different groups. They determine which object goes in which circle by writing the names of those objects in each. Use this for review or as a sponge activity.

Learners examine the characteristics of the Oak Ridge Moraine in Canada. Using a map, the locate the moraine and present and defend a position on how the resources found there should be used. They must use proper geography terminology...

Students view photographs depicting soil compression. They use soil and sponges to observe how soil can be compacted, and its implications.

Students complete activities to study seeds sprouting and plant growth. In this plant science lesson, students use mustard seeds and sponges to study the seed sprouting process. Students observe their seeds for several days and complete...

Pupils explore ways to conserve water. After discussing water, its uses, and importance, students perform an experiment to discover how much water can be used when using a sponge. After creating water artwork, pupils determine how the...

Young scholars observe the way that a sponge absorbs liquids and discuss how we our use of natural resources affects the environment around us. They discuss the need to conserve resources so we don't run out of what we need.

Students discover the art of printmaking and practice painting skills in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Paints, brushes, sponges, paint trays, and fruits and vegetables are all required to produce the prints in the art...

Students play a series of mini games in order to learn basic concepts in science and math. In this data collection lesson, students weigh rice, count time, participate in a marble grab, look at big feet, participate in a sponge squeeze,...

Students use water to paint pictures outdoors. In this water painting activity, students paint pavement and observe how water evaporates. They compare painting in sunny versus shady locations. They also use sponges to observe the...

Students practice the alphabet. For this ABC lesson, students read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and identify the letters of the alphabet in the story. Students then make ABC prints using sponges.

Students create their own garden. In this plant growth lesson, students sprinkle a damp sponge with birdseeds. Students place the sponge in the sun and watch the seeds sprout.

First graders identify Monet as an Impressionist artist. They create impressions of trees and bushes, paint with sponges, and mix tints and shades. They create impressions of flowers with q-tip dabbing and mixing tints and shades.

Fourth graders create a model of Utah wetlands using clay, sponges and soil. They identify the value the wetlands have to plants and animals. They simulate rainfall to observe how wetlands help filter silt and pollutants from the water.

Students investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons lesson, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Students discuss the tilt and the seasons. Students discuss...

In this cnidarian learning exercise, learners study the biology of the different species of cnidarians and complete a series of questions.

Scroll down to find four fun addition and subtraction partner game boards, complete with endless opportunities for practice with numbers 0-38. Kids choose numbers from a number box and, depending on the game, either find the sum or the...