Looking for a rainy day activity? An article from the New York Times provides a nice topic for discussion. There will be many opinions and lively discussion as to how the class feels about cheerleading being a sport, or not. Ask them to...

The Learning Network has created 7 questions on the posted video "Parkour Meets Trampolining". This is a really cool video and will stimulate much discussion among your class. There is a lot of room to create new questions to help pupils...

Whether you're lost at sea, lost in the woods, or testing communication skills, teamwork is always important. Build your middle and high schoolers' cooperative and collaborative skills with four activities that prompts groups to compete...

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one paragraph text about wrestling. Students answer one multiple choice question.

In this foreign language worksheet, students choose the best of three options to fill in the blanks in sentences having to do with sports and fitness.

Do the economic benefits of major sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup outweigh the expected costs? Using fundamental economic terms, discover the explicit and implicit costs and benefits for countries that host these...

In this English worksheet, students read "Soccer - the World's Most Exciting Sport," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use a twelve-word word bank to complete a crossword puzzle about the Soccer World Cup competition. The crossword has eleven words total.

In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the Olympic Jamaican bobsledding team. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.

In this verb forms activity, students complete an eleven question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz. From three choices, students complete each sentence. All questions pertain to the history of the Olympic games.

Develop a tie-breaking policy to determine a league champion. The assessment presents a scenario of finding a champion of a league with three teams tied. Pupils devise and defend a system that allows for only one team to be determined...

In this personality quiz worksheet, students complete 5 multiple choice questions. Students add their score and find out what kind of "star" they are: sports, movie, rock, or super star. The questions are best suited for UK students.

Measure health as a triangle, with each side representing different aspects of health: physical, emotional/mental, and social. High schoolers complete a self-assessment of their health in all three areas before scoring their progress and...

Don't run from the resource—sprint to it. Using an engaging performance task, scholars consider a set of constraints on the creation of a track. Given several possible designs, they determine if the designs meet the constraints. If not,...

Comparing college football teams, Division I is said to have heavier lineman than Division III. Your mathematicians are given data from two different divisions and will have to interpret a dotplot and calculate the difference in weight...

Not everyone has the exact same health needs- but what are the influencial factors? This activity breaks down nutritional requirements (RDA) through 4 different scenarios depicting different adolescents. Students answer questions about...

This exercise includes a lengthy article on the history of the Olympics as well as a map of Ancient Greece. The last page includes 15 reading comprehension questions about the passage. A fairly thorough look at this topic - geared toward...

For this partner worksheet, students complete 3 activities about the Olympics.

To conduct an orchestra, a conductor’s conduct must be above reproach. What fun! Light a match under your readers by having them read a series of definitions and find the homograph that matches. If students don’t contest, you could...

In this ESL worksheet, students read or listen to an article about the end of a shirt sponsorship deal with Manchester United soccer team. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion,...

In this Coca Cola activity, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...

In this plagiarism activity worksheet, students read two articles and identify quotations and paraphrases that constitute plagiarism.   Students write "plagiarism" or "okay" beside each quote or paraphrase.

In this language skills worksheet, students read an article on National Yo-Yo Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Yelena Isinbayeva and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...