Students read poems from a variety of authors. They write biographies of each poet and create a book full of the biographies and poems. They share their creation with the class.

Students develop electronic communication skills through a discussion board while peer reviewing a paper on invasive species. Students work in groups of three to provide constructive feedback on a classmate's paper.

Young scholars use videoconferences to consult with a professional mentor as they work on a project or experiment in their science class. They evaluate the mentor experience through a written reflection. Students are assessed based on...

Students explore the concept of creating models. In this model representation lesson, students are introduced to the idea of a model and discuss the differences between models and the actual object.

Students design a name tag to post on a wall chart. Teacher uses the name tags to learn student names.

Fourth graders complete a worksheet.  In this author's opinion instructional activity, 4th graders read editorials and determine how the use of facts supports the author's opinion.  Students complete a facts to support opinions...

In this reading homework activity worksheet, students choose a book write the author and title, listen to the book read aloud and then complete 3 short answer questions about listening to a story.

In this reading interests worksheet, students are asked to write short essay answers to questions such as: What type of books do you like to read? Who is your favorite author / why? What was the last book you read? Did you like it?...

Students use the folk singer Woody Guthrie's song 'This Land is Your Land' to learn about the responsibility of every person to take care of each other and the land. In this land preservation lesson, students sing the song, learn...

Students complete activities to explore Mark Twain's boyhood home and museum. In this Mark Twain teacher resource lesson, students complete a variety of activities their teacher selects from 12 page packet about the life of Mark Twain.

Students explore English literature authors. For this authors lesson, students review English literature authors and the their main works. Students complete a worksheet matching authors to their works.

In this book report worksheet, beginning writers complete a book report. Students fill in short responses for title, author and illustrator. Students then respond to the prompt, "My favorite part was..." by illustrating a section of the...

Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...

Third graders match the body part words in Spanish to a picture. They receive a picture of a human with lines coming from its feet, hands, and arms. Students use a word bank, to write the Spanish word that corresponds to the picture. ...

Students locate the parts of a book and respond to a read aloud of that book. In this literacy activity, students participate in an interactive read aloud of Nadia's Hands in which they locate the cover and title of the book. They...