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Structures on a Light Station
Students identify structures needed for a lighthouse station. Groups of students create structures at a lighthouse station with their bodies. Pairs of students create structures found at the Fenwick Island Lighthouse Station circa 1861.
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Cyclops
Students read Odysseus and the Cyclops, then complete variety of math problem solving activities. They select a possession of the Cyclops to determine what the size of the object should be in comparison to normal size.
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Johnny Appleseed
Students meet and delve into the life of the American Folk Hero, Johnny Appleseed through the activities of the eight lessons of this unit. Math and language activities offering whole and small group encounters.
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Centennial: Have I Got a Story for You
Students identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past, and create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near their community.
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Ten Characters from American Folklore
Students read short stories about ten characters from American folklore. They match a statement about each character with the correct character. They then rewrite one of the ten stories in their own words (optional).
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Story Pyramid and Summary
Learners read a short selection of a story individually or as a class. On their own, they create a story pyramid for the selection and write a one page summary. They use text from the story for their supporting details. To end the...
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Furniture Styles
Students are shown a PowerPoint presentation on the various types of furniture styles. In groups, they guess when they believe the type of furniture orginated and why it is important to know this type of information. To end the lesson,...
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The Kapok (Ceiba) Tree
Students explore the rainforest. They listen to The Great Kapok Tree and create a web using Inspiration software. They research kapok trees and create posters to make others aware of the plight of the rainforest. They role-play the...
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Measuring Body Parts
Learners engage in a instructional activity to measure body parts. They use the measuring tape to record the data of body measurements. Students must choose the appropriate unit of measurement and compare the data for the different parts...
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Intro to Nouns
Young scholars, practicing with a given piece of writing, recognize common, proper, abstract and concrete nouns. They make a list of nouns found within their classroom and then classify them into groups of either common, proper, abstract...
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15 Common Grammar Mistakes in Written and Oral Work
In this grammar worksheet, students will read 5 of the 15 most common grammatical mistakes in oral and written language. There are 2 examples of each mistake and 2 examples of how to correct the mistake.
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Test Your Grammar Skills
In this grammar activity, 2nd graders adjectives in one column with their opposites in second column. Ten adjectives and their opposites are listed.
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Sentences- Parallel Structure and Paired Conjunctions
In this sentence worksheet, students complete the first 10 sentences using a parallel structure format. They complete the last 6 sentences using paired conjunctions.
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I Am Special
Students conclude and acknowledge that each person is unique and special. In this I Am Special lesson plan, students compare their digital photograph to pictures of people in magazines to determine likenesses/differences. They describe...
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Fill in the blanks
In this fill in the blanks to sentences worksheet, students fill in the blanks with short words where the number of letters for the word is given to them. Students complete 12 multiple choice questions.
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Adjectives
In this grammar worksheet, students read the definition of adjectives at the top of the page. They see examples of adjectives describing pronouns in contractions. They circle the adjectives in 7 sentences, and draw an arrow to the noun...
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Shred a Scarecrow
Students investigate scarecrows. In this farming instructional activity, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.
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Too Many Ands and Thens - Get Rid of Some
In this writing and grammar worksheet, students cross out the "and's" and "then's" in paragraphs and sentences before they add capital letters and endstops. They copy the sentences in to a writing journal.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
In this Alice's Adventures in Wonderland worksheet, students check their reading comprehension as they respond to 10 short answer questions covering chapters 1-12.
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The Normal Distribution
Learners investigate normal distribution. For this statistical analysis lesson students investigate the variety of circumstances in which the normal distribution can be used. Learners apply the normal distribution to solve problems.
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What We Leave Behind
Students listen in on American historical events. In this colonial America instructional activity, students participate in an activity that requires them to watch video segments that detail slavery and participate in an Incidents in...
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Beginning Analogies 7
In this analogies practice worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to express the similar relationships between pairs of words.
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Beginning Analogies 5
In this analogies worksheet, students read the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.
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Beginning Analogies 2
In this analogies instructional activity, students analyze 12 pairs of words. From four choices, students choose the pair of words that best express a relationship similar to that in the first pair.