Students use the scientific process to show that when various surfaces are exposed to similar environmental conditions, surface temperatures may vary. They examine the "urban heat island" phenomenon and analyze why it increases energy...

In this beginning reading instructional activity, learners complete a picture by coloring spaces with words beginning with the same first sound as a kangaroo in black. They color spaces with the same beginning sound as a jack-in-the-box...

Students explore the traits of ladybugs. In this ladybug lesson, students read books, sing songs, and learn fingerplays about ladybugs. Students also create their own ladybugs.

For this printing practice worksheet, students trace the dots to form 10 color words including purple, orange, brown, and black. They write each word independently.

Learners participate in a layered curriculum unit for a novel. The novel study allows for a variety of activities for assessment and differentiation. The difficulty of the assignments is chosen by the student.

In this short stories worksheet, students read the basic and advanced version of the story "The Singing Bird." Students then answer 4 comprehension and 6 vocabulary questions.

Students listen to the story, "Harriet Goes to the Circus," to launch into a lesson on positional words, such as over, under, and behind. After clipping out and coloring pictures of circus animals, students place them into a parade line...

In this letter l activity, students color all l's in a picture blue, then all other letters black. Students count the l's and practice write the letter.

Middle schoolers participate in viewing The National Pastime, a film about Jackie Robinson's life. They discuss how Robinson was a hero and how they can learn from him. They work in groups using a graphic organizer to analyze Jackie...

Students research the Titanic using fiction, nonfiction, images, and Internet based resources. They determine if it is appropriate to raise and save the Titanic and its artifacts before planning and writing an opinion piece which defends...

In this vowel worksheet, students review the sounds of the combinations ar, er, ir, or and ur. choose words from a word box that correctly complete 5 short sentences.

Students examine several types of old photographs and compare them to photography today. Students search for historical photographs and draw conclusions about the time period from the subject matter. Students explain how a camera...

Students study discrimination in the workplace. In this discrimination instructional activity, students define the term 'fair' and work in groups to find ways all people are alike and different. Students write sentences defining a fair...

Learners compare and contrast the German flag to the American flag. In this diversity lesson, students view an example of the German flag and American flag. Learners list the differences and similarities between both flags. Students...

Students create stories using powerful introductory sentences by creating something other than "Once upon a time...". For this sentences lesson plan, students read The Cross of Lead to base their introductory sentences on.

Learners explore Civil Rights by analyzing U.S. history. In this African American workforce lesson, students discuss the history of African Americans in Baltimore and the need for steady work that formed. Learners define vocabulary terms...

In this rappers worksheet, students 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 aurora worksheet, students read a description of an aurora observed by Captain Standard in 1859. Students interpret the description with a drawing giving as much detail as possible using colored media to capture what they read.

In this Map of Ghana worksheet, students are given a blank map and key. They are told to label major features and color according to directions.

In this language arts worksheets, students will study word charts of adjectives. Students will focus on various uses of adjectives including qualifiers, color, and descriptive words.

For this Humpty Dumpty worksheet, students read the nursery rhyme and use word cards to identify the rhyming words. Black-and-white and color cut-outs are provided to tell the nursery rhyme.

In this triangles worksheet, students recognize triangles in a picture. Students find all the triangles in the picture, trace them and color them black.

Students discuss different styles of stained glass painting. They sketch a design, fill it in with tempera paint as a resist and pour India Ink in the unpainted areas. They wash off excess ink to reveal color. They assess their artwork.

Students brainstorm and discuss what the concept of "fairness" is and how to identify examples of "fairness." They pull from historical fiction and the Civil Rights Movement to explain how individual are affected by, cope with, and...