Students examine the presidential election process and discover that presidential elections are decided by the electoral college and not popular votes. They see that each state has a number of electors, and understand how this number is...

In this The Contender comprehension check learning exercise, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapters 15-17 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapters and the novel.

Third graders spell words and define homophone.  In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words. 

Students study scientists and the important Nobel Prize dates.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups and watch a program then complete a project.

Students investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra instructional activity, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument...

Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this activity. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. ...

Students investigate probability through a game. In this data instructional activity, students use dice and predictions to explore how probability works.

Fourth graders write a character analysis of someone they know describing them through similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. They may include themselves and how their person relates to him or her.

Students examine propaganda as it relates to political campaigning. They' attention be focused on a few important basic concepts they need to explain the functions and use of propoganda.

For this ESL idioms worksheet, learners read 24 common idioms that contain a body part reference. Students read 13 sentences that have a missing phrase. Learners select an idiom that would make sense in each sentence.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer thirteen short answer questions based on the book, The Talking Eggs.

For this Oliver worksheet, students watch videos of the play and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 2 activities.

Learners examine snails and make observations about where their eyes are located, how they eat, and how they move. In this snails lesson, students discover information about snails by observing them. Learners use magnifying glass, a...

Students explore feeling about the natural world and how those feelings are being affected by human action. They write poetry after viewing images of swallows in action and listening to poetry about the birds.

Students explore the ruloes for the correct usage of grammar. The game of football is played by classroom teams to acquire points each time an error is corrected by a member of the team.

Tenth graders examine the causes and course of World War I. They read and discuss a handout, simulate the formation of a country, design a flag, develop a national slogan, and present their country's information to the class.

Students examine the definition of a proper noun. They practice using capital letters at the beginning of proper nouns. Students proofread and edit a news story about the tennis tournament, Wimbledon. They create their own fantasy...

Seventh graders study Ponce de Leon and the Fountain the Fountain of Youth. Using a real life analogy, 7th graders compare the skills of a conquistador to that of a professional basketball player. They discover reasons why the...

Second graders complete several activities that give them opportunities to practice and model strategies that help them count money. They read The Penny Pot storybook; they play a trading game with various coins. They participate in a...

In this grammar worksheet, students fill in ten blanks with either the present tense of will or the past tense of would to make each sentence grammatically correct.

In this Cinderella Man activity and progress test learning exercise, students respond to a total of 22 short answer, multiple choice, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions pertaining to Cinderella Man.

In this fraction high-low card game, 5th graders make 45 fraction index cards. They play a game in groups of three where they add the fractions on two cards and guess high or low for the next person's sum. Then they answer...

In this blankety-blank learning exercise, 5th graders complete 20 sentences by filling in the blanks with any appropriate word.

In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on the themes of Animal Farm. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.