Students summarize the characteristics of an ecosystem. In this biology instructional activity, students identify five major fresh water ecosystem. They define terms and write a journal about what they learned.

Ninth graders complete a monohybrid cross and a dihybrid cross. In this biology instructional activity, 9th graders predict the traits of offspring using the Punnett square. They differentiate recessive and dominant genes.

Students create maps to describe the Wabanaki's relationship with their environment. They discuss the names the Wabanaki people gave to areas of land and water. They review a map of their community to discuss the names of towns and their...

First graders understand that gases take up space even though you can't see or smell it. This is done through many experiments like trapping air in different sized bags, using balloons and plastic bottles, and blowing bubbles. They...

In this reading response worksheet, students complete the journal activity including the title, author, number of pages, their opinion about the book, and their favorite part of the book. Students also draw a picture of their favorite part.

Students read a story.  In this alphabet lesson, students read the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, name the letters in the story, and discuss the differences between upper and lower case letters.

For this language arts worksheet, 1st graders answer multiple choice questions about abc order, research sources, and more. Students complete 25 questions.

Scholars explore an expository text to answer questions about its structure.

Using Movie Maker, sixth graders make an eight frame movie based on a story they have written. They choose music clips, select pictures from PowerPoint, and make their movie. The lesson should take about ten days to complete.

Students explain how offspring inherit traits from their parents. For this biology lesson, students investigate the genes for nicotine addiction using an interactive website. They construct a fictional pedigree using their chosen...

Have your class explore the way to create a presentation using PowerPoint. This lesson provides a step-by-step explanation to describe how to explain this process to your class. The end product is a presentation on colors, but any topic...

Students are introduced to rhyming words and practice identifying them in a story or poem. In this rhyming words lesson, students listen to a story while paying listening for rhyming words in the story. Students then replace rhyming...

Learners practice identifying long vowels.  In this vowel lesson plan, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Learners then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.

Fifth graders explore how the war affected American children. In this social studies lesson, 5th graders discuss how quotes made people feel about the war effort. Students write reflections on their reading.

Students explore foreign cultures by reading a story in class. In this Hispanic history lesson, students read the story Radio Man by Arthur Dorros and identify the times discrimination is used in the story. Students discuss labor...

Sixth graders explore equality by reading a story with their classmates. In this discrimination lesson plan, 6th graders read the story Esperanza Rising and discuss the tensions between Latin America and the United States. Students view...

Fifth graders read My Secret War. In this social studies activity, 5th graders discuss how United States citizens worked together to ensure success in the war. Students discuss primary and secondary sources. Students paraphrase.

In this language arts worksheet, 1st graders answer multiple choice questions about abc order, punctuation, correct sentences, and more. Students complete 25 multiple choice questions.

In this language assessment worksheet, students complete a 25 question multiple choice quiz. Included are: dictionary skills, sentence structure, reference materials and grammar.

With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...

Students read about homeothermy. Through research and poster projects, they gain insight into the diversity among mammals and the ways specific mammals survive in their native climates.

Reading comprehension is key to success in nearly every subject in school, but how do you improve comprehension in a pupil with dyslexia? Here are several tips that define ways in which educators can provide strategies to improve overall...

Learners read D.W. The Picky Eater, and identify one new food they would like to try.

Explore the text, Cold and Hot, with comprehension strategies for young readers. First, give them a purpose for reading: find out what the boy wore outside in the snow! Then have them use one-to-one matching and picture clues to...