Examine the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates as learners conduct Internet research, take an online invertebrate quiz, complete a vertebrate fact sheet, print out pictures of invertebrates they find interesting, and...

For this math and science worksheet, students calculate three temperatures at a given elevation when told the ground temperature. On two problems they are given the temperature at a specified elevation and students compute the ground...

In this Latin roots worksheet, students write an English word that comes from a list of fifteen Latin roots. Students study the first one done for them.

In this dinosaur worksheet, students read a description of a dinosaur and then write down which dinosaur is being described. There are 6 questions to answer on this worksheet.

In this cave painting worksheet, students make their own painting of an Ice Age beast utilizing the authentic colors of red, black and yellow.

In this dolphins and sharks comparison activity, students complete a web on each animal and choose from a list the attributes that fit each one. Students create a poster promoting conservation of our ocean friends.

In this animal worksheet, students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast a prehistoric creature with an animal living today.

In this literature study unit, 4th graders read the book Lions at Lunchtime and match ten vocabulary words to the definitions and seven short answer questions based on chapters 1 and 2. Students read chapters 3,4, and 5 and answer twelve...

Recycling is the focus in the sixth of a nine-lesson plan series devoted to forest ecosystems. Class members read an article about the responsible use of natural resources and ways to reduce land fill.

Producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers. To begin a study of the forest ecosystem, learners examine the connections among the members of ecological communities.

A great lesson introduces your youngsters to electricity. They use internet links, streaming video, and engage in hands-on activities to understand what electricity is and how it works. They build a circuit board, and construct a variety...

The concept of a habitat being a home for animals is the main thrust of this life sciences resource. Learners complete a cut-and-paste activity using a fine worksheet that's embedded in the plan. They must place four very different...

This natural resources worksheet includes discussion activities about natural resources, 2 word searches, and a list of related books and videos.

Discover why plants are important to our world. View plant parts and categorize them as stems or buds. Students do a cut and paste of pictures of plants into correct categories.  Students also plant a carrot top,and record...

It's mine! No, wait, it's yours! Have your class members practice possessive pronouns so they can properly name who an item belongs to. For this exercise, pupils choose the correct possessive pronouns to complete 12 sentences.

Learners choose the correct article to fill in the blank before a countable or uncountable noun in a cloze-reading passage. They then determine the rule for the first mention of plural and singular non-count and countable nouns, as well...

Work on literal and figurative meanings with a lesson focused on Robert Frost's "After Apple-Picking" and "The Road Not Taken." Readers identify the literary devices used by the poet to set the poems' themes, settings, and narrative...

How do you figure out what word best completes a sentence? The answers and explanations key that accompanies an eight sentence exercise outlines the strategies used to determine the correct response for assessments of this type....

Pre-readers need to build a foundation of word recognition using visual worksheets like this one. They examine six simple words accompanied by pictures, circling each word. See if pupils know what each word is, using the pictures as...

Familiar sing-along rhymes about rain help scholars with phonemic awareness. They read the poems and write rhymes for four words. The clue here? Each of the words is out of one of the sing-along rhymes! Learners read a final poem about...

Get practice reading, writing, and spelling in one instructional activity. Learners test their skills in this 10-part activity. First, they read three words and illustrate each in the boxes above. In the next six boxes they examine...

We're off to see the wizard! Practice making inferences in literature with two sample paragraphs from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Each passage provides questions about the pleasantness of the place it describes, and...

Vivid writers all start out the same way: learning in elementary school how to use a variety of adjectives! Young grammarians add adjectives to eight fill-in-the-blank sentences.