Students consider what a hurricane is and how it impacts both land and people, explore the speculations surrounding Hurricane Isabel, research potential target sites and create maps illustrating how Isabel may affect them.

Students use a rubric to analyze their neighborhood and write a persuasive essay about changes that should be made. In this writing lesson, students use a rubric to grade their neighborhood and brainstorm improvements. Students write a...

Students examine the connection between geometry and architecture. In this geometry and architecture lesson, students view a video which details a geometry class design project. Students then use the Internet in a scavenger hunt to find...

Students research the 1960s to prepare for reading the book, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, by Christopher Paul Curtis. They watch a documentary, create a timeline, and listen to music from the 1960s.

Students discuss and write about how to study for a test and create a class test taking manual. They can also choose to write GED questions to become more familiar with test questions.

In this word matching instructional activity, students match the words in column one with their definitions in column two. Students complete 10 matches.

In this letter e words worksheet, students match words that begin with the letter e to their definitions. Students complete 10 matches.

In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

First graders work cooperatively to create a sprintime poem, slide show and book entitled "Who Said It's Spring?"

Students use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.

Fourth graders explore and discuss how to create a class web site with a background, graphics, clip art and photos. They assess the safety issues putting a web page on the Internet, develop sound interviewing techniques and coordinate...

Twelfth graders investigate if minority status is synonymous with powerlessness in China. They examine if minority and majority groups interact with equity and justice in China. Students present their findings in a debate-simulation format.

Students in a teacher education program write their own children's book. Using books already written, they review age appropriate for their grade level placement. They write their own story and illustrate it using various software...

This resource focuses on text structure by defining the types of organizational patterns and providing examples of each. These are followed by a list of links to practice activities on text structure and main idea, as well as some videos.

This site provides several assignments and graphic organizers related to identifying text structures. Analyzing the following types of text structures are provided: main idea and supporting details; cause and effect; chronological order;...

This interactive set of flashcards helps students to learn the terms and definitions for types of text structure, organizational patterns, and keywords and graphic organizers for the types of text structures.

This interactive set of flashcards help students learn the types of text structure, organizational patterns, and signal words for each pattern of organization.

This interactive assessment consists of five multiple-choice questions over the types of text structure and patterns of organization.

In this learning game, students match the term with the description of the types of text structures and patterns of organization.

This set of interactive flashcards helps students learn the terms and definitions for the types of text structure and patterns of organization.

This interactive set of flashcards helps students learn the terms and types of text structures and patterns of organization.

In this interactive game, students match the types of text structure to their descriptions.

In this interactive game, students match the terms for the types of text structure to the correct descriptions.

In this interactive game, students match the types of text structure to their definitions.