Students practice recognizing and blending letters together to create new and unique words in the process of decoding text. They play a game where they roll dice to help blend a variety of words together and create new ones to analyze...

In this space science activity, students find the words that are related to the observations made of constellations and other related puzzles.

In this estimation activity, students read a word problem about the Lincoln Memorial and then answer 4 fill in the blank questions where they decide whether they need to use an exact number or an estimate to answer each question.

In this applying properties of multiplication to solve word problems activity, students use rectangles and the Distributive Property to problem solve. Students solve six problems.

Young historians gather information about Abraham Lincoln through a variety of activities. They match vocabulary words with pictures to create a timeline. Additionally, learners read books and articles that teach them...

In this identifying order in a word problem worksheet, students use logic and a chart to solve the story problem. Students solve 7 problems.

Students examine the role of the explorers. In this explorers and conquistadors, students create word puzzles (Wordles) regarding the time period in history. Students conduct research regarding a particular explorer and create foldables...

Sixth graders work with mathematical expressions by interpreting, analyzing and problem solving with them. For this two step algebraic problem solving lesson, 6th graders use algebra tiles to solve equations.

In this filling in the blanks to complete sentences worksheet, students use the words alone, lonely, and only correctly in sentences. Students write 21 answers.

Students recite the poem "Jack Be Nimble". In this poetry lesson, students read the poem and discuss other action words to use instead of jump. They rewrite the poem using their own name and a new action word. 

Young scholars examine the story elements in the book, Miss Nelson is Missing. In this literary elements lesson, students listen to the story and identify the sequence of events in the test. Young scholars also use an online dictionary...

Students create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! students use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.

Students discuss vocabulary words and compare definitions. They read chapters 6-9 of the novel, Dragonwings, and discuss point of view, and complete a plot diagram. Then they review the four types of conflict and identify the conflicts...

Learners study the life and times of Shakespeare. They read and analyze one of his plays and use the Internet and videos to gain an understanding of how Shakespeare engaged his audiences, then and still today.

Students watch a video that focusing on budgeting while completing worksheets that include charts. They brainstorm ideas for budgeting time and money. They culminate the activity by planning an order from two different restaurants.

Young scholars practice the strategies of phonemes and digraphs dealing with the correspondence "ou"=/ow/ in both spoken and written words. They listen as the book The Napping House by Audrey Wood is read to them and then they interact...

Young scholars observe and demonstrate a variety of reading expression strategies. They listen to the teacher read different sentences with and without expression and discuss the difference, then in pairs read an "I Can Read" book using...

Students use the Internet and video to discover how find evidence in poetry in order to discover the theme(s) of the poems. They are able to define poetic devices like simile, metaphor and repetition. Students identify themes in...

In this numeracy problem solving worksheet, 6th graders, working in groups of three, solve twenty word problems and then turn them into numerical equations.

Students understand ideas about civic life and government. In this census instructional activity, students participate in a First We Count Reader's Theater and answer reading questions about the script in order to gain a better...

Young scholars redesign a human, using data in research, so that s/he can fly. In this flying instructional activity, students examine the characteristics and adaptations of groups of animals that can fly.  Using this research,...

Students practice number sense with the book Cool Cats Counting by Sherry Shahan.  In this number instructional activity, students listen to the book and count from 1-10 in English and Spanish. They practice their alphabet,...

Students observe that plants need air, food, light, and water to survive.  In this plant biology instructional activity, students observe the growth and development of two plants, one is the control plant and the other is denied...

Students assume the role of a newspaper editor during the time of the Titanic disaster. They must search out the accurate answers to the questions: What? When? Where? Who? and Why? students then write their own newspaper article...