Why did the Chinese develop paper money? They were the first society to use paper currency. Learners consider why paper money was more convenient than other mechanisms of trade using a helpful lesson plan, which includes a graphic...

Middle schoolers use this guided reading worksheet to identify the traits and motivations of characters in an assigned text.

In this language arts worksheet, students respond to reading comprehension questions pertaining to Mrs. Wilson's Secret. Students answer nine questions with literal, inferential, and opinion responses.

Second graders discuss the two different ways of reading time. They study the vocabulary "minutes to" and tell time in five minute intervals. They discuss why it is important to have schedules and students list some schedules that they...

Learners read factual stories of migration to Hawaii, analyze and explain push and pull factors, interview parents about their cultural heritage, identify countried of origin of their ancestors, graph migration patterns on an world map,...

Learners practice the habits of good readers in the content area of science. While reading a brief article about leeches, they compare and contrast the material read with other information they have encountered.

Johnson C. Montgomery’s controversial plea for American social isolationism, “The Island of Plenty,” launches an in-depth study of the structure and logic of the essay. After responding to a series of questions, individuals craft a...

Individuals explore solubility by modeling how water dissolves salts. They then view a video and compare how well water and alcohol dissolve salts, relating their comparisons to the structure of each molecule. 

What does it mean to be financially responsible? Pupils begin to develop the building blocks of strong financial decision making by reviewing how their past purchases are examples of cost comparing, cost-benefit analysis, and budgeting.

Did you know that if you wait long enough, the M on the outside of an M and M will float to the surface when submerged in water? Learners observe the sugar coating of an M and M while it is dissolving in water. They explain how this...

The House of Representatives has a lot of responsibility  in the United States government. But how did it all begin, and why is it the way it is now? A comprehensive lesson answers all of these questions about the US Constitution...

If the Supreme Court is so supreme, why do all cases not just start there? High schoolers learn why every case does not start at the Supreme Court as well as the importance of hierarchy in the US judicial system in the 11th installment...

Political cartoons are primary source documents and learning to read them can be a challenge. Challenge the reading skills of your class with a political cartoon featuring rough and ready, Teddy Roosevelt. 

Pigs and humans have the same metabolism level and similar organs and systems, which is why they are often used in scientific laboratories. This worthy virtual dissection of a fetal pig divides into eight chapters: anatomical references,...

Students evaluate the human rights climate for their school. For this human rights lesson, students complete activities to identify the human rights climate at their school using the lesson plan on the given link.

Students demonstrate understanding of the plot of chapters 24, 25, 26 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings lesson plan, students read and discuss highlights of each chapter. Students practice QAR...

Students complete literary analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis lesson, students read chapters 29 and 30 of the novel and complete chapter quizzes. Students write...

Second graders listen to a sample paragraph read the first time in a steady monotone voice and the second time with expression, varying in loudness and softness. They compare and discuss which version they liked better and their reasons...

First graders read fluently. In this phonics lesson students practice reading strategies for fluency. They write a response in their journal about the book read in class.

Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, 2nd graders read a novel text. Working with the instructor, they complete a timed assessment of their words read per...

Second graders practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and excitement can enhance the text, 2nd graders listen as the teacher reads a story with and without emotion. Individual students practice...

In this reading skills worksheet, students fill in a graphic organizer, writing an article name, prediction, vocabulary words, main idea, values and a reflection. 

In this favorite book activity, students write the titles of five books they have read or someone has read to them. Students then tell their family which of the books is their favorite and why. Parents or guardians must sign the activity.

In this ESL reading comprehension activity, students read a letter, then answer questions about the writer's aim, who the letter was sent to, what the writer thinks and is worried about.