Finish or launch your unit on the solar system with a jigsaw project covering major celestial concepts such as the Milky Way Galaxy, asteroids, meteors, comets, Earth's moon, and, of course, all the planets. Learners start by...

How should pupils read short stories? Set them up for this unit with an introductory lesson plan that goes over the main characteristics of a short story and starts learners off reading their first short story of the unit. In order to...

Use this economic activity to focus on writing summaries of informational text. First, middle schoolers define common economic terms used to describe news about the economy. They closely read news about the federal budget deficit and...

A solid instructional activity on teaching the nine planets in our solar system is here for you. In it, young scientists learn the correct order of the planets, and they choose one of the planets to do a research report on. They must...

Students plant seeds in order to investigate and explore the questions: "How do seed companies develop varieties of plants?" and "What is the ideal plant?" Students will study related vocabulary and sketch seeds as they emerge. Students...

Here is a comprehensive task for your middle school mathematicians regarding the multiplication and division of integers. Word problems and practical problems abound, while occasional graphics make the page more visually appealing. A...

Put geometry skills to the test! Learners solve compound inequalities and then graph the inequalities on a coordinate plane using their geometric skills. They identify the slope and y-intercept in order to graph correctly. I like this...

First graders identify heroes by researching their family history. In this personal heritage lesson, 1st graders define the term "hero" and the characteristics that represent it. Students research family resources and family trees in...

Celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. by sharing his dream of equality for all with young readers. This printable book includes simple sentences and one- and two-syllable words that make it a perfect...

An interactive introduces English learners to William Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing.  Pupils watch a short animated version of the play, match character names with images from the video, and put sentence strips in order.

Third graders, following an original start to a new story, verbally add on to the story with sentences that revolve around the major points of information. After the students come up with a story, they draw out the main points in the...

Students need to know how to correctly use words in their writing and speaking. By reviewing parts of speech with hands-on activities, students retain and enjoy studying sentence structure.

In this word recognition worksheet, students test their spelling skills. Students write the ten words spelling them correctly and write a sentence with one of the new words.

In this site words reading worksheet, 2nd graders write 10 words as the teacher calls them out loud. Students must correctly spell each word, and each word is shown at the top of the page for students to read and identify.

In this word recognition worksheet, 1st graders write 10 site words that the teacher calls out. Students must also write two words three times each.

Students practice repeated readings to improve their fluency. They review the cover-up strategy for decoding unknown words and practice reading sentences and short text. They work in pairs and complete the Speed Reading sheet for their...

In this sentence revision worksheet, learners must incorporate the details given in order to create a vivid, more interesting sentence. Students may add or replace words as needed to make their sentences compelling.

For this vocabulary worksheet, students read ten sentences and choose the correct completion from two choices. These sentences do not have to do with the advice or requests indicated in the title.

In this word choice worksheet, students read the sentences and select the best word from alone, lonely, and only to complete the 16 exercises.

In this language arts instructional activity, students answer 5 multiple choice questions in which they select the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence. This is intended for ESL students.

Fifth graders describe environments using position words. In this description lesson, 5th graders practice using adjective, comparatives and superlatives in partners and on worksheets. 

In this stationary and stationery worksheet, learners choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Students complete 8 sentences.

In this sentences worksheet, learners write questions, correct mistakes in sentences, and put words in the correct order to make sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.

In this questions worksheet, students put the words in order to make question sentences. Students make 12 sentences and correct 5 sentences.