First graders practice identifying simple geometric shapes. As a class, they discuss positional words and review the words for simple shapes and their characteristics. They work together to create their own puzzle using the shapes.

Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/...

In this angle vocabulary card instructional activity set, students identify the vocabulary associated with angles such as: ray, vertex, acute angle, segment bisector, and corresponding angles. They identify 23 terms but there are no...

Students examine the symbiotic relationship between fungus and plants.  In this ecosystem lesson students complete several mycorrhiza experiments.

In this "Causes of Floods" pre-reading worksheet, students are given a list of vocabulary words that they will encounter in their reading. Students must match each word with the best synonym or definition.

Students use the four main directions to locate features in the classroom. In this direction lesson plan, students review the 4 main directions using a world map. Students use a magnetic compass to locate the north wall in their...

Learners create letters and words with jump ropes to reinforce language arts work in the classroom. They make a letter with their body and then with a jump rope. Students perform alphabet and spelling activities with a jump rope.

Students use hockey sticks to strike pucks into a goal, between two cones, or into another target (e.g., bowling pins). They use white rolled up socks as snowballs to throw at a variety of targets that are on the floor or on the wall .

First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...

Students practice letter recognition. They say tongue-twisters with the practiced sound. Students read a book about the sound. Using laminated picture cards, students pant when they see a word with the sound.

Students watch a video about the rainforest and create a large wall mural of rainforest features. Students write a first person point of view article by an endangered rainforest animal and discuss logging.

Students introduced to "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater" poster. They are told that the man peeking over the wall is Peter Pumpkin Eater, and the woman is his wife. Students are asked where Peter's wife is sitting. They are then asked to...

In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students find a pronoun, complete a sentence with a question word, put words in alphabetical order, circle words that rhyme, select the word with short 'i' sound, and...

Students review the steps to follow when they come to a word that they do not know, review blending, and the body and coda part of the word. They time the teacher as she reads for one minute using the clock on the wall. They then read...

Students identify the short /i/ sound in spoken words and the letter symbol in this lesson. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the short /i/ sound. They then read the story "Liz is Six" and identify the words with the...

First graders write words containing the "ow" sound and use those words to write sentences. In this simple language arts lesson, 1st graders view models of sentences written by their teacher which contain examples of the "ow" sound, then...

Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They identify names of items with the short /i/ sound in them and...

Students discuss shapes and their characteristics. As a class, they explore shapes made from a square. Students explore triangles, squares, fractions of a square such as a half and a quarter. Individually, they complete worksheets, and...

For this language arts worksheet, students practice for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Students read the sentence that has one word surrounded by apostrophes. Students choose the word closest in meaning to this word. Students...

In this reading comprehension activity, students complete gaps in a poem using words from a word bank, 14 total. Answers included on page 2.

For this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.

In this ESL language worksheet, students use words in a word box to correctly fill in blanks in a paragraph. Students may click on a "check answer" or "show letter box" for help.

For this proofreading worksheet, students read a short paragraph, finding 5 misspelled words and rewriting them correctly in boxes beneath the paragraph.

Students note how personal perceptions influence the understanding of what a region. They look at an agricultural map of what is considered to be the Heartland of the US. They read the words to George Strait's, America's Heartland to see...