Students participate in an ongoing writing project about the seven world continents. In this continents writing lesson, students work on an interactive game to write about the seven continents. Students locate the continents on the map....

For this safety message worksheet, students fill in the missing letters for words in safety phrases and then read down to discover what to do if they are in fire or smoke. Students write six letters to spell get out.

In this printing practice learning exercise, learners trace, following the arrows, and print the lower case manuscript letters a and b using the Zaner-Bloser style. Students write 60 letters.

Students examine Australian folktales. In this folktales lesson plan, students read the Australian folktale, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tale. Students list characteristics of the characters from the book. Students act out these...

Learners read a letter titled "A South African Storm" on her experiences of discrimination in the country. Individually or as a class, they answer questions about the author's purpose in writing the piece was and how she made herself...

In this printing practice worksheet, students trace and write upper case A and upper case B letters. Students write 60 cursive letters.

In this printing practice worksheet, students trace and print, following the arrows and steps, the upper case manuscript A and B letters using the D'Nealian style. Students write 60 letters.

Young scholars examine the concept of nuclear waste storage. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students research Yucca Mountain in order to compare and contrast opposing views regarding the nuclear waste site there. Young scholars...

Students research their family history through ethnographical study. They locate information through a variety of sources, interview people, write a report and present an oral presentation to the class.

Students read and discuss a news article about a school in Scotland that is using fountain pens to write with. They answer article comprehension questions, participate in a discussion about the importance of handwriting, write their...

Students practice finding a bearing.  In this orienteering lesson, students review how to use a compass and set a bearing.  Students complete a worksheet where they practice finding a bearing and complete a group activity to...

Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. For this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history lesson, students shade regions of a map according to a...

Learners explore visible and invisible differences, those of language, religion, dress, ethnicity, gender, etc. with their classmates. They play Bingo with a created list of classroom differences. Afterward, they write a short paper...

In this creative lesson on seeds, 1st graders listen as the book The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is read to them about the life of a seed. Students then draw a picture to show the life cycle of a seed in each season.

As usual, A is for apple! Practice writing every letter in the alphabet. Each page in this packet begins with a cute graphic, an example of the letter in a word, and several lines for practicing both the uppercase and lowercase version...

Set up each pupil's desk with one of these back-to-school printables. Each desk decoration includes a line to write in the individual's name as well as a copy of the alphabet, complete with arrows and numbers that show learners how to...

Students analyze alcohol and tobacco ads and create parodies of them. The eight lessons in this unit include discussions about why teens smoke or drink, the psychology behind the advertising, and writing persuasive letters to agencies,...

Involve project-based learners in the evaluation process by asking them to reflect on the process. Individuals identify their role the in the project, what they learned, what they enjoyed most, and what they would have done...

Prompted by a viewing of Emiko and Chizu Omori’s Rabbit in the Moon, a documentary about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, high schoolers examine a series of documents, including the Bill of Rights and the UN’s...

In this letter j worksheet, students examine 8 lowercase letters and color all of the lowercase j's orange. Next, students color all the other letters black. Students trace the letter j 5 times and write the letter j 3 times. Students...

In this letter I worksheet, students look at 8 different letters, color all of the lowercase i's green and the other letters black. Students trace and write the letter i, then when they finish color Sid Squid.

In these recognizing letters of the alphabet worksheets, students identify each letter Qq to Zz, and create booklets of each letter, trace and write the upper case and lower case letters, observe pictures of words with the beginning...

In this categorizing words with silent letters worksheet, students complete the chart by putting each word in the correct column according to the silent k, silent w, silent b, silent h, silent g, and silent c. Students write 18 words.

Students chose a favorite passage from a Shakespeare play. They write a letter from one character to another in a novel they have just read. They take a scene from a movie and write it in Shakespearean language.