Handout
National External Diploma Program Council

Numbers

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
The written form for 345 is three-hundred forty-five, where as the word form for 70% is seventy percent. Here, young mathematicians read 10 sentences and write the word form of each number in the sentences.
Lesson Plan
Penguin Books

Gulliver's Travels Teacher's Notes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who are "the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth”? Readers of Gulliver’s Travels will learn the answer, as the journey with Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput,...
Writing
Curated OER

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Packet

For Students 9th - 12th
Readers of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are directed to complete two projects as a part of their study of Mark Twain’s novel.  Individuals craft an organized notebook containing all their work during the study, and they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe: Literature and Theater

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read and discuss the literary elements of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. They explore the elements of dramatic performance and create a TV news program based on life in Narnia. They videotape their...
Interactive
Curated OER

ESL: Punctuating Titles

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
When are titles underlined, italicized, or placed in quotation marks? Take your class to the computer lab to give them some independent practice. Here they read through the information, examples, and explanations provided. They then...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Graphic Organizer: Venn Diagram

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Compare and contrast the characters in John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Using a Venn diagram, kids write in different traits to describe each person, and note their shared characteristics in the middle section.
Activity
Listening Library

The Sign of the Beaver

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Extend a class reading of the novel The Sign of the Beaver across all subject areas with this literature unit guide. From basic discussion questions and writing prompts, to a research project about tracking animals, this...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Student Published Books

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a graphic organizer after it is modeled by the teacher.  In this graphic organizer lesson plan, 5th graders complete a graphic organizer describing chapter 1 of a book.  Graphic organizers will be revised...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Missing Numbers and Writing Equations Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this equation and missing numbers worksheet, students fill in missing numbers in addition and subtraction problems to arrive at given answers, then complete a set of 3 word problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jason's Gold: Chapter 9

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students collect details from chapter 9 of the book Jason's Gold and connect them back to the author's purpose of the book. In this details lesson plan, students listen to a read aloud where they discuss the details with the teacher as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Horrible Harry and the Green Slime by Suzy Kline - Level L Book Reading Comprehension Packet/Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice reading skills by reading a story and answering questions over that story. In this Horrible Harry and the Green Slime instructional activity, 3rd graders answer questions over story elements, vocabulary, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Secret School-Chapter 4

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read The Secret School. For this language arts lesson, 4th graders discuss the characters in the story and read aloud using fluency while reading. Students write a summary of the chapter.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar (Chapter 39)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response learning exercise, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapters 39-44 of the book Holes by Louis Sachar.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creative Writing: Halloween Theme

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are read a book about different authors. They identify the parts of a story such as plot and setting. They brainstorm topics for their own paper and begin the writing process. They create a final copy of their story about...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 9 Summary

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students summarize the events in chapter 9 and take the questions as sources of remembering the events described.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter Thirteen Test- Gerunds and Infinitives

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar test worksheet, learners circle the correct gerund or infinitive from the choices to make the sentence grammatically correct. In the final section, students read the sentence and write "C" if the sentence is correct, or...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 8: Chapter 6 (part 2) Life in the Great Ice Age

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read the assigned pages in a textbook and answer the associated questions. They write a paper based on the creationist view of origin of the Neanderthal man. They determine what is meant by a land bridge.
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Go Fish" Comprehension Questions- Chapter 2

For Students 4th
In this literacy comprehension question instructional activity, 4th graders write the answers to 10 questions about chapter 2 of the book "Go Fish." They answer using complete sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Go Fish" Comprehension Questions- Chapter 3

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy comprehension question worksheet, students write the answers to 10 questions about chapter 3 of the book "Go Fish." They answer using complete sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading and Writing the Autobiography With a Study of Zora Neale Hurston

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the possible relationships between characters in a novel. They read the novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' and answer all the questions on each chapter so that the characters and events are familiar to the students.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chapter 9: A Surprising Day and A Little Bit About China

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities with Chapter 9 of the book The Fastest Pig in the West by Randi Hacker. In this literature lesson, 5th graders discuss the concept of saving face and how it affects the main character's decisions....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magic Tree House - Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 6

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the book Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 6 from Magic Tree House, and answer short answer questions and define vocabulary words. Students complete 9 problems.  
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magic Tree House: Afternoon on the Amazon: Chapter Seven

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this reading comprehension worksheet, learners answer 5 short essay questions about Chapter 7 of the Magic Tree house book Afternoon on the Amazon" by Mary Pope Osborne.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magic Tree House - Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 8

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the book Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 8 from Magic Tree House, and answer short answer questions and define vocabulary words. Students complete 8 problems.