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Say It with Meaning: Applying Sayings and Phrases
Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.
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Eating Healthy
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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Celebrations
Second graders answer questions after listening to the the story "Celebrating Life Around the World" and verbally identify three ways in which people celebrate special occasions. They then make two verbal connections from their own...
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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Stamp It
Students pick a theme related to the Mississippi River Valley and conduct research using a variety of resources while constructing a commemorative stamp of the topic. The stamp is made using a visual image found in the information.
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Björk
In this Bjork learning exercise, learners read about the life of the performer, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Folktale Unit Ideas
Learners read a variety of folktales and participate in writing, drawing, measurement, and time activities that relate to the stories. They graph the number of different versions of one folktale that the class finds and reads.
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International Research Project and Feast
Pupils research countries around the world. They develop and write a research paper that includes maps, photographs, and diagrams. They describe the culture, society, economy, religious beliefs, government structure, and history of their...
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Suppressing Short O
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...
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Eager E
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then play a concentration type game, listen to the book "Lee and the Team,"...
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Lets Read Faster with Junie
Learners practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assist them in becoming fluent readers. They practice reading with expressiveness and fluency with Junie B. Jones and some "Sneaky Peeky Spying," by Barbara Park. A checklist is...
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Rain Forest Stencils
Fourth graders explore animals of the rain forest. They create a drawing of an animal in the rain forest. Students research the animal and write a paragraph about the animal. They use a stencil to create a picture of a rain forest animal.
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The Journey to Civil Rights
Students investigate the concepts that surround the Civil Rights Movement. They conduct research with the help of the teacher and use chart paper to create posters about major people involved. Students also complete a timeline graphic...
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Number the Stars Activities
In this Language Arts worksheet, students participate in a variety of activities related to the novel Number the Stars. For example, students write a list of words form the book in alphabetical order and complete a star-shaped word search.
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Modals of Deduction
In this ESL modals of deduction worksheet, students look at 4 photographs. Students write or say a sentence about each photograph that uses one of the following expressions: could be, might be, can't be or must be.
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Bahamian Coral Reef Development
Young scholars study tourism and conservation. For this coral development lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and write a report.
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High Frequency and Spelling Words Practice
In this high frequency and spelling words practice worksheet, students complete a variety of activities using the following words: came, could, god, happy, made, night, say, were, shop, shot, shut, rush, wish, fish, for, more, from and...
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Omar Bin Sulaiman
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, then complete a variety of comprehension activities including synonym matches, fill-in-the-blank sentence completions, unscrambling words...
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Fidel Castro
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Fidel Castro, then complete a variety of comprehension activities including synonym matches, fill-in-the-blank sentence completions, unscrambling words and...
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Maria Montessori
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maria Montessori and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Michael Moore
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Michael Moore and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Missy Elliot
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Missy Elliot and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Noam Chomsky
In this famous people activity, students read a selection about Noam Chomsky and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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Radovan Karadzic
For this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Radovan Karadzic and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...