Diary Entry of a Costa Rican Child

Pupils complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book Bug On The Beam. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.

After viewing The Last Roundup, a documentary that examines the transitioning of Santa Rosa from a privately owned island to a National Park, class members adopt the point of view of Tim Vail, a member of the family that once owned the...

Young historians develop an understanding of the plight of Japanese Americans who were imprisoned against their will during World War II. They read first-hand accounts of some of the prisoners, view images of the Amache Center Camp in...

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students use the vocabulary words to complete the definitions, complete the diary entry, and write a funny story.

In this spelling patterns instructional activity, students read the 15 words and underline the words that contain the 'sh' sound. Students then read the diary entry, and circle the 10 words with the 'sh' sound, and write them on the line.

In this The Land of Expectations vocabulary worksheet, students respond to 6 matching and 4 fill in the blank questions. Students are also asked to write dialogue.

For this Louis Braille vocabulary worksheet, students respond to 6 matching and 4 fill in the blank questions. Students are also asked to write a commercial.

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students use the given vocabulary words to complete sentences about a movie, match the words to given clues, and write a list using as many of the vocabulary words as possible.

Fourth graders reflect on differences of children in the 1860's.  In this lives of black and white children lesson plan, 4th graders view images from the Library of Congress. Students write about their observations and take the...

Learners put themselves in the shoes of students who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957-58. Note: The primary resources in this activity provide powerful and poignant descriptions of what those students faced.