Land Before Time

Students complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book America in the Time of Sitting Bull. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have...

For this vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 9 verbs in the word bank and use them to fill in the blanks in 9 sentences that express future time with "will."

We express time in the future using the word will. Help your English language learners review this expression with this practice opportunity. For each of nine sentences, they input the word to correctly complete the sentence. Word...

In this reading skills worksheet, students read a short passage and study the diagram of the tiger and its adaptations. Students use the information to answer the 4 questions. Students read the cover story 'Grrreat News for Tigers' and...

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.

The opening of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit provides a model of how to use rich details to create a setting. After reading the description of Bilbo Baggins’ abode, young writers create their own magical home for a fantasy creature. The...

Potash manufacturing or mining, hemp growing, and fur trading were the early forms of industry in the Carolinas. Middle schoolers examine primary source documents to determine how the development of these industries influenced the...

Young negotiators ponder the best arguments to escape captivity after listening to Aesop's "The Labourer and the Nightingale," which tells the tale of a clever songbird who secures his own freedom. They then respond to a writing prompt...

Students research the various territory acquisitions in United States history and create an annotated map that tells the history of U.S. expansion. Working in small groups, students outline the land acquisitions and purchases made by...

The second part of Jason and the Argonauts’ journey to Colchis features a boxing match with King Amycus and the defeat of Amycus's army. But what happens when the Argonauts encounter Phineas the seer?...