The life of William Ah Ket - Building bridges between East and West

Family and friendship are two very important themes of the historical fiction novel The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff. From video clips and writing prompts to reader's theater and family interviews, this resource provides...

For this map symbols and directions worksheet, students match 5 map symbols to their actual titles. Students follow 5 directives with symbols to complete a map.

In this maps and symbols worksheet, students examine 5 map symbols, read a set of directions then complete a map using map symbols and cardinal directions correctly.

In this map of 4 objects worksheet, students study a map with 4 objects drawn on it. Students write the direction of where the barn, pigs pen, bail of hay and pond are located on the lines provided. Students write north, south, east or...

Take a trip to the zoo with a worksheet that supports map skills. Scholars answer four questions about location using directional words. 

Commas can be all sorts of trouble! Introduce your emerging grammarians to the two simplest comma rules: items in a series and direct address. There are three exercises that hone specific skills, and then there is a cumulative exercise. 

Learn the moral of the story with a series of activities about Aesop's fables. Focusing on The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind, learners complete a graphic organizer to discuss who, what, how, and why the events occur. Additionally,...

Second graders use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school, and community. They draw a setting map of "Little Red Riding Hood." Students give five steps of cardinal or...

Have your class explore Buddhist Jataka Tales to compare and contrast them to European fables. After defining fables, Jataka tales, and the elements of each, learners identify themes and patterns for both types of narratives and the...

Students analyze what it is like to live in an African village. They locate Tanzania on a map and compare life there to life here in the United States. They write about the health issues in East Africa.