When I Was Young in Appalachia

Use this as a reference sheet for peer- or self-editing, or as a guide when teaching sentence structure. Defines and gives examples of choppy, run-on, and stringy sentences, and provides corrected versions of each. Check revised examples...

Students comapre and contrast the lifestyles of the people of the Applachian region with their own community through in-class discussions, creative projects, hands-on activities, food preservation, homemade remedies, home construction,...

Young scholars are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...

Designed to be used with an independent reading book, this activity provides practice with identifying and explaining literary terms. While they read, individuals find instances of literary devices and elements in use in their books....

In this recognizing pronouns activity, learners read sentences and choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank. Students write twenty answers.

Young scholars recognize the good deeds of their classmates. In this self-esteem lesson, students participate in a reward program for doing a good deed. Young scholars get prizes for outstanding behavior.

In this grammar learning exercise, students focus on the use of "been" or "gone" by using these words to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences.

In this adjectives worksheet, students fill out the Venn Diagram using the list of 25 adjectives on the page. The words are separated into physical looks, personal qualities, and then words that could go in both of the groups. This...

Learners discover the interesting patterns and shapes referred to as "fractals."  In this geometry lesson, students utilize pieces of colored construction paper to create the branches of a fractal tree.  Learners discuss the rules and...