Skyscraper Museum
Changes in a City Over Time
Investigate the growth and development of New York City with the final lesson in this four-part series on skyscrapers. Learners first explore the concept of urban growth by looking closely at a series of three paintings made of Wall...
Teach-nology
Elves in My Garden
Perfect for springtime, Christmas, or any other unit in which elves play in the garden, a cloze activity is a great addition to your language arts curriculum. As kids read the story, they fill in the blanks with words from the word bank.
Science Matters
Lotusland
It's time for a field trip! Scholars take their new-found knowledge of adaptations and seed dispersal on a field trip to a local botanical garden. They gain an up-close look at how ecological interdependence works in a distinct...
English Grammar
Fill in the Gerund with the Correct Preposition
Kids demonstrate their understanding of gerunds by providing the correct preposition and the noun form of the verb indicated in a series of 30 sentences.
Curated OER
In Case of Emergency
A natural disaster could strike at any time: do your learners know the school and community emergency plans? Start the school year by honing research and speaking skills in a practical way with this preparedness activity. Youngsters...
Pickett's Mill Elementary
Test Taking Hints and Strategies for Standardized Tests
Process of elimination is a valuable test-taking strategy, but what else can we teach our class about taking tests? Present a resource that promotes healthy eating and sleeping before taking a test, as well as suggesting reading the...
Nosapo
Greetings
How do you say hello? In a set of nine greetings practice worksheets, English learners practice saying and writing various phrases in English. Lastly, partners engage in a speaking activity that allows them to practice saying and...
Curated OER
In, At, or On
In this word use activity, learners complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of "in", "at", or "on" in sentences.
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Real-Life Problems: Time #2
How well can your third and fourth graders tell time? What about in word problems? Practice both with a instructional activity that features five word problems about telling tme. Pupils use all four operations to solve the problems in...
Student Handouts
Substitute Teaching Log Sheet
Useful for substitute teachers or administration, a log sheet tracks the date, hours, and school where a substitute teacher has worked. There are also spaces to note which teacher he or she was subbing for, and any relevant notes for...
Curated OER
Nutrition and Physical Education Activities in the Classroom
You can promote health and wellness using nutrition activities and lessons. With physical education activities and suggestions about snack times, you can help impvove the habits of the youngsters under your charge.
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Job and Work: Correct Usage
In this vocabulary worksheet, students review the meanings of the words "job" and "work", then fill in the blanks using context clues to determine the meaning.
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Comprehension Activities for The Indian in the Cupboard
For this comprehension activities for The Indian in the Cupboard worksheet, learners, after reading the book, answer 11 comprehension questions and complete 5 extension activities.
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Job Journals
Young scholars compare the differences between job varieties. In this career exploration lesson plan, students evaluate different aspects of jobs and then write a diary entry as if they were the real employee.
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Paws in Jobland: Mystery in Jobland I
Students appreciate and examine the roles that people play in particular situations. In this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
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Paws in Jobland
Students appreciate and understand the roles that people play in particular situations. In this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
Noyce Foundation
Time to Get Clean
It's assessment time! Determine your young mathematicians' understanding of elapsed time with this brief, five-question quiz.
Curated OER
A Day in the Life
Students write an essay. In this comparison lesson, students read about a child's typical day on a fair trade cocoa farm in the Dominican Republic. Students write about a typical morning of a child in the US and make comparisons.
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Acting from Inside a Memory
Students work in pairs to out act and then retell a story. In this personal experience lesson, students act out an event in their life and their partner retells the story. Students discuss sequence of events and dialogue. Students...
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Planning and Drafting a Personal Narrative
Bring your learners together to write a class narrative about the first day of school. Start off by teaching them about sequence with a quick oral activity. Then, work together to fill out a story map. Finally, compose the class...
Education World
Every Day Edit - The Big Wind
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the strongest wind ever measured. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Education World
Every Day Edit - D-Day
In this editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about D-Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Curated OER
Subject Object Pronoun Practice
Practice substituting subjects and objects in a sentence with the correct pronouns. A grammar learning exercise prompts young learners to fill in the blanks for ten missing subjects, and then ten missing objects in different sentences.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Combine math, creative writing, and leprechauns in a fun St. Patrick's Day activity! Using a bag of gold coins and marshmallows, kids write a math story about a leprechaun that includes a multi-step equation to solve.