Poetry is a wonderful way to explore language, express topical understanding, and incite creative thinking. After a trip to the local natural history museum (or zoo), learners write an acrostic or a cinquain poem describing one of their...

Answers worth an assigned number of points on a game board, similar to Jeopardy, are used to practice comprehension skills after reading the book "Romantic Myth." The questions provided are basic character identification and story...

Students work on letter recognition as they play a game of tag. To get unfrozen they make a letter with their body and a free runner guesses the letter.

Students research World Series baseball teams and use the information to play a game. They also use railroad maps to determine how teams traveled from one game to another.

In this ice breaker game worksheet, students will find other students with the characteristics listed on the bingo card, such as favorite color and food. A teacher guide is included.

Students play a game wherein they act out verbs and adverbs in a sentence. They read a sentence, define the verb to a partner and move from one end of the play area to the other doing the action in the sentence. They grab another...

Fifth graders recognize and distinguish between different types of text. After a discussion of the various types of text, small groups compete in a relay race game demonstrating their knowledge of the text. Correct choices earn...

Fifth graders use newspapers in order to perform research. The literacy skill of finding facts is reinforced. The students play a game of scavenger hunt by finding specific facts prepared in advance in the newspaper.

In this literacy worksheet, students work to create a game board to use the words on this list. They should practice reading and spelling them.

In this word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the names of characters from Super Mario Brothers, and some of the game's common terms.

In this puzzle worksheet, students begin with the letter D and move to adjacent letters in a puzzle to spell out a hidden question. Page has links to additional puzzles and games.

Students explore child psychology by participating in an interactive children's game. In this child relationship lesson, students identify playtime as the key ingredient to have a child become intellectually and creatively motivated in...

For this book project worksheet, students select a container to decorate and fill with questions, vocabulary, and other items that depict the elements of the text in some way.

Students visualize a character or event and personalize it through drawings.

Young scholars create a holiday card using technology. In this technology lesson, students use Publisher templates to create a holiday card. Young scholars organize, design, and edit their card.

Students use Publisher in this lesson plan to make a holiday flier. In this technology lesson plan, students create a holiday flier. Students choose fonts, use clipart, use grammar and spelling check, and save to their work to a flash...

Students find out about key attributes, characteristics, and roles of ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses by writing a letter or a poem asking them to welcome an Egyptian to the afterlife.

Students study democracy, levels of Canadian government and the responsibilities of elected officials. They write letter's to the Prime Minister about their pride in Canada.

Learners explore the meaning of the word hero. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine what the word hero means as they discover Jackie Robinson and hits contributions to society.

In this reading worksheet, students read a story about Christmas and answer multiple choice comprehension questions about it. Students complete 3 questions.

Students investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics.  In this Canadian history lesson, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First Nations...

In this differences worksheet, students look at 2 pictures of spring that look the same but there are differences they have to find. Students find 10 differences.

Students explore the Manifest Destiny. They interpret quotations, study point of view in writing, research English words that derived from Mexico, and analyze reasons why settlers moved west. After writing journal entries in first-person...

Students read Dancing With the Indians by Angela Shelf Medearis. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of Native American festivals and traditions. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...