In this Dr. Seuss activity, students complete an acrostic poem, using Dr. Seuss's name, to describe what they think of Dr. Seuss.

In this vocabulary instructional activity, students select the best word choice to complete the sentence. The words all correspond to the theme of Valentine's Day.

Fourth graders create an acrostic poem using the word "bluebonnet" They brainstorm adjectives and descriptive phrases for the bluebonnet and its habitat. They read The Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie de Paola. students integrate...

For this acrostic poem worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about fairy tales. Students begin each line with a word or phrase that starts with first letters in 'fairy tale.'

Students study the holiday of Easter. They practice prepositions of place and instructions. They create an acrostic poem using the word Easter as a class. They decorate eggs, identify colors, and participate in an egg hunt. They...

In this spelling worksheet, students master their weekly spelling words by choosing activities from this spelling menu. Students examine the list of choices which each have points. By the end of the week, students need to have completed...

In this poetry worksheet, students read a description of an alliteration with an example. Students practice writing alliterations with the help of a dictionary and illustrate one of their tongue twisters.

In this literature instructional activity, students, after reading the novel, Charlotte's Web, write an original poem about Wilbur and start each line with a word that begins with the letters in his name straight down.

In this spring worksheet, students use each letter in the word spring to represent a verb or a phrase. Students complete 6 verbs or phrases in this verb chart.

Students identify the concept of stewardship. In this stewardship instructional activity, students create stewardship lists, complete stewardship surveys, and learn six new words related to stewardship by listing them in acrostic poem.

Students examine the Native American belief of "Mother Earth". They read stories from Native American authors and reflect. They illustrate this concept through art and haikus.

The rain forest alliterations activity has students read about alliterations, then complete 4 alliterations about the rain forest and draw an illustration of one of them. The close with an acrositc poem with the words "rain forest."

Students read a chapter in a book.  In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, define new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5, find...

In this poetry learning exercise, students write a creative poem utilizing each of the first letters in the word baseball on each line and then come up with words that describe baseball using only those letters on each line.

Students use the internet to research the life of Jorge Luis Borges. Individually, they complete a worksheet noting the important facts from his life and the books he published. They identify words they do not know the meaning and...

Learners describe fruits and vegetables using rhyming verses. They discuss the Five Fruits and Vegetables a Day campaign and rhyming words, and create a rhyming riddle using the "Rhyming Riddles" worksheet.

Students assemble different items onto large poster boards containing each letter of the alphabet. They use either pictures or words for each object. They also play the banana game where they complete a grid for each letter while...

Middle schoolers write poetry and post it on the Internet for others to see.

Fourth graders explore, analyze and interpret how schools can become peaceful places to learn and interact with others. They study a wide variety of avenues to achieve this task through classroom, community and career activities...

Second graders study rainbows and do an interdisciplinary assignment that includes poetry and a science experiment.

Young scholars study the characteristics of communities. Students identify similarities and differences in communities. Young scholars identify that all people have basic needs, understanding that these needs are met through the...

In this alliteration worksheet, students review the definition and an example for alliterations. Students then write their own alliterations about dinosaurs and illustrate one of their examples in the box.

In this instructional activity, Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur Mentor, Silver Seeds by Paul Paolilli, and Henry & The Kite Dragon by Bruce Edward Hall are used as mentor texts. Students will practice their acrostic...