Students develop a strategy for combining various ideas into well formed sentences which then combine to produce effective descriptive paragraphs.

Young scholars analyze lunar material using actual moon rocks that were brought back by Apollo astronauts. The teacher and student activity sheets are well-designed.

Students analyze and describe Reggae music using correct musical terms to discuss tonality, instrumentation, meter and tempo. They experiment with singing and dancing to Reggae music in a style appropriate to the genre.

Students gain an appreciation for Persian literature by reading "Truly Fortunate Ahmed." They select props such as turbans, rings, and clothing as they are revealed in the story. Among assessments from which students choose are:...

Students are introduced to American personalities whose fame and contributions have left, and continue to leave a mark in American history.

This second lesson on Spanish adjectives explains adjectives of nationality, and other adjectives that do not follow the normal rules. Has a great explanation of adjective placement. The lesson is thorough and easy to understand, with...

Students will identify clues and adjectives to describe Judith Leyster's personality and then develop and refine her characterizations through poetry writing. Using Leyster's monogram as their inspiration, they will then shift the focus...

Students will learn the story of young Brook Watson who lost his leg to a shark attack. By re-enacting the stances and feelings of his rescuers, they will come up with a list of adjectives to create a class definition of a hero/heroine....

In this learning module, students learn how to talk about familiar people and places, actions taking place now, stereotypes, and weather. They will practice using the preterit and imperfect, irregular verbs, articles with adjectives as...