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Plant Systems
Students examine plant systems. In this life science lesson, students explore leaf and root systems on paper in a terrarium that they design and construct.
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Todd Hido
Pupils do many activities and study one of Todd Hido's photographs to investigate composition and a sense of place.
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So You Want to Be A Poet?
Fourth graders study different types of poetry and then write examples in this unit. They write, among others, free verse, Diamante, Clerihew, and color poems.
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Appreciating Our American Heritage
Students learn about the Chinese culture via literature. They read the poetry of Cathy Song, considering national pride as Americans and Chinese.
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One Windy Wednesday
Young scholars read and discuss the novel, "One Windy Wednesday." They complete a variety of activity cards and assignments associated with this novel. Each student draws windy day pictures, make a kite and record weather and kite...
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Hop to It!
Third graders demonstrate an understanding of the different physical attributes and abilities of arthropods and people by observing, collecting data, and participating in a movement activity.
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Sparking a Revolution!
Students investigate the causes and events that lead to the US Revolutionary War. They use a number of study techniques in this unit to discuss why the colonies wanted freedom from Britain.
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Boundaries That Inspire: The Sestina
Students study the poetic term "enjambment". They use one word as more than one part of speech and let words (instead of ideas) inspire lines and non-sequential, dreamlike, compulsive narrative.
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Mythology
In this mythology and poetry worksheet, 10th graders write poems about characters from mythology. Students use the diamond form to write their character poems.
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Jacob the Great
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 page passage titled Jacob the Great and complete comprehension, inferential, and story element questions about it. Students complete 22 multiple choice questions.
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Conditionals
For this conditionals worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct conditional form of the verbs given. Students complete 27 fill in the blank and 15 multiple choice questions.
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Metaphors
In this metaphor worksheet, students make a "word card" with the word metaphor for their vocabulary bank, then determine whether statement from The Dragonslayer are similes or metaphors,
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Rhythm and Rhyme
Students, after talking about form, create a more focused learning space with a collective purpose.
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries
Students listen to story of Grady, the Silo Cow, review vocabulary in story, look at newspaper headlines and discuss purpose of headlines, determine what makes a good headline, create three headlines of their own for story of Grady, and...
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A Garden in the Mailbox
Students study seed catalogs to find information about plants and growing seasons. They write letters requesting a seed catalog after using online resources. They use them complete an associated worksheet and discuss zone maps for their...
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Mystery Words - Part One
Students read the questions carefully on the "Mystery Clues" worksheet and answer the clues using a word from the given word list. They study how they must read the clues carefully to come up with the correct answer.
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Which One Doesn't Belong?
Students listen to directions to find the word that doesn't belong in a group of words. They then receive a list of twenty words and choose the word that doesn't belong in the group independently.
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Honoring Our Pets During National Pet Week
Recognize National Pet Week with reading and writing activities to celebrate the animals in your pupils' lives.
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Appreciating Our American Heritage
Eleventh graders learn about the Chinese culture and how important they feel their heritage and culture are, and to help the American students develop a pride in their own culture as well.
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Picnics-- Chinese Style
Third graders explore about the Chinese rituals of poetry competition. They compare and contrast Chinese picnics with American picnics. Students create short poems, celebrating their own spring poetry picnic. They discuss words or...
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Shadow Chasing
First graders observe and measure their shadows. They go outside at three hour increments during the course of a day. Each time students measure and record the length of their shadows. Students read books about shadows and discuss why...
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It's All in the Line!
Second graders create various kinds of lines and fill an entire paper in an effort to make a full composition.
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Houses and the People They Shelter
Students examine different homes and shelters across cultures and time periods. In this Houses and the People They Shelter lesson, students draw conclusions about society and culture according to the features of their dwellings. Students...
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Test Taking Strategies for Teachers and Students
Test taking can be stressful, but using these test taking strategies can be beneficial for both students and teachers.