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Integrating Science and Literacy Through Novel Studies
You can use "The Toothpaste Millionaire" and other outstanding fiction to integrate science and literacy.
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Advertising
Young scholars explore the advantages/disadvantages of advertising and all it entails for the consumer. Public relations is examined in depth. In addition, media, slogans, promotion and elements of print and color are examined in detail.
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Beginning Weaving on a Cardboard Loom
Students create examples of weaving techniques. They create a sampler that demonstrates tive different techniques. Students use colors, textures, and motifs with personal or cultural significance using a variety of materials.
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Lemon "Juice"
Middle schoolers explore the concept of electricity in this lesson as they measure the electricity that a lemon gives off. Learners use volt meters to measure the amount of electricity coming from the lemon. Your class will also measure...
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Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
Students discuss the Atlantic slave trade and the facts about the St. John revolt. In this investigative lesson students write a personal account of a person involved in the revolt.
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The Plague by Albert Camus
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Albert Camus's The Plague. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Setting Up Shop
Seventh graders investigate what goes in to starting a retail store. In this business economics lesson, 7th graders brainstorm products they would like to sell and use magazines, newspapers and real estate listings to bring their store...
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Breaking News English: Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored
In this English worksheet, learners read "Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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ESL: Money Quiz
In this ESL money quiz worksheet, students choose the word that has the closest meaning to a description of money given. Students may click on an answer link.
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Breaking News English: Brazil Votes on Gun Ban
In this English worksheet, students read "Brazil Votes on Gun Ban," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Internet Trade Threatens Exotic Animals
In this English worksheet, students read "Internet Trade Threatens Exotic Animals," and then respond to 1 role playing, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored
In this English worksheet, students read "Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Roaring 20s Through Hoover (5)
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 13 matching questions regarding 1920's America and the Hoover presidency. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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U.S. History: The Great Depression
Seventh graders examine the Great Depression and federal relief programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps. Focusing on Texas, they assess the effects on poor farmers and discuss what they would do for a living had they lived in...
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How Much is a Pound? A Weight Lesson
Fourth graders explore weight in pounds. In this measurement lesson, students estimate the weight of teacher-provided objects, measure the actual weight of the objects using scales, and discuss food products sold by the pound. This...
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Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula
Students, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from the...
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The Forgotten Soldiers: Their Glory Remembered
High schoolers watch a video and then role-play what it would have been like to be a member of the 54th Massachusetts regiment during the Civil War.
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Color
In this color instructional activity, students, with a partner, explore and discuss a variety of activities associated with a large variety of colors, and how colors are significant to various countries. An interesting writing assignment...
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Coming Home from the life of Langston Hughes
In this Coming Home from the life of Langston Hughes activity, students read the book Coming Home from the life of Langston Hughes and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Three Coffles Lesson Plan
Students read about the slave trade in primary source documents. They discuss differences and commonalities in experiences. They write prose or poetry from the point of view of one of the figures from the reading and create a triptych.
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin
First graders understand that pumpkins grow slowly over several months. In this pumpkin lesson plan, 1st graders listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin and recall the sequence of the pumpkin life cycle. Students create pumpkin artwork...
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The Demonstratives Exercise
In this demonstrative adjectives worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they use this, that, these, and those to fill in the blanks in 13 sentences.
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The Great Depression in South Carolina
Learners research The Great Depression in South Carolina. For this Great Depression lesson plan, students read and discuss the information given to them, along with analyzing photographs from the time.
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How Many Types of Rice Are There?
Sixth graders investigate the cultivation and variation of rice around the world. In this food instructional activity, 6th graders read about the process of bringing rice from a farm to your dinner plate and which types of rice grow in...