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Native American Culture Region Collages
Students research various Native American tribes. In this Native American history lesson, students follow the provided rubric to create collages on the cultures of selected Native American tribes.
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Africa
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read that passage titled Africa and then answer the 11 questions about what they read.
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Science--"Water, Water Everywhere"--Exploring Liquids
In this water worksheet, students read a 1 page article on water, fill in the blanks of 3 words with their missing letters, fill in a crossword puzzle containing 5 clues about water and answer 1 short answer question. Students draw a...
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Turkeys and Feathers
Students play a game of tag while holding the position of turkey or feather. The turkey's are it and when they catch a feather they switch positions. Great for Thanksgiving.
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Exploring Careers in Aviation
Students investigate various careers in the field of aviation in this lesson. They watch and discuss a video, develop a list of careers in aviation mentioned in the video, and create a resume and cover letter for an entry level aviation...
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Mighty Earth Movers
Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...
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Make a Rain Stick
Students construct a rain stick. For this weather lesson, students make a rainstick from toothpicks, paper towel tubes, and tape. Students demonstrate the different sounds rain can make.
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Focused Learning Lesson: American History
Eleventh graders examine the 1920s which was known as the "Roaring Twenties". They identify the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, and the Women's Suffrage movement.
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California Missions
Fourth graders explore the Spanish influence upon California missions. Using the internet and other resource tools, they research a particular mission and write about its schedule, events, and beliefs. In groups, 4th graders create board...
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Natural Features as a Resource
Learners investigate how land and water can meet basic needs. In this natural resources lesson plan, students locate water features on a Landscape Picture Map and describe how water is used to meet their needs.
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Making Sedimentary Rocks
Students make models of sedimentary rock layers to explain how rocks form layers and represent ancient environments. Layers of sediment and fossils are added together to simulate the environment and connections to sedimentary rocks are...
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Nuclear Power
In this nuclear power worksheet, students compare fission and fusion. Students learn about the different kinds of radiation. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions and 10 matching questions.
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Design Details (Fashion Lingo)
Learners identify and define fashion details that are used in garment design. They play Bingo with fashion detail terminology. They create a fashion sketch using fashion details and write an essay.
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More Than Tipis and Feathers
Fourth graders research Native American People of the plains, the forest, the northwest coast and the desert. They compare how their lives were similar and how they were different. They make a model of one type of dwelling.
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Early Explorers Project
Students choose an explorer from a given list, create an original song or poem based on the life of their explorer, make puppets to represent their explorer and then present their original piece to the class while students take notes on...
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Native Americans
Fifth graders discover that different Native American groups had different ways of living because of their environment. They discuss with the teacher to learn that different environments have different food choices. They then research a...
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Vocational: Fashion Reports
Pupils take notes on a Powerpoint presentation about fashion history and prepare their own reports based on it. Following the presentation, they discuss how current fashion trends are influenced by past ones. In groups, students select...
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Interior Design: Form Vs. Shape
Learners discover the difference between form and shape as it pertains to interior design. After identifying objects as either shapes or forms, they design their own shapes and give them form. Activities include creating shapes and...
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Starch is Everywhere
In this science activity, students add a few drops of iodine solution to each of 10 substances to determine if they contain starch. The iodine will turn blue if the item contains starch.
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Trash or Treasure?
Students identify things that can be reused. In this environmental lesson, students read the poem "Hector the Collector" and discuss the difference between junk and treasure. Students complete a reflection about what they read by...
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The John Travolta Syndrome
Students examine the influence of music and film on contemporary fashion. In this popular culture instructional activity, students research select films featuring John Travolta. Students research selected time periods in American history...
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Creating Weather Journals
Students create weather journals. For this weather science lesson, students use digital cameras to record the daily weather and write a paragraph in a weather journal.
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Fifth Grade Language
In this language arts worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions about parts of speech, subjects in sentences, compound sentences, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Inferencing: Pretest
In this inferences worksheet, learners complete 10 multiple choice questions, reading passages and choosing correct answers.