Examine a variety of literary responses to Abraham Lincoln's death and the impact of perception. Your class can work in writing groups to analyze either poetry, eulogy, or a newspaper article. They retell the events of Abraham Lincoln's...

“Hope is a tissue, wiping away your problems and fears.” Use a Definition Poem Web worksheet to model for your class how to craft a free verse poem based on an emotion. After brainstorming topics, groups use the sheet to make comparisons...

Simplifying is radical, dude! After reviewing how to simplify square roots of whole numbers, scholars consider how to simplify square roots of algebraic monomials. Also taken under consideration is how to simplify cube roots of whole...

Fifth and sixth graders study the use of a number line to add integers and they observe a teacher demonstration of how to add integers on a number line. Afterward, they construct a number line and use the number line to solve addition...

Introduce the class to the Civil Rights Movement by taking a critical look at the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. They will pay close attention to the role women played in organizing the boycott and bringing national attention to the...

Compare and contrast the characters in John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Using a Venn diagram, kids write in different traits to describe each person, and note their shared characteristics in the middle section.

Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori presents a vivid picture of Japanese culture and history. As kids read through the third chapter, they find novel-specific vocabulary to enhance their understanding and use context clues to...

A unit plan uses short texts to teach literary elements such as theme and characterization. Included are passages by authors such as Walter Dean Myers and Sandra Cisneros. Activities include quick writes, filling in graphic organizers,...

Learners explore intersecting lines. In this intersecting lines lesson, students investigate shapes consisting of parallel, perpendicular, and similar lines. Learners investigate these lines in shapes around them.

If you are looking for a simple way to review equivalent fractions, this is a great resource. Using a visual means and a series of examples, learners review this skill. There is a worksheet provided and a prompt to encourage pupils to...

An interesting way to incorporate pop culture and the elements that make a book good. Kids watch a clip from MTV Cribs, they discuss how good or bad books are similar to good or bad homes. They are all different and not everybody will...

Set up a demonstration of how gravity can drive the perpetual flow of water during your hydro power unit. Science learners work in teams to make observations and formulate questions about how it works. They compare the model to what they...

This simple lesson has young mathematicians consider all of the expenses, and monetary rewards a typical lobsterman encounters when going about his business. Given a few pieces of information, pupils must figure out a lobsterman will...

In this grammar worksheet, students complete a 30 question multiple choice on-line quiz. Students choose the phrase that would be grammatically correct in each sentence.

When do you use fewer, and when do you use less? Learn the difference between the two words with a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that asks readers to make their choice based on the context clues in the ten sentences.

In this decimals:  writing, comparing and ordering worksheet, 6th graders use a place value chart to write decimals in standard, expand and word form, to compare by writing  > or < , and to put a list of decimals numbers...

Third graders locate past tense words in a story. In this irregular past tense word lesson plan, 3rd graders read "Gus and the Goblin" and find past tense words. Students give the present tense form of each, then continue the process for...

In these adjectives worksheets, students read about the comparative form of adjectives. Students learn how to use the comparative form in the exercises.

Students write a composition comparing and contrasting two portraits. In this comparing and contrasting activity, students will observe two portraits and compare them through their writing. They then will write a letter to the artists...

In this writing about contrasts worksheet, students examine two pictures and determine how they are different. They discuss comparative adjectives before writing a paragraph that describes the differences between two restaurant menus.

In this AP comparative government homework activity, 12th graders read the noted textbook pages and complete outlines for each of the 2 readings. The outline format is included.

Students discuss the attitudes related to the word old. In groups, they identify negative stereotypes about getting older and determine how these attitudes affect public policy on the elderly. They compare and contrast the concepts of...

Fifth graders identify a set of data from a real world problem. In this statistics instructional activity, 5th graders identify the range, mode, median and mean using some manipulatives. They write words randomizing the letters.

In this root-finding worksheet, students rank numbers in asymptotic order. They identify and discuss the roots of the original function. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 10 problems.