Students define depression and examine different factors that cause it.

Students use the internet to gather information about holidays around the world. They create a calendar with all of the holidays outlined and calculate the percentages of countries who celebrate each one. They design a greeting card to...

Students create fringed Valentine's Day hearts in this Art lesson for the elementary school classroom. The lesson includes step-by-step instructions and a materials list. This was created by an 11-year old who loves arts and crafts.

Students create Valentine's Day hearts in this variation of a classic activity for the early-elementary classroom. The "hands that touch the heart" is a great gift that can be given to family, friends, or fellow students. A materials...

Students create "love bug bags" using pink pipe cleaners, construction paper, glue, glitter or sand, and a lunch sack in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. This can be used in the Springtime or as a Valentine's Day...

Young scholars review George Washington's reasons for not wanting to be viewed as a monarch. They review the Declaration of Independence and identify five grievances the United States had against the British monarchy. In groups,...

Students collect data about the birth months of each classmate using a calendar. They make a table with the information before designing a pictograph using cupcake images. They answer questions using the graph.

Pupils identify the dates of the solstices and equinoxes and how they relate to the various seasons on Earth. After discussing how the solstice and equinox affect the seasons, students use their bodies to demonstrate the how each...

Young scholars are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...

Students are introduced to the characteristics of trees and different techniques to identify them. They distinguish between a deciduous and a coniferous tree. Students describe at least four characteristics used to identify trees. They...

Students read, analyze and discuss the novel, "Chickenfeed," by Minette Walters. They assess the theories of tell me a story, take a letter and is truth stranger than fiction? Each student reviews the synopsis and explore how dialogue...

In this grammar learning exercise, 5th graders create sets of cards which are grouped into 20 parts of speech. In each group there are about 60 cards with nouns, verbs, conjunctions, question words and other categories of words. There...

In this spelling instructional activity, students examine 3 boxes with 30 common words. Students identify and correct the 5 misspelled words in each box.

For this math worksheet, students solve the problems that are related to reading and interpreting the calendar for the different parts.

In this present perfect worksheet, learners take two sentences and join them by adding for or since. There are 10 sentences to complete.

Students compare the marine habitats of Maine and the Caribbean using temperature, tides, ocean currents, latitude and longitude. In this marine ecosystems lesson, students analyze maps to complete graphic organizers that evaluate the...

Students investigate the 'Design for the Other 90%' exhibition about low-cost solutions to give the "other 90% of the world's population" access to services and amenities many of us take for granted. In this technology design lesson,...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage and answer questions based on the main idea of the passage. Students answer 4 questions about the passage.

In this Derby Art Gallery activity, students complete 15 fill in the blank questions regarding the paintings and information at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Answers are provided.

For this ESL worksheet, students proof read 20 sentences to find the mistakes. They label each sentence as to the mistake using the key at the top of the page which includes the misuse of articles, commas, apostrophes, and capital letters.

Students construct Santas. For this holiday lesson, students demonstrate how to cut with scissors and glue with glue sticks to create their own Santas from paper and felt. Students work on developing their fine motor skills.

Students build their reading comprehension skills. In this short story activity, students read "Timmy's Christmas Presents" and respond to short answer questions regarding the story.

Students compare the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the war crimes of WWII. In this lesson plan on Human Rights, students evaluate the causes of WWII, war crimes, and determine whether the outcome might have been different...

In this present perfect tense worksheet, students are given pairs of sentences they must combine into one using since or for.