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Animals in the Wild
Students explore the role of snakes in an ecosystem and discover how snakes warn us that they are dangerous. They view and discuss a Discovery Channel video showcasing snakes in the wild then break into small groups to research a...
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Relative Clauses Test
In this grammar and writing test worksheet, students complete a three part quiz on relative clauses. They change portions of 5 sentences into relative clauses in part one. They remove the relative pronoun to make a good English sentence...
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Strong Bones, Healthy Family
Students identify the risks associated with osteoporosis. In this adult health lesson, students compare their current calcium intake versus what they need daily. They recommend ways to prevent this disease.
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Family Vacation at the Beach
While a simple story, this reading comprehension and vocabulary activity could be used with younger learners to cement important skills. By answering the 10 questions in this activity, students could practice reading a passage and...
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All About Ants
Students create model ants in order to study the characteristics of insects such as body segments, number of legs, and feelers, as well as how these characteristics serve the insect.
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Nutrition in Space
Students compare and contrast the process of dehydration with the processes of freezing and canning. They predict energy sources that may be accessible in the future in different environments such as the moon and planets, most notably Mars.
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Beaver Ecology
Students explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...
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Become a Nutrition Expert
In this nutrition worksheet, 2nd graders read a selection on nutrition and fill in the table using the information from the selection.
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Little Red Riding Hood
In this Little Red Riding Hood instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to the story with the words given and complete a word search. Students complete 2 activities total.
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Rain Forest Products
Young scholars move from lab station to lab station observing samples of products from the Rain Forest. At each station they record the name of the product, write a description and sketch a diagram of the product.
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Comparisons of the Past Simple and Present Perfect Verb Tenses
In this past simple and present perfect verb tense worksheet, students study two tables that show the proper use of the verb tenses. They complete 7 sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct verb tense.
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One Kid Can Make A Difference
Learners make a pledge to make three positive choices for 30 days and track their progress. For this positive choices lesson plan, students discuss ways in which they can be healthier, protect the environment, be respectful, and more....
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Volunteering Our Time
Students participate in a service learning project. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen and reflect upon the experience in a journal.
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Gone Fishin'
Students experiment with population management in this hands-on lesson. In this biology lesson, students collect data on overuse of a resource and how to manage for sustainability. Students fish for m&m's using...
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Spiders
Students read books and make art projects dealing with spiders. In this spiders lesson plan, students learn about the different characteristics of spiders through listening, answering questions, and making spiders.
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From Caterpillar to Butterfly
In this butterfly book learning exercise, students illustrate the descriptions of the life cycle of a butterfly to create a book about the life of a butterfly.
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Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs: Constructing and Maintaining
Students investigate meat as a source that provides protein, iron and nutrients in the diet. They identify types of meat and their sources, complete a market survey, conduct a fried egg experiment, and prepare various recipes that...
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Writing Subtraction Sentences
In this math learning exercise, students solve 35 simple subtraction word problems. Students read the problems and build the subtraction sentence and solve. There 5 pages with 7 problems on each.
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Sentence Fragments Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students identify which sentences are fragments and then rewrite each fragment they find into a complete sentence below the fragment.
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Reading and Using a Recipe
Students explore how to follow a simple recipe and explain directions to another person.
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Pollination Station
Students investigate why and how bees pollinate flowers and other plants. They define pollination, and read and sing along with the song "Yo, i'm a Flower." Students examine a diagram of a flower, simulate bees pollinating flowers, and...
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Adding More
In this addition worksheet, students solve six problems in which objects in a set are counted and additional objects are added to these, according to directions. Students write how many in all.
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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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Making Christmas Ornaments
In this craft worksheet, students follow the directions provided to learn how to make a dough ornament. Students answer 11 questions about the story.