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Empty chairs
Students sit in the middle chair and describe (for a minute or so) the clothes they are wearing. Alternatively, or in addition, members of the group fire questions at the protagonist to get her to describe her clothes.
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Using and Paying for Electricity: Finding Billing Information Online
Young scholars use the internet to locate the nearest utilities pay center. They restate answers in the form of questions that they find online. They practice conjugating verbs into different tenses.
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Writing Process
Second graders create a Mother's Day Writing Project in this lesson. They review the assignment's expectations, and develop their rough draft letters and illustrations. They then peer edit their rough drafts and write their final copies.
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The Weather Page: Comparing Data
Learners recognize the different types of data on the weather page of USA Today. In this weather instructional activity, students compare weather data comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Learners locate 10 pieces of...
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Darwin Day
In this Darwin Day worksheet, students read or listen to a tape passage about Charles Darwin, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
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Eating Healthy
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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PowerPoint Ethical Dilemmas
Students watch a demonstration of a complete PowerPoint presentation discussing the ethical dilemmas using the software program. While using a storyboard, they create their own presentation and have their classmates view them. To end...