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Election Trivia
For this election worksheet, students complete short answer questions having to do with the elections in the United States. Students answer 24 trivia questions.
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Story Writing
Young scholars work in groups to create a story that will be presented to the class. In this story writing lesson, students complete a project planning sheet, work together to create a story that includes a hero and at least two...
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City Animals
Learners, in groups, conduct research, including interviews of people in various animal related occupations, to identify and describe how animal populations of cities have changed over time, to outline the benefits and problems...
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Spotlight on Students
First graders participate in social skills activities at the beginning of they school year that including graphing work. Each student acts as the "Top Banana" while other students ask them questions about their likes and dislikes. As a...
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All-Star Award
Students review classroom rules. They are awarded class points each time all students are dressed appropriately for class. Each time the class scores five home runs they receive a choice of class rewards (such as treat box, choice of...
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A Watershed Monitoring Module
High schoolers explore the relevance of water quality monitoring in relation to a local wetland ecosystem. They conduct standard water quality tests using wet tests and CBL calculators and probes. Student record and interpret the results.
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My Favorite Papers
Students complete worksheets about themselves throughout the year. They are collected and kept by their teacher. They create a book at the end of the year with all of their writings.
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Biology Leaf Collection
Young scholars collect leaves and compile them into a collection booklet. They collect tree leaves, shrub leaves, grasses, and weeds. For each sample they also label its common name and information about where and when it was collected.
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Finding Averages
Students have problems in the instructional activity where they need to find the average of a set of numbers. As a class, they work a few problems and then independently complete a worksheet practicing their new skill.
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Speed + Graphing = Winners!
Fifth graders take addition timed tests every day for a two week period. Using the data from the timed tests, they create a bar graph using Microsoft Excel computer software, a personal bar graph using graph paper and colored pencils,...
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Finding Common Ground
Fifth graders write at least three descriptive qualities about themselves on a note card. The teacher then reads the qualities to the class, and the class members try to determine which student is being presented. They use the cards to...
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Life in a Cup
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.
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ESL-Future Tense
In this ESL future tense worksheet, students change verbs shown in brackets in sentences to both the "going to future" and present continuous form, and put verbs in simple future tense.
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Getting Started with Java
Students explore a programming curriculum based in the Java language. They start with the basic information needed to code and run their first program. Students analyze the planning, debugging and testing points of the unit. They write a...
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Family Game Night
Students plan and carryout a family game night to build family relationships. In this family building instructional activity, students identify games their families enjoy and use the FCCLA planning process to plan a family game night.
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Making soap you can use
Those textbook experiments are no good. Using this simple method you can make a real bar of soap. It's
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Out and About: Railways
Students explore British Railway history. In this railway instructional activity, students may visit the Natural Railway Museum, the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, or Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway online or in-person...
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Predictable Chart/Sentence Building with "Goodnight Moon"
First graders work on a series of modeled reading and writing lessons based on "Goodnight Moon." students work on pages of a predictable class book.
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Simple Machines, Odd Machine
Learners hypothesize, collaborate, and present their ideas on uses of simple machines. They research an invention, make a model of their cartoon or invent a new tool.
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Simple Machines, Odd Machine
Young scholars create a Rube Goldberg type cartoon and research an invention. In this art inspired lesson students create their own cartoon and research inventions on the Internet.
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Verb Tense Exercise 12
In this verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks with the correct tense of verbs in parentheses, using simple past, present perfect or past perfect. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions, solve riddles and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students do the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Mystery Words - Part One
Learners read the questions carefully on the "Mystery Clues" worksheet and answer the clues using a word from the given word list. They study how they must read the clues carefully to come up with the correct answer.
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Sportsround
Students devise a plan to help get kids more active by encouraging them to participate in sports. Student, using spreadsheets, devise a weekly exercise timetable for a fitness fanatic and a realistic one of themselves.