Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
Benjamin Franklin and the Long Struggle for Independence
Students explore U.S. history by reading biographical material in class. In this Benjamin Franklin lesson, students identify the life of Franklin and the events that led him to become one of America's first heroes. Students complete an...
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Math - "Where Am I?" Position in Space
A big part of understanding mathematical concepts is by mastering the vocabulary associated with those concepts. Students identify and explore positional/directional words as they relate to math. Students answer eleven fill-in-the-blank...
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Researching North American Tribes: The Cree
Students research the Cree tribe of North America. In this Native American lesson, students will research on-line, then compare and contrast the differences between the Cree tribe and other Native American tribes. Students will break...
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The Verb "To Be" Review
In this verbs of being worksheet, students complete each of 10 sentences with a correct verb form. Some sentences will use the negative form.
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Verb "to be" Review
In this recognizing positive and negative be verbs worksheet, students complete sentences using the correct verb form. Students write 10 be verbs.
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LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)
Students investigate different cultures' versions of the Cinderella tale in comparison to the Rossini opera synopsis. They experience dramatizing a Cinderella tale and study about the group and individual process required for theatrical...
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Boston Spies' Report on the Redcoats
Students collect information about British actions in Boston and send it by secret message to leaders in Philadelphia.
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"The Big Orchard Book of Funny Poems"
Learners read and analyze various poems from the book "The Big Orchard Book of Funny Poems." They clap to the rhymes, identify patterns, compare and contrast poems, and write an alternative poem based on the poem "Christine Crump."
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Dramatizing Tam's Slipper
Students investigate the Japanese version of the Cinderella tale. In this fairy tale lesson, students read Tam's Slipper and construct a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the tale with the American version.
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The Voices of Slavery
Fourth graders recognize and can describe the settlers of Early America. In this American colonies instructional activity, 4th graders research using primary and secondary sources, Native Americans, Europeans, and African Americans...
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World Theatre Day
In this World Theatre Day activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...
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Pioneer America: Pioneer Living
Fourth graders research pioneer life. In this pioneer lesson, 4th graders read the book Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and discuss what life was like for early pioneers. They research pioneers and show what they...
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The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Mann's The Magic Mountain. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Word Order for Adjectives Exercise
In this grammar learning exercise, students explore the usage of adjectives. Students have fourteen sentences where they are to order the words correctly.
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Create Your Own Ad
Students examine the elements of advertising. They analyze the format and structure of advertisements. They develop awareness of advertising techniques and explain that media messages and products are composed of a series of separate...
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The West "The People": The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Fourth graders become familiar with the conditions facing the members of the Expedition in the early 1800's, as well as the causes and consequences of the Expedition. They describe the conditions of the land in the 1800's and during the...
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"We few, we happy few": Motivational Speech in Henry V
High schoolers explore how to write and deliver a motivational speech by examining King Henry's in "Saint Crispin's Day".
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Johnny Tremain for the 21st Century
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on the American Revolution based on the novel, 'Johnny Tremain.' They define key vocabulary terms, develop a timeline, write a report on a colonial craft, make a colonial flag, and create a...
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Tricolore, the Flag of Italy
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage describing the history of Italy's flag. Then they respond to six multiple choice questions based on the description they read. Students discover who chose the...
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Verbs
For this verbs worksheet, students read a Shel Silverstein poem and fill in 27 missing verbs. Students are given a word box with the missing verbs.
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Preposition Worksheet 2
In this grammar learning exercise, learners determine the correct preposition to fill in forty blanks to make each one grammatically correct.
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Poems about Places
In this Poems about places worksheet, students read short biographies and poems of 4 selected poets. Students discuss each poem at length, and complete short answer essay questions.
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Linking Verbs and Adjectives
In this linking verbs and adjectives worksheet, students choose phrases from a word bank to complete conversations. Students match phrases to six sentence.