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Commas After Introductions Exercise 1
In this three part comma usage worksheet, students are first given sentences where they must correct errors in comma usage. Students then go on to punctuate sentences with commas after introductory words and phrases, then they must write...
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How to Become Self Motivated
Learners demonstrate their self discipline and motivation by brainstorming their own personal self discipline goals. In this self discipline lesson, students analyze examples of self discipline and self control by completing a worksheet...
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Skin and Sports
The topic is protecting our own protective covering: the skin. In particular, the information deals with sweating as a means of temperature regulation and the need to wear clothing appropriate for allowing the process to occur. Learners...
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Swim Team - The Right Fit!
Finding a sport that works for the whole family is the true meaning of winning. Maybe it's not soccer, but swimming? Maybe it's not basketball, but archery? There is a sport for everyone!
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Plyometric Exploration
Third graders are introduced to the concept of plyometrics and how it relates to exercise. As a class, they practice jumping and landing in proper form. When the music starts, they follow the instructions given to them by their teacher.
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Scoring a Financial Education
Pupils explore the concept of money management. In this money management lesson, students read an article about pupils taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money management. Pupils write...
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Adverbs or Adjectives: On-line Quiz
In this grammar worksheet, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz. Students read the sentences and from two choice, pick the adverb or adjective that is correct.
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"Tarantula Shoes," by Tom Birdseye
Learners read a book and explore spending, saving, opportunity cost, and trade-offs. They keep a diary of expenses to track their spending and examine their opportunity costs.
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Comprehension Review for Fifth Grade
In this comprehension review for fifth grade worksheet, 5th graders answer 9 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details of two passages.
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Breakfast of Champions
Second graders classify foods using the food pyramid and write about the foods they eat. They distinguish between healthy and junk food and make healthy choices for their meals. They listen to the story "No Peas for Nellie" and discuss...
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Germs and How to Fight Them
Students learn how important it is to stay healthy. In this germ lesson plan, student learn what germs are and the effect they have on healthy bodies and explore how important it is to keep their bodies healthy through a classroom...
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Machiavelli's The Prince
Students compare and contrast their concepts of leadership with Machiavelli's, as outlines in The Prince. In this literature lesson, students identify positions that call for leadership and brainstorm qualities necessary for such a...
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FACS:Health Careers Planner - Therapeutic Services
Students explore the Therapeutic Services Career Pathway using articles in the Health Careers Planner.
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Minerals, Crystals, and Gems
Young scholars discover the relationships between minerals, crystals and gems. They bring in rocks that they find at home, in the schoolyard, etc. and examine them and attempt to identify them. They set up a classroom exhibit that...
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Recognizing Propaganda - Unreliable Testimony
Learners investigate how product endorsements can be a form of propaganda. They analyze various shampoo ads, discuss celebrity endorsements and unreliable testimony, and create a written non-propaganda ad for or against a celebrity...
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Exploring Careers in Aviation
Students investigate various careers in the field of aviation in this lesson. They watch and discuss a video, develop a list of careers in aviation mentioned in the video, and create a resume and cover letter for an entry level aviation...
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The Human Mind
High schoolers read and discuss twin studies to explore the debate of nature vs. nurture. They create a list of characteristics and then look for evidence of whether it is primarily a genetic or environmental characteristic. All of the...
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Creative Problem Solving
Young scholars arrange and write all letters of the alphabet on a tag board using spatial awareness. They create a design of something that starts with their chosen letter and fill the letter with their design.
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What is An Insect?
Students investigate the concept of an insect. They conduct research about six different insects and identify the different body parts. Students look at the life cycle of the developing monarch butterfly. They also use the library to...
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Pronoun Case Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the correct pronoun in parentheses for twenty sentences. Students share their responses with their classmates.
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Parts of Speech - Conjunctions
In this conjunctions worksheet, students underline the conjunctions in 20 sentences and write two sentences in using conjunctions.
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Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In these comma splices and fused sentences worksheets, students read the sentences and the three underlined parts. Students then find and fix either the comma splice or fused sentence.
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Comma Exercise
In this comma exercise worksheet, students are given 18 sentences they must proofread and edit for comma usage.