Students research storm preparedness in their community. They interview city officials to determine the current emergency plans, warning systems, etc. Students write an analysis of the situation.

In this semicolons and colons worksheet, pupils decide whether a semicolon or colon should be placed in ten given sentences. There are only four seasons winter, spring, summer and fall, is one example.

Young scholars reflect on fall memories in preparation for creating an autobiographical composition. In this composition lesson, students explore how many writers use the changing seasons, fall in particular, to describe a...

In this literacy activity, students complete the crossword puzzle that is focused on the topic of autumn as part of the fall season.

In this online prepositions of time worksheet, students choose the proper preposition to match a given word. They use a drop down menu to choose between "in, on, or at" before words that describe a time, holiday, season, or month. They...

On, at, in, since, for, during, within... what do all of these words have in common? They are prepositions and they are all prepositions that are included on this hand-out. This handout breaks down prepositions used when talking about...

Pupils can write down all of the major plot elements of My Antonia by Willa Cather on this straightforward worksheet. Learners note down themes, characters, the chain of events, and more.

Learners study seed catalogs to find information about plants and growing seasons. They write letters requesting a seed catalog after using online resources. They use them complete an associated worksheet and discuss zone maps for their...

Students take part in a number of activities that center around a spring theme. They draw the steps to show process of growing seeds.

In this grammar worksheet, students fill in each blank in eighteen sentences with the appropriate preposition of time that makes each sentence grammatically correct.

In this handwriting skills worksheet, students practice cursive writing by tracing a short passage on the first day of summer vacation.

In this Groundhog Day vocabulary worksheet, learners match words to a set of statements about Groundhog Day. Words are found in a word box at the bottom of the page.

Germination is an amazing process that results in amazing things. The book The Tiny Seed is the inspiration for a set of activities that will help build early literacy, observation, language, and writing skills. The class observes how...

Root vegetables inspire the series of activities included here. Class members participate in activities related to language arts, social studies, science, visual art, and math. At first, the long list might feel overwhelming; however,...

First graders collect data in the fall and again in the spring. they use the data from both seasons to compare and contrast changes over time. They put the data from the fall into a box or "time capsule." The teacher encourages students...

In this homonym and homograph instructional activity, students use a word bank to answer a set of 5 questions about homonyms, then do the same for 5 questions about homographs. An answer key is included.

Students examine an author's philosophical look at life through anecdotes he describes as a teacher in Uzbekistan. In this Uzbekistan instructional activity, students analyze a literary passage in order to identify, then practice using,...

Students participate in activities associated with the book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". They practice using new vocabulary and the days of the week. They create a book about what they ate on the different days of the week and how the...

In this Easter fun activity learning exercise, students use the 39 clues to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle.

Students create a glyph (a symbol or icon) that represents who they are, and read the glyphs of others to explain the glyphs' data.

Students consider the idea of a world with Six Billion people and subsequent results and ramifications. Then students will gather data regarding the state of these diverse nations and then create a presentation as a culminating activity.

In this math vocabulary worksheet, students are exposed to math vocabulary that is appropriate for 1st graders. These are measurement and shape words. There are 31 words in this packet and there is a flashcard for each.

In this future probability practice worksheet, learners interview 3 other students regarding predictions for the future and then create a written summary of the predictions.

For this writing transitions worksheet, students sharpen their writing skills as they read several examples and they rewrite 7 sentences using therefore, consequently, as a result, thus, and for this reason appropriately.