Do young people have rights in the United States? Your pupils will not only learn the answer to this important question, but will also build vocabulary through cloze activities and gain a thorough introduction to the Bill of Rights.

Designed for teachers, this resource provides an overview of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Good Earth. Information about the organizational pattern of the story, issues and themes addressed, historical background on...

Even those experienced teachers of Hamlet can find much to like in a guide that offers many fresh ideas for activities. Class members may take on the role of FBI profilers that investigate Claudius and Hamlet as murderers, or...

Don't let the length scare you away. An eBook version of David Copperfield contains all 1,307 pages of the story. This digital version of the classic coming-of-age novel follows the title character from childhood into adulthood,...

Third graders discover elements in visual art. In this visual art lesson, 3rd graders explore the use of line, shape, and color in visual art. After reviewing works of art, students create unique art pieces. Technology resources provided.

In this New York State Language Arts Testing Program worksheet, 3rd graders answer twenty multiple choice questions and one short answer question based on the third grade language arts curriculum.

Students identify the major folk regions of Louisiana and the relationship between folklife, geography, and ecology. They give deeper thought to what makes their own community unique, what their sense of place actually is. Students...

Learners explore emotions represented in artwork.  In this cross curriculum social studies and art lesson, students explain examples of political and social issues expressed in artwork by Dorthea Lang, Diego Rivera, Dan Eldon, as...

This 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet addresses listening comprehension skills. 3rd graders listen to a story read to them by the facilitator and respond to corresonding questions. The story is not...

High schoolers write a headline that captures the most important aspects of the People's Design Award. In this design lesson, students are introduced to The People's Design Award and collaborate to create a headline for a newspaper...

Young scholars design a carousel for an amusement park. In collaborative groups they conduct research, develop a presentation, write a descriptive paragraph, evaluate design features, and draw an artistic rendering of their carousel.

Students analyze interior design as a profession. In this interior design lesson, students design their own dream bedroom and explore interior design as a profession. Students draw a scaled drawing using graph paper and appropriate...

This 4th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet assesses listening skills. Testers respond to short answer questions and an open-ended essay question.

This 6th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet includes 28 multiple choice and short answer questions on a passage called, "About Me" that is not included.

Students consider their interest in interior design and comment on popular trends. They explore reactions to prolific design ideas that become mundane by reading and discussing the article "Flash in the Can: Designs Soon Forgotten." They...

Young scholars design a chair with function in mind. In this design instructional activity, students design a chair out of newspaper that is strong enough to hold a "peanut ball". Young scholars discuss how the form follows the function....

In small groups or pairs, learners explore the origins of each others' names. An awesome idea, but you'll need to do the initial research to gather your class's names and their origins. Or, consider having each member of your class...

“Growing Up…and Up,” a excerpt from Glenn Stout’s  book about Shaquille O’Neal, provides the text for the listening section of the 2009 New York State English Language Arts Test. Although there are no questions included, the passage...

Students examine Kahn's process of designing a ceremonial building that serves as a political and spiritual symbol. In this architecture analysis lesson, students investigate architectural structures in various contexts. Students compare...

Students identify the basic structural and decorative designs, create examples of line (horizontal/vertical/curved/diagonal), as well as identify and explain the difference between shape and form. Then, they identify and explain the use...

In this days of the week learning exercise, students practice putting the days of the week in order. Students cut out the days of the week and paste them in order in the boxes.

In this parts of speech worksheet, learners write articles and include pictures about parts of speech to make a newspaper. Students write 8 articles about parts of speech and include examples.

Play a vocabulary game with words from an article about Savion Glover's contribution to the film "Happy Feet." Then, small groups of students design and create original movie advertisements using vivid vocabulary to give Glover the...

What caused the dust bowl, and should we worry about it happening again? Scholars look at various data to come up with their hypotheses. Then, they experiment to find some of the factors that contributed. Finally, the video has them look...