Students write their own story using as much descriptive language as they can. They peer edit each other's stories and create illustrations to accompany their writings. They place their story in a booklet and give it to a needy recepient.

Students discuss the title of Edgar Allen Poe's story, The Tell-Tale Heart before reading it, and discuss information about the author. They use a graphic organizer to help them comprehend the story as they read.

Sixth graders examine the Creole language known as Gullah which is a form of speech comprised of a number of unrelated languages. They determine how slaves used this to communicate so that slave masters would not be able to understand...

Students investigate past and present verb tenses. In this grammar lesson, students identify past and present verbs in sentences written on the board. Students complete a worksheet to reinforce the concepts learned.

Young scholars read the story of William Ah Ket, an Australian-born Chinese man who became a respected leader in the community in the early twentieth century. This story is used as the context for research, vocabulary development and...

Students discuss and learn synonyms. In this synonyms instructional activity, students use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the given list of words.

Students explore the purpose of antonyms. In this language arts lesson, students create a list of words to describe animals. Students use the list to generate antonyms for each descriptive word.

Students use agriculture related questions in order to build research skills. The questions are given and then they are expected to determine the best resource for finding the answers. The connection to the farmer is how they use...

Students gather information about a country and work as a team. They use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represents the country they pick. They explore locations, languages, flags, and emblems for various countries.

Fourth graders respond to six sayings that are introduced in this lesson. They brainstorm, justify, explain, describe, create and relate as they respond.

Students use the vocabulary words they have been learning and hearing as part of their study of China to make a book. They can create a dictionary or a book in any number of forms depending on the grade level.

Seventh graders are introduced to the vocabulary associated with archeology. Using a dictionary, they practice finding the meaning of various words and create sentences. They also identify an appropriate use of the word and draw an...

Students work toward the mastery of the art of reading, kids should collect words the way they collect baseball cards or Beanie Babies. Few learning tools are as powerful as a personal dictionary that a child can create, add to, and use...

Students create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises, using the H.I.P Pocket Change website.

Seventh graders complete political analysis activities. For this political analysis lesson, 7th graders discuss party platforms and research party issues for their party's candidate's positions. Students complete an issues organizer and...

Students complete worksheets and an online quiz to increase their vocabulary before reading an online article about the death penalty in the US. They participate in a mini-debate on the issue.

Students discuss different groups of people who have been discriminated in the history of the world. They practice using new vocabulary words. In groups, they match the word with its definition.

Students view flash cards with basic vocabulary pictures on them and match them to the vocabulary words. They cut the pictures apart and glue the words on the back. They play concentration with a partner matching the word with the...

Twelfth graders identify the different roles involved in banking. They list and create defintions for the different types of banking services offered at a branch office. Students write sentences using verbs in present and past tenses....

Second graders write topic sentences. In this writing instructional activity, 2nd graders construct a paragraph consisting of a topic sentence and 2-4 additional sentences. Students analyze their writing and publish a final copy.

Students interpret and identify the elements of folktales, with an emphasis on tall tales, in this instructional activity. Students utilize brainstorming techniques to list ways people communicate. Students also read and create a time...

Third graders read the story STREGA NONA together as a class and discuss what they know about pasta. They each receive pieces of pasta to glue down on construction paper and write beneath each one what they think it looks like.

Students create the sounds of a thunderstorm with a symphony of body percussion to compose a couplet about rain using Microsoft word to publish. They are introduced to rhyming dictionaries and thesauruses and use Internet sources for...

Fourth graders perform a search on mongooses on Internet Explorer and answer research questions.