Introduce your young writers to the five-paragraph expository essay format with a four-page activity that uses color codes to model for writers how to craft the essay. Although designed to prepare writers for the GED, the approach can be...

Learners develop an advocacy plan to address a health-related need for a local, national or global health problem. Students write a detailed letter as part of their advocacy plan.

In this letter s printing learning exercise, students use a computer mouse to follow arrows guiding the formation of the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case S.

In this letter r printing worksheet, students use a computer mouse to follow arrows guiding the formation of the letter, then practice printing the upper and lower case R.

Fifth graders research their assigned regions, complete regional guide and prepare presentations about the New World colonists. They refer to "Everyday LIfe: Colonial Times" as well as searching marked internet sites.

Model real-life structures with mathematics. A project-based lesson presents a problem situation requiring classes to develop a function to model the St. Louis Arch and the Rainbow Bridge in Arizona. They create their models by...

Unfortunately, not all students learn to read at the same pace, but with the help of this resource, you can ensure that they all receive the support they need to reach this important goal. Comprised of short...

Fourth graders write persuasive letters. In this letter writing instructional activity, 4th graders read Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye and discuss their areas or topics of concern. Students select a person to write a letter to...

Sixth graders pretend to be the oracle warning Caesar about March 15th. They write a letter to Julius Caesar warning him of the consequences of going to the Senate building on March 15th. Students identify three causes and effects that...

Twelfth graders select and analyze a public policy issue. In groups, they create a hot list of web sites that have been explored and investigated as a result of a web search. Using their research, 12th graders individually produce a...

Introduce your class to Edgar Allan Poe with a series of mostly self-guided tasks and assignments. Class members follow the list of tasks, starting by watching a video with background information and ending with a compare-and-contrast...

Students practice spelling their names.  In this technology and early emergent literacy instructional activity, students locate the letters in their name among a cluster of letters on the Smart board, then click and drag each letter...

In this literacy worksheet, students practice tracing the letter q. The sheet has samples in order to serve as guides for letter formation.

A set of instructions and a 100-point grading rubric have been designed for writing lab reports. Appropriate for middle schoolers, this lays out what to include for each of the six steps in the scientific method: title, hypothesis,...

Students write a persuasive letter to someone they care about who smokes. They must use both logical and emotional appeals in their letter.

Learners investigate advertising. In this advertising lesson, students read the book Good Lemonade by Frank Asch and identify the advertising practices from the story. Learners create ads for snacks using advertising techniques.

How many words can you read in one minute? Practice reading fluency, speed, and accuracy with this scaffolded lesson plan. This offers a full script if you need it, however it can also be utilized as an outline. Demonstrate the activity...

With a few minor formatting changes, the plant parts and processes resource here would make a great study guide, quiz, or self assessment. Currently, it is a bit confusing, but changing some lettering to numbering would clear up any...

Students participate in creating a word wall using words important to them and design other organized displays to entice memory and assist in teaching. As a class, they clap out letters of words and solve mystery words from given clues....

Students are taught how to format and enter data into an Excel spreadsheet. They make a graph, and interpret graphed data. Students discuss the possible impacts of zebra mussels on the Hudson river. They graph zebra mussel data.

Students write news reports about current issues. For this writing skills lesson, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.

Lowercase cursive letters in dotted format help learners to trace their pencils over the correct loops and heights, guiding them to be masters of cursive writing in no time.

In this literacy worksheet, students practice the printing of letters (p-t). They use the guides provided on the sheet to help with letter formation.

Learners discuss ways in which diseases affect individuals, families, and society, and view and answer questions about segments from The Forgetting related to the impact of Alzheimer's disease on society and families. They brainstorm...