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Plant Diseases
In this plant biology worksheet, students take a walk in the woods to write down signs of plant diseases. Students draw pictures of sick plants they observed and identify the number of different symptoms found. This is a three question,...
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4 Corners Pre-reading Strategy for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
High schoolers consider different statements based on the themes from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and decide what they think of the statement. They share their ideas as a class and discuss all sides to a idea.
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Recognizing How We Are Alike
Students explore the concept of social justice. In this service learning worksheet, students read The Sneeches in order to appreciate cultural uniqueness.
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New Year's Resolutions for Teachers
New Year's can be a time for teachers to make resolutions as well.
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God's Dream
Students create a "handprint rainbow" to show that together people can make beautiful things. For this character education lesson, students are read the book, "God's Dream," and discuss the emotions of themselves and the characters....
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What's Your Angle?
Third graders read the story, Magic Schoolbus Inside the Human Body. Then they form right, acute, and obtuse angles using the joints inside their bodies. They write a brief summary about what they learned about angles as a review the...
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The Lake Trip
In this pollution and animals activity, students read and discuss a short story on one families trip to a lake and their encounters with pollution and Eastern Blackbirds. Students then answer 6 short answer questions referring back to...
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Invent on the Spot
The best inventions come from a problem that needs to be solved! Given a container with holes in...
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The Bare Necessities
Students distinguish between wants and needs. For this basic needs lesson, students understand that some people do not have the basic necessities and that they can help them. Student suggestions to help are charted. Students are...
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Freak the Mighty, Chapter 2
For this literature response worksheet, students complete all or some of the 6 comprehension activities related to Chapter 2 of Freak the Mighty.
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Topo Map Mania!
Students read and use topographical maps. They also use a compass to find bearing to an object on a map and in the classroom. Ask your students how they might travel to somewhere they have never been to befo
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Watching the Watchers
Students identify, explore, and analyze the effects of their daily exposure to advertising.
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Fire Alarms for Safety
Students create a fire safety rules poster. In this fire safety lesson plan, students inspect their classroom and discuss the best way to exit in case of a fire. Students then make a poster stating the rules and exit plan.
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Explore the Elements of Art
Students recognize elements of art such as texture, shape line and color. In this elements of art activity, students create a still life picture with oil pastel or crayons. Students define elements of art vocabulary....
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Creating AB Patterns
Students work with patterns. For this pattern lesson, students find AB patterns in nature and the manmade world. They create their own AB pattern using math manipulatives and visual arts.
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Places Where I See the Flag
Students examine the symbolism of the American flag and places where they see the flag. They sing the Star Spangled Banner, develop a list of places where they see the flag, and complete a page for a class flag book.
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Make a Pictograph
In this pictograph worksheet, 2nd graders create a pictograph involving colors they see the most often in clothing, recording marks and placing those marks in three boxes labeled red, blue and green. Students cut out squares for each 5...
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WS 12.8 More Organic Reactions
In this organic molecules worksheet, students write structural formulas for products of reactions of alkenes. They also write equations using structural or line formulas for halogenation reactions and hydrohalogenation reactions.
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Students contemplate the questions raised by the book/movie I, Robot. In this theoretical physics lesson, students consider the pros and cons as well as the possibility of robots that can think.
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The Great China Chase: Adjectives
Stories are created, by students, using a variety of adjectives. 3-5th graders will learn about adjectives and use their new knowledge to create ad-lib stories to share with the class demonstrating their mastery of adjectives, indefinite...
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Definitions: How Children See the Future
In this recognizing the meanings of words in isolation instructional activity, students read words and choose the words or phrases with the same or similar meanings. Students choose 12 multiple choice answers.
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Cool Cats Counting
Students practice number sense with the book Cool Cats Counting by Sherry Shahan. For this number lesson, students listen to the book and count from 1-10 in English and Spanish. They practice their alphabet, rhyming words, and...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing on Everyday Themes
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about social issues and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Ag in My Classroom
Students explore the definition of agriculture. In this Language Arts and Social Studies instructional activity, students read an article on products that are produced in agriculture, then they complete a vocabulary assignment and...