Take a closer look at the women in myths around the world. Some are goddesses, some are mortal. Test your readers with ten multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.

How much do your young historians know about Roman mythology? Twenty descriptions of Roman goddesses are available with four names to choose from for each question. Use this identification quiz after studying Roman mythology in your...

Each of the ten questions on this quiz ask to identify a Roman god or goddess who may not be well known. Go a little deeper than the oft-read mythology and expand your learners' understanding of the Roman characters involved. All...

From a variety of countries, vampire legends have arisen and entertained for centuries. Ten multiple-choice questions focus on basic reading comprehension. Challenge your vampirophiles with the original vampire legends.

Are you working on a Central American civilizations unit? Give your class a quiz on the Aztec gods after studying the Aztec culture in social studies or literature. Fifteen questions focus on basic identification.

How much do your readers know about Prometheus? After reading Aeschylus' famous play Prometheus Bound, quiz your class with these ten multiple-choice questions. This basic quiz works well for an introduction to Greek mythology.

How do you describe others? Read the five sentences provided, and select the description that fits best. Print the document for your learners since there is no way to check your answers if you complete it online. 

Get your learners' brains warmed up with this short quiz about high-level words that begin with the letter a. There are a total of 10 multiple-choice questions. This is a great worksheet to use prior to a language arts...

Students write directions explaining how to get from one location to another by using a map of their town and use simple maps to identify and locate places.

Students learn about important events in Florida history by making a timeline of the 10 most important events.

This lesson, which promises to improve the essays of your middle schoolers, contains a list of characteristics an essay should include. It breaks it down into the introduction, thesis statement, body, etc. There's also a list of things...

Engage the class in researching oral histories and historical revision, in order to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the sacrifices made by Americans in the Korean War. The inquiry process is scheduled to take one week....

Students are introduced to the roles and influence of technology and the media on American representative democracy. They examine the effects of the Internet on citizens' role in government and the role and effects of media on the...

This lesson addresses proper seam allowances, how those seams should be finished, and the importance of pressing them. Class members learn by listening as well as by practicing and creating their own samples. There are many attachments...

Caregivers have the responsibility to meet the needs of those in their care. Prepare your class for a life as a child care worker with a lesson on the responsibilities needed to care for a child. They view a presentation on...

Using culinary text books, matching exercises, and an "Old Maid" style card game, classroom chefs learn and distinguish cooking vocabulary. They identify terms and techniques used in a chicken/vegetable stir fry demonstration.

Learners create a bar graph on the computer using given information from the teacher. They create a bar graph using their own information chart (they need to create one on separate paper first). They utilize Microsoft Excel for this lesson.

Use this lesson to have your charges consider the differences between food spoilage and food-borne illnesses including the differentiation of food infections and food intoxication, including characteristics of each. Some excellent...

Line dancing is the repeating of a pattern of steps, done to music. Teach youngsters how to line dance and they won't feel so awkward when they grow up. Let them experiment with creating their own patterns and teaching their classmates....

Is baseball really the road to riches? Here, statisticians look at salary data from baseball players and use variance to measure the spread of the data to more accurately answer that question. Note: The salary data provided is from 1994,...

Students identify and research cultural, historical, and symbolic clues in dramatic texts. They demonstrate knowledge of research sources.

Here is a very age appropriate idea that can be stretched, modified, or used as is. Learners review plant parts, discuss pollination, read the story The Tiny Seed, and write a retell sentence. Their sentences describe to way a seed...

Kindergarteners practice basic addition and subtraction. In this math lesson, students sing a song about pigs on a farm to help them understand the concept of adding and subtracting things together. Some excellent extension activities...

Incorporate sensory details into a piece of descriptive writing. First, elementary and middle schoolers improve a piece of writing by using precise, vivid language, as well as appropriate word choice. They then listen to a variety of...