National Endowment for the Humanities
Tales of the Supernatural
Scary stuff! Whether approached as the first horror story or a "serious imaginative exploration of the human condition," Frankenstein continues to engage readers. Here's a packet of activities that uses Mary Shelley's gothic...
iMagine Machine
The Land of Venn - Geometric Defense
Young mathematicians use their geometry skills to save the Land of Venn in an engaging math game. A fun way to reinforce children's understanding of basic geometric figures and shapes.
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CTBS Mechanics Practice #1
Use this CTBS mechanics worksheet to reinforce the correct use of commas, punctuation, italics, letter writing, and capitalization. Middle schoolers are given information on each of these areas and then answer a total of thirty multiple...
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The Tempest: The K-W-H-L Strategy
What does your class want to know about William Shakespeare's The Tempest? Host a discussion about the questions high schoolers have about the play with a KWHL activity in which they write down their inquiries, what they...
ESL Kid Stuff
Describing Things (Adjectives)
Describing things using adjectives is the focus of this lesson designed for language learners. Class members play games, draw pictures, and sing songs, adding adjectives to describe animals.
ESL Kid Stuff
Morning Routines
Morning routines are the subject of this series of activities designed for language learners. Kids practice crafting questions and responses using the provided morning routine targeted vocabulary words.
ESL Kid Stuff
Parts of the Body
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose! Practice the names of body parts with a lesson based on the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". Kids sing the song and read a story with the same vocabulary words before finishing a worksheet to...
Poetry4kids
How to Write a Diamante Poem
A lesson begins with a description of a diamante poem and the rules to follow while writing one. Scholars examine the ins and outs of synonym and antonym diamantes, then compose an original poem using their newfound knowledge.
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Explore Myth and Legend with the Lure of Loch Ness
Take your class on a journey to explore the real and the imagined through these activities related to the legend of Loch Ness.
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Homophone Hunt
What is a homophone? Review the definition with your class before sending them off for this independent activity. As they read the story, they search for any homophones used incorrectly.
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A Modern Spin on Ancient Greece Using Percy Jackson
Rick Riordan's books provide a wonderful platform for the study of mythology.
Key Stage Fun
Squeebles Fractions
We are not exactly sure what a Squeeble is, but apparently they love cake and fractions, and your little bakers-turned-mathematicians will also. This app focuses on the basics of fractions including modeling fractions, equivalent...
Teach-nology
Changing Between Singular and Plural Nouns
Appropriate for language learners and native English speakers, this worksheet asks learners to provide the plural version of singular nouns and the singular form of plural nouns.
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Creature From The Deep
Students become familiar with oceanography terms by writing an oceanography horror story.
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Time On My Hands
Young learners engage in discussions and activities on telling time, different types of clocks, and how the parts of a clock actually work. The engage in interactive websites, hands-on games, and watch a video on the art of the clock and...
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What's Outside the Window
What do your students see when they look outside the window? This project lets their imagination go wild, and lets you see what kind of daydreaming they do best. They each draw, paint, and color an image of what they imagine as they are...
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Anticipatory Sets for The Odyssey
Start your unit on The Odyssey in a fun and accessible way! Three options help your young readers grasp the concept of brave Odysseus's tale, including making masks of Greek gods and goddesses, and responding to different...
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Gravity Versus The Mighty Egg - Biology Teaching Thesis
Students are able to describe the principles of gravity. They name other places in the real world where we compensate for gravity. Students design a shock absorber with limited materials and explain how it works to protect an egg. They...
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Reviewing Names, Greetings, Numbers
¡Hola! Young learners need to review basic greetings and numbers the first week of school. To introduce learners to each other, have the kids form two circles, one inside the other. The inside circle faces out (so that they're...
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Happy Birthday, Queen Victoria! Scavenger Hunt
In this Queen Victoria worksheet, learners utilize the Internet to visit one specific website to find the answers to five short answer questions associated with Queen Victoria.
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Books for Teaching "All About Me!"
Students learn about experiences and feelings through books. In this lesson, students read a variety of books to aid in their understanding of life. Through a listing and brief synopsis of twelve books, students explore feelings,...
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Preparing For The First Day Of School
Youngsters analyze a book discussing a child's fear on the first day of school. They discuss the characters in the book, The Teacher from the Black Lagoon. Then they discuss their own fears and uncertainties about starting a class with...
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Lesson: Double Album: Sentence as Thought
The cut-up technique invented by surrealist artist Tristan Tzara is the focus for today. Young artists examine the technique and analyze its use in relation to expressing and viewing the world. They then use a newspaper to create a...
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Billy Brown and the Belly Button Beastie
Students explore the book Billy Brown and the Belly Button Beastie. In this verb, onomatopoeia, and syllable lesson, students pantomime verbs, read onomatopoeia from the story and clap out syllables. Students unscramble sentences from...
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