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Nature's Calendar
In this fruiting worksheet, students document when different trees begin to have fruit and what kind of crop the tree gives for that year. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Calendar: Practice
In this calendar worksheet, students use calendars referenced in a text to answer questions. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Calendar: Homework
In this calendar learning exercise, students use calendars referenced in a text to answer questions. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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K-1 Numeral Recognition
Students investigate numerals by creating visual aides. In this number sense lesson plan, students discuss the different types of numerals and how they can be translated into a number or an image. Students create a children's...
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Cloze Exercise: Interview with Jody, Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist
In this cloze exercise interview worksheet, students complete the interview by adding words to the blanks for each sentence.
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Letters Home
Students read a short biography of Jacob Early, a member of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. For this Civil War lesson, students rewrite a letter written by him, editing for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Students further discuss...
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Bringing It All Together
Learners create a small, six page newspaper to prepare for a staff position. In this newspaper creation lesson plan, students fill out story idea sheets, pick timely stories, assign photos, and arrange for editorial art to be drawn for...
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Rock Bees
Students create rock bees. In this visual arts lesson plan, students paint rocks yellow and black to create a "rock bee." Students use instant glue and wire to make the wings.
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Big on Blubber: How do Whales Stay Warm?
Learners explore biology by conducting a science experiment in class. In this whale anatomy lesson, students identify the use of whale blubber for the animal to stay warm in cold waters while utilizing ice, vegetable oil, plastic bags...
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Reading Retake Practice: Lego
In this learning exercise about an article from The New Yorker magazine titled, "Lego" students read the article and then answer 7 comprehension questions.
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Astronomy
Students explore space science by utilizing education software. In this moon cycles instructional activity, students discuss the importance of the moon and the different phases we observe from earth. Students demonstrate the earth's...
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Larry the Leprechaun
In this holiday worksheet, students complete a story about a leprechaun and traditions associated with St. Patrick's Day. Students are given a word bank to complete the story.
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Birthdays Survey and Tally List
In this birthday tallying worksheet, students survey classmates and fill out a tally chart of what day every person's birthday is on. Students also make a tally chart about birthday months and years. This page is intended to be an online...
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Reading Job Advertisements
In this ESL reading job advertisements worksheet, students read extracts from job advertisements and fill in the blanks using given words. Students then match each extract to a sentence.
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Celebrate You
First graders locate place of birth on a map. They identify their birthdays and place a graphing square with their birthday written on it under the corresponding month. They compare birthdays on the graph. They read "P.B. Bear's Birthday...
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Weather Patterns
Students use yearly averages over a five-year period to understand weather trends for a specific area.
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Calendar Creations About the Civil War
Eighth graders research key events in the Civil War and create a calendar with illustrations and key events listed throughout the year.
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Commas
In these punctuation worksheets, students review the definition of a comma and its uses in series and direct address. Students then complete three pages of activities for commas.
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Environmental Graphing
Students experiment with graphing. In this graphing introduction lesson, students complete four activities: 1) a bar graph based on class birthdays 2) an estimation graph of the raisins in raisin bread 3) another estimation example with...
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Chinese Calendar
Third graders listen to a Mak Kam's, "My Chinatown: One Year in Poems," before locating China on a map. They discuss the Chinese language and culture, comparing it to the American culture. They determine which animal sign they were born...
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Ecology of the Dump
Students recreate landfills in petri dishes, observe relative biodegradability in a year-long project, and isolate a cellulose degrading bacteria while discovering the need for recycling and the serious problem waste management has...
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Create A DNA Fingerprint
Students engage in a lesson that is about the DNA molecule and focuses upon the sequencing of proteins to identify individuals. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then complete the activities included in the 3 parts...
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We're Building Bridges to School Readiness!
Students participate in the activities their teaching initiates from the packet for classroom behavior, social skills, and learning environments.
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Define My Own Destiny: Using Arrested Development and Lauryn Hill to Teach Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun
Literary themes don't just belong to literature. High schoolers listen to the lyrics of modern songs by Arrested Development, Lauryn Hill, and others to enhance their study and to connect to characters, conflicts, and themes of...