There is no more useful life skill to learn than budgeting and setting financial goals. It's math that is used by every person, everyday. Learners examine the responsibilities and costs involved in family economics. Through a series of...

Learn about the diverse perspectives involved in the Six Day War by having learners examine and annotate presidential speeches given by the three nations—Egypt, Israel, and the United States—at the heart of the conflict and producing...

In this wall reading worksheet, learners read ten paragraphs and answer three questions for each paragraph in how the information relates to themselves. Students then answer twenty eight multiple choice questions about the reading.

Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...

A confidential message written by Thomas Jefferson provides readers with an opportunity to practice their reading comprehension skills. The resource, part of a series, includes questions that require a close reading of the message and a...

A creative lesson shines a spotlight on Christmas celebrations throughout six different countries. Scholars read an informative text and share their new-found knowledge with their peers. After hearing about each country, pupils choose...

Students explore how to create a Cherihew poem. They know that a Cherihew is a poem. Students write their own Cherihew poem. They are given examples of of a Cherihew. Students are shown that the poem has four lines and is often written...

Students explore easy techniques for creating folded shapes with Christmas-colored fabrics to make quilts, stockings, table runners, placemats, pillows, or count-down calendars

Learners create a presentation for their assigned country. In this cultural diversity instructional activity, students use a WebQuest to research a country. In groups, they decide upon a way to present the information they have learned....

Students complete various biographical and autobiographical writing activities. They write an autobiographical essay, biopoem, biographical essay, and design and decorate a bag presenting character traits.

Students explore the many resources that one can use to explore a community, the Colonial Revival movement, and how the industry and technology reshaped life in Deerfield the Connecticut River Valley.

Fourth graders research services and responsibilities of local government. They use cameras to take pictures of local government in action and create posters with them.

Students participate in a learning celebration at the end of a unit on New Zealand. In this global studies lesson, students share what they learned about the nation, watch "The Whale Rider," and eat foods from New Zealand.

Learners read books and view movies about older people. They write a questionnaire to interview older people at a retirement center, interview the people, record their information on graphs, and write follow-up letters.

In this literature worksheet, students read the novel Shiloh and then answer ten comprehension questions about the novel.

In this at the theatre quiz 1 instructional activity, students answer 20 questions, not interactively, about the theatre, then scroll down to check their answers.

Middle schoolers demonstrate how much our society depends on petroleum products. They show how advances in technology have allowed us to find, obtain, and transport oil more efficiently.

Students are given practice in scan reading and in revising verb forms. They are given copies of Worksheet 2. Students are told that they should answer all the questions on the Worksheet and that it is a 'race.' They use thier short-term...

Young scholars use historical aerial photographs and current aerial photographs to compare the change over time to the land. For this land changing lesson plan, students analyze, compare, contrast, and list the land change in their own...

Students create a sustainable, self-contained ecosystem in a ten-gallon aquarium.

Students participate in shared readings of Eric Carle's books and investigate the art and story elements. They create a collage and answer questions.

Students examine how society depends on petroleum products. They determine how technological advances have improved the ways these products are obtained, found, and transportation.

Students read an article and learn about building green.  In this environment instructional activity, students visit a website to learn about Mark Baker and Nonnie Chrystal.  Students write down the three events that led them...

Fifth graders read about and discuss American Colonial Folk styles of the 18th century. They research architecture and design found Huguenot Street and use their research and observations to design an original home.