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Friendship
Students practice the buddy system on the playground or in the park. They discuss what it means to be a friend and list the qualities a good friend possesses.
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Life Lessons: Imagination
Students look at clouds and find some that are shaped like various items. They also pretend they are animals and make movements and sounds to resemble the animals.
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Courage
Students become familiar with dance vocabulary and, with their bodies, create shapes and transitional movements to depict emotions related to the theme of 'courage.' They coordinate their movements to music and critique each others'...
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A Country Is Born-The American Revolutionary War
Seventh graders construct a historical timeline of events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. They give a speech pleading the cause of independence and compare and contrast today's news media with the ideals of the...
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Techniques for Speech Delivery
Students write and deliver a short persuasive speech using the POAM method. They also incorporate one of the three persuasive appeals into a written speech. Students apply what they have learned about persuasion and speech presentation...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Matters of the Mind
In this key vocabulary crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 9 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Courage to Be You: King Day (7th)
Learners define discrimination and relate it to their own experiences. In this discrimination lesson, students discuss feeling like a stranger and complete a personal experiences worksheet. Learners then find strategies to reduce or...
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
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Breaking Up is Hard To Do
Students study the geographical issues related to the conflict in the Caucasus while identifying and discussing other key issues. They investigate methods of conflict resolution while analyzing both sides of the conflict including those...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Using "If"
In this using if worksheet, students practice using if and can do statements as they complete 8 sentence starters using if and their own ending. Students also work in pairs to write a diary entry of 100 words following the provided...
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Our Unfinished Work
Students investigate the racism elements after the election of President Barack Obama. In this racism instructional activity, students read a recent article about 'post-racial' society. Students compile a list of achieving a post-racial...
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Periodic Pencil Classification-Understanding Chemistry's Cornerstone
Students study the periodic table and the elements. In this chemistry lesson students complete a group lab activity and relate it to the periodic table.
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Social Studies: Civil Rights Gets Stronger
Students investigate segregation in the United States. In this American Civil Rights instructional activity, students read Oh Freedom and discuss the implications of segregation. Students then view images from the time period and take...
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The Day Eddie Met the Author: vocabulary
For this vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders match the vocabulary word with its definition from the story The Day Eddie Met the Author. Students complete 10 matches.
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Success and Fame
In this success worksheet, students read quotes, role play, and choose successful sentences. Students complete 3 activities total on this worksheet.
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My Secret War: Lesson 3
Fifth graders read My Secret War. For this social studies lesson, 5th graders discuss how United States citizens worked together to ensure success in the war. Students discuss primary and secondary sources. Students paraphrase.
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Think Fast
Students practice brainstorming. They discuss how brainstorming can increase their ability to "think on their feet," and assist them in preparing for the pressure of a timed test.
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Songs
Second graders study four American songs that they will sing during the month of February. They discuss the origins and meanings of the songs.
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Breaking News English: Dentist Drill Noise Reducer Invented
In this English worksheet, students read " Dentist Drill Noise Reducer Invented," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Criminal Law: Rape
Students explore the different degrees and types of rape as defined in the state of Washington. They role-play as prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges, with one of each in different groups. The attorneys present their cases and the...
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Science Week 2006
Students read these news reports: Science is hard and dull says kids, and PM behind Science Week campaign. They then discuss that the news stories show two sides of the public image of science in the UK. The teacher explains that...
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Where will "Brave Irene" take us today?
The students listen to and discuss the book "Brave Irene." The students then participating in creating a class web about a snowstorm. The students then independently journal about bravery. They conclude the lesson by creating an...
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Summarizing the American Flag
Third graders brainstorm and write summary of things they learned about American Flag, edit another student's summary, rewrite their own summary, and conference with teacher before writing final copy.
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Breaking News English: Shuttle Discovery Launches Successfully
In this English worksheet, students read "Shuttle Discovery Launches Successfully," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.