Students practice reading with fluency and expression in this lesson. Students work with a partner with a set of sentence strips. They take turns pulling sentence strips out of the envelope and reading them aloud to each other using...

Young scholars investigate the different types of sentences that are found in common usage including exclamatory, interrogative, declarative, and imperative. They examine samples of the different types of sentences and identify the name...

Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read sentences with and without expression and discuss the type of punctuation that is needed. Students then listen to the...

Middle schoolers punctuate sentences containing dialogue. In this dialogue lesson students solve and create sentence puzzles which are sentences cut into individual parts.

Middle schoolers apply a four step critique process as they observe and make personal decisions about abstract artworks.

Pupils submit their newsletter articles and a newsletter team proofreads them. Revisions are suggested. Writers revise their articles. Using a template from a word processing program, articles are typed in final form.

Fourth graders listen to the story, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" and complete a cartoon drawing containing dialogue that shows an understanding of conventions used in dialogue by using the bubble form.

High schoolers review punctuation marks and their functions. They read a story, "Punctuation Takes a Vacation." Given flash cards of punctuation marks, students hold up the appropriate punctuation flash card during the story.

First graders examine the history and significance of Veteran's Day. They discuss each of the military branches and how Veteran's Day was started, and write a thank you letter to a Veteran. Students copy the greeting and closing of the...

In this spelling words for The Van worksheet, 1st graders read and write 10 spelling words, then match 6 words with a picture, write sentences using high frequency words, unscramble 2 words and read a story, all done over 4 days.

In this spelling and high frequency words worksheet, student complete activities using the high frequency words: find, much and thank, and spelling words: top, hop, hot, not, dot, lot, back, pick. oh, and yes.

In this high frequency and spelling words practice activity, learners complete a variety of activities using the following words: came, could, god, happy, made, night, say, were, shop, shot, shut, rush, wish, fish, for, more, from and very.

In this "A Butterfly Grows" high frequency and spelling word worksheet, learners read and write given spelling and high frequency words, use them in sentences and practice reading a paragraph.

First graders complete their morning work. In this math and editing lesson, 1st graders complete addition and subtraction problems, edit sentences and share their answers. Students can also create math problems of their own.

Students complete a variety of activities to comprehend concepts of operations with signed numbers. The integration of technology make the delivery of the lesson much more exciting for Students.

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....

The band practices The Star Spangled Banner, while focusing on phrasing. They discuss musical phrasing then practice incorporating it in their performance. Cross curricular extension activities are included.

Students are presented daily excerpts from Lewis and Clark's experiences. The dates and activities are tracked on a classroom map.

Students read an article about the laws pertaining to cases of domestic abuse. They take a quiz, consider how they might help a friend involved in an abusive situation and participate in a mock trial where they examine varying points of...

After reviewing biodiversity, learners work in small groups to analyze actual species distribution data. They learn to calculate the Shannon-Weaver diversity index for different communities. Though not particularly engaging, the content...

Middle schoolers examine the history of immigration in the United States. Using primary source documents, they identify the areas of origin for people settling in Minnesota and describe the push and pull factors that brought them there....

Students write about goals, responsibility, and persistence, and listen to President Obama's speech. In this President Obama instructional activity students create concept webs, listen with a purpose, and list the challenges of our...

Students create a timeline and reinforce the concepts of past, present and future as well as scale.

Students investigate the use of proportion using gesture drawing as the subject matter. They create a painting using the elements of art and principles of design.