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Combinatorial Games
In this games worksheet, students play games such as tic-tac-toe, poison cookie, numbers games, box games, and more. Students play six higher order thinking math games.
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"Performance Qualities" Dance Lesson Plan
Eighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.
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Math Vocabulary Definitions-Multiple Choice
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students complete 15 multiple choice problems, choosing the correct definition for a set of math terms. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Design - Lettering
Students, using the concepts of radial design and balance, create a project that focuses on craftsmanship, lettering, promoting a positive self-image, and design elements.
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Wycinanki and Polish Folktales
Students, with the use of the Internet among various other resources, research/locate Polish folktales and re-tell the Polish folktales in their own words. In addition, they examine the art of Wycinanki, Polish paper cutting.
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Forest Friends Forever
Students investigate how to use the senses to gather information about objects such as size, shape, color, texture, sound, position, and change (qualitative observations are utilized throughout this lesson). They investigate and explain...
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Make a Compare/Contrast Diagram
In this make a compare/contrast diagram worksheet, students use the drawing tools in a word processor to create a diagram by following detailed instructions for each step.
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Moon Light Through the Month
Students work in small groups to arrange moon phase cards into the correct sequence. The goal is to circle as many consecutive numbers as possible in two minutes.
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A Tour of the Solar System
Students construct a spacecraft out of Lego blocks and other materials. They work on their models in small groups while building. They become familar with the planets while working cooperatively.
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Making The Geologic Time Scale Real
Students are assigned significant geologic events in Earth's history. They convert the date of the events into distances and then space themselves (on an outside playing field) away from other groups, to represent time between various...
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Blick Liquid Watercolor
Students explore the use of watercolors in the making of paintings that incorporate the use of shapes and overlapping them into new ones. The skills of using positive and negative space is strengthened as they are applied in these...
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Motion
In this motion worksheet, students will read 8 statements about displacement and velocity and determine if the statement is true or false. Then students will fill in the blank for 8 statements on motion. Finally, students will compare...
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Beach Board Game
In this beach activities activity, students collaborate with others to play a board game. Students will advance spaces or be sent back on the game board. The spaces are labeled with positive and negative things to do at the beach.
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History of Famous Women
Students discover the famous women who changed society by setting positive examples. In this equality lesson plan, students research a female person who had a positive effect on the world by fighting for her equal rights. ...
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Math Vocabulary Blackout worksheet
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students read the definition of the math vocabulary word and then write the word. Students write 15 math vocabulary words.
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Math Vocabulary Decoding Activity
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students use a letter key code to match match vocabulary words to their definitions. A reference web site it given for additional activities.
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Math Vocabulary Maze
In this math maze learning exercise, students navigate their way through a maze using clues and spelling out math vocabulary words. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Math Vocabulary Multiple Choice Words Worksheet
In this math vocabulary worksheet, learners complete multiple choice problems where they match the correct math vocabulary word to its definition. Students complete 15 questions.
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Mother, May I Communicate?
Young scholars participate in a unique version of the game Mother, May I. They play the game to explore how to positively communicate their needs, wants and feelings, and to demonstrate how to react to problems.
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Map Grids
Students study map grids and explore how they can be used to locate positions of objects or features on a map. They read a story and then participate in a grid activity using a large map of the setting of the story.
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Lightning
Students investigate lightning. In this lightning lesson, students demonstrate how static electricity is in the air by observing how a balloon reacts to a charge.
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Mosaics
Sixth graders discuss and identify shapes, spaces, colors, patterns, or tesserae in mosaics and compare them to cultural symbols of the Roman Empire. They design and create mosaics using paper.
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Plain Figures and Measuring Figures
Students investigate basic geometric concepts. For this geometry lesson, students explore solids through measuring and modeling. This assignment models the importance of understanding concrete objects in geometry.
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Math Vocabulary Letter Shapes
In this math vocabulary instructional activity, students match the math vocabulary definitions to the letter shapes. Students write in 8 words in the letter shapes.