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Animal and Plant Habitats
Second graders write and illustrate a story. In this habitats lesson, 2nd graders learn about different types of plant and animal habitats. Students view video segments about habitats, answer comprehension questions, complete a crossword...
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Comparing Covenants
Fifth graders investigate what a covenant was and how they relate to contemporary government ideals. In this comparing covenant lesson, 5th graders examine primary source documents that are examples of covenants from 18th century New...
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Voyage to Freedom - What Does It Mean?
Fifth graders investigate the Underground Railroad by creating a quilt. In this U.S. History instructional activity, 5th graders discuss the history of slavery through a class "word splash" and by reading an Underground Railroad...
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The Catastrophe Clan
Students participate in a financial project and identify the three c's of credit. In this credit card lesson plan, students define and understand how to use credit wisely. Students become familiar with banking terms and types...
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The Bellman Problem
In this bellman worksheet, students use addition and subtraction to total expenditures. They read a word problem and write an equation to solve it. This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem. The answer is...
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Writing Equations Mixed Review
Students write an equation from a story problem. In this algebra activity, students solve liner equations they have created from a word problem. They read the problem and identify important words as they solve the equation.
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Paying With Their Health
Students consider the plight of immigrant workers. In this undocumented immigrant instructional activity, students compare the worker of the Industrialization era to the undocumented immigrant workers of today. Students read and discuss...
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Family Ties
Young scholars explore what life is like for immigrant women in the United States. In this immigration lesson, students study about immigration through reading and watching a video, then share their thoughts and ideas by...
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Poetry in Music
Sixth graders look at poetry in music. In this language arts lesson plan, 6th graders listen to and read the lyrics of songs to find the poetic aspects of them. They focus on similes and metaphors and write their own songs lyrics.
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Holocaust Heroes
Students examine the contributions of Holocaust heroes. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students watch "Holocaust Heroes," and discuss the stories shared in the video. Students create scrapbooks that feature the real or...
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Place Names
In this interactive vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders read various descriptions of places and select the appropriate name of the place. For example, for the description of a place where you can see different kinds of fish the students...
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Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo - Essay Questions
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 35 multiple choice questions about Plato's "Euthyphro," "Apology," "Crito," and "Phaedo."
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The Plague by Albert Camus
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Albert Camus's The Plague. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight by John Steinbeck
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions based on the 3 stories by John Steinbeck. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at...
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Richard III by William Shakespeare
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Richard III. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer and essay questions based on Sister Carrie. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the...
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on The Things They Carried. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Utopia & Utopian Literature By Sir Thomas More
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 31 short answer and essay questions based on More's Utopia and other Utopian literature. Students may also access an online quiz on the...
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The Storming of the Bastille Student Worksheet
In this French Revolution instructional activity, students read a paragraph and visit the noted Web sites to find the information to respond to 7 short answer questions about the storming of the Bastille.
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Gold Fever
Learners read the story Gold Fever about the Gold Rush and write journal entries as if they were miners. In this Gold Rush lesson plan, students also pull out rocks from a back, and if they pick a gold one, they have struck it rich!
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Ire Land
Students imagine themselves as 'witnesses' to historical events in different time periods in the Irish conflict. They write 'day in the life' accounts of their 'place' in Irish history.
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Seeking Refuge, in Words And Pictures
Students explore first-hand accounts and pictures of refugees, focusing initially on child refugees in Chechnya. They then create collages that describe, through words and images, the experience of refugees in countries at war.
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Differing Views of the Great Awakening
Students explore the Great Awakening by reading articles and write summaries of them, and then evaluating the perspectives.
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Family Faces a Real Struggle In Saving Money For College
Explore the concept of savings with your high schoolers. They read an article about saving money for retirement and as a way to pay for college. They discuss the financial needs of the family in the article in regards to saving for...