Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Just Cruising"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Practice writing the same number sentence in a variety of ways. Learners will explore math cruise ship problems to write equivalent sentences. Then complete word problems which have been included in multiple languages.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Worksheets - Count and Noncount Nouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this thunder and lightning themed, vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Worksheets - Reading: The Food Pyramid

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage about the food pyramid and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
Activity
Curated OER

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Manipulating, Name Changes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Set up a listening center, record the provided script, and see how well your class can manipulate phonemes based on the instructions you've provided. This center-based activity builds the phonological awareness and phoneme manipulation...
Worksheet
E Reading Worksheets

Main Idea with Robots

For Students 4th - 8th
Androids, cyborgs, and robonauts? Kids are sure to be engaged by the thematically related passages on a reading comprehension worksheet that asks them to summarize the passage in one sentence, and then develop an appropriate title that...
Unit Plan
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District

4th Grade Personal Narrative

For Students 4th Standards
Throughout 10 lessons, fourth graders learn how to plan, organize, write, and edit their own personal narratives. In the beginning, young writers come up with ideas of personal experiences and the emotions linked with those experiences....
Organizer
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Curriculum Corner

Be the Expert Writing Activity

For Students 5th Standards
With the help of a prewriting activity, scholars reserach a topic and compose an expository essay to show what they know about a topic of their choice. 
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Geometry 3D Shapes: Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Whether you wrap it or fill it, you're using geometric concepts. Classmates use an interactive approach to learn how to find volume and surface area of cylinders and prisms in the second lesson in a five-part series. The online lesson...
Worksheet
Mr. Mansour

Mouse and the Motorcycle: Vocabulary 1

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle is full of adventure, friendship—and vocabulary! Review the meanings of words in context with a straightforward fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Be the Press: Local Interviews, National News

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High school learners research an issue that is important to them and apply the research to write a newspaper article. After thoroughly researching their topic, students strengthen research, analyzation, and writing skills, by...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Lesson: Immigration

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Many of your class members will have heard of Executive Order 9066 and the Japanese internment camps of World War II. Some may even recognize the terms “Issei” and “Nisei,” but few will have heard of Enemy Alien Hearing Boards, of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poetry for the Elementary Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Use Shel Silverstein's poem "Batty" to introduce poetry to young readers. This lesson is not formatted well, but the plan does suggest learners memorize a poem, recite the poem individually, and then recite the poem as a class. Poetry...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kids' Newsbreaks

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Group learners together to identify a question relating to an issue and create a 60-second kids news break highlighting information that begins to answer the question. They research and answer issue questions in a news story format. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Here's an Instant Activity for December 20, 2004

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help learners improve their spelling skills by completing a word analysis activity. They complete the instant activity by finding the hidden words inside each given word. There is a menu of skill ideas and various ways suggested to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Aaliyah's Lyrics

For Students 4th - 6th
Focusing on the lyrics of Aaliyah's music, learners can practice research skills to answer the questions in this resource. This 10-question quiz could be a great way to have learners use the Internet to find answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Exercise in Kindness

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Although this resource is not a traditional lesson plan, it does explain an activity for creating a safe and supportive environment while teaching young learners the importance of being kind to one another. Start bt reading the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Powerpoint Tips

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here is a two-page lesson that is packed with instructions and tips on how to create a PowerPoint presentation. This lesson could be used as a study guide for learners who are making PowerPoint presentations at home for a project or a...
Assessment
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Tag Questions: Have You? Are You? Do You?

For Students 3rd - 6th
Designed for those learning English as their second language, this resource is online and provides answers directly below each question. There are 10 questions total; your learner must select the correct tag for each question...
Lesson Plan
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Here's an Instant Activity for March 3, 2008

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Here are some good spelling activities for 'ou' words. First and second graders complete an oral spelling activity with their teacher and then an Instant Activity worksheet. and spell 'ou' words.
Lesson Plan
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Antonym Review

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders improve their spelling skills by reviewing antonyms for specific words. They work aloud with words and find their antonyms. They complete their own crossword puzzle and an activity crossword puzzle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The AC/DC Files-TNT

For Students 9th - 12th
Use this resource to help your class practice research skills. While the focus of this presentation is a band called AC/DC, it could be used as a filler activity or as a way to help learners practice finding information through research.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Beginning with the A

For Students 4th - 6th
Here's a terrific way to review historical facts. Learners answer 10 questions related to history, mythology, and more. This is a great way to hone their research skills.
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Bee Pollen Popular

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
The world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Superlative Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Is this the greatest or craziest or neatest worksheet on superlative adjectives? Take a look to find out! Kids turn regular adjectives into superlative adjectives and write these new words on the provided lines.