Young scholars observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  In this examining inferences lesson students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them. 

Students, in groups, establish a classification system for the world of your classroom. They draw a chart to explain their categories and system to the rest of the class.

Students complete visual learning activities using a photograph of a fisherman. In this photograph analysis lesson, students analyze the photograph and the facts within the picture. Students read a quote and caption for the photograph...

In this Holocaust learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in details about the questions they would ask of a Holocaust survivor.

In this ESL error correction/editing worksheet, students examine a piece of text about human cloning to locate the extra words. They remove the extra words to show an understanding of the structural and lexical forms of text. There is an...

Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 3 pictures of scenes depicted in the book. A parent reads a description of an...

Learners explore the concepts of irony and humor. They discuss Will Rogers' history and determine that he was a humorist who many viewed as very wise. They read quotes of Will Rogers and determine that everybody is ignorant, only on...

In this poetry analysis worksheet, students read the poem "Mutability," by William Wordsworth and then respond to 6 discussion questions. The questions require students to consider the role of religion and the impact of sudden change as...

Fifth graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's, Thank You, Mr. Falker! students examine the use of voice in the book, discuss the writing and theme ideas. They write a thank you not to their hero.

First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.

In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 sentences that might contain errors. On the blank before each sentence, students write S if the sentence is correct, CS for a comma splice or FS for fused sentence (run-on).

Fifth graders read "Tunnel Music" and then explore how words and spacing in a poem affects how the poem sounds.

Students discover the 5 senses by analyzing poetry.  In this poetry lesson, students read a poem with their class and analyze how each sense plays into their understanding of the poem.  Students write a poem based on a specific...

Students explain the benefits of cyborg augmentation. In this technology lesson, students research how the nervous system works. They create posters and present them to class.

Learners demonstrate how an actor might engage sensate reaction using 3 sets of stage props. They imagine and use as many sense reactions as they can to make the props become endowed with a reality. They use one table and chair to...

Young scholars are introduced to the term imagery. Individually, they read "The Dream Deferred" and note examples of imagery in the poem. To end the instructional activity, they write their own poem making sure to use the five components...

Second graders focus on how descriptive words help them see, feel, and hear a story better. They listen to a read aloud of Angela Johnson's, "The Leaving Morning," while giving a thumbs up signal each time they hear a "sense or how"...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story called "Dog Face" that has missing words. For each blank, students choose one of four words that will make sense in the story.

Students are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Students discuss owl pellets and identify the...

In these sentence writing worksheets, students complete the packet of sentence writing activities to help them learn how to write complete sentences.

In this primary source analysis instructional activity, students select historical photographs and then respond to 25 analysis questions that address the senses regarding the photograph they select.

In this Ramadan instructional activity, students retell a time that their family and friends celebrated a special occasion together in their own words. Students are encouraged to include their five senses in their descriptions.

Fifth graders investigate the relation between vibrations and pitch. They observe and discuss an experiment involving a bicycle and a piece of cardboard in the spokes, listen to a comb with cardboard, and listen to various sounds and...