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Apostrophes
In these apostrophes worksheets, students complete 4 sets of activities for apostrophes. Students fill in the blanks with contractions, write sentences with contractions, find missing apostrophes, and add apostrophes to the paragraphs.
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Write It Short
Learners listen the books, "Today Is Monday," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and discuss how we use abbreviations for days of the week. This simple lesson plan is a good way to introduce the common abbreviations that young readers will...
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Listening Comprehension - Newspaper Articles
Pupils demonstrate listening comprehension skills. They listen to an audio reading of two newspaper articles, identify verbs, answer discussion questions, and complete a cloze activity.
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Making a Karst Dictionary
Students practice using the correct vocabulary in geology and hydrology. They use the Internet to research topics and practice their researching skills.
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Creating Pinhole Prints
Ninth graders produce an image from a negative created with a pinhole camera using the provided materials and create a test strip in 5 second increments to determine the exposure time for a final print.
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Legal Definitions of Childhood
Students examine how various cultures define childhood. Using the internet, they research how countries around the world determine who is a child. They identify the sources they most relate with as a child.
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Setting the Standard
Fourth graders experience and practice measuring and weighing objects. They describe relationships among units of measure for length, capacity, and weight, and determine measurements of angles utilizing appropriate tools. Groups are...
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Reading Comprehension: When Ants Go Marching, They Count Their Steps
For this comprehension worksheet, students read a short selection about ants, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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Breaking News English: Retire Later to Live Longer
In this English instructional activity, learners read "Retire Later to Live Longer," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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One Centimeter
In this centimeter learning exercise, students read about and view examples of length in centimeters, then draw lines shorter and longer than 1 centimeter. A website reference for additional activities is given.