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Sir Cumference and the Dragon Pi
Geometry adventurers study circumference of a circle as they listen to Sir Circumference and the Dragon Pi, by Cindy Neuschwander. In groups, they use string to measure the diameter and circumference of circular objects and...
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Literature - Overview - May
Third graders study sayings and phrases, poetry and stories in this month's activities.
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Food: Habits and Holidays
In this foods of the world worksheet, students answer true and false questions about their own eating habits, than complete a matching activity where they match foods with countries of the world.
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Geometric Patterns and Relationships
Fifth graders explore three-dimensional figures. As a class, they discuss the characteristics of various three-dimensional figures. In groups, 5th graders write riddles describing the geometric shape. Partners read each other's...
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Family BBQ
In this family get together worksheet, students listen as the teacher reads out loud why many families in the Unites States get together on holidays and special weekends.
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If I Were An Ant - Creative Writing
The teacher reads the story "If I Were An Ant" by Amy Moses. The students then each create a page in a classroom book about what a small object would look like if he/she was an ant. The student writes about their chosen object and then...
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Amazing Grazing
Learners discuss their experiences on a ranch. As a class, they tell the best part of their experiences or one thing they gathered from being on the ranch. They listen to the story and identify five items to focus on in the reading and...
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Human Factors
Students design a space settlement for colonizing a planet in our solar system. In small groups, they play a space colony game and read an article about human needs in space to prepare for the design stage. They discuss their design...
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Make Words: Harlequin Duck
For this science and language arts worksheet, students look at a picture of a harlequin duck and read a factual paragraph. Students then make as many words as they can from the letters in "Harlequin duck."
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"Kokoro (True Heart)" by Velina Hasu Houston
Students read and analyze a play that examines a cultural defense case. They analyze case studies, formulate an argument, write about the Japanese Festival of the Dead, and answer discussion questions about the play.
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An Investigation of Primary and Secondary Sources Using The Records on Mary McLeod Bethune
Students listen to a summary of the life of Mary Bethune. They read or listen to an excerpt from an interview with Mary Bethune. They discuss the differences between the transcript and the draft of the biography.
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Focus on Writing a Persuasive Letter
In this persuasive writing worksheet, students combine sentences to help them write a persuasive letter. Students complete three activities for sentence combining.
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The Blitz: World War II
In this World War II worksheet, students read about Hitler's invasion of Britain. The worksheet includes a link to additional World War II activities.
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Think About It: Adding to a Story
In this adding to a story worksheet, students read a sentence, then choose the word from a pair that would appropriately add to the story. One example is completed for students
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NAFTA Trade Unit
Students research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. For this NAFTA lesson, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
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Gerunds and Infinitives Exercises: Test for 5th Grade Social Students
In this sentence completion worksheet, learners choose the correct words to complete sentences and answer short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
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Poetic Devices
For this figurative language worksheet, students read and study examples of simile and metaphor. There are 20 questions to be used with Smartboard and 10 questions in which students identify similes or metaphors.
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Alaskan Eskimo Collection
Learners analyze mystery photographs to determine key characteristics about the Alaskan environment and Eskimo culture. In this Eskimo lesson, students read an Eskimo folktale and write their own in response. Lastly learners complete a...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 3
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.
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For Creative Minds: Mountain Ecosystems
In this mountain ecosystems learning exercise, students read information about mountain ecosystems and study various diagrams about the environment. Students match animals in the ecosystem to their descriptions.
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Cardinals
In this cardinals worksheet, students explore facts about cardinals and practice their number reasoning. Students read about cardinals and solve word problems involving cardinals.
Space Awareness
Global Warming of the Atmosphere
Scientists know the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years. Scholars learn about the amount of thermic radiation absorbed by air and what happens to the rest of the...
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GroWing Up
Students investigate a short biography of George Washington's childhood. They examine the differences between life for students in the eighteenth century and today.
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Cindy and Linda - Selling Lemonade
In this pie charts worksheet, students use the pie chart to count how many glasses of Lemonade were sold by Cindy and Linda. Students complete the table and answer 3 questions.