What are the job requirements for the office of president of the United States? What attributes should a candidate possess? Are the qualities needed to govern the same as those needed to win? What can an analysis of the...

Various Muslim holidays and their meanings are researched and your students will predict whether or not they should be recognized on the New York City school calendar.  An extension could be to write a letter to the Mayor about...

Left-to-right, left-to-right, that's the way we read and write! Watch this short video clip and teach your young learners this chant before they start writing! 

You have the power! Scholars learn that they have power of the pen in their writing. After reading and viewing various sources about standardized testing, they express their own opinions about the testing by writing letters to the...

New to the socratic seminar format? Check out a resource that not only provides the rationale for the procedure and step-by-step directions, but also provides a list of suggested topics, rules and model statements.

Looking for a set of apostrophe worksheets? Need review sheets for the upcoming grammar test? Here is a two-page packet that teaches and provides practice using apostrophes as contractions and to show possession.

Build a bridge to learning in a STEM-aligned unit about urban infrastructure. Young engineers explore the many aspects of civil planning and design in a five-day unit. Content includes the challenging aspects of balancing building with...

Here's a great resource to teach your middle schoolers and up the days of the week in Spanish! First, read over each day of the week, modeling the correct pronunciation. Then, have learners complete the rest of the learning exercise...

Have your class practice functional skills that can be applied to a wide variety of job opportunities. They will use a folding jig to help them fold, stuff, seal, stamp, and mail letters. High schoolers with visual impairments will build...

When teaching someone how to do something, it's important to give clear directions. Your youngsters can practice their skills by completing these worksheets meant to help learners describe the steps in a process. It's not just any...

In this handwriting activity, learners trace and write the lowercase and uppercase letter N six times each on the lines provided.

For this handwriting worksheet, students trace and write the lowercase and uppercase letter P six times each on the lines provided.

In this handwriting worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the uppercase and lowercase letter O six times each on the lines provided.

In this handwriting activity, students practice tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase letter R six times a piece on the lines provided.

In this handwriting worksheet, students practice writing the uppercase and lowercase letter X eight times each on the lines provided.

In this printing practice activity, students learn to form upper and lower case letter Ss. Students examine the sample letters before forming their own on the lines provided. This is not DeNelian style printing.

In this printing the letter Uu worksheet, students learn to form both upper and lower case letter U. Students look at the examples and form their letters on the lines. This is not DeNelian style.

In this language arts and printing practice learning exercise, students learn the sound of letter K at the end of words. Students read and copy 6 words that end with letter k, then draw a cook and a mask.

Lead your class in a discussion about how they believe money influences politics. After reading "Go Ahead, Try to Stop K Street" from the New York Times, they evaluate the claims in the article about the current lobbyist scandal in...

In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders will focus on the sound of the letter c. Students will read six words and copy them on the lines provided.

High schoolers need to be prepared to enter the job market during or after high school. Here are six preparational activities geared at getting those kids ready to enter the job market. They conduct research on various jobs, learn...

Get a global perspective and examine the challenges facing Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected president of the Palestinian Authority. Thoughtful classroom citizens write letters to Mr. Abbas, asking him questions and suggesting advice....

What is considered news vs. propaganda? Learners will discuss objectivity and press responsibility while exploring these two concepts. They work in small groups to explore the article in-depth, guided by reading comprehension and...

Students research how early colonists lived. They investigate late 17th century colonist's lives from Massachusetts and Delaware. Using their research, students write historical fiction in the form of friendly letters between the two...