Students are taught the comprehensions aids them in their reading and will make reading seem easier once they know what they are reading about. They access how th ask themselves the five W's: who, what, where, when, and why. Students by...

Students review information questions with who, what, when and where. They orally practice answering questions as a class then work in pairs to practice all questions and answers orally.

In this direct questions worksheet, students use a form for asking direct questions. Students complete twenty-two exercises to help them with asking direct questions.

Learners write news stories to accompany tabloid headlines. In this tabloid lesson plan, students learn the power of persuasion and exaggeration by writing stories based on actual tabloid headlines.

In this vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders write down six vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble each word and then write each word in a complete sentence using at least five words in each sentence. Students deal with the...

In this researching the bicycle learning exercise, learners discover answers to questions about bicycles in the past and present. Students write five answers.

Students explore the ancient past. For this ancient civilizations lesson, students research ancient events and write newspaper articles about the events. Students work in teams of 4 to produce group newspapers that feature their...

Students read, analyze, and solve a mystery using problem-solving skills. They explore the History Detective website, discuss the difference between clues and red herrings, complete a dot-to-dot sheet, take notes in a detective...

Students explore detective investigations. In this introduction to mysteries lesson, students role play eye witnesses and investigators related to a "crime" committed in their classroom. Students collect evidence and record information,...

Fifth graders explore the water cycle. Students walk in a circle as a song plays. When the song stops, 5th graders answer questions about the picture on which they are standing. In groups, students draw pictures of the water cycle.

Students investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students listen to a song as they walk around and when they music stops, they answer a question based on the water cycle.

Pupils participate in a problem solving activity. In this conflict resolution lesson, students sit in a circle and take turns standing up, but two children cannot be standing up next to one another at the same time. Pupils are encouraged...

In this writing activity, students participate in a variety of punctuation activities. For example, rewrite a text using correct punctuation and unscramble words to create sentences.

Students develop summarization strategies by asking themselves questions as they read. They devlop these strategies help them develop better comprehension. Students goals for reading is comprehension. They explore helpful...

In this spelling skills worksheet, 7th graders decode 20 sets of numbers to spell their spelling words. A numerical-letter code is provided.

In this spelling skills worksheet, 7th graders decode 20 sets of numbers to spell their spelling words. A numerical-letter code is provided.

In this spelling skills worksheet, 7th graders decode 20 sets of numbers to spell their spelling words. A numerical letter code is provided.

In this spelling skills activity, 7th graders decode 19 sets of numbers to spell their spelling words. A numerical-letter code is provided.

In this spelling skills worksheet, 7th graders decode 20 sets of numbers to spell their spelling words. A numerical-letter code is provided.

In this word decoding worksheet, students solve each word by decoding each number which equals one letter. Students complete 19 words.

In this mixtures worksheet, learners answer twenty three questions about student presentations on topics such as amalgams, homogenized milk, antifreeze and coolants, soaps and detergents and water softeners.

In this significant digits activity, students are given twelve measurements and they determine the total number of significant digits in each given number.

Students describe the history of materials. They use the kinetic (particle) theory to explain changes of state in matter and trace the flow of heat during changes of state and chemical changes.

In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders factor algebraic expressions completely.  The one page worksheet contains ten problems.  Answers are provided.