Her is an interesting topic, as well as a great way to teach it! You'll find two worksheets on this link, one for the teacher, and one for the learner. Worksheet one describes how classical composers used musical repetition to make their...

Streets and alleys is a cat and mouse game wherein the cat is chasing and trying to capture the mouse. The fun part of this game is that the streets can turn in to alleys and the alleys can turn in to streets. This can be at times...

Learners play a game with shapes. They work in groups to identify the names and characteristics of various shapes. They give each other clues to see if others can identify the shape being described. This is a great hands on activity.

Learners participate in a series of demonstrations about Bernoulli's principle. They explain how air pressure varies with air speed. They write a detailed lab report about the activity. This is a great way to explore this concept.

Young scholars examine several aspects of the Women's Suffrage Movement. In this women's rights lesson, students explore several primary and secondary sources regarding the events of the movement, opposition to the movement, and the...

This is a great way to review the concept of main idea and supporting details with younger learners. Learners read two short passages and identify the main idea and supporting details using visual prompts and a graphic organizer.

Focus in on the digraph ch. Young readers will hear the sound, print the letters, and read A Peach for Chad. Can your youngsters think of any more words that use the target sound? 

Use this activity as an anticipatory set to warm up for a lesson on predator/prey relationships. Pupils will play a round of "Duck, Duck, Goose," substituting the ducks and geese for two animals that have a predator/prey relationship....

The story Hansel and Gretel is used to build new vocabulary in context. The class reads the story together. They then focus on 2-3 new vocabulary words, using the context of the story to help define them. This lesson is fully scripted...

Are your readers excited about fantasy novels? Use Stone of Tears as an independent reading novel and give this quiz to check reading comprehension. A great way to keep track of novels read outside of class.

In this calculus learning exercise, students review mnemonic rhymes to help them remember the different ratios of sine, cosine and tangent. They are funny and memorable for any grade level.

In this biology worksheet, students identify the different discoveries and genetics to complete 12 short answer questions related to the topic.

Students make bookmarks by cutting cardboard into strips about 5 inches long by 1 1/2-2 inces wide. In this art lesson, students then glue their pictures on the strip.

In this verb activity, students read 15 sentences and underline the action words. Students also underline the action words in a story.

Students participate in a field trip to a nursing home. In this character education lesson, students visit a local nursing home and bring the residents cards or crafts that they made.

Students practice their fire safety skills of stop, drop and roll, as well as moving low (crawling) through a low organized tag game. They discuss fire safety practices and the importance of smoke detectors. Students experience...

Students examine Wall Street Reform. In this current events instructional activity, students read the provided articles "Why a Financial Crisis?," "Deception and Leadership Failure=Boom, Bubble, Burst," and "How Can a Future Financial...

Fourth graders record their physical activities and eating habits in a journal. They place their answers in the workbook, Happy Feet, Healthy Food. They sketch and write about their weekly healthy habits.

Students play a game of tag while holding the position of turkey or feather. The turkey's are it and when they catch a feather they switch positions. Great for Thanksgiving.

Pupils participate in a tag game to practice their weekly spelling words. Five students are chosen as "it" and run around chasing the other pupils. When a student is tagged, he/she must freeze until the teacher asks him/her a spelling...

Students practice various skills in order to help children to learn the skill of reading. The lesson emphasizes the importance of reading to young children on a regular basis. The skills of repetition of key words and phrases are...

Students use HyperCard and HyperStudio because it allows them to become more creative. They are exploring a new and different studying style and independence in their analysis and reporting of data. This is a great outlet for students...

Learners participate in a creative version of the game freeze tag.

In this synonym search activity, students must find three words within the sentence that all have similar meanings. The students identify these words through underlining them.