Young readers are introduced to the concept of cause and effect in a short passage on a comprehension worksheet. After reading the passage, kids record their answers to a series of questions.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 31 short answer and essay questions based on More's Utopia and other Utopian literature. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using...

Kindergartners practice the important skill of placing things in their correct categories. They must discern between items of clothing and items of food. The use of the Inspiration 7 educational software is effectively used in this...

Students examine the process of making inferences. They define inference, view a Powerpoint presentation, and as a whole group locate clues in the pictures of a short story, locating written clues to reinforce their conclusions.

Take your class of youngsters on a prehistoric adventure with this four-lesson series on dinosaurs. Accompanying the Meet the Dinosaurs books by Don Lessem, these lessons engage children in writing their own dinosaur books,...

Students examine the Q.& A. article found each week in the Science Times, focusing on how the answers present scientific data in a clear and logical manner. They write their own questions and answer other classmates' questions in the...

Students practice framing issues. In this writing skills lesson plan, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to look at specific topical issues by framing them. Students then create collages on current issues and...

This activity focuses on structure and logic including types and purposes of essays, organizational patterns, argumentative writing, and logic and fallacies.