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Who's Confused? Not Me!
The class works together to tackle easily confused words. Each learner receives a word and he or she must create a flashcard with the following things: the word, its definition, an original sentence that uses the word, and a picture...
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Marching to Freedom: PowerPoint Presentation debating for or against going to war
Fourth graders present research on war. In this debate lesson plan, 4th graders create a power point presentation debating for or against the American Revolution. Students share their presentations with the class.
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Writing and Editing a Research Report
Students research report on their severe weather pattern for presentation to the class.
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The Catcher in the Rye: Biopoem
Here’s a catchy way to study characterization. Readers of The Catcher in the Rye select a character from Salinger’s classic tale to use as the subject of a biopoem. A teacher sample is provided.
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Come to My Resort
Students in a French II class use new vocabulary terms that are related to items and activities found in summer and winter resorts to create a brochure about a resort in a French-speaking country.
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Who Has the Power?
Fifth graders write persuasive letters expressing opinions about the purchase of 25 acres adjacent to Wakulla Springs proposed to include a convenience store/gas station. They submit the letter to the Florida Department of Environmental...
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Lion, Witch, Wardrobe
Students read the story of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Based upon the story, students perform reinforcement and discovery activities, according to their ability level. Pupils may write an essay, perform computer research,...
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Black History: Report Planner
For this Black History report planner worksheet, 3rd graders will write 3 things they would like to learn about Black History and the resource they plan to use to write their report. They will begin their rough draft and complete a KWL...
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Keeping Things Toasty in New Zealand
Students identify the signs of a volcanic eruption. In this earth science instructional activity, students compose a letter to their neighbor convincing them of an impending eruption. They recognize the danger in living near a volcano.
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Making a Class Web Site
Fourth graders explore and discuss how to create a class web site with a background, graphics, clip art and photos. They assess the safety issues putting a web page on the Internet, develop sound interviewing techniques and coordinate...
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Barnyard Riddles - A Class Project
Pupils choose and animal about which to research or compose a riddle. They organize and develop a slide show in which they create a background, import graphics, clip art, kid pix stamps, photos, and type their riddle.
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The Timeline of a Lifetime
Students create a timeline which includes four important events from their own life, two national events and two world events. They write an essay highlighting the four events included on the timeline.
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Preparation of a Resumé
Students use the Internet and other sources to view sample resumé. After researching resumé styles, students prepare a personal resumé.
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Preparation of a Letter of Application
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the creation of a letter of application for a job. They practice creating them for a variety of different occupations. The formal assessment is based upon the creation of a letter.
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Preparation Of A Resume
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of preparing a resume for a possible job. They view sample resumes in order to help prepare a personal one. Students create a resume with the help of a word processing program.
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Math and Science in a Wetland
Students use scientific methods during field and lab investigations. Students collect specimens and make measurements using the metric system. Students describe biotic and abiotic factors in an estuary and design a model.
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Math and Science in a Wetland
Learners describe safe practice when doing field and lab investigations in a estuary or wetland. They create a model of an estuary and describe their value and function. They participate in field study in which they collect and analyze...
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Revising Your Mystery Story
Students edit and improve their short stories by examining character description, dialogue, and plot elements. In peer editing groups they correct gramatical and spelling errors. they read aloud their new story drafts.
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Advanced Question Response - "Your Oldest Memory"
In this advanced question response worksheet, students practice the writing process through a prompt about their oldest memory.
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Organizing Ideas
Pupils organize facts into categories and list the structure of a five-paragraph essay. They identify the main idea and outline the supporting details. In the class, students discuss how they organized their ideas and begin drafting...
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The Last Meow
Students explore the popular culture phenomenon of the musical 'Cats' and the T.S. Eliot poems that were its inspiration. They write original poems about animals, and read them aloud to their peers.
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Sea Horse Body Parts
Students complete a diagram of sea horse body parts. In this sea horse lesson, students review the story Sea Horses A True Book, complete a sea horse diagram using Internet sights to help, make new entries in their KWL charts and...
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Mesopotamia Mesopotamia
Sixth graders discover details about Mesopotamia. In this ancient civilizations lesson, 6th graders view a PowerPoint presentation about Mesopotamia and then play a review game based on the details. Several support materials are included...
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Reader Response
Fifth graders reflect upon different concepts of Language Arts while reading literature. In the novel Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt, the characters discover a spring of eternal youth. After reading the first several chapters of...