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Agamemnon: Symbols Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on symbols in Agamemnon. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Davy Crockett
In this Davy Crockett worksheet, learners read 1 page about Davy Crockett and answer multiple choice questions. Students answer 5 questions.
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Forging Freedom
Students read the story Forging Freedom by Hudson Talbott about the holocaust. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
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Quaking
Students read the story Quaking by Kathryn Erskine about a girl who moves in with people who clash with her style. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
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Sequential Order for Holes
In this language arts worksheet, students place events from the book "Holes" into sequential order and answer 7 multiple choice questions about the book. This well-designed worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment or in-class...
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Bob Marley
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Bob Marley and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Hector's World: Details, Details
Students discover what forms of personal information are alright to share online. In this Internet safety lesson, students discuss how they must be careful with personal information when they are online. Students complete a worksheet...
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Group blame after 11 September
Students read the story What does it feel like to be blamed for something you didn't do? Students discuss how they feel to be blamed for something that they did not do. They are given a list of interview questions that they ask each...
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Misplaced Blame
Students, after researching a variety of resources, paraphrase examples of how it feels to be wrongly blamed or accused of an incident today, yesterday and in the future. They list the consequences of such actions. In addition, they...
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Eating Well and Keeping Fit
Learners look at statistics that show children who are overweight are increasing in our society. Students chart out ways to be physically active and how to eat a balanced diet. Learners devise a menu/activity chart in light of what has...
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People power
High schoolers explore about the British ban on slave trading and compare it to high profile campaigns today. They discuss what motivates people to behave in this way? What do students want to change, and how would they go about doing...
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Breaking News English: Sexting Craze Increasing Among Children
In this English activity, students read "Sexting Craze Increasing Among Children," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Fables With Dolch Sight Words
Second graders read classic fables, consider their meaning and then re-write them using a prompt if necessary. This lesson plan presents many classic fables that students can read, and re-write, using their powers of imagination.
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Maniac Magee
Seventh graders read Mania Magee as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan presents some ideas to use after certain chapters in the book as a way of supplementing student learning and involvement in the story.
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Violence
Students create a drama based on the theme 'violence'. Students then find newspaper articles that depict violence and share them with the class.
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What Happened on Pa Lia's First Day?
Students discuss feelings about their first day in a new school and the difficulties of making new friends. They listen to a story about a girl who has moved to a new school, then compare their situation to hers. Nice lesson plan!
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Comedia dell' Arte Paper Masks
Students create masks from the Italian Renaisance theatre and use them in one-act plays they write. they analyze the role and development of theatre in world cultures.
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Knife crime and sentencing
Young scholars discuss their feelings about kids carrying knives and whether or no people who carry knives should be punished just as much as people who carry guns. Students study what a fixed penalty is, the dangers of kids carrying...
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Expression is the Key
Second graders listen to the reading of "For Sale" by Shel Silverstein which is read very expressively. They review sentence structure remembering that reading the sentence should always make sense especially when read with expression....
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Fighting Back
Students identify different methods of resistance used by Jews during the Holocaust and classify them as either passive or active forms of resistance. They create a role play of a husband and wife on whether they should hide a child of...
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The Book Boy by Joanna Trollope
Students read, analyze and critique the novel, "The Book Boy," by Joanna Trollope. They brainstorm if you can tell a book by its cover, construct a character map, explore cultural differences and investigate how a family hides a family...
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Daily Subtraction
In this math worksheet, students find the answers that are given daily. They work on the mental math of performing subtraction.
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Dictionary Disorder: #3
In this dictionary skills worksheet, students examine 10 matching questions regarding words and their meanings. Students are asked to assign each term to the correct definition.
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Show Your Colors and Make Freedom Bracelets
Learners understand the meaning of a freedom bracelet. In this terrorism lesson, students create freedom bracelets as a statement against terrorism. Learners weave this creative project in red, white and blue to show support of their...