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Next Year's Seeds
Fifth graders explore genetic traits. In this genetic traits lesson, 5th graders discover how traits are passed from parent to offspring while examining plants. Students problem solve real world applications.
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Mapping the Story
Learners listen to John Steptoe's story, "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" and create a story map.
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To Tell the Truth
Students participate in a discussion designed to help them discern the truth from lies. They discuss picture cards and make true and false statements regarding the information on the cards. Students also listen to various fables about...
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A Tree Is More than a Street Name
Eighth graders discuss the role of trees as one of the most important natural resources. In groups, they examine how the forests nearby helped to shape their urban city. Using the internet, they research the use of the forest in early...
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Big Fat, Juicy Worms
Students collect and study information about worms. They discover how an earthworm helps process and loosen the soil. They write in their journals as well.
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Sock Walk
First graders, after brainstorming all the ways seeds are scattered and viewing a multitude of examples of seeds, explore how seeds travel by taking a walk outdoors wearing socks over their shoes. In addition, they assess how seeds...
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Squanto's Science Lesson
Learners explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
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Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment
Students discover what Mendel uncovered in his famous pea experiments. They form explanations for the result of crossing a true-breeding round pea plant with a true-breeding wrinkled pea plant (the F1 generation) and for the results...
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Genes-R-Us: or, Real Genetics For Real Students
Students explore genetics and genetic counseling. They research information on human genetic disorders. Students simulate developing a complete counseling service to assist the community.
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John Muir in California
Fourth graders listen to key events in John Muir's life and plot locations on a California map. They discover that John Muir was an immigrant to California who encountered environmental problems and found solutions.
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Haiku Written by Kids
In this Haiku poetry worksheet, students will read 20 examples of Haiku poems written by students. The poems are centered around nature.
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Total English Pre-intermediate: Countables and Uncountables
In this countable and uncountable nouns worksheet, learners read 8 sentences and fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns. They also correct the mistakes in 8 sentences.
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Subject-Verb Agreement - LEE & ELL
In this ELL grammar worksheet, students enhance their understanding of subject and verb agreement by choosing the best verb form to complete each sentence.
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Where the Wild Things Are
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 11 multiple choice questions regarding Where the Wild Things Are.
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The"Dirt" on Soil
Students examine the three different types of soil and their physical properties. In this soil lesson students design and implement a model of a water treatment plant.
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Spring Word Search
For this spring activity worksheet, students use the 50 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Searching for Spring ...
For this spring activity worksheet, students use the 30 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Spring Challenge
In this spring activity worksheet, students use the 79 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 5
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentences by choosing the best words to complete them. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Analogies
In this analogies activity, students complete ten analogies with words from a word list. There is an example on this page that has no theme.
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In, At, or On
In this word use worksheet, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of "in", "at", or "on" in sentences.
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Homonyms Quiz 2
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 19 fill in the blank questions regarding television-related words. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Homonyms -- Quiz
In this grammar learning exercise, students are assessed on their knowledge of homonyms. Students choose a homonym to complete the sentence.
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It and There
In this it and there worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the word it or there. Students fill in 12 sentences.