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Sum It Up
After a review of the steps involved in writing a summary, class members read The Physics of Baseball by Sarah Ives and use a story web to identify the important details to include in their summary. Class members then choose an article...
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Basic Multiplication Facts - MathKeys Software
Students explore multiplication concepts. In this multiplication lesson, students define "array" and draw several arrays to represent multiplication number sentences. Students construct arrays on the computer using MathKeys software.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 4a
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Art Self-Assessment
Reflection is a wonderful way to understand yourself as a learner or as an artist. Kids write a one-paragraph analysis of their own self-portrait. They focus on style, character traits, and self characterization.
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Out of the Dust: Questioning Strategies
Bloom's Taxonomy is a great way to address the many levels of comprehension. With explanations and examples of each level, you can create questions that focus on knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
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Writing News Interviews
Students write ten facts for a topic of choice. They describe why they chose that topic and begin to research it. They complete a handout on note taking that is used to draft questions for interviews.
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Word Order:Telling Sentences
Second graders are involved in hands on and guided practice activities for learning how to put words in order to make a telling sentence make sense.
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Autobiographical Writing
Second graders explore, examine and study the style of autobiographical writing and the relationship with the author. They rad three different types of autobiographical writings: narrative, poetry and newspaper article. Each student...
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Writing About Holidays
Students research a holiday celebrated by their family and write a studenT story in which they explain the history of the holiday and describe ways in which it is celebrated.
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Writing a Short Story - Weather
Students use the information they wrote about on the topic they chose in studying About Weather. They then write a short story using the information choosing a theme, setting, characters, and the plot.
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Beginning With Writing
Students brainstorm what it means to "convey ideas in writing" They review the standard graphic clarify vocabulary and Discuss the importance of having a standard definition for writing and making sure everyone is in agreement of that...
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WRITING THE WIND
The student will compose sentences using adjectives that describe windmills.Review adjectives. Write a noun on the board and have students name the appropriate adjectives. 2. Hand out worksheets and review directions for making windmill...
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Writing a Short Story -History
Students write a short story set in a selected period of history. They conduct research on a selected period of history, write and edit a rough draft of their short story, and submit a final draft of their story that includes details...
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Heart Message- Write the Word That Completes the Sentence
In this heart health fill in the blank worksheet, student use words from a word bank to complete sentences about heart health. They take a circled letter from each word to make a new word that is a "heart message."
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Persuasive Advertisement For A Novel
Sixth graders engage in a project to persuade classmates to read a certain novel. They create a poster using persuasive advertising language. Media can be included in the form of pictures and other graphics to make the visual...
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Mrs. Perkins Dolch Words: #10 Create a Story
Students write their stories. In this sight words and writing lesson, students examine a list of 20 teacher-provided dolch words and use them to write their own stories. Students share their stories with their classmates.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 13 The Family 1
In this ESL family worksheet, learners respond to 30 matching questions, 50 short answer questions, and 27 drawing questions pertaining to colors, directions, counting, and identifying common objects.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 12 Time
In this ESL time worksheet, students respond to 1 graphic organizer question and 89 short answer questions pertaining to telling and recording time.
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The Rosetta Stone
Students examine the controversy surrounding the Rosetta Stone. In this Rosetta Stone instructional activity, students read an article about the stone and then follow the steps in the instructional activity to look at 2 sides of the...
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 11: Houses
In this ESL houses worksheet, students respond to 12 matching questions, 35 short answer questions, 16 drawing questions, and 10 coloring questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 10: Common Objects
In this ESL common objects worksheet, students respond to 6 matching questions, 46 short answer questions, and 8 drawing questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting, and identifying common objects.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 9: Questions and Answers, Shapes
In this ESL questions, answers, and shapes worksheet, students respond to 13 matching questions, 37 short answer questions, 13 coloring questions, and 6 fill in the blank questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 3: Fruit and Vegetables- On and Under
In this ESL fruits, vegetables, and prepositions worksheet, students respond to 12 matching questions, 33 short answer questions, 14 coloring questions, and 8 fill in the blank questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting.
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The Hamburger Essay - AKA The Sandwich Essay
Students discuss how a five paragraph essay has five basic parts. They compare this to a well-made hamburger. They create a mind map of a five paragraph essay using the graphic of a tasty hamburger sandwich.