Curated OER
Knowing Where You Are
Fifth graders research place names of one section of their state and create a chart to show their findings.
Curated OER
Knowing Where You Are
Young scholars work together to research the names of places in their state. They divide up their state so that each group can research a different section and complete a chart of the different names. They create a key for the map to...
Curated OER
Native American
Pupils investigate how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples. They comprehend that Europeans had misconceptions about Native American literacy...
Curated OER
Philantrophy of the Founding Fathers -- Alive and Well Today
Students discuss the role that individuals have in contributing to society. They develop alternative solutions to problems in their area. They write a paper about what they have discovered.
Curated OER
Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 3, Lesson F: Coming to Terms
Fifth graders develop vocabulary through the study of the American Revolution.
Curated OER
Weave a Web of Words
Fifth graders write a first draft of an oral presentation about the American Revolution and take their work through the writing process.
Curated OER
Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Press Conference
Fourth graders deliver an oral presentation on the American war for independence to small groups. They use a rubric to give each other peer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
Curated OER
Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Say It Again, Uncle Sam
Fourth graders revise and edit an oral presentation on the American Revolution based on peer feedback. They refine their oral presentation style and pinpoint areas in need of improvement.
Curated OER
A Reading Rockabye
Students practice developing skills to read independently and fluently. They focus on fluency in order to read faster, smoother and with more expression. The practice of reading and rereading decodable words in connected text is stressed...
Curated OER
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm
Learners identify the grapheme and phoneme for M. They practice writing the letter M and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /m/. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
Curated OER
How to See with your Eyes Closed
Young scholars close their eyes and practice visualizing different images as the teacher makes different topical suggestions. They listen to the poem, "Daddy Fell Into the Pond" and visualize what is happening and thinking about the...
Curated OER
Ready, Set, Read!
Students observe a sentence as it is written on the board and listen as it is read to them twice. They choose which reading of the sentence they prefer; the first time it is read slowly with some words sounded out and the second time...
Curated OER
Sh! Be Quiet
Students practice writing, sounding out, and listening for words with the /sh/ digraph. Students participate in a chant Sh! Sh! Stop that Noise. Then they listen to "Book Shadow" and identify the words with the /sh/ digraph.
Curated OER
Frederick Douglass
Fifth graders are introduced to the novel "Frederick Douglass" and conduct research about his life. The lesson plan integrates technology while using a library database. It is used as a source of information with access to a reference...
Curated OER
Present Perfect
In this worksheet, students answer five short answer questions that require the proper use of present perfect tense. Next, they make required changes to fifteen sentences to place them present perfect tense. The next ten sentences...
Curated OER
Present Perfect
In this literacy worksheet students write the correct forms of verbs to make each sentence complete in the correct tense for the 48 questions.
Curated OER
Present Simple Yes / No Questions
In this verb tense worksheet, students create sentences using the present simple verb tense. Students are provided with a subject and predicate to use in each sentence.
Curated OER
Handwashing Word Scramble
In this health instructional activity, students analyze 8 scrambled words pertaining to handwashing. Students read the clues, then unscramble the answers.
Curated OER
Which Article?
In this which articles worksheet, students fill in sentences using a, an, or the. Students answer fourteen fill in the blank sentences within a given paragraph.
Curated OER
Error Correction- Conditionals
In this error correction worksheet, students read 14 sentences and determine if they need grammar corrections. Students rewrite sentences that contain errors.
Curated OER
Pronoun Case: I, Me, My, Mine, and Myself
In this pronoun cases worksheet, students read the sentences and determine which pronoun case completes the sentence. Students write in the option of I, me, my, mine, or myself for each sentence.
Curated OER
Word Choice: Whose and Who's
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and select the correct option to complete the sentence from the words whose or who's.
Curated OER
Titanic Quiz
In this Titanic quiz worksheet, learners read through the questions about the Titanic disaster. Students then answer the 12 questions.
Curated OER
War of the Roses Crossword
In this "War of the Roses" crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use the 12 clues to identify the correct words and names that will solve the crossword puzzle.