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Let's Read! Bread, Bread, Bread
Students listen to the story Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris, explore the many varieties of breads available, and explore how bread is made.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: National Compliments Day
For this language skills worksheet, students read an article about National Compliments Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions,...
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Africa - Not Just One Big Safari
Young scholars draw a picture of an African city that includes places similar to those found in U.S. cities. After listening to Somewhere In Africa, students identify places or buildings from the book and apply them to the creation of...
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Helping Hands
Students discuss the needs of senior citizens. They assist them with basic household chores. They gain pride in helping others and reflect in their journals.
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Decimals: Teaching Decimals in the Hundredths Place
Third graders examine place value in the hundredths place. They use decimals and money for understanding.
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A Sensory Walk
Young scholars define and give examples of five senses, compiling a list of sensory words to be used in a written descriptive paragraph.
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To Question Or Not To Question?
Fourth graders practice questioning to aid in creating meaning when reading. Through guided practice, they read a passage from a chapter book and answer in-text and inference questions. Independently, they read another chapter from the...
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Up, Up, Up The Banana Tree
Young scholars increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding, chunking and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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Language Arts: Reading for Information
Sixth graders discover how to turn book titles into questions in order to locate the information during their reading. Using t-charts, they list titles and subtitles with the questions they suggest. Gradually, 6th graders progress from...
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Write a Number Sentence
In this number sentences practice learning exercise, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems by writing accurate number sentences.
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Problem Solving: Use a Simpler Problem
For this problem solving worksheet, 5th graders focus on using a simpler problem to solve 6 word problems. They work with decimals, fractions, times, and money.
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Hands On: Find Decimal Sums and Differences
In this finding decimal sums and differences practice learning exercise, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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To Do List
For this to do list worksheet, learners write a to do list of things they need to do this week and cross them off as they get done. Students write 8 things on the list.
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Work for Food, Clothes and Food
This PowerPoint allows students to examine how money can be used to buy goods and services. This presentation defines how supermarkets work and how having job allows people to buy services.
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Fun With Estimation
Students get an opportunity to practice estimation skills in a real life situation after a unit on estimation has been taught.
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Ethical Consumer Choices in the Global Village
Students identify an issue and provide several reasons to support a position. They describe ways members of a community meet one another's needs. Students explain their roles, rights, and responsibilities within the community.
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A Bird's Eye View Of Your Community
Students locate and identify their community by using a satellite image from the Internet. Students locate and identify common land structures within their community. You may want to include structures such as roads/streets, houses and...
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Hack Attack
Students explore the recent hacker attacks on e-commerce sites by comparing and contrasting security issues in traditional commerce and e-commerce companies, determining solutions for security issues that face both types of companies.
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Creating a Web Cookbook
Students use software to write a menu, including suggestions based on their own experiences cooking them, cultural and social context for their recipes and pictures or graphics. They shop for and cook the dinner for their families.
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What Do We Have In Common?
Seventh graders perform a dissection on a mussels and label their internal organs. In groups, they compare and contrast the mussels structure to those of human beings. They also review the functions that are necessary for survival and...
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Breaking Beams
Students work together designing and building their own beams. They discover the concepts of stress and strain. They participate in a competition to determine the best beam.
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A Safe Place For My Money
Students examine the roles of different types of financial institutions. They also identify the basic accounts found at the institutions. They ask questions to representatives that come and speak to the class.
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Nutrition and the Food Pyramid
First graders examine the food pyramid and how healthy food effects the body. They discuss what they ate for breakfast and identify what makes a food healthy. Students analyze the food pyramid, and cut out magazine pictures of food and...