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Booking a Dentist's Appointment - Role Playing
In this speaking and listening skills worksheet, 6th graders role play that they are making a dental appointment. They read a script as practice their speaking and listening skills. There are no questions associated with this worksheet.
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Vocabulary: Life Science: Animal Life Cycles
Students read and discuss vocabulary words about animal life cycles. In this animal life cycles lesson plan, students use the bulletin board for repeated use in referring to their vocabulary words.
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Ed/Ing Emotion Adjectives
In this emotion adjective worksheet, students read a situation and see how the writer feels. Each adjective is written with an -ed ending and an -ing ending.
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Coco Chanel
For this Coco Chanel worksheet, students read about the life of the designer, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Omar Bin Sulaiman
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, then complete a variety of comprehension activities including synonym matches, fill-in-the-blank sentence completions, unscrambling words...
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Organizational Patterns
Eighth graders identify organizational patterns in their tests. Individually, they list five major organizational patterns and write a definition of each one. Students, in groups, assign responsibilities and complete assignment sheets...
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Break the Pentomino Code!
Students read and analyze the book, Chasing Vermeer. They discuss the main story elements, analyze how pentominoes are important to the story, use a pentomino code to decipher a message, and create a secret code of their own.
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Wise Old Woman
Students read "The Wise Old Woman" in class and select a variety of activities related to the story to complete. Activities are separated into C Level, B Level, and A Level activities. Students must complete C Level activities before...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Perfect Nest
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students read The Perfect Nest, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students practice...
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Systems Working Together
Fourth graders practice reading in the content areas (science) in order to explore the interdependence of the body systems. They answer written questions after reading.
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The Great American Fire Drill
Students read a story about fire safety and create their own ending to the story in order to learn about fire escape plans and to demonstrate their writing skills. In this fire safety instructional activity, students discuss the parts...
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Water Monitoring and Pollution
Students explore the effects of pollution on water supply and how to identify safe drinking water. They test different samples of water over regular intervals and analyze the results to see if they are cyclical or represent a growing...
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A Creole Cinderella
Pupils engage in shared verbal and written reflections about ethnic traditions. They study fairy tales of the Caribbean and the repeating patterns or themes used in folktales and fairy tales. They discuss similarities and differences...
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Use Scientific Method to Solve Problems
Students are given a set problem, they use the scientific method to solve the problem using all steps of the scientific research. Students list the steps of the scientific method used in solving a problem. They are given a selected...
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Universal Studios' Roller Coasters
Students read an article and review a type of graph or other graphic representation. They write a response to a ""Task"" that may be a letter, a report, or a speech to an interested group. In the written response they must refer to both...
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Finish the Sentences 2
In this language arts worksheet, students read the beginning of 15 sentences and give an appropriate ending either in writing or orally. Example: The problem is that _____.
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No Path Without Pain
Students analyze the message of John Lennon's "Imagine." In this promoting peace lesson, students complete a cloze activity on the song and discuss its meaning. Students then write their own versions of "Imagine."
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Describing Our Senator
Third graders find the narrator or speaker in a story. In this story elements instructional activity, 3rd graders listen to the story My Senator and Me and answer comprehension questions. They complete a descriptive writing piece from...
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The Job Search
High schoolers discover information pertaining to careers they are interested in. In this career lesson, students read "From Man to Boy," by John R. Coleman and consider several career options. High schoolers then respond to reflective...
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Spiders Have Too Many Legs, Study Finds
Students explore current events by answering study questions about an article. In this arachnids instructional activity, students read a recently published article which discusses the importance of spiders and their 8 legs. Students...
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Feed Your Cells
Students examine and research the human digestive system and what happens to the food we eat. They read the article, The Passage of Food, participate in an experiment with crackers, and write a paragraph summarizing the function of the...
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Synonymous Sharks
Students locate and read an Internet article on sharks. They write a summary of the article, and complete a Concept of Definition Map using information from the article.
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True or False? A Quiz About Four December Celebrations
Students take a quiz on brief histories of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Las Posadas. They, in groups, research four December celebrations and then test their comprehension.