Public Schools of North Carolina
Democratic Republic of Congo - Map Skills
Work on your map skills with a packet of activities about the river basins in the Democratic Republic on Congo. Learners study the maps provided before answering the geography questions and writing an acrostic poem about the region.
Freeology
Abraham Lincoln
Six witty quotes from Abraham Lincoln make up a instructional activity that challenges scholars to examine the words and state their meaning in one to two sentences.
Intel
Cell-to-Cell
The third in a series of 10 STEM project-based lessons focuses on cells types, functions, and physiology. Through research, discussions, writings, and presentations, groups learn about the difference between plant and animal cells, the...
PhysEdGames
Bean-Bag Relays
Divvy up the class into equal groups. First person in line on each team runs to the opposite end of the gym, around the cone, and back to their line. They pass off the bean bag to the next person and sit at the end of the line.
Prestwick House
Introducing Symbols–The Beach
Looking for a way to introduce class members to the concept of symbolism and multiple levels of meaning? Readers examine two different passages about the beach and consider how the writers use concrete objects, and places to represent...
PhysEdGames
Santa Tag
Choose a class member to be the Santa. Everyone else is a reindeer and spreads out around the gym. Santa's objective for the game is to tag the others so he can round up his reindeer. When a reindeer is tagged, they must step out of the...
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Lesson 3: What Makes Attitudes Towards Education Change over Time?
The struggle for women's rights is not unique to this generation, or even to the 20th century. Class members explore the conflicting opinions of Alexander Graham Bell and his wife, Mabel Hubbard Bell, regarding women's pursuits of higher...
Health Smart Virginia
Happiness
There's power in a flower. After taking a happiness survey and watching a PowerPoint about the habits of happy people, pupils decorate a paper flower with six positive affirmation statements that they feel they can benefit from reading...
Health Smart Virginia
Mental and Emotional Health
Working in groups, sixth-graders identify internal factors that negatively impact them. Then, explain how they could change that factor into a positive influence. Finally, individuals create personal mind maps that identify their...
Curated OER
Reptiles
In this reptiles instructional activity, students will compare the characteristics of reptiles with the characteristics of amphibians to complete 2 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Reptiles and Birds
In this reptile and bird worksheet, students will read a paragraph about reptile characteristics and then answer 2 short answer questions. Then students will read a paragraph about bird characteristics and complete 2 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Valentine Pattern Completion
In this sequencing activity, students cut out pictures of 4 decorated hearts. They glue the hearts to finish the patterns at the top of the page in this Valentine themed worksheet.
Curated OER
Stop the Bleeding
Students explore various parts of the heart and blood vessels . They begin with an overview of the components of the cardiovascular system. They see a cross section of an artery and watch how a blood clot develops.
Curated OER
Keeping Healthy
Students exercise their muscles to explore concept of heart rate and to explain how blood supplies muscles with oxygen.
Curated OER
Hokey Pokey Aerobics
Students participate in the Hokey Pokey dance while demonstrating various aerobic/cardiovascular moves. They check their heart rates before and after the dance.
Curated OER
Poetry And Freedom
Students read and write poetry that reflects true self expression. They use the published poetry as a springboard instead of a formula to write from the heart.
Curated OER
Human Development: The First Trimester & Developmental Malformations
Students, analyze and discuss cleft lip, cleft palate, anencephaly, spina bifida and septal defects in the heart--well-known malformations that can occur in the first trimester of prenatal devalopment. They play the review game, Fetal...
Curated OER
Writer's Workshop: Mood Endings
Students listen to a story, "My Mama Had A Dancing Heart." They discuss the feeling they had after reading the story and define "mood." Students brainstorm a list of moods and discuss the mood of each character. Afterward, they write a...
Curated OER
Mystery Book Report Form Worksheet
In this mystery book report form worksheet, students complete a book report which includes the title and author. They write the names and descriptions of the characters, before the heart of the story, clues to solve of the mystery, and...
Curated OER
Trace the Dancing Shapes
In this shape tracing worksheet, students will trace and color seven different dancing shape people. The shapes include a star, heart, and diamond.
Curated OER
Geometry Maze and Coloring Sheet
In this geometry coloring maze activity, 3rd graders color a path of rectangles to help a dog ( pictured) to find his way to the dog house. They choose the rectangles out of other geometric shapes such as stars, oval, triangles, squares,...
Curated OER
-R/-T Sounds
In this sounds worksheet, students write the ending sound for nine pictures. Each picture ends in an "r" or "t" sound, such as jar and heart.
Curated OER
I Love the Earth
In this coloring worksheet, students color in an illustration titled "I Love the Earth." The picture shows an angel watering a flower garden with hearts.
Curated OER
Quilting Coloring Page
In this coloring worksheet, students color in an illustration about quilting. The drawing shows an angle holding quilting supplies and wearing a shirt that says, "I (heart) quilting."