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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers
Learners examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...
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Action, Please!
Students create an advertising campaign. In this environmental education lesson, students research aluminum and aluminum can recycling. Students wrap the lesson up by writing newspaper articles, creating public service announcements, and...
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Managing Heat
Third graders perform various experiments to show the flow of energy that causes heat. In this heat lesson, 3rd graders understand how heat is transferred or trapped. Students use the scientific method and critical thinking skills to...
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The Water Cycle
Fourth graders explore changes in water forms. In this water cycle lesson, 4th graders build a water cycle model and monitor it for 2 weeks in order to understand that water changes state as it moves through the cycle.
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Carnival Celebrations: Masks and Vejigantes
Students explore Carnival. In this Puerto Rico Carnival lesson, students discover the history of the cultural celebration as well as the significance of the elaborate masks worn for the festivities. Students create their own Carnival masks.
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A Bug's Journey
Students research the art of John Baldessari. In this art history lesson, students examine Baldessari's drawing of a beetle and discuss the characteristics of these bugs. They write a story from a bug's perspective and create their own...
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: 'You Kiss by the Book'
Students explore Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In this analysis lesson plan, students recognize the use of poetic conventions as a principle of dramatic structure after analyzing the sonnetShakespeare created for the first meeting...
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Lions at Lunchtime
For this literature study unit, 4th graders read the book Lions at Lunchtime and match ten vocabulary words to the definitions and seven short answer questions based on chapters 1 and 2. Students read chapters 3,4, and 5 and answer...
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A Gift for Charlie's Mum-- Ch Words
In this language arts activity, students learn about "ch" words by reading a 1 page story and answering 15 questions. This page is from the UK.
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My Secret Unicorn
In this unicorn activity worksheet, students complete 6 worksheets all containing unicorn activities. These include: coloring, doing a maze, drawing, completing a word search and a connect the dots activity.
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More Than Anything in the World
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read a short passage noting point of view. Students will then complete the story adding problem solving to the story ending.
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Coyote and Anansi
Students explore the structure of folktales. In this coyote and Anansi lesson, students discuss the attributes of folktales as they read versions of tales featuring coyote and Anansi. Students collaborate to write and perform their own...
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Quiz on Genre and Subgenre
In this quiz on genre and subgenre worksheet, 9th graders match 12 definitions to terms, then answer 3 multiple choice questions identifying genres.
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Genre and Subgenre quiz
In this genre and subgenre learning exercise, students complete multiple choice and matching problems about genres and subgenres. Students complete 15 questions total.
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Halloween Literature Unit: Arthur’s Halloween
Students read the story "Arthur's Halloween" and discuss how they have helped someone. In this "Arthur's Halloween lesson plan, students play a game that strengthens their listening skills. Students participate in identifying...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
For this literature worksheet, students find the words that are related to the vocabulary of Shakespeare and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Camelot
In this literature worksheet, students find the words that are related to Camelot and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Harry Potter 7 (characters in all the books)
In this language arts worksheet, students find the words that are related to the naming of seven major characters. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The Witchcraft of Salem Village
In this social studies worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms related to Salem and the witch trials. The answers are found by clicking the button found at the bottom of the page.
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What's The Weather?
Second graders record and summarize daily weather observations for a week in the form of a bar graph. They cut and glue a weather symbol for each day, record it on the graph, and answer discussion questions.
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What's This Number?
Students practice the correct way to write numbers. In this language arts and math lesson plan, kindergarten students not only practice their number formations, but they also practice holding their pencil in the correct manner.
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Mathematics: One Hundred Plastic Ants
Third graders pick up plastic ants scattered on the floor. They take them back to their desks, count them, and add their totals to those of other students.
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Building a Circulation City
Pupils identify the different organ systems found throughout the human body. Using a model, they explain and draw the flow of blood and name the parts of the circulatory system. They create their own circulation city in which to show...
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Insect or Spider?
Students compare and contrast the difference between insects and spiders. After a brief class discussion, students complete an activity matching the body parts of an insect and the body parts of a spider. Worksheet with answer key is...