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Diamante Poems
In this language arts worksheet, students are guided in the process of creating diamante poems. Then they create their own from the choices given.
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Research a Severe Weather Pattern of Interest
Students select a severe weather pattern of interest (tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, lightning, hail, and thunderstorms) and research these patterns to collect data for a report they write in the next lesson.
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The Sun-Earth Connection
Third graders research about the location of different planets from the sun. For this earth science lesson, 3rd graders discuss the weather in their place and identify common weather terminologies. They explain how tornadoes form and...
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Feelings about Current Events
Learners explore feelings about negative events. In this health and social studies lesson plan, students discuss and write about personal feelings about events that have had an impact on their life, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and...
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Picking Up the Pieces
Students recall and write about a time in which they felt helpless, focusing on how they coped with the situation then and now.
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Using a Concept Definition Map
Students define "natural disaster" by offering examples and charting them to discover what a concept definition map is. Then students create their own maps using the word "city".
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Henry and Mudge: The First Book by Cynthia Rylant
In this short story worksheet, learners read and analyze the short story "Henry and Mudge: The First Book" by Cynthia Rylant and then the students answer thirty five comprehension questions in a variety of formats.
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Outlines are Fun and Easy
Learners goal is to achieve summarization. They read familiar words and decode words at their reading level. They summarize articles through the use of an outline in order ot improve reading comprehension. Students complete a basic...
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Night of the Twisters Figurative Language
In this reading worksheet, young scholars read and learn about writers' use of figurative language to create vivid pictures with words. Students are directed to specific pages in The Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman and answer 20...
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What's the Big Idea: Exercise 4
In this main idea worksheet, students write the common subject heading for 12 groups of words. Students read the three words in each group and write a title or main idea heading. Students add another example that could be included in...
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Conflict in"the Interlopers"
Learners read "the Interlopers" and define the four conflicts in the story. In this conflict lesson, students write an original story about three of the four conflicts in the book.
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Writing
Learners write poems and a narrative story. In this writing activity, students read stories and poems written by other learners and read examples of haiku's and diamonte's. Students write an acrostic poem and a diamonte poem. Learners...
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Academic Raceway 500: Vocabulary Using Context Clues
This vocabulary skills PowerPoint presents a game to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues within a sentence. The game is based on the theme of a car race. The goal of the PowerPoint game is to finish the race...
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Speech Practice: "OR" Bingo
In this speech practice worksheet, students play a game of bingo, using the card with pictures whose names contain "or." Worksheet contains 2 bingo template cards.
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Spiral Breeze Catcher
Third graders participate in a creative project in order to investigate how a tornado moves. The use of a spiral catcher is used to model the movement of a tornado. Students also watch "The Wizard of Oz" to create context for the lesson.
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Gone With The Wind
Young scholars review the different types of natural disasters. As a class, they examine how people and communities deal with weather disasters. They compare and contrast how two communities respond to a tornado or hurricane. They...
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100 Irregular Plural Nouns in English
In this irregular plural nouns worksheet, students fill in the blanks in this irregular plural noun chart. Students also add their own examples of irregular plural nouns that are not listed on the chart.
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Really Useful List of 100 Irregular Plural Nouns in English
In this irregular plural nouns worksheet, students study the list of 100 common irregular plural nouns. Students also add their own examples of irregular plural nouns that are not listed on the chart.
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Vocabulary Practice: Little House on the Prairie
For this vocabulary worksheet, students learn ten words in a list. Students then answer 11 short answer questions about the meaning of the words. This worksheet appears to be related to the book Little House on the Prairie.
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At the Crossroads
Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...
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Keeping Our Pets Safe In An Emergency
Students fill out worksheets that teach them how to prepare for emergency situations and how to enable animal safety in emergency situations. In this emergency lesson plan, students talk about different kinds of emergencies and how they...
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Native American Legends, Folk Stories and Tales
Students write an Indian tale explaining a natural event, an animal characteristic,
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"All Day Nightmare"
Students read an "All Day Nightmare" by R.L. Stine. They use the interactive book to choose the plot at the end of each chapter. They also complete an open-ended story.
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Writing Bug- Let it Snow- Writing Prompt Worksheet
In this writing worksheet, students write an essay that describes what it is like to be in an area of the world where it snows in the winter. They write the essay from the point of view of educating someone who has never seen snow before.