Did you know that "30-40 percent of all words in English have a related word in Spanish?" This fact launches an interactive study of cognates appearing the same in English and Spanish. Learners demonstrate what they have learned about...

Support young learners with learning the different parts of speech using this series of displays. Complete with definitions and examples of each type of word, these would make a great addition to any elementary classroom.

Represent family history visually by requiring your young artists to create family trees that express balance and symmetry. Pupils examine works of art, research their family histories, and put together large family tree posters.

Beginning with a pre-lab, kindergarteners trace the letters in the word earthquake and discuss what happens in an earthquake. The lab portion allows young scientists realize that earthquakes trigger shaking of different intensities...

In this math vocabulary learning exercise, students read 14 math vocabulary words relating to statistics and graphs.  This would be an excellent tool for teachers to create a math vocabulary word wall.  Teachers could use these...

In this possessive s worksheet, students put words in order to make a complete sentence with 1 of the words being a possessive s word. Students put 12 sentences in order and write 4 of their own.

Young scholars collect newspaper articles which discuss societies who enforce heterosexuality. They brainstorm how heterosexuality is enforced in their community. They answer questions to end the instructional activity.

In this ESL online interactive home worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding things one would find in a house. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Combine several concepts with youngsters, who will enjoy expressing their artistic side as they identify shapes and practice printing. First, scholars trace the word yellow and use this color to shade all the rectangles they...

High schoolers examine the relationship between a poem's form and its content in Robert Frost's poem, 'Mending Wall.' They read and analyze the poem, explore websites, listen to an audio clip of Frost reading the poem, and write an...

Fourth graders practice writing with description. In this descriptive instructional activity, 4th graders see the results of a task when the directions are not clear. They come up with descriptive words and write their own...

First graders are introduced to the game of Word-O to increase their fluency while reading. Individually, they look, say and write at their high frequency words and practice spelling them. To end the activity, they are introduced to...

In this vocabulary words activity, students cut out vocabulary word cards and practice spelling and defining them. Students cut out 32 cards.

In this -ou word list worksheet, 2nd graders will cut apart and practice reading 36 different words containing the -ou diphthong.

Extend the exhilarating learning experience of Dr. Seuss with five activities designed to reinforce literacy skills—site word reading, dialogue writing, story mapping, and more! Featured stories include The Lorax,...

It's all about decimals in these word problems, which have scholars apply math to scenarios they will likely come across later in life. Working with multi-digit numbers and decimals to the hundredths place, learners must determine the...

Second graders create sentences using word wall or spelling words. In this literacy lesson, 2nd graders type their sentences and attach a clip art picture that coordinates with the word or sentence.

Acknowledge, Care, Tell! Freshmen learn how to ACT to help a friend demonstrating warning signs for depression and suicide in a carefully scaffolded, scripted lesson. Scholars also learn positive coping skills, information about support...

What makes a complete sentence? Words, of course! As your budding readers understand this relationship, guide them through this nursery rhyme activity. Scholars examine pictures of 10 familiar rhymes, mentally counting the words in the...

This three-page learning exercise moves physics masters to show what they know about motion. They analyze graphs of time versus displacement, solve instantaneous and average velocities, solve word problems, and graph results. This is an...

Math just got real! Scholars solve seven word problems dealing with life applications for multiplication, division, and subtraction.  They show their work in a designated space, and must include units in their answers. Learners will...

Developing a topic sentence can be a real challenge for young writers. Make the process a whole lot easier with a poster that can be displayed in the classroom. The visual first describes the two parts of the topic sentence, the occasion...

Equality does not equal equity. That's the take-away from a activity that asks young people to consider what could be done to make a variety of situations more just, more equitable. After examining images that illustrate the difference...

Scholars boost their knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement with a lesson that challenges writers, readers, and historians to analyze primary sources and caption their observations. By way of reading, writing, discussion, independently,...