Classroom resources
Browse by lesson focus
Choose the topic or kind of practice you need.
Showing 481–504 of 544 resources
Show filters
Select a scientist/inventor from a list of 12, research their life and achievements, then create a social-media-style profile (username, bio, 3 posts/quotes with images, hashtags, list of people they might follow), add color/design, and give peer feedback using a rubric.
Learn poetic-device vocabulary (couplet, meter, rhyme scheme, alliteration, metaphor, etc.), read and analyze the model poem, identify and analyze verbs, then write, get peer feedback on, revise, and present their own rhyming poem using a template based on the model poem.
Students review the difference between primary and secondary sources, then work through a Four-Reads process on 'Tecumseh's Speech to the Osage' (reading for origins/context, meaning, purpose, and like a historian), complete a 4-Reads worksheet, answer a multiple-choice/short-answer assessment, and complete a 'Say, Mean, Matter'…
Students work in groups of 6, pass a birdie back and forth over the net in a set player order using rackets, and after successful passing sequences rotate to one of four skill stations (target bullseye hit, ring the bucket, distance hit, ring the solo cup) to practice serving and striking skills.
Play a team game rolling balls under a net to knock over cups/targets to earn point sticks, while avoiding being tagged crossing midline; teams compete to collect the most point sticks.
Students are assigned to teams as either 'hedgehogs' (catchers) or a 'porcupine' (thrower); porcupines javelin-throw pool-noodle segments ('quills') to their teammate hedgehogs, who try to catch them to be rescued; the first team to rescue all hedgehogs wins. Team members also each learn one animal fact from a distributed fact card as…
Students review the difference between primary and secondary sources, then work through a Four-Reads process on 'Tecumseh- A Warrior's Speech' (reading for origins/context, meaning, purpose, and like a historian), complete a 4-Reads worksheet, answer a multiple-choice/short-answer assessment, and complete a 'Say, Mean, Matter' summative…
Free download Participate in charades and verb-matching ice-breakers, underline verbs in teacher-led guided practice sentences, do a partner subject-verb matching task, complete an individual worksheet, respond to an exit-ticket prompt, and (in a later lesson) sort a mixed list of verbs into action/helping/linking categories, across at least 3-4…
Complete worksheets on divisibility, mixed-number/improper-fraction conversion, fraction addition/subtraction with regrouping, decimal addition/subtraction/multiplication/division, powers of 10, and percent/ratio conversion; use wall charts and pre-assessments.
Free download Watch teacher-selected videos about manufacturing careers, discuss what manufacturing means, write new facts learned on a worksheet, and identify a manufacturing career they could see themselves pursuing.
In groups of ~5, students complete a guided PowerPoint activity on animal structures and functions (modeled by the teacher first), then work independently to choose one animal within their assigned vertebrate group, complete a second research template on that animal, and build a large 2-D diorama on poster paper covering structures,…
Across 3 class sessions, students choose/are assigned a U.S. president, research the president's life and achievements, create a fictional social media profile (username, bio, three imaginative posts/quotes reflecting the president's historical context and personality, relevant hashtags), give and receive peer feedback using a rubric,…
Practice adding decimal money amounts, then use a book order form and a proposal form to select and justify books to purchase for the classroom library within a set budget; students set personal learning goals and self-assess understanding during the project.
In teams of 4, complete a warm-up activity, then a team competition using task cards describing exercises at designated stations (using equipment like scooters, gym mats, jump ropes, hula hoops, beanbags, basketballs), placing completed task cards in a team bucket after each exercise.
Over roughly 1-2 weeks (about 20 minutes/day), students identify real-world examples of geometric terms, fill in a vocabulary/symbol/example chart, design mini-golf course holes on paper incorporating specific geometric elements, calculate money and material measurements for supplies, and construct a physical model of their course using…
Students brainstorm alliterative words for a chosen starting letter, draft a 6-line poem about an invented creature following the template, share it for peer feedback, revise, and publish it into a class poetry anthology; teacher assesses with a provided checklist.
Students mix dirt, water, and grass to form a mud brick following given proportions, let it dry, keep a daily journal recording date, materials used, and observations, write a concluding reflection paragraph imagining themselves as a Sumerian brick builder, and bring the finished brick to school to build a class Ziggurat.
Divide into 4 teams; complete a coordination/obstacle activity (e.g., hand-eye coordination balloon-hitting drill, or the floss dance followed by 10 jumping jacks) before entering a 'battle zone'; throw foam balls to knock down the opposing teams' bowling pins while retrieving and returning balls to their own territory; the last team…
Discuss current file-saving habits, learn the concept of folder hierarchy, then use color-coded sorting cards to arrange sets of file/folder names into a hierarchy and record the results on a recording sheet; extension tasks apply the skill to real flash-drive files and paper filing.
Students rotate through experiment stations, follow steps, make predictions, record observations in a table, match vocabulary terms to definitions, and answer reflection questions.
Students play a volleying game in groups of 5: they stand in hula hoops around a poly-spot, call 'ball' before hitting, try to keep a volley going as long as possible without letting it hit the floor, and the top teams advance to play on a netted court.
Working in role-play groups (e.g. medical examiner, archaeologist, reporter, sketch artist, historian), students complete a web quest to gather clues about King Tut's death, participate in a mock trial (judge, jury, attorneys, witnesses), and write persuasive pieces arguing their conclusion, supported by pre/post tests and grading…
In each mini-lesson, students watch a brief teacher demonstration (I do), practice the cued skill element together (we do), then apply it individually during a kicking game (you do); students also play a full class kicking/retrieving game (Friday Night Heights) and are scored against a five-component rubric (9-step approach, foot…
Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Numbers (skip counting and reflection); Math with Friends (multi-step problems and decimal/fraction practice); Math Story Adventure (story problems with all operations); Number Detectives (decimals, fractions, and volume); Dreams for Sixth Grade (math…