Lessons and Activities

TAKS/STAAR Baseball Review

A review for the TAKS (soon to be STAAR) test (this game has 6th grade math questions but can be adapted for any grade and subject). Students play baseball and advance to the bases or "catch a fly ball" by answering TAKS questions from the 2004 TAKS test.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 20, 2011

Posted by:

Mrs. Nicks

Letter cloner

Alphabet cloner with uppercase letters for building words or spelling scrambles.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Aug. 16, 2011

Posted by:

wargo

Putting Green - Ordering Nouns

This activity focuses on plural and singular forms of nouns using the ordering method.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Sep. 18, 2011

Posted by:

bherron

Elkonin or Sound Boxes

Simple table with red circles that students use to pull down as they learn phonemic awareness.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Nov. 2, 2011

Posted by:

leslie.alexander

Prefixes/Suffixes/Root Words

A mini lesson with practice.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2012

Posted by:

ahendry

Prefixes and Suffixes: un-, re-, -ful, -ly, -er

Students will learn the meanings of some prefixes and suffixes and then practice what they have learned.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 10, 2012

Posted by:

margo

Irregular Verbs

Brief review of types of verbs. Instructional emphasis on irregualr verbs.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 10, 2012

Posted by:

margo

Making Words Plural Adding

Making words plural by adding s or es to the ending

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 2 | Age 8

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 12, 2012

Posted by:

Kimbrown

Schoolastic: Learning Games and Teaching Tools

Creative ways to use an interactive whiteboard

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  World Languages

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 13, 2012

Posted by:

klynden 

Jeopardy - New and Improved

Complete Jeopardy template including Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy, Final Jeopardy w/music.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  World Languages

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 4, 2012

Posted by:

vaughbr