Sidney W. Gilford - Substitute Teaching: Everything You Need for Success

Middle School, High School

Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

Association

Sentence: Acapblocks sunlight during the daytime for sports players .

Look at the word in the square on the following page. Think of the first words or phrases that come to mind. Write one in each circle.

Next, outside each circle write words that come to mind when thinking about the word in the circle. Draw lines to connect them to the appropriate circles.

When done writing association words, use 1 or 2 words from around some of the circles and write a sentence that describes your idea of the word in the box. (See the example above.)

Sentence: _______________________________________________________________

Middle School, High School

Science

Astronaut

Congratulations! You have been selected to be part of the first team of astronauts who will land on Mars. You and your team will spend five days exploring the planet.

What will you need to do to prepare for the mission to Mars?

What do you expect you will find on Mars?

What do you need to know or bring for the mission to be successful?

What skills or experience do you think you have that will be helpful during the mission?

Elementary School, Middle School

Language Arts, Science

A to Z: Animals

Below, write the name of an animal that starts with that letter. For example, next to A you could write alligator; next to B you could write bear; and so on. If you cannot think of one, skip that letter and come back to it later.

High School

Language Arts, Social Studies

A to Z: Animals

Below, write the name of a country that starts with that letter. For example, next to A you could write Algeria; next to B you could write Belgium, and so on. If you cannot think of one, skip that letter and come back to it later.

Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Language Arts, Science

Compare and Contrast

Look at the underlined word below that is above the columns. Use the left hand column to write related words. Use the right hand column to write contrasting words that are not related.

Example

water

vegetable

Middle School, High School

Language Arts, Science

Compare and Contrast

Look at the underlined word below that is above the columns. Use the left hand column to write related words. Use the right hand column to write contrasting words that are not related.

Example

water

microscopic

Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Art, Science

Dream It! Design it!House

You are an architect. You are getting ready to design your Dream House! It will have everything you want in a house. Below, present 2 things that will be in your Dream House. For each one, answer the questions on the left and draw the design in the box to the right.

Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Art, Science

Design It!My Robot

You are an engineer. You are getting ready to design your own Robot! Below, present 2 things that will be part of your Robot. For each one, answer the questions on the left and draw the design in the box to the right.

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Art

Draw It!

Draw a picture using the design below as part of your picture.

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Art

Draw It!

Draw a picture using the design below as part of your picture.

Grades 4 and up

Language Arts, Science

Finish the Story

When writing a story, there is a beginning, middle, and end. On the following page, write 3 or 4 sentences to fill in the missing section in order to complete the short story.

Beginning

Jane had a science project that was due in two weeks. While working on it, she realized she was missing 2 or 3 items she needed to complete the project. She had time and decided to go and get the items.

Middle

End

Jane arrived home. Looking at the clock, she noticed it was near dinner time. She decided to finish the science project the next day.

Grades 4 and up

Language Arts, Science

Finish the Story

When writing a story, there is a beginning, middle, and end. Below, write 3 or 4 sentences to fill in the missing section in order to complete the short story.

Beginning

Tom was tired and lay down on the couch. Before he realized it, he fell asleep. Then suddenly, he woke up to a thump and felt something hit his head. He opened his eyes and to his disbelief he was floating and had hit his head on the ceiling.