Positively Autism
Knights and Castles Matching
As part of a unit on knights and castles, learners with autism use cards picturing previously studied images and match the images with those printed on the provided sheet.
Positively Autism
Travis the Train Visits a Castle
On this visit, Travis the Train learns about the different parts of a castle. Some of the pages features photos of actual castles, others are photos of toy castles or drawings of castles.
Positively Autism
Travis the Train Goes on a Summer Picnic
Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, watermelon, corn on the cob, lemonade. Travis the Train introduces foods and drinks that may be taken on a summer picnic.
Positively Autism
Travis the Train Visits the Beach
Part of a unit on the seasons, in this resource Travis the Train introduces autistic learners to the ocean, beach balls, sand castles, pails, shovels, and sea shells. The final pages review the names of the images included in the lesson.
Novelinks
Sense and Sensibility: Concept Analysis
If you need an anchor for your unit on Sense and Sensibility, use a concept analysis with key discussion points. It includes literary themes, vocabulary, background information, and suggestions for addressing gender and diversity questions.
Do2Learn
Self Help: Body Parts
Head and shoulders, knees and...ears? Eyes? Hands? Help learners get the parts of the body straight with this set of 12 picture cards!
Do2Learn
Calendar: Summer
Introduce learners to the key words and processes they might come across during the summer season, from swimming in a pool to going on a vacation, using this set of 12 picture cards.
Do2Learn
Home & School: Home
From doors and lamps to sinks and chairs, review some of the most common items you'll find in someone's home with this collection of picture cards. It includes 24 images and vocabulary words for learners to place in their appropriate...
Really Good Stuff
English/Spanish Cognates: Food
Everyone loves food! Help your English language learners pick up some vocabulary with a series of activities based around cognates and food. Pupils practice each word and focus on the words in-depth by filling out Frayer model...
Do2Learn
Activities: Everyday
Give learners the tools to communicate through physical actions and hand gestures, as well as verbally, by using this comprehensive set of picture cards that describe everyday activities. Some of these activities include eating,...
Do2Learn
Self Help: Clothes
Socks, sweaters, t-shirts, pajamas—help learners identify all the major clothing pieces they wear! This resource includes two pages of picture cards, each card illustrating an image of a particular clothing item and the word itself.
Novelinks
The House on Mango Street: Vocabulary Word Squares
Chanclas, muerto, cuando. Spanish words are plentiful in The House on Mango Street and may be unfamiliar to many readers. A vocabulary words squares activity will help kids remember the meaning of these words and add to their...
Novelinks
The Cure: Vocabulary Bingo
As part of their study of the vocabulary used in Sonia Levitin's The Cure, class members create a card, filling in words from the novel, and then engage in a bingo game.
Curated OER
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Magic Square Vocabulary
Before getting too far into The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, support your learners by introducing and practicing some vocabulary that might be unfamiliar to them. The vocabulary exercise here includes 16 words from the third and fourth...
Scholastic
Wonderful Word Webs
Webs can be spooky, but they can also help learners build vocabulary! Use these Halloween-themed word webs to inspire your pupils when brainstorming related words and concepts. Two different styles are provided.
Ned Show
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
If friendship were a soup, what ingredients would be in it? As part of a study of Marcus Pfister's Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale, kids engage in a series of friendship-themed activities using materials contained in this richly...
Super Teacher Worksheets
Literature Circle Packet
Looking to set up literature circles in your class? Use these materials to support pupils when they meet in groups. Pupils take on various roles over the course of reading and meet with their groups to share the work they have done on...
Curated OER
Tangerine: Vocabulary
Here's a great way to make vocabulary words drawn from Edward Bloor's novel Tangerine memorable. Kids create a word square, and in one quadrant write the word. A picture goes in a second quadrant, the definition in a third, and a...
Penn State
Early Childhood Education Lesson Plan for Good Night, Good Knight
The book Good Night, Good Knight is the inspiration for this plan. Learners get into small groups to search for words in books that begin with their names and fill out and illustrate their own personal letter and name pages.
Brigham Young University
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Word Squares
Encourage your class to use a variety of strategies to learn and retain vocabulary words. The plan suggests that near the beginning of your reading of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead pupils should find words in the text that are...
ESL Writing
Paraphrase with Synonyms
What's another word for paraphrasing? Ask your pupils to put their minds to work in order to replace underlined words in a series of sentences with appropriate synonyms.
Teach Children ESL
You're a Superhero
Engage your English language learners' vocabulary acquisition superpowers with a set of materials about superheroes. Pupils create their own superhero alter-egos by choosing from a list of superpowers, deciding on sidekicks and other...
Curated OER
Shizuko’s Daughter: Magic Square
Vocabulary really adds up with magic squares! Using words from Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori, kids line up words and definitions to come up with the same sum across and down the square.
Curated OER
Shizuko's Daughter: Concept of Definition Word Map
Help your class use critical thinking when it comes to unfamiliar words. With vocabulary from Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter, kids write the word in the center of a graphic organizer, and find its category, comparisons, examples, and...