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Must & Can
For this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate verb, can or must, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Speak & Talk
For this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate action verb, speak or talk, to place in ten sentences making each one grammatically correct.
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Seem & Look like
In this grammar learning exercise, students choose the appropriate helping verb, seem or look like, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Am, Are & Is
In this grammar activity, students choose the appropriate helping/linking verb, am/are/is, to place in fifteen sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Good & Well
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate adjective/adverb, good/well, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Achieve, Cope & Manage
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate action verb, achieve/cope/manage, to put in ten sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Interesting & Interested, etc.
While just a quick review of word usage, this ten question activity could be a great filler activity. Learners could hone their vocabulary and spelling skills using this quiz which can be done both online or as a activity.
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Simple or Progressive
Proper verb usage is reviewed in this worksheet. Students fill in the blanks in 10 multiple choice questions relating to verbs.
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That & What
Providing a review of that and what, this worksheet can be a quick and easy way to have students review this concept. The ten questions in the activity can be answered either online or on a worksheet.
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To & For
Using the words to and for is covered in this activity. Learners can practice important skills by identifying the correct word for use in each blank on the 10 question quiz.
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Question Words
Practice interrogative pronouns with your ESL class in this activity. Ten questions provide parts of interrogative sentences for students to complete with words like "what," "who," and "how." The instructional activity would be a great...
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She's = is or has?
Providing eleven sentences for English learners to review, this activity focuses on defining the contractions in each sentence. Students choose the correct definition based on the context clues of the sentence. Contractions include...
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Lie & Lay
When do you use "lie," and when do you use "lay"? Use this activity in your ESL class to find the difference. Ten questions provide sentences with blanks for English learners to complete with the two verbs, often in different tenses. The...
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Look, See & Watch
Help your ESL learners learn the difference between "look," "see," and "watch" with this practice worksheet. Ten questions provide sentences for English learners to complete, as well as the multiple choice options. The verbs are...
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Penguin Presentations
Students explore the attributes of penguins. In this penguins lesson plan, students participate in a penguin scavenger hunt and take notes on the information they encounter. Students prepare reports about their findings and share them...
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A New Deal for African Americans
Pupils consider how New Deal programs impacted African Americans. In this New Deal instructional activity, students collaborate to research Internet and print sources regarding selected New Deal programs and African...
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Martin's Big Words
Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport, is a story about Martin Luther King. Encourage your learners to create a list of questions before beginning the reading. Also, learners should be working on monitoring and clarifying to...
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Solving Linear Equations
Study linear equations with this algebra lesson. Middle schoolers solve linear equations using the appropriate properties and create their own equations for each other to solve.
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Irony in Poetry and Prose (Fiction and Non-fiction Texts)
Middle and high schoolers examine the impact of irony in poetry and prose. In this figurative language lesson, they read instructor-selected literature and identify uses of irony. Then they discuss how irony enhances literature.
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Prequel to Antigone
Trying to find a way to begin your Antigone unit? Use this lesson to introduce your class to the background of Oedipus and Antigone, as well as the historical context. They view a PowerPoint presentation about Oedipus and the story...
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How Tall is the Average 6th Grader?
Upper grade and middle schoolers explore mathematics by participating in a measuring activity. They hypothesize on what the average height of a male or female 6th grader is and identify ways to find the average mathematically. Learners...
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Similes and Metaphors: An Interactive Review
Get your pupils' attention with this lesson on similes and metaphors, which features two poems by Tupac Shakur. A SMART board presentation guides them through the lesson, which includes a BrainPop activity (linked). After they have...
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Meet A Tree
Learners explore different types of trees with their senses. In this nature instructional activity, students play a game in which pairs use their senses to explore trees, blindfolded. Learners then must find the tree they found when...
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Analyzing Word Use Through Guided Wordle
Even though this lesson is just a basic way to review verb usage, it takes a novel approach. First, pupils identify verbs that they use too often in their writing, and then they create a Wordle. Wordle is a website that provides graphic...