Roanoke County Public Schools
Be a Sequence Detective!
Authors are constantly leaving clues that help the reader to understand the sequence of events in a story. Teach young readers how to pick up on these key temporal words and phrases with this slide show. After an introduction to commonly...
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Macbeth List 2 Worksheet
The best way to learn vocabulary is to see it in context, right? That's exactly what this worksheet does; it presents 20 terms for Macbeth in context. For part one, learners answer a list of questions that use the target vocabulary. In...
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To Kill a Mockingbird List 2 Worksheet
Are you reading To Kill a Mockingbird with your eighth or ninth graders? Help them access the text by focusing on some difficult vocabulary. This two-page resource houses 20 unfamiliar vocabulary words for your class to review prior to...
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Macbeth List 3 Worksheet
Reading Macbeth is tough, especially when such challenging vocabulary appears on every page! Don't send your class in blind; prepare them for intense reading by focusing on some of the more challenging vocabulary terms. Included here are...
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A Tale of Two Cities List 1
Arguably one of the most famous novels, A Tale of Two Cities is a tough read for many learners. Help your readers understand the first chapters of the text by offering this vocabulary guide. Twenty new words are introduced, and two...
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Our Town List 1 Worksheet
Build vocabulary while reading Our Town, Thornton Wilder's Broadway play. This two-page resource highlights 20 tricky vocabulary words like alacrity, epitaph, languid, and vestige. In the first activity, pupils answer questions that use...
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Using Creative Techniques to Get Students to Read
You can get students to enjoy reading if you allow them to be more involved in the book selection process.
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How Do Reading Partnerships Work?
Students complete a survey that the teacher can use to compare similar reading interests and reading abilities before to assign reading partners. They participate in a reading partnership by choosing a "double-copy" book, setting meeting...
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Reading the Play
Middle schoolers read the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare. In groups, they identify the instances of similes, metaphors and personification. They use the Internet to compare and contrast the events in the play with historical...
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Come Join Our Book Club!
Students participate in a class book club. After reading a selected book, they discuss what they like and dislike about the book and if they would recommend it to a friend with their partner. As a class they listen to the book "Click,...
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Lively Read of the Tale of Despereaux
Students create a character map of the main characters in The Tale of Despereaux. After reading the text, students create a character chart based on information they gleaned from the story. They use this information to write a letter...
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Get Everyone Reading and Talking About Books
You can promote the love of reading with creative projects.
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Radical Reads
Students recreate an "American Idol" contest in which they present their favorite books to their classmates using arguments for and excerpts from the books. Following the presentation, students will be polled and the least popular books...
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Most Common Words List 6
In this frequently used words learning exercise, students read the 14 words in a list of common sight words. Kids read a story and circle these words. Students unscramble the letters in 14 sight words and then use them to fill in the...
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Most Common Words List
For this word recognition worksheet, students recognize high frequency words. Students read a story and circle all the most common words each time they appear. They also complete fourteen fill-in the blank questions by placing the high...
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Spelling List 12: Sight Words, /oi/ Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list activity, students practice spelling words that are sight words, oi sounds, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Spelling List 8: Sight Words, ch/tch Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list learning exercise, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ch/tch words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Spelling List 6: Sight Words, Number-related, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list learning exercise, students practice spelling words that are sight words, number related words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 13: Sight Words, Homographs, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list learning exercise, students practice spelling words that are sight words, homographs, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 12: Sight Words, Homographs, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, homographs, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 31: Sight Words, Greek Root Aero, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, Greet root aero, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 5: Sight Words, al/il, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, al/il words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List D-6
In this spelling worksheet, students write each of 21 words two times. This list contains words with ile/il, sight words, and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 20: Sight Words, Long /o/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, long o words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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