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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sequential Curriculum for Advanced Writing Workshop

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders engage in a ten-month long elective course focusing on college board review and an advanced writing workshop. Both course components focus on thinking and reasoning skills. Various approaches include sentence combining,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Organic Chemistry-Naming Substituted Hydrocarbons

For Students 9th - 12th
In this substituted hydrocarbons worksheet, students learn how to name compounds using a table of organic functional groups and the rules for naming hydrocarbon compounds. They practice naming twenty substituted hydrocarbons.
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PPT
Curated OER

Use Common Roots and Affixes When Attached to Known Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After a brief review of roots and affixes, partners are asked to choose a root, find words built on that root, and create a Christmas ornament decorated with these words. Beware the typos!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Decoding Strategies

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice using context clues to decode the meanings of unfamiliar words. In this vocabulary skills lesson plan, students follow the provided instructions to complete graphic organizers that enable them to decode words in "The...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

After the Garbage Can: Where Does Our Trash Go?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore how waste disposal has changed over time and what the current issues are.  In this disposal instructional activity students collect data and create graphs.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling List 3: Sight Words, "-aw" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, learners copy 16 words 2 times each. Words are either sight words, academic vocabulary or have the -aw pattern. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESL: Advanced/Proficiency Vocabulary

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this ESL word formation worksheet, students complete each sentence using the proper form of the word or words given in bold below the sentence. They fill in 9 blanks in seven sentences.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESL First Certificate/Advanced Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 19

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this ESL advanced vocabulary formation worksheet, students fill in the blanks in each sentence using the correct form of the words that are given in bold beneath each sentence.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducation to Vocabulary for a Lesson about Communities

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice using new vocabulary they learn about communities. In this communities vocabulary lesson plan, students use synonyms, context clues, and relevant content to unlock the meaning of new vocabulary words.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Young scholars may print out their work when finished.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

PHONEMIC AWARENESS INFUSION

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed Standards
Students practice and utilize phonograms (word families) found in the patterns of frequently used words. They assess strategies to assist them in dividing long words as well as to develop their phonemic awareness to new vocabularies....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Celebrations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders answer questions after listening to the the story "Celebrating Life Around the World" and verbally identify three ways in which people celebrate special occasions. They then make two verbal connections from their own...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Fish

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore rhyming words. They listen to the book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and discuss the rhyming words. After being placed into groups, they play the game, "Go Fish" and find matching rhyming words. They...
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Website
Free Reading

Free Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This free reading intervention site is geared toward students grade K-3, with literacy activities and lessons/ideas links. The site includes teaching tools and activities. See the link at the bottom to "About FreeReading" for a list of...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applying Word Study Strategies (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will practice applying word study strategies to improve your reading fluency and comprehension. L.9-10.5b nuances
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reading: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn about two kinds of affixes - prefix and suffix. Prefixes are attached, before a root or base word, and suffixes to the end of a word. You'll learn how all three word parts are keys to unlocking the meanings...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Greek and Latin Affixes (English Iii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson. You will be introduced to a number of common affixes and roots; play games to practice matching affixes to their meanings; read a passage and use your...
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Morpheme Structures: Affix Fit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan in which students match word cards with appropriate prefixes and suffixes. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Morpheme Structures: Affix Hunt

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students identify prefixes and suffixes on word cards. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Word Parts: Affix Wiz [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan in which students practice reading a list of affixes and then time each other to see how many affixes they can read in one minute. Students repeat to work towards increased speed and accuracy. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Build a Word: Sounding Out Accuracy Game

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A small group game to practice word and sound recognition and accuracy. Students pull cards with word parts printed on them out of a hat and if they can put it together and sound it out accurately they keep the card.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Improve Comprehension: A Word Game Using Root Words and Affixes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that teach about root words, prefixes, and suffixes using handouts, websites, and games. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Morphemic Elements: Affix Action

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students play a game by moving around the board by identifying suffixes. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Morphemic Elements: Affix Game

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars play a game by determining affixes and their meanings in order to move around the board. Materials are included.