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Introduce Vocabulary: I Am Planet Earth
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read I Am Planet Earth, listening for 3 pre-select tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students practice...
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Drawing The Line
Students explore how arbitrary borders affect communities by participating in two hands-on activities and by reading about and discussing a community divided by national borders. They investigate the borders of their own neighborhoods.
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Guessing Game
Students participate in a set of activities designed to help ESL students become familiar with the English language through description, group work, oral reading, and question/answer sessions.
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Animals and Their Terrain
In this animals and their terrain crossword puzzle, students use the 4 sentence clues to correctly complete the word puzzle that pertains to animals and their terrain.
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Fragments
In these sentence correction worksheets, students read the sentences and determine if the underlined portion contains a fragment error. Students select the choice that corrects the mistake.
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What if Amelia Earhart had Turned Around?
Students discuss an article in USA Today in which Gregg Zoroya proposes his theory about what happened to Amelia Earhart. In this reading comprehension and Amelia Earhart instructional activity, students read an article in USA Today...
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Homonyms Exercise
In this homonyms worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the fair, fit, kind, pretty, fit, last, still, however, or long. Students fill in 16 sentences and match 4 words to their 2 meanings.
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Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
In this present perfect simple or continuous instructional activity, students first read about these 2 tenses, then decide on use and fill in blanks with the correct tense, using a given verb.
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Animal Farm: Story Problems
In this story problem worksheet, students cross out extra information in a set of 6 story problems about animals, then solve, then make up their own problem. Answers included on page 2.
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Lord of the Flies: Chapter 5
In this Lord of the Flies instructional activity, students complete list of reading guide questions. Students answer each questions and give the page number on which the answer is found.
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Can Elephants Paint: high frequency and spelling words
In this language arts instructional activity, 1st graders read the story Can Elephants Paint? and then complete language arts activities. Students write spelling and high frequency words, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer short...
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Kindergarten Kids: label pictures
In this picture labeling worksheet, students label pictures with the multiple choice questions given to them. Students complete 13 problems total.
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Literacy & Art: The Story behind the Quilt
Students examine the many ways quilts were used to chronicle the history and experiences of African slaves and African-Americans in America. They analyze a story quilt using the elements of storytelling, then create a class quilt.
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Masai and I: A Cultural Comparison
Fourth graders orally share similarities and differences between their culture and the Masai culture based on their reading of Masai and I, by Virginia Kroll
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Rx Rainforest:
Students identify plant diversity in the rainforest and the role that animals and habitats play in scientific research. They differentiate between natural habitat and laboratory research and work collaboratively to produce a video news...
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Amazing Animals
Students, in beginning and advanced beginning ESL levels, use English in an animal lesson.
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Computer Applications: Vocabulary
Students define the procedures involved in information relay within a computer. They become familiar with DOS commands and gain a basic understanding of the Windows 3.1 operating system.
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Peru Geography and the Environment
Fourth graders draw maps of Peru and examine how Peru is a geographically diverse country.
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The Salamander Room
Students examine how each animal's habitat provides what that animal needs for survival. They discuss what an animal needs to survive-food, shelter, water, and space.
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Survivor Vs. Canterbury Tales
Eleventh graders participate in activities that compare and contrast The Canterbury Tales with the television show, Survivor. They write a compare and contrast essay, and create a festival table and PowerPoint presentation.
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Snakes
Students follow directions to make a snake out of patterns. They research a specific snake and present it to the class in a group. They listen to a presentation about the King Cobra snake prepared by the teacher.