Welcome! Sign In or Try it Free!
Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students research and translate words from all parts of speech utilizing a bilingual dictionary. They become more comfortable in using bilingual dictionaries and continue to increase their vocabulary on their own. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
- Rating
Students define "guide." They identify guide words in a variety of dictionaries, locate words using guide words, and locate guide words using words. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
- Rating
Students identify commonly used words in English that derive from a Spanish origin. They define these words and create posters that explore the concept of language borrowing between idioms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students practice their dictionary skills by participating in a game of words with correct and incorrect definitions. They must work in pairs to determine the incorrect definitions and uses for a word. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
- Rating
Students research and identify the foreign roots of many English words. They are introduced to a dictionary's word derivation notes and abbreviation key. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
- Rating
Students identify Spanish words used in English, study the definitions of these words, and develop an understanding about the inclusion of words from foreign languages into spoken and written English. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
- Rating
Students read and are read various poems in their native language of Spanish. In groups or individually, they translate the poems into English and practice speaking English by reading them to the class. They answer comprehension questions for each poem to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
- Rating
Students use a software program to illustrate words from the dictionary. Using an old dictionary, the book is passed around the room for each person to tear out a page. They create an illustration to show the meaning of the word and practice using fonts, sizes and colors. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students explore issues surrounding language norms, including the distinction between prescriptive and descriptive norms, the differences between norms for spoken English and those for written English, how word meanings change, and whether e-mail and instant messaging are influencing written language. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students are given their own copy of the phonemes used in English. They are ecplained the game. Students work in groups, each team takes it turn to write the phonetic script for a word on the board. They get a point for each correct word. Full Review »
Link to This
Email This
Share