Students use colorful adjectives when using their response journals responding to the book The Sign of the Beaver. In this adjectives lesson plan, students also correct a paragraph that has 10 incorrect adjective forms.

In this ESL writing practice worksheet, students trace upper and lower case letters A-J. A reference web site for additional activities is provided.

In this sentence order worksheet, students read the sentence examples in each box. Students order the sentences and write the sentence letters in order. Students complete 5 examples.

Students write using imagery. In this descriptive writing instructional activity students write a descriptive paragraph about their favorite season. They use a chart to compile words related to their senses and emotions.

Students practice describing a room. In this descriptive writing lesson plan, students use all of their five senses to describe their favorite room. The teacher will model for the class by creating a word list that describe the classroom...

In this writing worksheet, students brainstorm a writing piece about their favorite room. They write a purpose sentence, and fill a chart that describes the room using the senses. They write a draft using the purpose sentence and three...

In this reading comprehension activity, students read a one paragraph text about screenwriters. Students answer one multiple choice question.

In this writing practice worksheet, students trace a paragraph about President Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin beginning the United Nations.

In this sentence order learning exercise, students read two sentences with a picture in a box. Students write the sentence letters (a, b) in order.

Is your class writing a report on insects? If they are, you have to check out this great set of worksheets. It provides a well-scaffolded system they can use to organize their research findings in order to compose a well-structured...

Here's a fabulous lesson plan on the life cycle of a butterfly. Youngsters are able to identify and understand the four stages of life. They construct models of a caterpillar and write a sequence story about the life of a butterfly. This...

In this journal writing worksheet, students write a journal entry by choosing one of the 23 journal writing prompts. The students are required to write one paragraph.

In this creative writing worksheet, students write a paragraph onto the bucket template about what they like to do at the beach. There is also a template cover page for students to color.

Get the facts straight with a reading quiz on the first three chapters of Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle. The questions address details from the plot and provides a writing prompt to predict what will happen next in the book.

As you approach the end of the school year or New Years Eve, encourage reflection amongst your class members and gain a quick glimpse into the content and ideas that they remember the most.

Challenge your young readers with a passage about physical science. After reading about sound waves and electric currents, kids answer five reading comprehension questions about what they have read.

Second graders read about immigration from their text. They select one culture and identify characteristics of the group. Students complete a graphic organizer (included with the lesson). They recall and list various aspects of their...

A passage from Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables provides young readers with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in a paragraph.

Is Pluto still a planet? Using this popular question, kids are introduced to graphic organizers as a writing tool. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how to use them and work together with a partner to research whether Pluto is a...

Need some punctuation practice? Challenge your third or fourth graders' editing skills with a helpful instructional activity on punctuation. After naming different types of punctuation marks, they rewrite a paragraph that has multiple...

Providing a wonderful way to explore reading and vocabulary skills, this resource takes your class on a journey to understand the accomplishments of Lewis and Clark through the eyes of their dog Seaman. It focuses on using the book Lewis...

What do Ben Franklin and Wolfgang Mozart have in common? Find out about the musical invention, the armonica or glassy-chord. Learners will read about how Ben Franklin invented this new instrument and how Wolfgang Mozart came to play it....

Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...

Improve your learners' reading and writing skills with a set of sentences designed to help pupils work with sight words. The teacher dictates while the pupils write; this is followed by discussion.          ...