Handout
Mrs. Mann

Mice and Beans

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
A great addition to a multicultural unit or curriculum study, use the set of questions based on Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mice and Beans to engage learners and enhance their reading experience. As youngsters read, they...
Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: Vocabulary Builder

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to define words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Vocabulary and Writing: Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these English Language vocabulary and writing worksheets, learners use the pictures to help identify the adjective vocabulary words and then write a sentence for each word.
Interactive
Curated OER

U.S. American Flags Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online interactive Flag Day worksheet, students examine 20 American flags-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 13 sets of letters. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Utilizing Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
You can use flip books as a means to practice and apply new vocabulary in any content area.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using a Database to Organize Vocabulary Words

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students use a database as a vocabulary resource during writing/reading. They preview stories and list unknown works into their reading notebooks. Students find the definitions, and enter their words into a database using a teacher...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cartoon Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Third and fourth graders complete a vocabulary log which includes a definition, and a sentence that demonstrates the meaning of the word. Then make an illustration that represents the definition of the word. The trick is that they may...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: A Taste of Honey (Wallace)

For Teachers K - 3rd
A Taste of Honey offers learners a chance to practice with unknown words and context clues. Choose several vocabulary words to focus on as you read the picture book, or use the ones provided here. Pre-teach the words and have...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: Peter's Chair (Keats)

For Teachers K - 3rd
A new baby means a lot of changes for Peter! Ezra Jack Keats presents this common childhood experience in his story Peter's Chair, the context of a detailed vocabulary study. Before you read, introduce the three new words scholars...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sunny Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 6th
Intended for Autistic children, but useful in many ways, this list focuses on "sunny" vocabulary. Each page contains a word and the associated image. Great for reinforcing vocabulary, but could also be used as a pictorial communication...
Organizer
Freeology

Vocabulary Boxes

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Visual vocabulary. What fun! As part of vocabulary study, learners use a graphic organizer to list a word, its part of speech, a showing sentence, definition, and an illustration. Space is provided on the template for three words.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using "Kindness"

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover the benefits of kind acts by dissecting the word itself.  In this vocabulary activity, students utilize the letters in the word "kindness" to create other words which they record.  Students figure out what...
Printables
Curated OER

Dolch Word Lists: Noun Practice Cards

For Teachers K - 3rd
What a wonderful resource! Have your class practice identifying and spelling nouns from the Dolch word list using the practice cards in this worksheet. This would be a quick and easy way to solidify these skills.
PPT
Curated OER

Paul Gauguin: Complimentary Color

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
First introduce your art class to the master, Paul Gauguin, then to the concept of complimentary colors. This slideshow provides a bit of background on the famous artist then walks kids through a step-by-step process intended as a study...
Worksheet
Curated OER

When Was the First Time You...?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Promote conversation with this questioning worksheet. Perfect for English language learners to practice basic conversational vocabulary, typical questions are "When was the first time you took a trip without your family?"
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Harry Potter: Study Questions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary learners explore fiction storytelling through partcipating in a survey. They identify the characters, themes and plot of the Harry Potter series while discussing their opinions in class. Learners conduct a survey about their...
PPT
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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...
App
1
1
Vosonos

Interactive Minds: Solar System

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Travel through space as you learn about the galaxy, solar system, planets, and much more. An extensive resource for studying astronomy in upper-elementary and middle school classrooms.
Lesson Plan
American Battlefield Trust

1862: Antietam and Emancipation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
The Emancipation Proclamation shifted the tone and purpose of the Civil War. Using a primary source analysis, pupils consider the significance of the document. A second activity investigates the founding of the United States Colored...
Lesson Plan
ESL Kid Stuff

Actions - Present Continuous

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
What are you doing? Why, studying the present continuous tense, of course. Language learners engage in activities and exercises that provide them with practice crafting and answering questions using the present continuous tense.
Activity
Stephen F. Austin State University, College of Fine Arts

The Ugly Duckling

For Students K - 5th
It's not about what you look like on the outside! A study guide for the stage adaptation of The Ugly Duckling reminds learners that being cruel to those in need is not helpful—and that we all belong somewhere.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Comparing and Contrasting Two Texts about Poison Dart Frogs: Legs and Toes

For Teachers 3rd Standards
A lesson challenges scholars to compare and contrast two readings about Poison Dart Frogs. Information presented comes from different informational texts, followed by a discussion, and the completion of a Venn diagram. A one-page...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Investigating Daily and Seasonal Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Talking about weather isn't just for making conversation. Young scientists gather evidence from an interactive activity to make connections between daily and seasonal weather. They analyze data from different areas and compare the...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Introducing Close Reading: Finding the Main Message and Taking Notes About Rain School

For Teachers 3rd Standards
This second lesson in a larger unit is perfect for the beginning of the year because it explicitly teaches 3rd graders how to use close reading skills by identifying unfamiliar words, figuring out the gist, and defining important...

Other popular searches