Practice makes perfect when it comes to learning grammar with this ESL resource. Offering a great way to teach about relative clauses, this lesson engages learners with a series of partner, small group, and whole class speaking and...

This nicely-designed presentation does an excellent job of introducing the comma and its many uses. Each of the slides shows different ways in which the comma is used. Learners are given a chance to practice what they have learned in the...

Discover Impressionist painting as students investigate the 19th century combinations of colors characteristically used. Students experiment with their own paintings, utilizing primary and secondary colors.

Adult language learners will benefit from this 20-slide presentation about active and passive voice constructions. Learners craft active and passive voice questions in the simple present and simple past tenses.

Practice alliteration with a fun game! Kids match names to a best friend's name, and add something they both like. 

Present tense verbs are the focus of a 24-page packet designed for language learners and loaded with activities, worksheets, and exercises. Step-by-step directions, materials lists, and variations for each lesson are included. A solid...

To practice using present simple verb forms, your young grammarians  complete 24 sentences using has and have with an online interactive worksheet. They use a drop down menu in each sentence to choose their answer before they submit...

Third graders increase reading strategies while learning about Abigail Adams and her role in history. In this Abigail Adams lesson, 3rd graders read about the American Revolution and Abigail Adams using all the balanced literacy...

The class is presented with an image of a hand-carved leg. They act as art historians and hypothesize as to the purpose, nature, and creators of this amazing wooden leg. They compose journal entries from the point of view of an art...

Decorate your classroom with a simply adorable alphabet poster. Each letter is represented with a cute drawing and a cursive word. The poster is in full color and designed to print at 24 by 36 inches. See the materials tab for additional...

Language arts learners practice using commas in a series while designing their own advertisement! This creative assignment calls for learners to create their own visual advertisement describing a product of their choice. Their poster...

These words are very confusing for non-native English speakers because they sound very similar, but they have different meanings. Quiz your English language learners on their knowledge of various homophones with this 20-question quiz. 

First, have each English language learner fill out the 15 sentence frames. Then, pair up your learners and have each share their completed sentences. There's a place for the listening partner to record his or her partner's sentences....

Here is a great way to explore language arts by completing a computer activity with classmates. Youngsters read a fairy tale in class and analyze where the beginning, middle and end are. They create their own story using clip art and...

Understanding consonant blends is crucial for young readers. In this language arts lesson, students examine consonant blends, and play the folder game, "Building With Blends," in small groups. The game is especially engaging!

English language learners choose the correct multiple choice option to complete 12 sentences. There is no common theme here, so this might function best as a time-filler. 

Everyone loves taking a trip to the computer lab! Bring your English language learners to this online resource to have them work with wish and the past simple tense. They read a few example sentences before jumping in! The first activity...

Students analyze lyrics and narration by reading poetry.  In this language arts activity, students read and examine the poem Belfast Confetti.  Students discuss the topics and questions asked by the author Ciaran Carson.

Students investigate syllabic metre and rhyming techniques by analyzing poetry.  In this language arts lesson, students read the poem Considering the Snail and discuss the nature and mood of the poem with their classmates....

Jan Brett, the author of many beloved children's books, is well worth a study. Try out this winter-themed unit, which covers areas of language arts as well as art, math, science, and social studies.

What a fun idea! The class discusses, and then writes free-verse poems using sensory detail. They get into small collaborative writing teams to compose their poems. Next, they pantomime the actions from the poem while their teammates...

Practice r-controlled vowels with a phonics game and worksheet. After rolling the dice, kids land on spaces on the game board and then find the matching r-controlled word in their stack of cards.

Build vocabulary and get in the Halloween sprit with a collection of festive activities! Here, scholars take part in a holiday celebration, unearth the unknown in mystery feel-boxes, and create monster masks out of paper plates. 

The problem with beards is that they collect a lot of food. The first lesson in an 11-part unit related to The Twits by Roald Dahl explores the hairy jungle that is Mr. Twit's beard. A concluding project has learners create their own...