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Total English Intermediate: The Best and the Worst...
In this comparative and superlative learning exercise, students review their grammar skills as they correct the mistakes in 8 sentences and list their create their own sentences using comparatives and superlatives.
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The Underground Railroad and The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Students discover racism and slavery by completing a role playing activity. In this U.S. history lesson plan, students analyze documents from the Civil War era and describe the Fugitive Slave Law. Students view a video on YouTube about...
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School House Rock sings about Subject and Predicate
In this subject and predicate learning exercise, students view the School House Rock singing about subject and predicate, read along with the song, fill in the blanks to sentences, complete sentences, and more. Students complete 3...
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Comparatives and Superlatives
In this comparatives and superlatives worksheet, students read about how to form and use comparatives and superlatives. Students then click "continue with exercises" at the bottom of the page to complete 10 multiple choice questions on...
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Green Light
How is music like reading? First, listeners rank music from slowest to fastest. How does the music's pace affect your mood? How does this same theory compare to reading? Spark a discussion to identify the similarities.
Brain Targeted Teaching
Tuck Everlasting Novel Study
The broad ideas included here provide clear ideas on how to use brain-targeted learning, what activities work best with Tuck Everlasting, how to apply the knowledge gained from their reading, and ideas for evaluation. Not teaching...
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All About Me
Kids almost always want to share the things that make them special. They create and deliver an autobiographical multimedia presentation using step-by-step outlines to plan their content. This is a great "All About Me" lesson, perfect for...
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Puerto Rico: The 51st State?
Students explore Puerto Rico. In this Puerto Rico current events lesson, students conduct a Webquest to answer questions about Puerto Rico's culture. Students discuss whether Puerto Rico is a country or a state, and defend...
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All About Me
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....
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Fairy Tales Retold
Students use writing processes effectively to adapt and retell stories. They reread a favorite fairy tale, then adapt and retell in a PowerPoint or other multimedia presentation. They present their rewritten and edited presentations to...
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Are You Aware?
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read several short paragraphs about farm animals and then answer five multiple questions about each paragraph.
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Module 7--Socializing
In this socializing worksheet, learners write a response to seven statements that people might say, think of a creative way to reply to seven sentences and write a sentence for one social custom from eight various countries.
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 5
Designed specifically for English language learners, this online quiz provides immediate feedback. Commonly confused words are presented in pairs, and the user must decide which word would best fit in the sentence provided. These words...
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Integrating the Craft of Writing into Physical Education
Incorporate writing into your physical education class. In groups, learners unscramble a list of words related to exercise and use them in their journal writings. Using their name, they write one word related to physical activity that...
English Enhanced Scope and Sequence
Media Literacy Applied
After investigating various forms of print, oral, and electronic media as sources of information, class members research a historical figure and produce a résumé for this person. While templates are provided for an initial sorting...
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Module 3--Around the World
In this writing module worksheet, students fill out the opposites of eight adjectives describing towns/cities, fill in seven blanks in seven sentences with words from the word bank and write a paragraph comparing themselves to a friend...
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Cotton Candy Reading Comprehension Activity
In this cotton candy reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to cotton candy and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information.
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Are You a Super Sign Speler or Speller?
Why is spelling important? Develop your class' spelling skills. They examine examples of homonyms, heteronyms, and creative spelling. They also photograph misspellings in the real world in order to discover the importance of spelling...
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Documentary-Style Research Projects
Show your pupils how to use guiding questions to help them focus their research into a topic. Using the framework provided by these questions, researchers explore a topic, collect interesting facts, and prepare a PowerPoint presentation...
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Mood
In this mood instructional activity, students read a passage and define the theme, mood, and purpose of what they read. Students complete 3 questions.
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Back To School Ideas_Compiled
Help your class participate in hands-on activities to get them back into the swing of going to school everyday. This list is designed for all grade levels with unique ideas for each (note that many ideas are geared for elementary, but...
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Basic Writing Skills
Learners listen to story A Mason-Dixon Memory, by Clifton Davis, and complete worksheets about the story. The worksheets are embedded in the plan. This activity provides good reading comprehension practice for young readers.
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President George Walker Bush
A short article on President George W. Bush awaits your students. After reading the article, students answer six multiple choice questions about Bush and his presidency. Answers appear at the end.
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Total English Elementary: Which Ones?
A reading paragraph to correct, and nine questions related to possessive pronouns awaits your budding grammarians. This two-part worksheet includes a page for the class and one for the teacher. Don't you just love teacher notes?