Students explore healthy foods and dictionary organization. Students create a list of healthy foods. They construct their own food dictionary, with illustrations. Students model how a dictionary page should be filled with a picture,...

Students read the English folktale, "Tattercoats," identify basic literary terms, and respond to writing prompts. They compare and contrast with another Cinderella story version and create a graphic response to the story.

Young scholars discuss reasons to use reference materials, identify correct reference material to use for specific information, find answers to specific questions by locating information in encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, almanac,...

Pupils read the novel, "The Giver", and test their comprehension through the game Jeopardy. Then students research individual rights of different cultures and write a summary of their findings. Pupils develop a personal timeline of...

Students take a scrambled word and try to make other words using all of the letters. They form words out of playdough as well.

Students write spelling words for the week, or review words, in boxes that are large enough for students to cut out and manipulate with ease. After cutting them out students arrange them on their desk in alphabetical order.

Students practice using new vocabulary by putting a picture with the new word. They also write the definitions of the new words. They use the pictures to create a clue in which others can practice the new words.

Pupils discuss jobs that could make you happy or unhappy and read articles about people who are happy and unhappy in their jobs. In this jobs lesson plan, students also match jobs to things they work with.

For this vocabulary practice worksheet, students examine the 15 homophones listed in the word bank and match them to the appropriate 15 words.

Students write compliments for the staff at their school. In this compliments lesson plan, students demonstrate kindness by anonymously writing and taping compliments to people's doors around the school.

Learners make headdresses fit for kings. In this Yoruba tribe lesson, students study the tradition of the Nigerian tribe and then create headdress in the style of those used by the Yoruba.

Young scholars create a group poem. In this poetry lesson, students make a cultural poem titled "We Come From." They share their poems using the document camera and SMARTboard. 

Students practice math, science, Spanish, and grammar skills using computer based activities in this unit of lessons. They experience lessons at different levels while tracking their progress using the attached progress chart.

In this picture prompt learning exercise, students practice writing their own short stories from a picture of fawns playing in snowy woods. Students write their stories from a word list generated by the teacher.

In this picture prompt worksheet, students practice writing their own short story by viewing the picture prompt of a skunk in a mailbox. Students choose some of their words from a word list generated by the teacher.

In this picture writing worksheet, students practice writing their own short stories from a picture prompt of a reindeer by a cottage. Students choose a few of their words from a word list generated by the teacher.

In this picture writing worksheet, students practice writing their own stories from a picture prompt of the ark. Students choose some of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.

In this picture writing activity, students practice writing a short story on their own after being given a picture prompt of island kids. Students choose a few of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.

In this picture writing instructional activity, students practice writing their own short stories from a picture prompt of the ark. Students choose a variety of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.

Students in an ESL classroom are introduced to new vocabulary for a new section. As a class, they are dealt an index card with an envelope with a vocabulary word on the outside. They practice writing new sentences with the new vocabulary...

In this literacy worksheet, students work to create a game board to use the words on this list. They should practice reading and spelling them.

This site offers lists of compound words (or teachers can import their own lists), student assistance to learn the words, and a spelling test to assess their learning. It also provides printable lists and worksheets.