Class members review expectations for successful discussions before reading chapter one of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. They engage in a think-pair-share to discuss the gist of the text and add their thoughts to their Readers'...

Show time! After completing questions over Pygmalion section nine, scholars perform a reader's theater activity of pages 87-88. They then revisit their Eliza Character Trackers and add details as needed. 

Illustrations are a key feature of children's books. Using the resource, pupils learn about adding illustrations to their children's books. Next, as they complete their storyboards and work on their second drafts, they consider their...

To learn more about Frederick Douglass, class members complete close reads of excerpts from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. They complete a close reading guide and questions for each excerpt. Pupils then add to the...

Let's get to the gist. As scholars continue their study of Charles Fishman's The Big Thirst, they practice writing the gist of the text. Additionally, pupils add notes about the industrial uses of water to their researcher's...

Let's race to the finish line. Scholars read an informational text about a chosen athlete. While reading, they add evidence and reasons to a graphic organizer to support their opinions about how their athlete broke barriers. 

In these mini-book worksheet, students add to their vocabularies and practice printing when they create a mini-book about winter words. Students print the winter words on the blank lines, color the pictures, write their own winter word,...

Young scholars complete activities about new words. In this new words lesson, students complete activities to teach vocabulary and practice new words. Young scholars read a story and add in the new words.

In this vocabulary instructional activity, 5th graders review previous text.  Students complete 4 short answers for new vocabulary and a short paragraph of application using the newly presented words.

Students investigate deforestation. For this Amazon Rain Forest lesson, students discover what deforestation is as they listen to a lecture, read and discuss an article, and define the vocabulary words on the provided list.

In this vocabulary skills instructional activity, students respond to 8 multiple choice and 4 fill in the blank questions regarding idioms related to meat and fish.

In this online interactive vocabulary skills instructional activity, students match 5 words to the appropriate 5 suffixes prefixes. Students may submit their answers to be checked.

In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match 5 words to the appropriate 5 prefixes or suffixes. Students may submit their answers to be checked.

For this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match 5 words to the appropriate 5 suffixes or prefixes. Students may submit their answers to be checked.

In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match 5 words to the appropriate 5 suffixes or prefixes. Students may submit their answers to be checked.

Students explore language arts by reading a story with their class. In this beginner vocabulary lesson, students read the book Chrysanthemum and discuss the vocabulary used in the story. Students participate in a word play activity while...

Scholars demonstrate their knowledge of root words aqua and aud, and develop vocabulary skills by completing of a chart, handout, and worksheet using creative thinking skills, a dictionary, and a thesaurus.   

Whose poster are you holding? Whose book is on the table? English language learners practice using whose by rewriting six sets of sentences. There is a detailed example at the top of the page, and learners can use this model to complete...

Give your elementary learners an opportunity to practice matching prefixes and suffixes to create words. Word combinations like honor and able are included, but learners should be able to match up the combinations correctly since only...

Intermediate and advanced English language learners will benefit from reviewing some of these words. For each of the 10 words provided, learners have to select the antonym from a list of five choices. Example words include agony,...

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.

Students select vocabulary words from their reading each week then complete a card for each word which includes definition, source and a sample sentence. They share their cards with the class and complete vocabulary building cards...

Students are introduced to vocabulary words from the story Cows Can't Fly and identify words during the reading of the story. In this introduction to vocabulary words lesson plan, students recall vocabulary words from the story and...

Students visit a puzzle maker website and follow a list of instructions, creating a word scramble using sea animal vocabulary. They copy and paste graphics at the bottom of their puzzle, and print them out for other students to solve.