Eighth graders follow along with a teacher lead lesson plan to find information by skimming and scanning a resource booklet. They examine different types of resources that are available in a library. They practice skimming skills and...

Eighth graders engage in a instructional activity that is intended to develop the skills of research to find the proper resources needed to find information. The instructional activity includes dialogue boxes that is intended for the...

Pupils investigate characters' traits in a specific fable by noticing what they think, say, and do. They study key vocabulary and complete a vocabulary worksheet. They work in groups to discuss how you know if a person is kind.

Students practice the skill of spelling through using creative art integrated with technology. They use technology by using powerpoint slides for each spelling word. Then students work to create posters for spelling words with colors or...

Learners study Mars and other plants in the night sky. In a planetarium setting using Digitarium planetarium system, students identify the Big Dipper and Polaris. They explore the major differences between the planets and the stars. ...

In this analogies worksheet, students study and analyze seven analogies and determine which word out of four best completes each one.

In this conjugating verbs worksheet, students study the questions and examples for conjugating verbs in the present, past, and future tense.

Students study the works of Spanish artist Francisco Goya. In this art history lesson, students learn about the Romantic period in Spain and explore the works of Goya. Students complete three activities including a review of the era, a...

Students practice ordering food in a new language.  In this food vocabulary lesson, students utilize the information from their previous lesson to create entire conversations about going to get food, as opposed to just the...

Students practice discussing timely manners in a target language.  In this foreign language lesson, students discuss words that represent frequency such as never or often.  Students create a timeline illustrating how often...

Students create a scenario where they go on a date with another person and write a draft of their presentation in the form of a fashion show. In this scenario lesson plan, students do all of this in the foreign language they are studying.

Students study their national and family heritage while working in groups.  In this personal history project, students examine the family shield or crest of the teacher while preparing to create and share their own with the class....

Young scholars consider social class issues in Great Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites and participate in a classroom discussion regarding social justice issues and segregation of social classes in...

In this idiom worksheet, students study 23 English idioms.  Students match each given idiom with its literal definition and meaning.

Students examine the importance of reading with understanding in order to pass the GED. In this literacy activity, students discuss how important reading for understanding is in order for them to pass the GED. Students also calculate...

Based on the book Victoria Goes to Brazil (Children Return to their Roots) by Maria de Fatima Campos, this lesson will teach learners about family, geography, sports, music, and transportation. Learners read, summarize, and use the book...

Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori presents a vivid picture of Japanese culture and history. As kids read through the third chapter, they find novel-specific vocabulary to enhance their understanding and use context clues to...

Students work together in groups and each member has a task to solve. They role-play the roles of agents in which they have to listen and speak carefully.

An ELD definitions list, this resource covers travel-related vocabulary in English. However, it does not offer any opportunities for practice. Based on British English.

Learners practice consulting a thesaurus to find synonyms for each of 14 words on a list. They circle one of three choices as a synonym to match the target word. The list features adjectives you might call esoteric. 

Let the good times roll with a Mardi Gras-themed word search. Learners find related words like doubloons, flambeaux, and rex.

Students view different vocabulary cards with personal information words. They match pairs of cards with personal information vocabulary. They complete an information form and read their information to the class.

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.

Students perform a readers theater about Anne Hutchinson and her religious dissent. In this religious dissent lesson plan, students re-enact her trial through the reader's theater.