Seven multiple choice questions review facts about Labor Day. Use this as a pre-assessment or quiz after a lesson on this special holiday as you teach it to your elementary classes.

Elementary schoolers discover that the world is at their fingertips as they acquire new vocabulary. Several suggested activities and strategies are provided here, building new reading and oral vocabulary. 

Elementary schoolers listen and watch television or radio interviews in order to learn interviewing skills. They work in pairs, and "interview" their partner to find out about his/her life, job, and any interesting personal facts. Peers...

Review basic spelling rules with your elementary schoolers. Focus in on the spelling of words with a specific prefix. In this spelling lesson, learners use an interactive whiteboard lesson to learn prefixes such as de, sub, re, and pre....

Teach your elementary learners their first words! This sheet focuses on the word cow. There's a picture of a cow, the written word, and a space for learners to practice writing the word. A great introduction to the word and how it's...

Elementary schoolers write the names of five friends in a box, capitalizing their names. They think of five places they have been and write them using correct capitalization. Everyone writes the day and month as well as their birthday...

Use the power of the pen to persuade others to get involved in community issues! Individuals reflect on personal service learning activities and the writing process. They compose essays regarding service to others. While designed for...

Elementary schoolers note the use of apostrophes to create possessives. Learners examine six pictures and their matching words. They identify the -'s in each of the words.

Practice simple rhymes with your elementary learners! They identify the picture's word and look for the word that rhymes. Then, include a bit of writing practice and have them write the correct rhyming word on the line provided. 

Elementary writers will create short stories with their classmates' help, publishing the books using computer programs. The first learner writes a sentence to start the story, and each classmate adds a sentence to the story. The original...

Explore differing points of view with your upper elementary and middle schoolers. Learners watch a video segment called "Ancestors Talk through Drums" and determine what perspectives are presented. Then, using the included worksheet,...

What is an adjective? Read the informational paragraphs before having your elementary learners take the 10-question quiz. Learners distinguish between a group of words to find the adjective. Possessive adjectives and plural adjectives...

An online, interactive vocabulary skills worksheet has elementary learners match five words to their appropriate suffixes or prefixes. Simple word combinations are included like hand and some. This resource provides an opportunity for...

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...

Elementary learners use this letter puzzle to review the alphabet! Five letters are missing (one from each row), and learners have to write which one belongs there. When your class is finished, have the whole group read through the...

Looking to increase reading comprehension? Teach this lesson plan, which is flexible enough to use with either informational texts or with literature. Teams of boys and girls work together to answer a comprehension question after...

An interactive, online instructional activity, designed with drop down menus and blank fields, provides 24 pronoun-related exercises for pupils to complete. The resource could be adapted for a paper and pencil exercise. Appropriate for...

Learners practice, through repetition, the past tense forms of the irregular verbs teach, wear, win, and write. It is an interactive online resource, so have your elementary fast finishers in the computer lab work on it while you...

Elementary schoolers investigate nonfiction stories by analyzing facts and opinions. They read nonfiction stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Pupils utilize a T-chart to list the facts and opinions on opposite sides, and then...

Elementary schoolers explore writing conventions. First they play a ball toss game to practice spelling high frequency words. (A link to a 2nd grade list is attached.) The class works together to correct spelling, punctuation, and...

Now that your upper elementary and middle schoolers are familiar with prepositions and prepositional phrases, have them complete this practice activity. There are prepositional phrases and infinitives embedded in 10 sentences. The...

Elementary schoolers read the Firebird reading list of fantasy and complete discussion questions about fantasy. In this fantasy books lesson plan, students read a list of books and pick one to read.

Looking for a way to use the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) in your classroom? Use this presentation to show your students the step-by-step procedure for finding an article on the database. The slideshow would work for secondary grade...

Every elementary age child learns about the different genres of literature, this PowerPoint will give them a clear idea of what to look for when identifying Folklore and Fairy Tales. Each slide describe the characteristics of Folklore,...