An overview of the development of English as a global language fills out these slides. Beginning with statistics regarding how much of the world speaks English and to what capacity, a brief history is then given mostly pertaining to WWII...

In this Flag Day worksheet, students read 9 clues pertaining to the history of the American Flag. Students match the clues with the vocabulary words in a word bank.

Pupils read a six-paragraph selection titled, "Artist Unknown." Then they respond to six multi-step questions regarding the arts. I would use this to supplement my existing curriculum.

Proper punctuation is important. Focus on capital letters and periods by presenting your class with a paragraph that doesn't include either. Pupils determine where each sentence ends and begins, adding in capital letters and periods...

Get your learners' brains warmed up with this short quiz about high-level words that begin with the letter a. There are a total of 10 multiple-choice questions. This is a great instructional activity to use prior to a language arts...

Students explain the purpose of cave paintings and rock art, identify some of the animals that roamed France in prehistoric times, appreciate the methods used by ancient civilization to create cave and rock art, and use appropriate...

Useful for a warm-up or quick homework activity, this resource has learners underline and correct the proper nouns in each of 14 sentences. The sentences are plot points from Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden. Class...

The second in a brief series of worksheets that focus on punctuating paragraphs about Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden, this resource requires learners to add in capital letters and periods. Pupils will need to read...

After hearing or reading a New York Times article on Twinkies, kids attempt to fill in the blanks by memory alone. They re-read the article, only this time words are missing, it's up to them to fill in each blank with a word from the...

Readers use an "Idea Tree" graphic organizer to discern the main idea and supporting details of several passages included in this presentation. The three passages offer opportunities for guided and independent practice.

Dave Carpenter, a reporter for the Washington Post, calls excessive nominalization “verbal gunk” or “the cliché-thick murk of corporatespeak.” Give your young grammarians practice thawing verbs frozen in abstract nouns with an exercise...

Provide your independent learner with some practice on relative pronouns. A brief explanation of when who, which, and whose is provided at the top of the screen before learners can scroll to two exercises. The first has them choose the...

After reading Act II of The Tragedy of Macbeth, give your class this prompt to complete. One other question is listed along with information regarding the divine right of kings. A full plan is not written out here, but the prompt is a...

Students discuss ways to earn money and why they might need it. Students create crowns to wear all day like in the story. Students create a play using characters in the story. Students interview "eyewitnesses" at the unveiling of the...

Second graders read the story PUSS IN BOOTS identifying main characters, setting, and significant events. They then read the story JAMIL AND THE CLEVER CAT and compare it with the story PUSS IN BOOTS compiling a list of characters,...

Learners explore what it means to have wealth in Mali and in the United States. For this economics lesson, students read "Music in the Fields." Student groups answer discussion questions.  Learners reflect on the purpose music...

Students explore the sport of lacrosse to improve their reading and grammar skills. In this reading and grammar lesson, students read and discuss the sport of Lacrosse. Students complete a Cloze activity, a grammar activity, and a...

Students examine the art of artists who use portrait drawing to make a political statement. In this art analysis lesson, students discuss the elements of a portrait and view the portraits as political expressions. Students complete image...

Students explore background information regarding "Suite Francaise" by Darius Milhaud. They study the five provinces of France and focus on the agriculture, industry, and historical background of each. They analyze the folk songs used...

In this double consonants worksheet, students choose the correct "ed" and "ing" form of words when the double consonant is added. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.

Learners explore art history by creating their own abstract art pieces. In this Pablo Picasso lesson, students read assigned text discussing biographical information about the artist and examine several of his paintings. Learners create...

Encourage learners to think about the relationship between similar words. In the first part of the instructional activity, class members alter descriptions of characters in Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden by coming up...

In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about a giraffe walking to Paris. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.

In this editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about D-Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.