Perfect for springtime, Christmas, or any other unit in which elves play in the garden, a cloze activity is a great addition to your language arts curriculum. As kids read the story, they fill in the blanks with words from the word bank.

How does one's experience reading a poem's text differ from listening to its audio version? Delve into the insightful question with the poem, If by Rudyard Kipling, as pupils compare and contrast their experience using a note-taking...

Who named the shapes, or the days of the week? Should words be removed from the dictionary if they're no longer commonly used? Are there too many words in the English language? Language arts students explore these and additional...

Using the fourth of 20 lessons from the Grade 8 ELA Module 1, Unit 2 series, scholars discuss refugees' challenges when finding a place to call home. They also read and answer text-based questions about the informational passage...

Don't let your class get tripped up on the tricky words in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood! Instead, assign each member of the class one or two words and each can be an expert. Explicit directions are included, as well as a list of...

In this Louisiana worksheet, students explore the state of Louisiana. Students are given ten words about Louisiana which they must match to a correct description.

Develop the decoding skills of your middle and high schoolers. Scholars participate in a classroom activity that requires them to decode a word with a prefix and suffix. They apply the skill of breaking the word into parts of meaning as...

If used as a quick look at the long I sound, this resource would be a good addition. Although it only has a few examples, it could be a way to review this skill with younger students. There is also a list of sight words that students...

Feeling harried? Experiencing a sense of foreboding? Learners craft sentences using words from Homer’s The Odyssey. The two exercises included here are sure to stoke their enthusiasm.

Make sure your fashionistas know how to talk about all the latest and oldest styles. Partners work together to define 18 fashion-related terms, ranging from style to home furnishings. Definitions are included on the second page of the...

Monet is a great artist to study and impressionism is a wonderful art style to practice. Learners read about Monet then attempt to use impressionist painting techniques. Book and image links are included. 

Students explore the alphabet by participating in a word activity. In this vocabulary review lesson, students practice manipulating letters in the alphabet to create five words and write them in their vocab journal. Students complete a...

In this beginning dialogues/how are you worksheet, students read a two person dialogue and assess comprehension and vocabulary meanings. Students answer four questions.

Students practice using context clues to decode the meanings of unfamiliar words. In this vocabulary skills lesson, students follow the provided instructions to complete graphic organizers that enable them to decode words in "The...

Students organize the vocabulary roots and Latin phrases from the Core Knowledge Sequence. In this word study lesson, students complete a 57 page packet of activities to increase the vocabulary base of Latin phrases.

In this language arts learning exercise, students read the book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type and put the vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

In this vocabulary words worksheet, learners read the book A Chair for My Mother and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Frog and Toad All Year and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Henry and Mudge and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

For this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Dogs and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.  

In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Neighborhood News and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Gus and Grandpa and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book A Trip to the Fire Station and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.

Young scholars play charades to act out vocabulary words that have recently been introduced in class.  In this vocabulary lesson students may work in groups or in pairs.