Bring current events into your classroom! Middle schoolers complete word work activities before reading and discussing an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They discuss the Solar Sail as radical new idea and...

Available in both printable and interactive online formats, this true/false quiz is one of many activities at MyVocabulary.com that provide practice with Latin roots nat, tract, and sequ/secu. Young etymologists agree or disagree with...

This multimedia activity challenges media-savvy learners to look at the critical issue concerning the inundation of technology and multitasking in the classroom, and its effects on the education of themselves and others. The tasks...

Language learners create and label the rooms in a house and then add and label images of objects that may be found in each room.

In this vocabulary and pronunciation assessment worksheet, students complete 17 problems where they match words to definitions and circle the word that has a different vowel sound than the rest.

Students analyze a chapter from the assigned book they are reading.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read chapter four from Freckle Juice by Judy Blume, and discuss the main character, Andrew.  Students complete...

In this similar meaning learning exercise, students choose the word that has the similar meaning to the word given. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.

Sherlock Holmes may have been the greatest detective in literary history. A study guide for The Hound of the Baskervilles introduces a story featuring the famous detective before sharing activities related to the text. Readers...

The Plessy v. Ferguson case was influential in establishing segregation in the United States. Scholars continue reading the court's decision in the case, seeking to understand the key reasons the court came to its decision. Pupils also...

In order to review language skills, students in both upper elementary and higher grades can benefit from this activity providing an exploration of information related to Europe. This 12 question activity provides a reading passage,...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete a quiz, answering 8 multiple choice questions about definitions of given words. Students check answers in the dictionary when finished. 

Young scholars complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this vocabulary lesson, students review chapters 14 and 15 and take turns sharing their 'author and you' questions. Young scholars...

For this reading and vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage and complete multiple choice questions on the vocabulary of that passage. Students complete 10 questions total.

Students play a ball game to reinforce vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson plan, 1 student throws a ball to another student and states a vocabulary word. The receiving student has to define the word. If they do, they get to throw...

Learners create a word tree poster that illustrates the way a root word can serve as the basis for many related terms. Although designed for a Latin language class, the concepts here could be used with any class study of Latin or Greek...

In this Island of the Blue Dolphin worksheet, learners identify vocabulary words from chapters one and two in this book. They match the vocabulary word to the best definition Students complete six problems.

In this literacy worksheet, learners match the correct vocabulary term with its answer in the column on the right side of the page. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

Students participate in vocabulary building activities to read an online article about Canada. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They work in groups to to develop policies for holding a class election.

As both a comprehension and vocabulary skill activity. This worksheet provides a quick review . This 9 question activity includes a short story, vocabulary quiz, and comprehension portion. 

In this supermarket vocabulary worksheet, learners complete 7 sentences by filling in blanks with phrases from the word list. This on-line interactive worksheet is about shopping at Safeway.

In this French vocabulary activity, students write the French word for the color of each animal. Students label 5 animals with their French colors.

Take a look at linguistics and stereotypes in Great Britian with a word study of "chav." Learners find out what terms are pejoratives and what they are meant to convey. Geared toward British culture, study the ever-changing English...

In these reading comprehension worksheets, students will read "Fluffy's Valentine Day" and work towards vocabulary development and story recall. Students unscramble 15 vocabulary words followed by a word search, a 12 sentence completion...

Whether it's for the SATs, reading comprehension, or literacy skills, building an academic vocabulary is key. Here are 6 terrific words each with a dictionary definition and colorful example. This presentation is timely and will resonate...