Fourth graders discuss collages. They view examples that were made by famous artists. Students create a collage using vocabulary words from their reading and materials. They explain their collage to the class. Students cut out pictures...

Students explore vocabulary words. In this language arts lesson, students listen to the story Kindergarten ABC and discuss the vocabulary words. Students discuss the word meanings and use the word in context.

Students read the book "Clouds" and select 3 Tier Two vocabulary words to build their vocabulary. In this  "Clouds" lesson plan, students  listen to vocabulary words and think about how the words are used in the story....

Vocabulary really adds up with magic squares! Using words from Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori, kids line up words and definitions to come up with the same sum across and down the square.

Demonstrate strategies for tackling unfamiliar vocabulary words in preparation for the SAT. Using Visual Thesaurus computer software, middle and high schoolers interpret contextual clues, solve sample sentence completion questions, and...

Turn skills practice into a game of Bingo! Scholars listen to words and locate their synonyms on their Bingo cards. The first play to fill their card wins.

Explore the world of textured landscapes through the eyes of the famous artist, Grant Wood. Here is an elementary art lesson in which scholars learn about Grant Wood's life, view his work, draw their own textured landscape, and then...

Examine how Martin Luther King Jr.'s final paragraphs of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" summarize the ideas throughout the piece. Readers discuss word usage and new vocabulary and complete guided questions to better understand how the...

The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien’s well-known fantasy, provides the words for two vocabulary exercises. Readers craft sentences using words from the text and fill in the blanks to make meaning out of a second series of sentences.

What do your words say about you? Scholars look closely at the Duke's words about the Duchess in Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess. Readers talk in groups to determine how the words help them learn more about the Duke. Learners also...

Morning routines are the subject of this series of activities designed for language learners. Kids practice crafting questions and responses using the provided morning routine targeted vocabulary words.

Challenge scholars to show what they know about winter vocabulary with a multiple choice assessment. Young learners examine a picture and choose one of six words that correctly identify it. 

Readers examine the conversation between Friar Laurence and Romeo in Act 3, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet and consider how Shakespeare's word choices impact the development of Romeo's character.

Scholars analyze words Robert Browning used in My Last Duchess to give readers insight into the Duke. Pupils review homework and form groups to study lines 31-35 closely. They then respond to guided questions and complete a brief writing...

What is Hamlet's attitude towards life and death in Shakespeare's Hamlet? Scholars continue reading the play to answer the question, paying particular attention to Hamlet's most famous soliloquy. By holding a discussion and completing...

Enhance your class' writing skills using this resource. It begins with a list of three words that learners have to define in a creative way. Then, they discuss a set of examples of non descriptive writing and make suggestions for how to...

Facial expressions can communicate complex emotions. Examine expressions in several hyperrealistic works of art before beginning a project. Learners will create their own clay faces that show an emotion using either photos or their own...

In this vocabulary in conversation about entertaining films online/interactive instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences with the vocabulary words in the word bank and click on the "check" button to check...

In this Language Arts worksheet, students write the word that goes with each picture. Words include claw, fawn, sauce, vault, and autumn.

In this identifying picture words worksheet, students name the pictures, listen to the vowel sounds, and choose the correct words. Students circle twelve words.

In this identifying picture words instructional activity, learners name the pictures, listen to the vowel sounds, and choose the correct words. Students circle twelve answers.

Polish knowledge of the listed word roots and vocabulary words with this word search. Learners find twelve words. Answers are provided as are printouts of the directions, clues, word search, and word search answers.

Pupils search for 12 vocabulary words all containing the word roots CERN, JUR, or LEG in this standard word search activity. This worksheet contains a word bank of vocabulary terms as well as a 15-by-15 word search grid. This is not an...

Reinforce mastery of the given vocabulary words and word roots with this word search. Pupils find twelve words in the puzzle. Although this activity is online, you will need to print out a copy for your class to complete the word search....