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ESL: The Third Person "S" Activity
In this ESL third person worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, using words given in brackets at the end of each sentence, then write some sentences of their own 18 1 Students are given an example of affirmative, negatives and...
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ESL: Short Answers Question Activity
In this ESL short answer question worksheet, students circle the correct answer to simple, short answer questions, 10 total. Answers are included on page 2.
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The Three "S" Sounds Exercise
In this letter s activity, students categorize a set of 36 words by the sound of the "s" in each word. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Excited, Nervous, Worried- ESL Vocabulary
In this ESL vocabulary activity, students fill in blanks in 12 sentences with either the word excited, nervous or worried. Answers are included on page 2.
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New to School Student Booklets
Students create a book about their school experience entitled, "(Student's name) Goes to School." They identify who their friends are and discuss and list them as one page in their booklets. Students also listen to a story read by the...
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Droopy Dog says....
Pupils study the /d/ sound by making the sound and determining where their tongue is when the make it. They repeat a tongue twister while emphasizing the /d/ sounds. Next, they identify the sound in words as the teacher uses a puppet as...
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Short Vowels
Learners will create a list of short vowel sound words and participate in computer phonics activities to practice. They will read an interactive storybook online. Next, they will complete words in order to better understand short vowel...
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Long Vowels
Now here is a great set of activities that will make learning about long vowel sounds a snap. The activities cover two days and include vowel identification, reading, and several great games. Kids will hunt for long vowel words, play...
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Reading Made Easy with Mindwing Concepts
While this resource is actually attempting to sell a product, the foundational ideas may be worth looking into. Using Braidy the StoryBraid doll, learners will gain a better understanding of beginning, middle, and end, as well as story...
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Confusable Letter Pairs
Young scholars practice distinguishing between pairs of similar-looking lowercase letters, such as b and d, p and b, m and w, n and m. They distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs by reading and listening to a story that...
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Characterization
Students read the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. In this character traits instructional activity, students read the book and identify character traits. Students draw pictures of a character from the book and describe the character...
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Inquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy
Young scholars study newspaper articles and rewrite events from literature into news stories about kindness. In this news article lesson plan, students read sentences from newspaper articles and identify the purpose of the article. Young...
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African-Americans and the Military
Learners study the key figures in African-American military history. They discover how African-American military history reflect both discrimination and the often heroic struggle to overcome discrimination. They examine the key periods...
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Letter Recognition: Confusable Letter Pairs
Students distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs such as b and d, p and b, m and w, and n and m. They read and listen to a story that highlights words containing the letter pairs. They use picture clues to aid reading...
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Catch, Have, and Take Lexical Phrases
In this English vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 22 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of the words catch, have, and take in lexical phrases.
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Turning Literature into News
Students examine the newspaper. In this writing purposes lesson, students read the newspaper and discuss the purpose: to inform, entertain and persuade. Students identify facts and opinions. Students write an article and discuss acts of...
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Characterization
Students draw pictures to generate ideas about a character. They use prewriting skills to plan written work. They then dictate or write detailed descriptions of familiar person, places, objects, or experiences.
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Catch, Have, and Take Lexical Phrases
In this catch, have, and take worksheet, learners fill in the correct forms of catch, have, and take into the blanks. Students fill in the blanks for 21 sentences and fill in 12 words into columns.