Curated OER
Introduce Vocabulary: Miss Spider's Tea Party (Kirk)
Learning new vocabulary words is best done in the context of an engaging story like David Kirk's Miss Spider's Tea Party. New readers (or almost-readers) focus on any of 12 new words: conceal, courtesy, demand, descend, dread,...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Friends Together: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)
Enjoy this thematic friendship unit compiled with ESL lessons to develop strong language development while listening, speaking, looking, and moving. Class members participate in activities covering topics like making friends, asking for...
Curated OER
Nice words word search
For this nice words worksheet, students search for nice words in this nice words word search. Students search for 24 words that mean nice things.
Curated OER
Spelling word search
In this spelling activity, 7th graders complete a word search by searching for their spelling words. Students search for 19 words.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Development
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read sentences containing pictures. They choose and write the correct word to finish the sentence. A word list is included to assist students. There are six words in this one-page worksheet. An...
Reed Novel Studies
The Trumpet of The Swan: Novel Study
What lengths will one go to for love? Louis, a swan in The Trumpet of The Swan, struggles to gain the attentions of a girl because he cannot trumpet. Thankfully, his father creates a plan that may work. Scholars discover Louis's attempts...
Curated OER
Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 20 problems.
Curated OER
Spelling Quiz
In this spelling worksheet, students click on the word that is spelled correctly. Students complete 10 problems total on this worksheet.
Curated OER
An Introduction to The Outsiders
Introduce S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders with a bell work journal that asks class members to define loyalty. Key words (patience, unity, honesty, caring, etc.), drawn from their musings, are posted around the room, and groups search for...
San Antonio Independent School District
Breaking Down the Declaration of Independence
Are learners heavy sighing at the idea of reading a primary source, written in a language that is difficult to understand and in cursive? Look no further, because the resource breaks down the Declaration of Independence in an...
Curated OER
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (Letter 6)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis learning exercise, students define six key vocabulary words using only one or two words and answer seven comprehension questions regarding the story.
Curated OER
Word Wall, If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
Third graders use vocabulary from "If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon" to play a game.
Curated OER
Introduce Vocabulary: Miss Spider’s Tea Party
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Miss Spider's Tea Party, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students...
Curated OER
Penguins Non-fiction Reading Selection with Questions
In this language arts and science worksheet, 3rd graders read a short non-fiction selection about penguins. They complete 6 sentences by choosing the word that makes the it true based on the facts in the reading selection.
Curated OER
Introduce Vocabulary: Miss Spider's Tea Party
Students identify new vocabulary words in the story Miss Spider's Tea Party. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students raise their hand each time pre-identified words are heard as the story is read and use words in various...
Curated OER
Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary
For this vocabulary worksheet, students learn the meanings and correct use of 10 words. Students complete ten assorted questions in which the words are used in context. Words seem unrelated.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Practice 1
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, short answer, analogy questions, and more about vocabulary words given. Students complete 10 problems.
Curated OER
Blends-Recognition Memory
In this blend recognition memory activity, students circle letters that spell picture words, then write the words beneath their pictures.
Curated OER
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 26)
After reading Letter 26 of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, learners provide definitions for vocabulary words and answer 8 reading comprehension questions about what they read.
Curated OER
Self-improvement Spelling List
In this spelling worksheet, students practice self-improvement skills for checking a weekly spelling list for fifteen weeks straight. Students correct each word spelt incorrectly.
Curated OER
Medieval Times Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the sentences and select the correct word about Medieval Times to complete the 10 sentences.
Curated OER
CTBS Spelling Practice #6
In this spelling practice worksheet, students correct the misspelled words and define words they are unfamiliar with. Students answer forty two multiple choice questions, and each question has four words.
Curated OER
Managing Family LIfe
Students practice using new vocabulary associated with managing a family. They practice using certain words when looking for an apartment. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
Curated OER
Eliminate Weak Verb-Adverb Combinations
Encourage your writers to use sob instead of cry loudly to trade in adverbs for strong verbs. Improve your middle and high schoolers' writing with this humorously written instructional activity which demonstrates how to remove excessive...