Students discuss a headline of an article. In groups, they match the new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about a giant squid and answer questions.

Students discuss what they know about the game of cricket. In groups, they match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about England winning the Ashes and answer questions.

Pupils discuss what can go wrong during a plane flight. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definition. They read an article about a plane crash in Venezuela and answer questions.

Students explore diameter, radius, and circumference. They define radius, diameter, and circumference on an online dictionary, identify objects in the room with a radius and a diameter, and calculate the radius and diameter of various...

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. 

In this ESL homework practice worksheet, students practice telling time by writing times shown, look up words that match pictures and copy definitions and practice making itineraries.

Students devise and discuss definitions for words that are promote stereotypes. They share the definitions and impressions in small groups.

In this feeling words worksheet, students read the words that describe feelings and their definitions from the word box. Students then read the descriptions and write the word from the box that tells how each person is feeling.

In this shape words instructional activity, students read the words that describe shapes and their definitions. Students then write the word from the box that best matches the shape in each picture.

In this descriptive words worksheet, students read the vivid words and their definitions in the word box. Students then write a word from the word box that correctly completes each sentence.

Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this lesson. The lesson is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.

In this alliteration instructional activity, students review the definition and an example for alliterations. Students then write their own alliterations about dinosaurs and illustrate one of their examples in the box.

Help your class with homographs. After reading a brief definition of a homograph, learners find and circle the homographs in the word search. A word bank is provided. Consider pairing this with a more in-depth lesson to increase student...

In this conjugating verbs worksheet, students are given definitions for the infinitive, gerund, and past participle forms.  Present, past, and future tenses are also identified and defined.

Fifth graders, in groups, explore the the type of reference sources are needed to answer a question. Each group identifies where the material was located, and the teacher records the guess.

Students come up with their own defintions for the word "hero" and write a reflection comparing their definition with the defintion of "hero" in the dictionary. They discover what adjectives are and compile a list of adjectives to...

Students become familiar with the vocabulary associated with treatment of disabilities. In this Eugenics lesson, students complete a worksheet on Eugenics and discuss the treatment of people with disabilities in the past and present.

An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs.  They discuss...

Readers of Man's Search for Meaning use context clues, create stories using words from the text, and retype these stories as part of their vocabulary study of Viktor Frankl's book.

Direct your class as they begin writing. Most slides contain questions that scholars can record and reference while they start the process of research and writing. Help learners get through writers' block, freewrite, and brainstorm to...

What elements are needed to have a revolution? How do historical revolutions from across the globe and generations compare with one another? This is an excellent activity that incorporates group work, source analysis, and an engaging...

A thorough guide to all ten chapters of Barbara Park's The Kid in the Red Jacket would be a great addition to your reading unit. Each page covers one chapter of the book, complete with vocabulary and content questions, and...

Wicked is not just a Tony Award winning broadway musical. It also makes for a strong base to teach character education, specifically anti-bullying. Scholars listen, discuss, role play, and show what they know through a group...