In this idiom worksheet, students read explanation of 8 common idioms, then complete a fill-in-the-blank activity using those same idioms. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this modifiers worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 24 sentences by choosing the correct adjective or adverb modifier: far, just about, nearly, or slightly.

In this appropriate answer worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the most appropriate answer out of 2 words. Students fill in 23 sentences.

Young scholars use podcasting and iPods to take tests rather than reading. In this podcasting lesson plan, students learn how to use a podcast rather than have a test read to them.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the conversation and fill in the blanks with words about humor to make the story make sense.

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions that require them to fill in the blanks in sentences with the appropriate prepositions.

Students study the artist Wassily Kandinsky as well as his art and and music. In this art appreciation lesson, students view a variety of Kandinsky's work and circular color studies. Students relate the use of color to emotion...

Students investigate feelings with their class.  In this feelings instructional activity, students mingle with their class and share a specific personal feeling with a random student.  Students record their experience in their...

In this narrative worksheet, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.

Students complete activities for the autobiography of Maya Angelou. In this autobiography lesson, students write a journal entry about their life and discuss the morphology of the word autobiography. Students use active reading...

In this adverbs instructional activity, students fill in the correct phrase to the sentences for how something is done. Students choose the phrase for 16 sentences.

In this ESL "false friends" worksheet, students choose the correct word from a pair of words to complete each sentence.

In this online grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and complete them with make, let, or to be allowed to in the correct form for the 18 exercises.

In this English idioms about the body worksheet, students interpret sayings about the body and complete sentences using them correctly.

In this dictation text worksheet, students take dictation from a selection using vocabulary concerning the environment.

Students explore emotions and memories in preparation for poetry writing. In this poetry lesson students use a graphic organizer and prompts to begin to describe a specific memory which they will turned into a poem.

Seventh graders investigate the human body by viewing a movie and asking questions. In this sexual maturation lesson, 7th graders identify the ways boys and girls develop into men and women through puberty. Students view a video and take...

Eighth graders examine the implications of the Holocaust. In this human justice lesson, 8th graders unknowingly participate in a segregation simulation and discuss its outcome. Students compare the simulation to the discrimination that...

Fifth graders complete activities with Chapter 9 of the book The Fastest Pig in the West by Randi Hacker. In this literature lesson, 5th graders discuss the concept of saving face and how it affects the main character's decisions....

In this idioms learning exercise, students fill in the blanks with the correct verbs, nouns, colors, and more to make idioms. Students complete 30 problems total.

Students investigate the work of the Chamber of Commons. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to learn what the Chamber of Commons is responsible for and determine how their jobs may be changing.

In this suffixes worksheet, students add suffixes ion and ment to words to make them into nouns and search for them in a word search. Students complete and look for 10 words.

Fifth graders share statements about themselves, seeing who else in their groups could write that statement, and then coming up with a true statement about the entire group. In this true and false lesson plan, 5th graders discuss the...

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," by Walt Whitman.