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Spelling List 14: Sight Words, "-or-" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, -or pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words.
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Spelling List 2: Sight Words, "-ai-" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list activity, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ai pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Complete the Story
In this cloze activity worksheet, students use 10 Dolch words from a word bank at the top of the page to complete a paragraph. They complete a paragraph about the first day of school.
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List of Word Cards
In this sight words learning exercise, students cut out and study 50 flashcards. The words are common sight words and follow no specific spelling pattern.
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Site Words
In this site words worksheet, students read site words in alphabetical order. Students read 39 site words inside of each rock picture on this worksheet.
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Pop Corn Words
In this sight words worksheet, students read the sight words given to them with accuracy. Students practice reading 71 basic sight words.
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Tracing Sight Words 2
In this printing practice worksheet, students trace 23 sight words. There is also room for students to write words on their own. An excellent in-class activity, or homework assignment.
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Tracing Sight Words 3
In this printing practice learning exercise, students trace 24 sight words. There is also room for students to write words on their own. An excellent in-class activity, or homework assignment.
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Trace Sight Words
In this printing practice instructional activity, students trace 21 sight words. There is also room for students to write words on their own. An excellent in-class activity, or homework assignment.
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Tracing Sight Words 4
In this printing practice activity, 2nd graders trace 30 sight words. There is also room for students to write words on their own. An excellent in-class activity, or homework assignment.
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Guided Reading: Cold and Hot
Explore the text, Cold and Hot, with comprehension strategies for young readers. First, give them a purpose for reading: find out what the boy wore outside in the snow! Then have them use one-to-one matching and picture clues to...
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We Play Music
Do you like music? Have your youngsters read We Play Music, practicing select reading strategies, like using picture clues to determine new words. Then, after their first independent read, have them re-read the story to a...
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Publishing Stories: Beginning, Middle, End
First and second graders explore the importance of having a beginning, middle, and end when writing stories. In this story writing lesson, learners write short stories using the story diamond as a guide. They invite their parents to an...
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Introduction to Greek Theatre and Antigone
Students compare and contrast a website layout and the layout of a Greek theatre. In this Greek theatre instructional activity, students research the Greek theatre and produce a bulleted list of five facts about the Greek theatre....
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Identifying Family
A reading of Stella Blackstone’s, Bear’s Busy Family launches a genealogy writing project. Young researchers use key words from the story, daddy, sister, uncle, etc., to write stories to illustrate and combine into a family book. While...
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Keeping safe from carbon monoxide
High schoolers research tips on what to do to avoid problems or to recognize dangers if they exist. Find local gas companies and fire department officials who have background in this. Then plan an article telling your readers what they...
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The 100 Club Lends Many Hands
Students read about the purpose and history of 100 Clubs. As a class, they discuss the importance of these groups and identify local chapters. They write a reaction to the concept and identify people who belong and who should contribute.
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100 Questions
Students practice problem solving skills by asking questions and participating in a design challenge. In this asking questions lesson, students work in pairs to ask questions to design a solution for a difficult personal problem....
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To Live or Die While Protecting the Ones You Love
Upper graders retrieve and verify information on life insurance policies through internet research. They discuss how life insurance policies work and make decisions as to what type of policy is best. They produce a timeline and define...
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Jazz's Beginnings
High schoolers examine jazz's roots and their hybridization in New Orleans in the early 20th century. They listen to ragtime and jazz recordings, then complete worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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Vowel Sounds
This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...
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Making Pronouns Agree with Antecedents
Practice makes perfect. Grammar masters choose the correct pronoun for each of eight sentences. After writing in the correct pronoun for each sentence, they add the antecedent and explain whether it is singular or plural.
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Reading Comprehension-Multiple Matching 2
In this reading comprehension activity, students read an article about 19th century American presidents. They answer ten multiple choice questions about the article. Each question asks students to identify one of four presidents; Van...
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The Outsiders: Chapter 6
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions covering chapter 6 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton in order to help them better understand the chapter and the novel.