The New York Times' Learning Network provides great lessons! This one uses articles from the paper to help readers understand homonyms like mail (verb and noun). It also includes an exercise in reading informational text. Links to the...

Act and act, address and address...there are so many words in our dictionary that can function as nouns or verbs. Start this lesson by having your class list as many as they possibly can. When an adequate list presents itself, have your...

Students dissect common words to study the origins of those words. In this language arts lesson, students study the Greek and Latin roots found in many words within English language. Students use dictionaries to fill out worksheets...

Fifth graders study conventions in writing. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders listen to samples with appropriate conventions and samples without appropriate grammar and determine which are appropriate. Students self-assess their...

Students demonstrate the appropriate way to read a medicine label. They read and interpret dosing instructions for both prescription and over the counter medications. Students discuss the usage of over the counter medications based on...

In this proofreading practice online instructional activity, 6th graders retype three passages correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, with answers available.

in this proofreading worksheet, students read a set of passages and rewrite, correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage.

Learners identify the common prefixes and suffixes used in the English language. They dissect a word into its various (root, prefix, suffix) parts and use a dictionary to determine the proper usage and derivation of each word part. ...

Eleventh graders, in groups, pre-write, draft, edit and revise a murder mystery short story to hone their skills in short story drafting, editing and revision, group collaboration and computer usage. They also evaluate writing for both...

In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the usage of adjectives.  Students read 10 sentences and complete multiple choice questions choosing the best adjective to describe the underlined noun in each sentence.

Sixth graders play a proofreading relay game. In this proofreading lesson, 6th graders are broken up into two teams.  Each team has an incorrect sentence and they need to fix it one at time by checking for mistakes in grammar,...

In this do and does ELL worksheet, students learn the correct usage for the words do and does by reading the conversation and filling in the blanks with do, does, doesn't, or don't.

Young scholars write a report on a word processing program. In this report lesson, students write about what qualities a hero possesses. They type it on a word processing program and proofread for spelling, grammar, punctuation and more.

In this affect versus effect usage worksheet, students complete an 11 question on-line quiz. They choose the sentence in each example that includes the proper usage of the word affect or effect. They check their answers on-line.

In this online/interactive past tense negative verbs worksheet, students read sentences with present tense verbs, change the verbs to negative past tenses, check, show a letter, and show answers. Students write 5 answers.

In this adjectives and adverbs worksheet, students learn the correct use of "bad" and "badly". Students correct the word usage in 10 sentences.

Students explore a variety of sayings and phrases used in the English language in the seventeen lessons of this unit. Through visual, auditory, and kinestic activities, students are immersed in the study of the English language.

Students discover new English vocabulary words for food items. In this ELL lesson, students look at grocery store ads and menus to find new vocabulary words for food. They work with the teacher to create a story about a situation in...

Students write a story about past events and translate it into English. In this story writing lesson plan, students watch video clips, look at examples of stories, and write ones themselves.

In this daily language review quiz worksheet, 2nd graders revise 5 sentences by fixing the capitalization, punctuation, and word usage. They choose the best contraction to complete 1 sentence, and tell if the next sentence is fiction or...

In this adverb usage worksheet, students use adverbs to help them write a how-to report. Students complete three activities for adverbs showing time order.

In this recognizing usage of the re- prefix worksheet, students read groups of three sentences and choose the sentences that are written correctly. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.

In this English grammar instructional activity, students differentiate between the usage of the words "sill" and "yet." Students complete 14 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions using the correct word where appropriate.

In this English grammar learning exercise, students differentiate between the usage of the words "borrow" and "lend."  Students complete 15 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions using the correct word where appropriate.