Marcos and Paulo have just met Ana. Watch as they use Portuguese to introduce themselves and get to know each other. Language learners then complete a series of activities designed to help them master each brief conversation.

Want your class to use critical thinking when discussing vocabulary? Go beyond the dictionary with a vocabulary activity based on Gary Paulsen's Hatchet. Kids write the word in the center of a graphic organizer that also provides...

Each one of the learners in your class has a story to tell, so help them learn the most efficient and organized way to tell their tale. A thorough unit on narrative writing addresses the writing process, grammar, story structure,...

Begin your unit on Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting with a pre-reading activity about the novel's themes. As class members ponder five questions that reflect the book's themes, they talk about their opinions in...

When presented with categorical data, a two-way frequency table is a great way to summarize the information. Pupils organize categorical data using a two-way table, then use the tables to determine missing data and to calculate simple...

Learners practice using can for ability in a conversational skills worksheet. As students move around the classroom and practice the grammar exercise, they become more familiar with the peers in their class.

Your pupils were studying the past continuous when you realized that they could benefit from this game! Learners roll a die and complete the sentence they land on. They will have a chance to begin and end sentences.

They're going to be there with their family. Class members practice using and identifying the correct use of they're, there, and their with a skills practice worksheet. The top half of the worksheet gives brief background information on...

Taking the time to write commas is necessary, especially if you want the reader to understand what you are writing. ELLs can practice their sentence writing skills by adding commas as needed on this ten question instructional activity.

A four-part worksheet challenges scholars' knowledge of American, Australian, and British slang. Learners use context clues to decide which country a slang word is from, complete sentences, decipher a conversation, and answer...

Six tasks make up a lesson plan designed to reinforce comprehension and language skills using the poem "The Pied Piper" by Robert Browing. Scholars discuss and define unknown words, identify adjectives and onomatopoeia, review...

There is power in words. Readers take a close look at three text to determine how language structures affect meaning, including include poems and recipes. Scholars analyze the language authors use by circling important words, underlining...

It's warm-up time for your counters! Project this short worksheet, covering up the explanation as learners try to solve the number sequence. They are given the beginning and ending numbers (four and 10), but have to complete the middle....

Students practice organizing their vocabulary words in an online organizer tool. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students read a text and take notes. Additionally, students organize their vocabulary words into an online...

Sometimes adjectives and adverbs are accidentally interchanged. Give your learners this quick 15-question assessment to see if they can choose the correct word to complete each sentence.   

Support grammar instruction with a worksheet that focuses on verb tenses. With two exercises, multiple choice and fill in the blank, class members identify correct tenses in order to show understanding of proper sentence...

A SMART board is a great way to get kids engaged and excited about grammar. Using this SMART board instructional activity and worksheet, pupils study the rules of conjunctions, clauses, and complex sentences. After they have worked on...

Review the basics with your ESL students. This presentation covers basic English Grammar focusing specifically on simple present, present progressive, adverbs of frequency, and short answers. This is a content review and intended to...

In this grammar and punctuation instructional activity, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz. Students read a sentence and mark if it is correct or incorrect.

Follow this outline to write persuasive essays with your 11th grade college prep classes. Using the internet, they research a topic, citing their sources correctly. They work with a partner to peer edit their rough drafts, checking for...

Car For sale! In this GED prep instructional activity, writers develop a classified advertisement to sell a car. After a discussion of precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language, sellers draft their ad for review,...

Practice being concise. Exercise your vocabulary. Improve your editing skills. The contention in this activity is that by imposing a 140 character limit, the Twitter format actually helps improve writing skills. And of course class...

Are your learners working towards their GED? First they study the GED essay rubric, and then they read a sample essay as a group. After studying the basic elements, they write an essay of their own. After peer editing, they revise their...

Get ready for state testing with this resource, which focuses on listening and writing skills. While a complete description of the writing assignment is provided here, the listening portion is not included. You could use the graphic...