Seventh graders create a book about the different types of nouns. In this noun book lesson, 7th graders discuss and define plurals, possessives, and proper nouns. Students then make a book or PowerPoint presentation containing examples...

For this spelling skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions in which they correct misspelled words, identify word families, and rhyme words.

As a practice writing test, fourth graders use the West of the West's documentary Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island and two print resources as source materials for an informative article that identifies information that is...

During a macromolecule lab, young chemists perform multiple tests, including iodine starch tests, to determine if eight mystery foods contain lipids, sugars, or starches.

In this spelling worksheet, students correct the spelling of the words on the pages and then write them in a sentence. Students have 12 words on 3 pages.

For this spelling worksheet, students examine 3 boxes with 30 common words. Students identify and correct the 5 misspelled words in each box.

In this spelling worksheet, students examine 3 large boxes which contain 30 commonly used words. Students identify the 5 misspelled words in each and correct them.

In this spelling practice learning exercise, students identify the correct spelling out of five multiple choice options. Students answer forty two questions.

Imagine a project that informs and entertains. Replace book reports with a bulletin board that highlights all the important elements of a novel. Readers research the author, create a timeline of events in the story, write a...

  Young learners gain phonemic awareness with this quick activity. First, point out what sound you’re focusing on today: /a/. Then spell basic words that use this sound, like fat, bat, cat, etc. As a culminating activity, the whole...

In this electricity activity, students complete a word search, identify correct spelling of 16 vocabulary words, and complete 6 word puzzles about electricity.

Young scholars, utilizing technology and its avenues, create, produce and publish a variety of works. They generate a bubble map to brainstorm words that describe a specific vacation spot as well as create a pattern book with graphics...

In this spelling worksheet, students read sentences from the book Mystery in the Attic and choose which word is spelled incorrectly and then correct it. Students complete this for 5 sentences.

In this mad scientist vocabulary review, students play a game to practice their spelling and vocabulary skills. Two students play charades, one must draw the word and the other identify it and write it correctly. Students fill in...

In this recognizing words that are misspelled worksheet, students identify five words in each group that have spelling errors. Students circle 15 answers.

Students analyze Jack London's use of anthropomorphism to identify the importance of adaptability in life. In this literature lesson, students use the novel The Call of the Wild to identify key elements in survival. Students...

This is a creative way to approach spelling. Learners read sentences with a word that is misspelled and identify the consonant blend that should have been used. For example, one slide shows a picture of a loaf of bread, the sentence...

Students practice the strategy of phonemic awareness to become better fluent readers. They grasp the concept of short vowels and identify the sound of /a/ in reading and spelling words. A letterbox is utilized within this activity along...

Students utilize available technology to create, produce, and publish an alphabet pattern book. Students use publishing, multimedia and word processing for their writing. They create their own A My Name is Alice Class book based off the...

Students work on their spelling skills by spelling a word to get unfrozen if tagged.

A handout to guide peer editors, this checklist delineates common problems with paragraph structure and specific proofreading items to check. It also provides encouragement about the collaborative part of the writing process. Formats...

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...

After reviewing Spanish articles, nouns, noun gender, subject pronouns, and the verb ser, give your emerging Spanish speakers this practice packet. Several activities are included: an unscrambling exercise, translation practice, an...

Designed to build proofreading skills in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and language usage, as well as proofreading for clarity, transition, and order, this workbook is packed with activities for all kinds of writing.