Young scholars explore the role of tone in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this literature lesson, students perform scenes from the play inflecting the tone that they believe Shakespeare intended. 

Explore end punctuation with this multi-step worksheet on question marks. Scholars begin by finishing 10 sentences with either a period or a question mark. Consider discussing patterns they see at this point (first word, inflection,...

In this further differentiation worksheet, students solve and complete 7 various types of problems. First, they sketch the graph of each equation using a stationary point. Then, students find the stationary points of each and describe...

Why should we read with expression when we read? Engage your learners in this discussion and teach them the easiest way to gauge expression: the end mark! Is it a question mark? An exclamation point? This helps you determine how to...

Teach your middle schoolers to use their ears to their highest potential! Pupils practice active listening skills and reflect on how careful listening might prove to be important in and out of the classroom.

Whether you need resources for reading comprehension, literary analysis, phonics, vocabulary, or text features, an extensive packet of worksheets is sure to fit your needs. Based on a fifth-grade curriculum but applicable to any level of...

First graders read Yo! Yes?  with the teacher, and and discuss the period, questions mark and exclamation point. In this languge arts lesson, 1st graders practice motions to go with each mark, listen to the story again, and perform...

Students examine the role of tone in a comedy play. They also discover how to paraphrase a passage and explain a character's point of view.

Students discuss areas of ambiguity in Julius Caesar and analyze the language as a tool to illustrate complex desires. In this Shakespeare instructional activity, students define subtext and use a neutral scene to act out subtext....

First graders practice spelling 'ed' ending words. In this suffixes lesson, 1st graders practice saying and spelling words with -ed suffixes.

For this adjectives ESL worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that compare 2 different objects. One of the objects has an arrow pointing to it. Students match the picture with the adjective that best describes the indicated object.

First graders study word endings. In this word endings lesson, 1st graders study words that end in /s./ Students study various spelling changes for words that use an /s/ and say the words.

Students use iMovie to write, illustrate, and narrate a movie book to bring their story alive visually and capture the interest of and inspire nonreaders at their school.

Elementary schoolers view and study ten pictures of the location of a ball adjacent to a box. They decide where the ball is and match it to its appropriate preposition on the right. A good language arts lesson!

Class members may "think themselves accurs'd" when they first hear of an assignment that asks them to create a motivational speech. After studying the Saint Crispin's Day speech from Shakespeare's Henry V; however, they will count...

Earthquakes, hurricanes, volcano eruptions, and more. To enrich their study of nature's big events, kids map tectonic plates and major earthquake locations, identify emergency response agencies, and storyboard a film about volcanos.

Tiny pictures of buildings found around town can be matched with their names in this exercise for beginning English Learners. Indefinite articles are included with vocabulary; nice way to reinforce the "a/an" rule. Pictures are quite...

Beginning English learners practice describing the weather with help from eight picture clues. Questions are phrased like "How's the weather?" and "What's the weather like?" Tinker with the formatting to make it all fit on one page...

Here is an ESL word and picture matching worksheet. Learners analyze seven pictures that depict morning routines, and match each picture with a phrase that tells what is happening.

A word and picture comprehension activity is here for your ESL students. They analyze seven pictures that depict common classroom objects, and match the pictures to the words that describe them.

The focus of this ESL worksheet is on matching verbs and pictures. Students analyze seveb pictures that depict people engaged in various activities, and match each picture to the verb that describes it.

In this ESL picture to idiom matching worksheet, students examine 7 small clip art images before matching them to the idioms they best represent. They work with idioms such as "blood is thicker than water," and "as you make your bed, so...

Have your learners choose an author to study. One resource link gives a list of approved authors. Scholars read at least three works produced by that author and produce three separate book reports as well as a two-page author report....

Students create movie books that make their stories come alive. They share these movie books with non-readers in an attempt to inspire them.