Students explore the /s/ sound and identify the /s/ sound while reading. They read a tongue twister which emphasizes the /s/ sound and sss like a snake when they come to a /s/ sound. They listen to "The Stray Dog" and make finger...

In this language arts worksheet, students are guided in the process of creating diamante poems. Then they create their own from the choices given.

Fourth graders sing "Evening Bells" while the repeat sign and double bar in the music notation. They listen and dance to a Viennese waltz. They locate the Danube River.

In this prepositions combinations worksheet, students discover the rules governing noun, verb, and adjective plus preposition combinations.  Students are also given three common types of sentence errors which involve prepositions.

Students explore/examine danger/warning signs in the United States as well as those in other international countries. In addition, they review a lengthy vocabulary list to assist them with pictures and products to insure safety and...

Students explain the process and significance of chemosynthesis. They develop their own graphic based on data of a biological community. They estimate the age of a given species as well.

Third graders examine the Journey of Lewis and Clark and how it relates to Thomas Jefferson and Monticello. They read about, discuss and complete worksheet pertaining to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Students discuss the importance of leaving an appropriate message on an answering machine or voice mail system. They write a message for a friend and in pairs take turns reading their message while their partner writes it down.

Students identify safe driving practices and discuss new vocabulary to go along with it. They compare and contrast safe driving practices in the U.S. and the students' native countries.

Students identify how household materials can be hazardous to themselves and family members. Precautions for preventing and/or minimizing various hazards are discussed as a class. Working in pairs, students create a directory of...

Students participate in kindness and good citizenship activities in this lesson. Each month of the school year, they are assigned a different activity. For example, in August the theme is "Getting to Know You!" The students hand out...

Students identify required documents related to transportation (driver's license, insurance card, registration, passport). They discuss and categorize the following documents needed for local and or international travel; driver's...

First graders select five behaviors from a class web that promote kindness and strengthen friendships. In this random acts of kindness lesson, 1st graders create friendship bugs with corresponding Kindness Tasks....

Students analyze the teachings of Barbara Ehrenreich about women and culture. In this women and culture instructional activity, students define "joy" and "collective joy." Students do field research on these topics and write a field...

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of the "ing" suffix. Words with the letters "ing" suffix are included on the assessment. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: ing" lesson.

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "ing" ending words. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...

Spelling rules and word lists for adding -ed and -ing endings to verbs.

Rules, exceptions, and examples of how to add -ing to verbs, dependent on the ending of the original word.

Practice the suffixes -ed and -ing with this colorful worksheet.

In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews how to pronounce words that incorporate"a_e", "e_e", "ing", and other patterns. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to...

Spelling rules and examples for adding the "ing" suffix to the ends of words.

Learn how to correctly add the -ing ending to various types of words, and then practice by adding -ing to twenty-two verbs.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses how the spelling of verbs changes when ing is added.

This EnglishClub tutorial provides rules for spelling words. Spellings related to using -ei-, -ie-, -ible, -able, -er, -est, -ed, -ing, -ly, and -s are featured. These are followed by a link to a large set of spelling quizzes.