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Greetings from Maya Angelou
Young scholars investigate the life and works of Maya Angelou. They complete a Webquest, read poems, listen to a reading by Maya Angelou, answer discussion questions, and write a poem, short story, or essay based on a newspaper article.
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Bridge Collapse
Students read about and view a real bridge that collapsed. They examine the fundamentals of building a solid and safe bridge and then construct their own bridge model using rolled newspaper and tape.
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Weapons of War
Students discuss how American and Great Britian attacked Afghanistan after September 11. They analyze different types of aircraft, missiles, and munitiions used in the attacks in Afghanistan.
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Allegry Season
Students use the Internet to research allergies. They discover different companies which are involved in helping Americans relieve their allergy symptoms. They finally discover the different types of allergy causing agents.
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Trees at Work... Just Look!
Pupils investigate the significance of trees. They collect magazine pictures of animals that live in trees, list products that are made from trees, collect twigs and create an item using the sticks, and bring in and discuss food from trees.
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What Do People Know About Radon?
Students read the fictitious newspaper article entitled, "Levels of Radon in Jersey Town Exceed Limits." This helps them get a basic vocabulary started for the terms and concepts related to radon. In groups, they identify words that they...
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Biographical Account--John Lennon
High schoolers develop skills of biographical writing through research. Students analyze a video on John Lennon and his death. High schoolers visit the website on John Lennon still recording details of his death.
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Sound
First graders investigate sound and recognize the importance of hearing. They listen to and identify sounds in the environment, classroom, and on a pre-recorded tape. The students classify each type of sound and participate in a Sound...
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Creating A Classroom Newspaper
Students participate in a culminating project to create a classroom newspaper. They use the skills of prewriting, writing, revising, editing, drawing, and scanning. This is all done so that students can master all the facets of creation...
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Bearden Art-Making Workshop
Students are able to create their own collages using some of the same kinds of images and materials Bearden used. They put to use some of the Bearden techniques they observed in the reproduction/slide lecture and explore to...
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The Secret Garden
Learners research the culture and geography of India and England while reading "The Secret Garden". Using this information, they write at least three predictions about what they believe might happen in the story. Using the Internet,...
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Illnesses
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match illustrations with the sickness they represent. There are nine illustrations and matching illnesses. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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What Is the Weather Like Today?
For this word/picture association worksheet, students read 9 sentences that describe a weather condition. Students then match each statement with a picture of that kind of weather. This is intended for ESL use.
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Music
In this musical instrument learning exercise, students match the names of 9 instruments with the illustrations that go with them. This is intended for ESL use but is usable for anyone.
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What's This
In this grammar activity, students match ten pictures to their names. Each picture is of an item. The activity is intended for use with English language learners.
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Food2
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match names of ten foods with their pictures. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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Game 3-1
In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer the question, "What is it?" to identify the object in each picture. Each picture features a part of the body. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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Matching Fruit
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners match pictures of fruits with their names. Pictures are colored drawings of the fruits. The worksheet is intended to be used for students who are learning the English language.
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My Classroom
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match ten pictures of classroom items to their names. Each illustration is a drawing. Some are black and white, others are in color. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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What Colour Is...?
In this colors worksheet, students match the color of a picture with the word for that color. For instance, a picture of a blue shirt is matched with the word blue. This worksheet is intended to be used with English language learners.
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Where?
In this prepositions worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that show the position of a ball in relation to a cardboard box. For each question "Where is the ball?" students write a sentence using a preposition.
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Actions
In this action words worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict an action. From 4 choices, students select the word that best describes the action. This is intended for ESL use.
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Match the Fashion
In this vocabulary instructional activity, students match the pictures of ten clothing items with their names. The instructional activity is intended to be used with English language learners.
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Classroom Objects
In this vocabulary worksheet, students identify the pictures of eight classroom objects. The worksheet includes an illustration of the object and the question "What's this?" They write the word that finishes the answer, "It's a..." This...