Eighth graders, after assuming identities of prominent figures from the 1920's and looking at slides and data from the era, relate, in diary form, the cultural, economic and political changes that happened in America between 1920 and 1939.

In this adjectives worksheet, students are given 5 different kinds of examples of adjectives. Students read the different kinds of adjectives and then identify them in 3 sentences.

In this adjective worksheet, students read about adjectives and their uses, then underline all adjectives in each of 18 sentences.

Students investigate the different types of sentences that are found in common usage including exclamatory, interrogative, declarative, and imperative. They examine samples of the different types of sentences and identify the name for each.

In this city quiz series worksheet, students visit the Market Place in Derby, UK and answer questions about stores and activities available there. Students answer 20 questions.

Eighth graders take a closer look at the Spanish influenza breakout of 1918. In this research skills lesson, 8th graders examine primary sources gathered by their instructor and identify how communities prepared (or did not prepare for)...

In this numbers worksheet, students put the given numbers in order by filling in the blanks or writing number words. Students complete 4 problems.

In this number sentence words instructional activity, students fill in missing words in number sentences using either not equals, equals, plus or minus. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site for additional...

First graders identify consonant digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the...

In this passive voice worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the correct present simple, present perfect, future simple and past simple passive, then join sentences correctly.

First graders identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...

In this ESL worksheet, students focus on personal pronouns.  Students complete 36 fill in the blank questions and then click the "done" button on this interactive website..

Pupils increase their reading fluence through repeated reading of a selected, leveled passage. Working in pairs, students read a grade level appropriate text in one-minute intervals. After reading they determine their fluency through a...

Students are read a book about aboriginal women. They compare and contrast a few items out of the book. They examine their families and discuss them with the class.

In this irregular verbs worksheet, students write the correct form of the irregular verb in simple past tense. Students complete 12 sentences. Students then make their own sentences using irregular verbs in simple past tense.

Third graders name the continent, country, state, and community in which they live. They locate Maryland and Baltimore on a map of the United States.

Student examine ways we use and conserve energy. They discover the choices one makes concerning excessive energy use.

In this ESL command form vocabulary learning exercise, students examine 7 pictures and select the proper command for the picture shown. There are 4 choices for each.

Through interpreting and investigating historical maps, students gain new perspective not only of their local communities but also of their own homes. Student activities include collecting data about their homes, reporting on the...

Excellent lesson plan in which students study and analyze the letters that Emily Dickinson wrote to Thomas Higginson and to her sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson, as a method of understanding her poetry in a deeper sense....

What do you know about the life and work of Nathaniel Hawthorne? Use this comprehensive list of links to learn more about this famous author.

A simple, yet effective activity to teach students to identify the same sounds in different words. The teacher says a word and the students give a thumbs up or thumbs down. This site also includes a Word Generator list link as a resource.

Explore key literary works of the late 20th century with these articles.