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"Quack Said the Billy-goat"
Second graders read the poem together, "Quack Said the Billy-goat" and discuss what makes the poem funny and which words rhyme. They observe the teacher writing a new first verse, changing some of the text, but leaving the original rhyme...
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Reading Comprehension Exercise
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read paragraphs and fill in the blanks with words given and correct mistakes. Students complete 2 activities.
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Connecting Ideas Using Coordinating
Students recognize and use coordinating junctions. They also explore subordinating conjunctions.
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Apartment Hunting
Students use apartment classified ads to match abbreviations with their correct term. They practice using superlatives and comparatives when looking at apartments. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Connecting Ideas Using Coordinating and Subordinating Conjuctions
Students in an adult ESL class practice using conjuctions. They write sentences using different conjuctions and combine sentences choosing the right conjuction. They review the concepts as a whole class.
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Storytelling: Carnival Crime
Students participate in the storytelling process. In this language arts lesson, students listen to a story and retell the story using pictures. Students draw pictures of a carnival costume.
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Reading and the Appreciation of Style
Pupils are introduced to hurricanes by answering questions. They practice using new vocabulary words. They work together in pairs to compare the words used in different levels of the text.
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Controlled Narrative Writing
Students examine a short story and add possible adjectives. They re-read the story and add adverbs. They also add other information to make the story interesting.
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Flying High With Hot Air Balloons!
Sixth graders demonstrate an understanding of a narrative story by listening, speaking, reading and writing activities. They create two visual products that reflect the understanding of events, vocabulary, and characters.
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ESL Activity - Beat the Teacher
Students play the game Tick-Tack Toe with the students. Teachers prepare a list of questions for the students, primarily to find out already known knowledge. Students try to beat the teacher at this game.
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Dear Darla
Pupils write a letter. In this language arts lesson, students play the role of an advice column journalist. Pupils respond to a letter asking for advice.