Learners use strategies to comprehend technical writing. They write reports with great detail, supporting material, and clear vocabulary. They incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing and use voice, tone, and style.

Students examine the impact of the media on various wars, especially the Iraq and Vietnam wars. By examining cartoons and popular music as primary sources, they suggest motivations for the conflicts and propose reasons for public...

In this sentence completion instructional activity, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.

In this ESL idioms instructional activity, students choose the correct phrase to complete a sentence that uses an idiom that contains the word "put."

In this ESL instructional activity, students answer 20 questions about the Central Library in Derby, UK. For example, "What time does it close on a Thursday?"

In this ESL present forms worksheet, students choose the correct word to fill in a blank in a sentence, selecting from a drop down list. Page has a link to additional resources.

Learners explore and research the history of Native Americans in North America.

Students set, and attain a goal using a daruma, a Japanese folk toy.

Students create a bakery where they sell cookies for a week. Students identify and interpret how to make their own money and deposit it into their bank accounts. Students also identify how to withdraw money from these accounts in order...

Learners investigate the plan of a community water management plan. They are given the roles of community members who are involved in a meeting to discuss the development of a plan to conserve water and preserve resources of water.

In this ESL worksheet, students answer 20 questions about the Central Library in Derby, UK. For example, "How do you join the library?"

In this mini book worksheet, students cut apart and complete a teeny tiny book with names of friends and their phone numbers.

In this perimeter, area, or volume learning exercise, learners read the word problems and determine whether to problem solve to find the perimeter, area, or volume to answer the six word problems.

In this strategy worksheet, students read about opinions and their proof, then use a "column note" graphic organizer to write an opinion on the left, and the support, or proof of the opinion on the left.

High schoolers attempt to solve a countries economic problems. They investigate inflation, devaluing currency and foreign exchange.

Students discover the difficulty involved in trying to isolate a target species by fisherman. They discuss this issue and its problems as a class. They examine how bycatching affects their lives.

In this regrouping in multiplication worksheet, students use the table for the 'New England Public Libraries' to find the products for each six problems. Students use regrouping to solve the multiplication problems.

In these manifest destiny worksheets, students read the definition for manifest destiny and its appearance in America in the 1840s. Students learn about the Homestead Act and study a painting of a depiction of manifest destiny.

Students read an article about a pressing public policy issue. Using the text, they identify the themes, facts and ideas presented and develop an argument supporting or disagreeing with the position of the author. In groups, they...

Pupils engage in a lesson that investigates the social problem of teen pregnancy and examines the role of peer pressure to being sexually active. They examine statistics to compare data according to different locations. Also students...

In these story problem worksheets, 5th graders read the story problem of 'The Case of the Troublesome Triplets.' Students then use the information from the story to help them solve the problem. Students find the money left and figure out...

In these phonetic skills worksheets, students complete several activities that help them learn to recognize phonetic patterns in words. Students complete 6 activities.

This classroom activity is based on the television show "The Price Is Right" and allows students to think about wage earnings in various sectors of employment. Could be used as a classroom activity when studying supply and demand or the...

Play a Price is Right style game and learn about merchandising. You will also find lots of information about advertising, brand names, and product value.