Eighth graders participate in a variety of activities to examine the meanings and roots of word derivatives and the meanings of words. Using context clues, they determine the meanings of words omitted from a passage and complete a prefix...

Students recognize and pronounce the /th/ sound. In this pronunciation of the /th/ sound lesson, students speak only if the sound is /th/.

What a terrific resource! Have your class review nouns, pronouns, objects, singular and plural using this resource. In this comprehensive presentation, learners practice identifying singular and plural, diagramming sentences,and more.

Young scholars explore and describe various kinds of work experiences and skills practicing the regular past tense -ed sounds. They practice pronouncing those sounds with verbs within their reading passages as well. In addition, they...

In this ESL pronunciation worksheet, students click on the word that "sounds different" in a set of 5 words. Page has a link to additional activities.

In this writing words worksheet, students view the pronunciation of words and then write them correctly. Students complete this for 18 words total.

Consider this online resource that includes accurate information about past participles for a reference material for your Spanish language, or as a source of inspiration for your own lesson. Beginning with a definition of past...

In this -ai- words worksheet, students use the pronunciation of /ai/ to sound out words in columns. Students read twenty words.

In this recognizing the pronunciation of consonant-vowel-consonant words and consonant-vowel-consonant-e words worksheet, students say the words without the final e and then with the final e and practice writing the words. Students write...

In this weather worksheet, students discuss differences in sets of weather related words, match the phonemic pronunciation of beginnings of words with endings, match adjectives to form collocations, and complete short answer questions.

Enhance your linguistics lecture with this presentation about spelling and the English alphabet. Noting some violations of the phonemic principle, as well as examining different influences on the modern English language and...

Use primary text documents to learn word roots. Learners listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence and highlight words they don't know. They compile these words and guess their meanings. They discuss roots, prefixes,...

It is so important for your adult English language learners to know how to maintain their household and find the appropriate service providers when needed. Instead of using a phone book (which is rare these days), reference the internet...

Before using this vowel sounds crossword activity, be forewarned that the pronunciation here is based on British English, and will be confusing for American English speakers. Learners focus on the /or/ sound, examining five spelling...

Examine three speeches while teaching Aristotle's appeals. Over the course of three days, class members fill out a graphic organizer about ethos, pathos, and logos, complete an anticipatory guide, read speeches by Martin Luther King Jr.,...

Does pajamas rhyme with llamas to you? If it does (and even if it doesn't), an online lesson on rewording poetry for regional pronunciation may be helpful for you and your students.

Here is a tasty topic for a instructional activity: Christmas candy! Third and fourth graders research classic Christmas candies, then create their very own! They write a descriptive paragraph about their candy, then use KidPix to create...

After going over the five steps of the writing process, pupils fill out "Getting to Know You" worksheets. They trade papers with each other, and have the task of writing a descriptive paragraph about the person whose worksheet they...

This is a vocabulary learning exercise with a twist! Young elementary-schoolers put these 13 words into alphabetical order before finding their meanings, uses, and origins. They will need to use reference materials, and may need some...

Through the use of stories, artwork, and the KidPix program, youngsters explore the color word red, and engage in activities around the word. Teaching kindergartners about the color words can be so much fun. This could be adapted for any...

"Ye who believe...List to a Tale of Love in Acadie." Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline," launches a study of tragic heroines, epic poetry, the expulsion of the Acadians from Canada, and their subsequent migration to Louisiana. The...

Aid readers in achieving fluency! Hone in on appropriate pacing, accurate pronunciation, and varied intonation through modeling and ample practice. In one-minute bursts, individuals rehearse reading a passage aloud, recording where...

Youngsters practice identifying, writing, and pronouncing long and short i sounds in common words. After cutting out vowel sound cards, they then paste the cards besides appropriate matching words, such as zip, ice, and six.

S1 and S2 language learners practice the skills of predicting and scanning as they examine images and read the script of interviews with two young students.