Students examine words used at Jamestown in 1607. They predict what the words meant in 1607, write sentences using three of them, then analyze the sentences after they have read the actual definitions of the words.

Students determine how accurate the dinosaur-makers were in creating realistic dinosaurs for the Jurassic Park ride. They explore how the ride designers are going to top themselves How could the next ride be even better?

In this reading comprehension activity, learners read a passage on how to write a fiction story. They then write their story using the ideas in the passage. There is a discussion point provided on this page. The students also complete...

In this language arts worksheet, students read through the summaries of the eighteen chapters from this book study of The Pigman.

In this ESL verb tense worksheet, learners use words given in parentheses to complete a text with the correct verb tenses, clicking a "check" button for immediate feedback.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students classify and categorize based on real and make-believe.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan where students learn the difference between real and make-believe and practice sorting details into the two categories. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice...

Text of the short story "The Real and the Make-Believe" by Rex Ellingwood Beach. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)