In this ESL learning exercise, students read good and bad examples of formal and casual emails. Students cut apart emails into strips and assemble them. There are no logical directions for what to do on these five pages.

In this English learning exercise, students read "OPEC Urged to Increase Oil Production," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Whether used to introduce learners to fractions or as a comprehension assessment, this two-part, cross-curricular worksheet will give readers a chance to test their understanding of fractions.

Should you use which or that when using a restrictive clause? What about a non-restrictive clause? Young writers practice their grammar skills with this resource, which provides a straightforward guide to which vs. that, as well as ten...

Coyotes in Chicago? Yip. Middle schoolers demonstrate their ability to identify details that support the idea that coyotes are adaptable creatures.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a single word can go a long way as well. Practice making inferences about character traits with a letter written from the perspective of a soldier in the American Revolution.

Go over the basics of restrictive and non-restrictive clauses with this grammar worksheet. After reviewing the concepts, as well as the definitions of parentheticals and appositives, young learners label ten sentences as restrictive or...

In this object scenario instructional activity, students read, analyze and figure out 3 scenarios in clouds. Students share their answers with their classmates.

In this alphabetical order practice worksheet, students read about how to alphabetize when words share the same 2 beginning letters, then alphabetize words by using the third letter in each.

In this animal parts worksheet, 2nd graders read the 4 examples of animals and circle the 3 animals that share a characteristic. Students list what the animals have in common in the 10 examples.

Here’s a graphic organizer that permits learners to chart the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution of a story. The PDF file can be customized to work with any narrataive.

Help your young writers improve the clarity of their sentences by showing them how to create parallel structures as they construct sentences. Two exercises give kids practice identifying the correct parallel structure and crafting...

Following a brief definition of the required components of a complete sentence, and models of incomplete or sentence fragments, learners are asked to revise a series of sentence fragments into complete sentences. Suggested rewrites are...

After a concise explanation of verb inconsistency, learners study detailed examples and then rewrite a series of sentences to eliminate tense inconsistencies. An answer key is provided. The activity could be used as part of a mini...

In this Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone activity, students draw characters from the book, write descriptions about the character, and then exchange another students description and draw the character they described. Students...

In this identifying meanings of character traits worksheet, students define and explain the character traits ambitious, responsible, envious, considerate, strict, superstitious, efficient, polite, suspicious, and cruel. Students write 20...

How can we decide between candidates on election day? After contemplating various issues and qualities, your learners will go through a step-by-step process of researching and evaluating sample candidates and determining their...

In this top five ancient Chinese inventions worksheet, students investigate each Chinese invention in detail along with the top five British inventions of all time. Students then answer five comprehension questions while writing an essay...

Middle schoolers complete this journalism/language arts worksheet to improve their writing. They work in partners interviewing each other, then write key facts in a table, summarizing what, who, where, when, why. They make their...

After an explanation of double negatives, young grammarians rewrite a series of sentences to eliminate the double or multiple negatives. An answer sheet is included.

For this ciphers worksheet, students cipher the message given to them with a cipher code. Students complete 1 message total.

In this BBC news school report about bringing a TV news story to life, learners use a the form plan a TV interview. They video the interviewee's head and shoulders while they answer a reporter's questions. They add graphics that explain...

In this sequencing worksheet, students draw 3 pictures, showing the beginning, middle and end of a stories about making pizza and getting ready for school. 

In this cryptography/cryptanalysis worksheet, students work with a group and use logic and cryptography techniques to solve problems.