In this homophones practice worksheet, students examine 20 words and identify a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently for each of the words.

Students identify ways humans and animals work together. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students read the text Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound and define the term "working animals." Students investigate working animals by...

Young scholars explore English by participating in a match game. In this sight word vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Cat's Surprise and identify the sight words which they are unfamiliar with and need to review. Young...

Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students read Happy Birthday Moon, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and...

Students decide what the term "art" means to them. They identify artistic elements displayed by the Dave Matthews Band. They understand the relationship between music and other means of artistic expression.

Young scholars decipher the meaning of Rowling's magical words by looking at their Latin origin and write their own spells. They test their knowledge of Harry Potter spells with a quiz. Also, students match Rowling's spells with their...

Fourth graders, in groups, analyze portions of William Cullen Bryant's poem, "Thanatopsis." They present their analysis to the class and discuss the meaning of the poem as a whole. They also identify the poetic elements present in the...

For this language arts worksheet, learners examine 15 words in a word bank. Students write a word that is a homophone, or word that sounds the same but is spelled differently.

For this language arts worksheet, students discover that homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Students match 15 homophones.

Students find the beginning letters of words. In this alphabet lesson, students sound out words to find the beginning sound and the beginning letter. They play a game to mark these letters on a card. 

Students explain what it means to be a fluent reader and why it is an important part of learning to read. They become aware that fluency is a reader's ability to read words quickly, smoothly, and with emotions. Students pass out books...

Students practice assessing graphics to infer and identify an author's implicit and explicit meaning in a piece of text. They evaluate the effectiveness of information found in maps, charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, cutaways and through...

In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of idioms beginning with R.

In this idioms activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meanings of idioms beginning with S.

Learners investigate the meaning of culture.  In this European capital lesson, students define the meaning of 'culture'.  Learners construct a poster that features their city as a cultural center.

Students analyze Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." In this poem analysis lesson, students review vocabulary for the poem and read the poem. Students discuss the meanings in each stanza, the theme, and its rhyme scheme. Students...

Students practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet.  In this sonnet instructional activity, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class.  As each line...

Students watch a video and slides to view Keith Haring's work of 3 dimensional forms based on 2 dimensional imagery. In this 3 dimensional forms lesson plan, students analyze symbols and discuss lines, sound, movement, and emotions.

Young scholars use keys to identify animals and plants in local habitats. Students are asked if they remember what the word habitat means. Young scholars make a list of three different local habitats and brainstorm animals and plants...

Students work in small groups of three or four to create books based on the Eric Carle books studied. Topics may include tadpoles, guppies, people, moths, and plants. Media used may include Kid Pix, sound recordings, art pieces,...

Young scholars utilize deductive reasoning to decipher unfamiliar words and sounds. They acquire high-frequency words by viewing street signs and playing phonics games. Students This lesson plan is intended for young scholars acquiring...

In this adjectives worksheet, students read 9 adjective pairs such as: old/young, light/heavy. Students match the adjectives to pictures that illustrate their meaning.

In this word and picture matching worksheet, students read the names of 9 body parts and match them to the correct picture that shows the meaning.

In this ESL complete the idiom activity, students fill in the endings to common idioms. They see a small, colorful clip art picture that shows the meaning of the idiom before they complete the sentence.