In this oral language instructional activity, students listen as the teacher repeatedly reads a situation that involves a customer complaint. They write down the main points before working in small groups to develop a role play of the...

Students consider education in other countries.  In this social studies instructional activity, students view videos of girls trying to get an education in other parts of the world. Students reflect on the challenges faced by the...

Students select a Spanish-speaking country they would like to visit. They gather information and present it in Spanish in the form of a written and oral report.

Students practice speaking more fluently in a conversational way. They are given a variety of scripts with missing parts in order to carry on a more fluent conversation with others. Students can change the flowcharts to help make them...

In this language arts worksheet, students practice speaking using adverbs of frequency by participating in a small group game. Students roll the dice and move on the game board, asking questions with "How often do you..." based on the...

In this ESL speaking an writing exercises worksheet, students review present continuous verb forms as they read about the verbs and record their answers to 4 questions.

Third graders read about Italy and the complete activities that investigate the spice trade. In this spice trade lesson plan, 3rd graders analyze characters, write a thank you note, speak Italian, and complete language activities.

In this ESL speaking worksheet, students match statements about what makes one happy with pictures, then create conversations about happiness and success using the same statements.

Students explore speech techniques by reading a monologue in their class. In this language arts lesson, students answer questions about their feelings on specific topics in order to get them comfortable while speaking. Students complete...

Students explore phonetics by participating in a speaking activity. In this word sound lesson, students identify the sound "ol" and the different words the sound can be found in. Students write words in class with the sound and are asked...

Students examine how art is used to make statements about social conditions. They analyze photos by the photojournalist Russell Lee, and complete a worksheet.

Students assess fellow student's oral narrative tales. They discuss the attributes that marked the "best" narratives. They compose their own narrative tales and interview family members. They make a final speaking presentation to the...

Third graders construct and use vocabulary flipbooks to draw and describe three-dimensional figures. They utilize worksheets and access websites imbedded in this plan which help them construct their books.

Students practice creating similes and metaphors together as a class. Individually students create similes and metaphors and illustrate them.

First graders complete a how to make a sandwich exercise.  In this following directions lesson students explore how to choose the type of sandwich they enjoy and follow steps to make the sandwich.   Students share the process...

Students discover the links between population and Congressional representation. For this government lesson, students research population statistics and create spreadsheets that compare population to the number of Congress members per...

Discuss the correct use of certain phrases such as "managed" and "could" in this English lesson. Middle schoolers listen to interviews on work customs in different countries and compare them. They make inferences after reading given...

Young drama pupils will perform a number of expressive speaking exercises as they consider the themes of responsibility, consequences, and justice in the very modern Australian play The Stones. With a lot of role playing and...

Young English language learners complete 20 sentence frames provided with this worksheet. Some are questions, and some are declarative sentences. Good practice for your language learners!

Way before the digital age radio was the medium of popular culture. After listening to excerpts from radio programs (easily available on the Internet), participants return to the radio age by creating a two-minute sketch based on a...

Why are some people such good story tellers? Help youngsters demonstrate the art of storytelling. They start off by listening to a story and sharing what they noticed about the storytelling that made it exciting. Then, they study a story...

Arthur Sze's poem, "The Shapes of Leaves," encourages young scholars to notice and speak for others who "do not speak." The lesson plan begins with pupils writing about a tree that they really like. The class then examines an image of...

Young learners research and present information about a chosen subject to their peers, parents, instructors, and community. This lesson has a strong research and public speaking component, and would be ideal for your higher level students.