In this instructional activity, a subject of high interest to students is the vehicle for teaching skills that may be perceived as boring to students. Nominating a performer for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame allows...

Students will partner read The Kite, by Alma Flor Ada. Then work together in small collaborative groups to describe the character of the mother, the children, or the kitten. Included in this lesson are video demonstrations, printable...

This Spanish tutorial on special uses of the definite article and exceptions to the rules for its normal usage features examples that illustrate its application to countries, titles and other special situations. Students test their...

This site is an introduction to verbs that change meaning according to which past tense is applied, preterite or imperfect. Examples in English and Spanish illustrate the change of meaning. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the...

Oral language development is crucial to Kindergarteners because it lays the foundation for the development of reading and writing. One of the main skills students need to tackle is speaking in complete sentences. With this lesson,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice the Common Core State Standards skill of telling a story or recounting an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive...

Links to 121 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.6: Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

This lesson lists and discusses the benefits of public speaking including personal satisfaction, critical thinking, career advancement, social connections, and influence the world around you.

This lesson plan focuses on the importance of ethics in public speaking including being honest, free from plagiarized content, no falsehoods or conflict of interest, and free from abusive language. It also discusses the qualities of an...

This lesson focuses on persuasive speaking including identifying the qualities, components, goals, and ethics of persuasive speaking.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 2 worksheets and 6 lessons that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an...

This site is an introductory lesson to the preterite and imperfect past tenses. The regular conjugations of each are presented, with brief general rules for their use. This is a great introduction without getting bogged down in all the...

Links to 175 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts,...

A instructional activity for exploring the daily lives of ancient Egyptians from every social class. Students select one class and develop a creative class presentation to share their findings.

This in-depth article analyzes how teachers can effectively teach students that written language does not always correspond to spoken language. Sample lesson ideas are included. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.1,...

English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...

This lesson focuses on tools to overcome a fear of public speaking caused by two types of anxiety, situational anxiety (stage fright) and trait anxiety.

This lesson plan discusses the elements of speech communication including the speaker, message, types of channels, audience, and feedback.

What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.

Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your learners using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...

This lesson focuses on adapting your speech to your audience including analyzing your audience using direct observation, interviews, surveys, or Likert rating scales and then apply knowledge about the audience to adjust the message...

This instructional activity focuses on rhetorical devices and how to use them effectively in public speaking. These include alliteration, antithesis, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, repetition and parallelism, and simile and...

This collection of storytelling activities-developed by storyteller/author Heather Forest for her storytelling workshops with students, teachers, and librarians-can be expanded by educators into language arts lesson plans to support...