If you're reading Jan Brett's The Umbrella, a presentation featuring the animals from the story is an excellent way to augment your lesson. Featuring gorgeous photographs of rainforest animals, as well as Spanish phrases and English...

Boris is the smartest baby around! Beginning readers can use this short story excerpt to practice reading comprehension and fiction elements. They read the story and then discuss what they think he will do next. Scholars create an...

Students brainstorm ideas for a teacher selected writing topic. They demonstrate seven steps for writing an academic essay. They jot down words or phrases using different colored pens. They write a thesis statement and create an outline...

In this early childhood letter U printing practice worksheet, students trace the uppercase and lowercase letters and then practice writing them on their own. Students also color the umbrella.

Being able to identify the details that support a main idea is an important skill. Have your pupils practice with this graphic organizer, which includes space for a main idea, three supporting details, and a final conclusion.

In this early childhood letter U printing practice worksheet, students trace the uppercase and lowercase letters and then practice writing them on their own. Students also trace the word umbrella and locate all of the Us on the umbrella...

In this uppercase and lowercase letter matching worksheet, students cut out the umbrella cards and match the uppercase letters to the correct lowercase letters. This worksheet covers all of the letters in the alphabet and there are some...

In this pre-writing activity, students trace 14 straight lines that are raindrops in a picture. Students also trace 4 umbrella shapes with curved lines. Students color the picture.

A language arts worksheet works like a dream. Class members become as busy as bees as they complete a activity geared toward similes. The layout of the sheet is as clear as crystal, with directions that are easy to follow. 

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short...

In this recognizing the letter Uu instructional activity, students read color words to color the word umbrella, the picture, the upper case letters and the lower case letters, and practice tracing and printing the capital and lower...

Learners explore concrete poetry. In this lesson about poetry, students read A Poke in the I, by Paul B. Janeczko, and are introduced to concrete poems. Learners read several different kinds of concrete poems including single-word, and...

In this ESL writing practice worksheet, students trace and write a set of words related to rainy weather. A reference web site for additional resources is given.

English teachers around the world cringe when they come across fragments and run-ons in papers. A handout on these poor imitations of sentences helps bring relief by reviewing the basics of sentence construction and by offering...

Science writing follows many of the same principles as writing in language arts, but some structural details differ. Individuals read an online science handout that covers how to write with precision, choose appropriate details, and use...

It's time to write! First, lead your emerging writers in a power writing activity. It takes six minutes and focuses on creative brainstorming. The class is given two words (duck and apple are suggested, but alter the words for different...

For this Language Arts worksheet, students participate in a variety of grammar activities. For example, students write the plural form of six words and find the prefixes and suffixes of six words.

Every year, more than 14 billion pounds of garbage is dumped into the oceans of the world, most of which is plastic and toxic to ocean life. Lesson 32 in the series of 36 focuses on environmental concerns, specifically pollution. Under...

In this writing prompt worksheet, students complete a writing prompt for each day in April. Worksheet is a series of prompts, 3 per page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this to be or have got activity, students fill in the blanks, write sentences, use short forms, and more with to be or have got. Students complete 3 activities.

In this sentence creation worksheet, students practice putting together sentences. Students match the beginning and the end of a sentence and write sentences. There are twelve in all.

Learners study the letter-sound recognition of the /u/ by reciting a tongue twister, writing the letter in both upper and lower case, and identify words with the letter 'u' in them. Next, they sing a song, and listen to a story while...

For this letter u worksheet, learners trace the word umbrella, color umbrellas with the letter u, add pictures and write sums and circle correct items in pictures. 

Learners explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They use letterboxes to spell 'u' words, identify 'u' = /u/ in written words, and play the 'Under the Umbrella' game.