Take a close look at homelessness with your learners.  In this character development lesson, young artists draw a large pair of sunglasses, adding their family and pictures representing their belongings and values on the left lens,...

Personify your Inner Editor. After making a richly detailed paper doll of your Inner Editor, put him or her in your locker, under your bed or buried in a time capsule in your backyard, but not near where you like to write. Refuse to...

In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "What is the Order of the Phoenix?"

First, have each English language learner fill out the 15 sentence frames. Then, pair up your learners and have each share their completed sentences. There's a place for the listening partner to record his or her partner's sentences....

Learners read a story with 220 basic sight words. They discuss why the words are important to identify and utilize them in their own writing assignments.

Do your class members know where the phrase "raining cats and dogs" come from? They will after viewing a presentation about metaphors. The concise definitions and clear examples make for a strong introduction to this element of...

Is there any difference between the ways a child from the polar region gets ready for recess, and the way a child from a tropical region gets ready for recess? Youngsters use a checklist to dress their Arctic Barbie and Polar Bob dolls...

One way for ESL students to improve their English skills is through reading articles in the newspaper. This worksheet serves as a guide that learners could use when reporting on the article they read. There seven questions asked about...

Students plan a budget and pay bills when they visit the "Reality Store," a series of classroom studying stations. The use of paying bills and running a class store is used to help students grasp the concept of business.

Students explore the colonial period to describe and contrast the life and experiences of people who lived at that time with the lives of individual's in the current era. the lives of researched characters are dramatically enacted and...

Teamwork is the focus of this instructional activity. By discussing what teamwork means, learners begin to explore this topic. There are a series of slides focusing on the behavior of geese that highlight leadership and teamwork skills.

Students explore abbreviations and acronyms. Students examine the difference between the two types. Students complete a worksheet, sorting words. They write a creative script containing abbreviations and acronyms.

Students participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.

In this writing questions worksheet, students read the answers listed in the boxes and write questions for each answer using the 5 W's. Students then write one more question and answer.

Students critically examine the features of reports aimed at a young audience. Students discuss characteristics of a good report (who, what, where, when, why, how). They write their own report and include these characteristics in their...

Students conduct weekly research on three to five current events. As a ball is tossed around the room, the student holding the ball presents to the class the who, what, where, when, why, and how details of their selected current event.

Fifth graders study about immigration, Ellis Island, and tenement life from 1890 to 1924. They create an identity of a fictitious immigrant and describe what they find when they arrive in New York.

Eighth graders discover what makes an event newsworthy. They research topics by using the five W questions. They examine the difference between facts and opinions and practice interviewing people for stories.

Who is Hattie? Youngsters explore animal characteristics by reading poems and stories in class. They read the book Hattie and the Fox about a fictitious fox and his drama with the other farm animals. Then they reread the story over...

Students are taught the comprehensions aids them in their reading and will make reading seem easier once they know what they are reading about. They access how th ask themselves the five W's: who, what, where, when, and why. Students by...

Students discuss privileges. For this privilege lesson, students discuss the reasons that some people have privileges others don't and whether this is fair. They listen to a story and point out instances of privileges. 

In this Anglo-Saxon history worksheet, students choose one or more of the four possible extension activities pertaining to Anglo-Saxon history.

Pupils explore how archaeologist examine mummies. For this research based lesson, students work in groups to research two mummies and report their findings to the class through role-playing and using a model of the mummy.

In this maps worksheet, students read about the Earth, sky, rivers and lakes, and more, and then answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 3 questions.