A traditional textbook chapter focuses on feudal powers in Japan, and includes vocabulary, note-taking tips in the sidebar, main ideas, and follow-up assessment questions. It also incorporates opportunities for art...

How well does your beginning Spanish class know its colors? Use this worksheet (which could also be used as a quiz) to assess their recall and recognition. There are four activities here which ask them to recall the Spanish words for...

In this capital letters learning exercise, students read 4 sentences about a zebra named Roy. Students rewrite the sentences, starting each one with a capital letter.

Get your scholars excited about phonemes using Mico the puppet; they use the picture cards to examine three words at a time. Mico says the ending sound of one of the words, and learners determine which of them is a match. You'll want to...

Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing rereading and decoding strategies , students complete multiple reads of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed...

In this foreign language worksheet, students unscramble 11 words having to do with the post office. They find these words on a word search.

Rudyard Kipling's poem "If" provides readers with a chance to practice their reading comprehension skills. After a close reading of the poem, individuals respond to the comprehension and critical thinking questions included in the resource.

Have your class practice reading words with the ue sound. Learners read a list of words including blue, glue, and argue. For maximum effectiveness, this simple exploration could be augmented with a greater number of examples. It could be...

Instead of using this resource as a quiz, consider dividing each of the six activities into small, daily bell-ringers. Some of the activities recall vocabulary words; the first exercise has learners unscramble Spanish colors to complete...

Review the oa sound with your class. Learners read a series of words containing the oa sound, such as moat and coat. This visually-appealing presentation could be used to provide a quick review before a reading or spelling lesson.

Are you ready to quiz your beginning Spanish language learners on weather-related vocabulary? Three exercises are provided here; the first exercise has learners complete a paragraph with the four vocabulary words provided. Then, learners...

Students explore the digraph /ch/. They read and spell words with /ch/ and practice making the /ch/ sound by saying tongue twisters. They observe the teacher writing a /ch/ word and then write their own ch's. Students hold up a green...

Students view flash cards with basic vocabulary pictures on them and match them to the vocabulary words. They cut the pictures apart and glue the words on the back. They play concentration with a partner matching the word with the...

Students understand rhythm and rhyming words in poetry. In this poetry lesson, students listen to poetry and are able to find the ABAB pattern. Students recognize the "ow" sound. Students complete various activities to practice the...

In this literacy worksheet, students practice reading words with different phonics blends. Each word has a picture to help with vocabulary acquisition.

In this get reading right worksheet, students in teams combine as many letters together as they can to come up with as many English words as they can by only using the letters in the boxes shown.

In this capital letters worksheet, students write the capital letters and lowercase letters of the alphabet in the boxes provided and capitalize the first word correctly in three sentences.

Young scholars read words containing the dipthongs ow, ou, oi, and oy. They write and spell words containing the dipthongs ow, ou, oi, and oy.

Students practice writing, incorporating reasons to support ideas, and responding constructively to other's comments.

not a lesson Student's success in school depends on the accuracy at which they can read their materials in the expected amount of time. If students do not read accurately, quickly, and effortlessly they may fall behind their...

Pupils are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and it's placement in words. They write a message using words...

Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. In this language lesson, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read chorally and...

Students recognize how vowel patterns change a short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. With an emphasis on the /oo/ that makes the long U sound, students identify the phoneme and letter combination through listening and matching...

Students are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and its placement in words. They read a passage with words...