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Reading Word Families
Third graders identify word families. In this reading word families instructional activity, 3rd graders explore word families (-udge, -ight, -umb, and -ound) with a partner then complete a worksheet for accuracy.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
Pupils read Dear Mr. Henshaw. In this language arts lesson plan, students answer Mr. Henshaw's ten questions using detailed paragraphs. Pupils create a lunch box alarm.
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Capitalization
In these capitalization worksheets, students review the capitalization rules and then complete three pages of exercises that help them understand capitalization.
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Taking a Page From Franklin
Students analyze sentences from Benjamin Franklin. They use their notes to state the same ideas in essay form. They compare the new work to Franklin's orginal work.
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Musical Alphabet - Stepping Down
Learners use the study sheet to study about the musical alphabet; stepping down. They review what stepping up means and what stepping down means. They then practice using the worksheet provided.
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Musical Alphabet- Skipping Up
Students explore the musical alphabet. In this music lesson, students are introduced to the concept of skipping up and stepping up. Students complete a worksheet to reinforce the concepts taught.
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Books Are Great!
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars read a short factual passage about books and authors. Students answer 6 questions about books.
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The Struggle to Organize
Students analyze correspondence and a news release regarding the Harlan, Kentucky, mine strike of 1931-1932. They use these documents to discuss the problems of organizing industrial trade unions before the New Deal.
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Chapter 11 What's Your Preference
In this math worksheet, students record the results of a survey taken from family members about relationships and activities.
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Acronyms - Characters in Hawthorne's Stories
Students create acronyms for book characters. In this literature study, students learn about and create acronyms for characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories The Minister's Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Students' acronyms...
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Remember Me Bag and Other Gift Ideas
Students make end of the year gift bags in the forms of a bag with different materials in it. In this crafts lesson, students put stationary, lollipops, stamps, bookmarks, pencils, and other materials into the bags.
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Teaching the Dialog
Students are introduced to and practice high-frequency patterns of language that will help them perform in real life situations. They enact in a role play situation with the teacher and then with partners.
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with A and B
Students listen to explanation of how to put words beginning with "A" and "B" in alphabetical order observing examples. They then complete the worksheet to work on the skill independently.
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A Fun Alternative Way to Teach Children Keyboarding
Students in the lower grades use words to remember the keyboard positions and fingering. In this keyboarding lesson, students work in a circle around a floor keyboard to learn word cues for the positions of the keys. Teacher calls out...
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with C and D
Students listen to the explanation of how to put words in alphabetical order; in this case beginning with "C" and "D". They then work independently using the worksheet provided to alphabetize words beginning with "C" and "D".
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"Bingo Brown and the Language of Love" by Betsy Byars
Students read the book, "Bingo Brown and the Language of Love" and discuss and define credit, loan, interest, and service credit. They complete activity sheets comparing advantages and disadvantages of using cash and credit.
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Ideas for Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies
Students read a newspaper, then draw a picture.
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Maniac Magee
Seventh graders read Mania Magee as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan presents some ideas to use after certain chapters in the book as a way of supplementing student learning and involvement in the story.
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Complete the Sentences Intermediate Level 8
In this sentence completion instructional activity, students select the best option from the 4 choices to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Complete the Sentences
In this sentence completion activity, students read the sentences and select the best option to complete each example. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Words And the Images They Create
Students explore how the written languages of China and Japan evolved, creating representations of Chinese and Japanese Poetry. Emphasis is placed on small, cooperative learning groups.
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Plain English
High schoolers take an educational game/quiz on using plain English. Students examine the three C's of reporting--clear, concise and correct. High schoolers study the importance of using plain English in journalism.
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Stamps and Yo-yo
Students discuss items people collect, such as stamps and baseball cards, solve related word problems to practice adding and subtracting tens, complete worksheet, and share items they do or would like to collect with classmates.
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Work and Responsibility
Third graders investigate the responsibilities related to various careers.