What's in a Name?

Build conversation skills for your English language learners in this spoken language development instructional activity. In it, learners listen to descriptions written by the teacher prior to the first day of class which include...

Combine art and word analysis in a lesson about genus and species. Elementary children sleuth out the meaning of scientific names for a number of shark species using a prefix and suffix definition chart. They then draw an image of the...

Get in the reading spirit on Read Across America Day while celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with four printable worksheet activities. Included is a word search using story character's names, a quiz to test how many Dr. Seuss titles you've...

Follow Alice as she travels through Wonderland with a set of lessons based on the first chapter of the book. Learners discuss key moments and ideas from chapter 1 before answering a series of comprehension questions about what they have...

Can your class match the rooms in a house to their names? A vocabulary learning exercise prompts kids to study a diagram of a house, then label each room and answer questions about what happens in each room. They then decide which items...

Students find words that begin with the letters in their own names, using a variety of sources including word banks and online dictionaries. They create an acrostic poem. Pupils revise poems as needed, for meaning and conventions. ...

Students explore the plants that grow in Glacier National Park. In this plant biology lesson, students invite a guest speaker to speak about plants that grow in Glacier National Park, as well as the scientific names for the plants....

Students examine the origins of the names of U.S. states, focusing on names that were derived from Native American words. They are provided with lists of the names of the 50 states, and then research online or in library resources the...

Students study how British surnames were derived from locations. They observe that some of the more common names are still prevalent today.

Students write a story. In this identification lesson, students write their name vertically and think of a word or phrase to match each letter. Students write a paragraph or story based on their name descriptions.