Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Punctuation (The Comma vs. The Semicolon)

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore English by participating in a grammar correcting activity. Elementary and middle schoolers distinguish when to use commas from when to use semicolons. Then they correct twelve sentences by placing commas and semicolons in the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Personal Development - Setting Goals to Achieve Objectives

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore reasons for setting goals and techniques to achieve them. They discover the importance of setting goals, both short-range and long-range. Students assess their own situation and write specific goals to meet their...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Analysis, Analogy Basketball

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Give grammar instruction a boost with a basketball-themed game all about analogies! Working in pairs, learners quiz each other's analogy knowledge testing how many they can complete and earn the most points.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Giving Verbal Directions/ESOL

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students practice giving verbal directions accurately and employ correct prepositions and prepositional phrases and adverbs when giving those directions. They focus on using correct grammar, imperatives and infinitives when giving those...
Workbook
US Department of Education

School-Home Links elling, self-to-text connections, writing lists, author

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Engage families in at-home practice using this 100-page worksheet packet for elementary school English Language Arts practice. Each worksheet briefly explains the objective to parents so they can guide their child through the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Map Readng And Giving Directions

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a story to create the context for the lesson. Then they are given or create a community map. Then students use the scenario of being lost in order to role play giving directions to a partner to find a destination. The...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pendemonium Unnatural Selection: Quotation Marks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice the correct use of quotation marks. In this grammar activity, students watch and then discuss a video on the use of quotation marks. Students find examples of quotation marks in books and periodicals and then convert...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Family Time: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Provide extra support with a unit that follows a teach, blend, guided practice, and practice/apply routine to reinforce reading, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. Reading and writing lessons include supporting details,...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Change the Verbs to Adverbs

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
A 10-item worksheet challenges scholars to change verbs to adverbs using their knowledge of adjectives and suffixes. 
Interactive
Arcademics

Furious Frogs

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
A multiplayer learning game challenges scholars to match words making antonym pairs. 
Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write an Alliteration Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learners follow five steps to compose an alliteration poem. They choose one consonant and brainstorm as many nouns, verbs, and adjectives they can think of to create rhyming sentences that come together in a poetic fashion. 
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Guess a Noun

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Can you figure it out? A worksheet challenges grammarians to read 28 descriptions and guess what noun each one is describing. 
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Plurals: S or ES ?

For Students K - 2nd Standards
A worksheet made up of six words and kid-friendly pictures challenges scholars to turn singular words plural by adding s or es. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography of Mesopotamia

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a letter.  For this irrigation lesson, students review how humans and the environment can interact with each other, learn new vocabulary words having to do with Mesopotamia, learn about irrigation and view maps of...
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Give It All You’ve Got!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 2)

For Teachers 5th Standards
Understanding word parts can play a crucial role in understanding a word in the context of a larger text. A series of extra support resources designed to accompany Theme 2: Give It All You've Got offers activities related to grammar and...
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Mathed Up!

Factors, Multiples, and Primes

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Reinforce the concept of factors, multiples, and prime numbers with a 16-problem practice instructional activity. Eight pages offer a variety of problem solving opportunities with clear objectives and tips for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Grammar Lesson Plan: Simple Past vs. Present Perfect

For Teachers 4th - 10th
What's the difference between the present perfect and simple past? Have your class practice identifying and using both of these verb tenses through pair activities, whole-class discussion, and a worksheet.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Commonsense Composition

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Any teacher with common sense should use the perfect resource to improve composition skills. Perfect for flipped lessons and station rotation, the text details information about genres of writing with guiding questions for readers....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Individualized Lesson for Student C

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain how to solve an algebraic word problem using correct grammar and punctuation.  In this math and writing instructional activity, students are given a word problem and must write down  directions to solve it. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Grammar Through Jeopardy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create questions for a grammar based version of a Jeopardy quiz game. The teacher assesses student questions and decides which questions should be used in the game. Individuals compete using proper grammar, phonics, and...
Lesson Plan
Teach It Primary

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Six tasks make up a lesson plan designed to reinforce comprehension and language skills using the poem "The Pied Piper" by Robert Browing. Scholars discuss and define unknown words, identify adjectives and onomatopoeia, review...
Activity
Prestwick House

Fahrenheit 451—Activity Pack

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The burning questions is at what point do readers of Fahrenheit 451 recognize the many literary devices Ray Bradbury employs in his dystopian classic that warns of  a society that uses media to indoctrinate the public and denigrates...
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Curated OER

EFL Lesson Plan: How to Teach EFL/ESL Students Interview Skills

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Explore communication in this interview skills lesson. English learners identify the techniques native English speakers use when speaking directly to a potential employer. They read handouts detailing seven steps to improve an interview...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Describe and Compare: Teacher Edition

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Note: This is the teacher's guide to Pimsleur's French lesson called "Describe & Compare." The guide discusses the lesson's purpose, objectives, and designed learning outcomes. It presents information on each of the activities the...