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Breaking News English: Iran
For this Iran worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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Breaking News English: Euthanasia
In this Euthanasia worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Ornithology and Real World Science
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson plan! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson plan incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research,...
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International Day of Peace
To recognize the International Day of Peace, pupils complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill-in-the-blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions, take a...
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Why Do People Do What They Do?
Students, in groups, develop questions on topics listed on a worksheet. They compare the results with other groups.
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Expressing the Future
In thisfuture tense activity, students read the differences between expressing the future through present simple and present continuous verb forms.
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Royal Wedding Likely to Hurt UK Economy
Fifth graders discuss the royal wedding. In this economy lesson, 5th graders take opposite sides of who should pay for the royal wedding, and hold a debate. Students discuss the meaning of debt and do a synonym match.
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Making an Argument: Effective use of Transition Words
Work on using transition words in context by prompting elementary and middle schoolers to write their own persuasive essays using transition words. They explore new forms of transition words and examine how they are used in an editorial...
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Visiting a Marine Sanctuary
Young scholars gather information on a kelp forest and identify species in that ecosystem. In this underwater ecosystem lesson students gather data, give an oral presentation and create a poster.
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One Story, Many Tales
High schoolers compare and contrast various versions of the fairytale Cinderella. For this folktale lesson, students read The Korean Cinderella and The Egyptian Cinderella and analyze the differences between the two stories. High...
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Civil Rights/Segregation
Sixth graders investigate Civil Rights by participating in role-playing activities. In this U.S. History lesson, 6th graders research the history of slavery in order to portray a story through their debating and acting abilities. ...
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Breaking News English: 1900 Royal Wedding Invitations Sent
In this English worksheet, students read "1900 Royal Wedding Invitations Sent," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Lance Armstrong
In this Lance Armstrong instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
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Talking About the Past
Twelfth graders practice using the simple past and the present perfect. They use a timeline and practice using them. They fill out a worksheet and review it as a class.
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Synthesizing Content on a Continuum: Developing Effective Communication
Students take a short quiz on what they already know about HIV/AIDS. In groups, they read an article on the disease and place the information from it on a timeline. They role-play different scenerios in which they have written the...
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Increasing Vocabulary Using Internet Connections
Young scholars retell the story, "The Mitten," by Jan Brett, as a group by using the computer program,
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Writing a Letter to the Editor
Learners examine the structure and elements of a letter to the editor. They identify letter elements, read and discuss newspaper letters, and write and submit a letter to a local newspaper.
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Writing a Letter to the Editor
Pupils identify the main elements/structure of a letter to the editor. They brainstorm for thoughts and opinions on a specific topic and write a first draft of a letter to an editor of a newspaper. They give each other preliminary feedback.
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Christmas in Mexico
Students identify how Christmas holidays are celebrated in Mexico, compare Mexican holidays with U.S. holidays, and learn Mexican customs. Lesson includes many downloadable activities to try with students.