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Spelling Tag
Students participate in a tag game to practice their weekly spelling words. Five students are chosen as "it" and run around chasing the other students. When a student is tagged, he/she must freeze until the teacher asks him/her a...
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Reference Source Four Square
Fourth graders play a four-square game on the playground while reviewing four main references -- dictionary, atlas, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. Students must throw the playground ball in the correct "square" identifying the correct...
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Active Listening
Students talk with a partner. In this listening activity, students play a favorite colors listening games, review a checklist for active listening and practice active listening with a partner.
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A Look at Geography
Young scholars discover geographical places and terms in another language. In this geographical identification lesson, students utilize their geographical vocabulary to describe to other classmates where they would like to go or...
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Let's Read the Newspaper
Learners investigate the format of a typical newspaper. In this journalism lesson, students read a newspaper from a target language and discover the vocabulary associated with the news. Learners work together as a newspaper...
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Finding the Subject
Students explore sentences to locate subjects. In this language lesson, students investigate methods to locate subjects in sentences and practice doing so.
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There! Their
In this there and their worksheet, students read labels to pictures and play a bingo game. Students read 13 labels and play bingo with many cards.
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Giving Directions
Students explore communication by participating in language description activities. In this directions lesson, students practice using communicative terms and prepositions of places to direct a classmate to an exact location. Students...
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PASSWORD VOCABULARY REVIEW
Students write definitions for vocabulary words used in a unit in any subject area. They use the words to play a game.
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Scrabble Laps
Students access that the purpose of this activity is to integrate physical fitness with spelling of core vocabulary words used in science and social studies. Students play the Scrabble Lap Game.
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Paragraph Matching
Students complete an activity sheet. In this paragraphs lesson, students discuss the essential parts of a paragraph. Students practice thinking of body sentences to support a topic sentence. Students complete an activity sheet where they...
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Spelling Vocabulary Words with "PH"
In this completing the "ph" words with missing letters worksheet, students read sentences with incomplete words, use the scrambled missing letters and context clues, and fill in the missing letters to complete the words and sentences....
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The Game of Life
Students describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction.
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Health Education: Stress
Fourth graders tackle stress. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders predict physical and emotional reactions to stressful situations.
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Bibliotherapy - Prejudice
Students read and answer questions based on One Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes. In this tolerance lesson plan, students record their feelings and reflections during discussion of the book. Students create a dress using their own ideas.
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Health Education: Childhood Diseases and Health Issues
Fourth graders research childhood diseases and health conditions. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders identify problems associated with and measures to control common childhood diseases or conditions such as asthma,...
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Super Spellicopter
Learners play a software based spelling game to increase their ability to spell frequently used words. They work on creative word work when they are not on the computer. They write words using different colored crayons and markers.
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Octopus
Learners practice listening and responding to a question with confidence. After studying the names of various fruit, students play a New Zealand game called Octopus. The game can be used for any key words or phrases. It is fast paced...
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The Minotaur: Word Challenge
In this word challenge game learning exercise, students list as many words as they can from the letters in minotaur. The learning exercise includes 15 hints for words the students may use.
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Bases Loaded Word Challenge
In this word challenge game worksheet, students list as many words as they can from the letters in the words "bases" and "loaded". The worksheet includes 14 hints for words the students may use.
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Goal Keeper Word Challenge
In this word challenge game instructional activity, students list as many words as they can from the letters in the word goalkeeper. The instructional activity includes 14 hints for words the students may use.
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Back To School Bingo Template
In this Back to School bingo learning exercise, cards are cut out that describe various facts or situations about students to be used in a back to school bingo game, where students find classmates who match the descriptions on cards....
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Rumpelstiltskin, Private Eye
Students prepare a classroom theater presentation of Rumpelstitskin in which the narrator is a private eye. They write the defense of one of the characters who conspired against the king and play a vocabulary game.
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Ace Inquirer
Students use game simulation software to increase their reading comprehension. They work in teams to determine whether statements are fact or opinion. They complete a Fact/Opinion Scavenger Hunt. They simulate that they are part of the...