Students use their research skills to determine the famous person given in clues. Using a character recently dicussed in their classroom, they discuss how they would create a costume for them. They write sentences to be used as dialogue...

A set of very useful posters (in PDF) describing different types of non-fiction texts is here for you. While there isn't an activity, per se, in these worksheets, they could be used as a handy reference for learners who are engaging in...

In this ESL advanced vocabulary worksheet, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. From 4 choices of similar words, students fill in the word that best completes each sentence.

Teach your readers to be critical thinkers. A strategy is outlined that can be used to compare and contrast entities. An example lists four states. The learner removes one state that "does not belong" in the list for some reason, and...

Begin at the end. Present your class with an expository essay and ask them to create an outline of the article, paying particular attention to the main ideas and the details supporting these ideas. After a discussion of what they have...

Investigate prewriting activities in this brainstorming lesson. Middle schoolers are divided into groups and are assigned a topic. They decide which prewriting technique to choose from, including free write, looping, brainstorming,...

Ethnic and cultural diversity are explored in a service learning lesson, great for upper graders. They participate in four weekly activities that require them to research ethnic and cultural diversity.

Students practice writing complete sentences and sequencing three or more events. They listen to at least one version of the story read aloud and work cooperatively to put the story events in proper sequence. They access a...

Learners participate in kindness and good citizenship activities in this lesson. Each month of the school year, they are assigned a different activity. For example, in August the theme is "Getting to Know You!" The students hand out...

Students research a rare species of animals that are a step away from the well known animals of our zoos. They create a mobile which displays the geography, habits, population and habitat of the animals. They draw a picture.

Middle schoolers use the information they wrote about on the topic they chose in studying About Weather. They then write a short story using the information choosing a theme, setting, characters, and the plot.

Students examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.

Learners study the various aspects of tall tales. They read various tall tales and discuss the characteristics and literature aspects of tall tales. Students write their own unique tall tales.

Learners explore the different properties of ice. They make predictions and experment with ice. Students discover that ice melts faster under pressure. Learners create a flipbook what what happened after each experiment. This lesson...

Pupils write a short story set in a selected period of history. They conduct research on a selected period of history, write and edit a rough draft of their short story, and submit a final draft of their story that includes details...

In this pronouns and perspectives worksheet, students the case and point of view of bolded pronouns in sentences.

In this modal verbs worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct modal verb and choose its function. Students complete 8 problems total.

In this future progressive tense worksheet, students read the guidelines for the use of this tense. They complete 7 sentences using the correct form of the future progressive tense with "will." They do the same in the next 7 sentences...

In this language arts activity, students learn that pronouns and subjects must match. Students read the information on the page, then fill in the correct pronouns in 20 sentences.

In this passive and active voice worksheet, students rewrite 18 sentences changing the verb in each one from an active voice verb to a passive voice verb.

In this grammar worksheet, students choose and circle the appropriate verb in fifteen sentences that make each one grammatically correct.

In this direct object pronouns practice activity, students identify direct objects in 10 sentences and rewrite 7 of the 10 sentences by replacing the direct objects with pronouns.

Helping and Linking Verbs are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Students complete 5 sentences with either the verb "must" or "must not" along with one of the phrases in the expressions box. Students then complete 10 sentences...

In this adjectives and adverbs instructional activity, students learn the correct use of "bad" and "badly". Students correct the word usage in 10 sentences.