Students, in groups, develop questions on topics listed on a worksheet. They compare the results with other groups.

Students write a persuasive essay on why they would like to visit a particular place in the United States and why they think others should see that particular place. In their essay, they should use the title I have for this lesson and...

Students study about descriptive writing. They write a descriptive paragraph about themselves without revealing their physical description and sign their writing with a pseudonym.

Students develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.

For this figurative language worksheet, students read and study examples of simile and metaphor. There are 20 questions to be used with Smartboard and 10 questions in which students identify similes or metaphors.

Students create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises, using the H.I.P Pocket Change website.

Students are introduced to the definition of "flashback" in that writers use it when they want to reveal to readers something that happened in the past. Then Students write a short story using a flashback scene and then move back to the...

Students research thunderstorms using the Internet, science book, or another reference book. Then, they can take a specific aspect of thunderstorms such as lightning, thunder, hail, rain, or something else that occurs during a...

Middle schoolers explore ancient Egypt. Using a specified Internet site, students locate and describe the physical setting that supported early civilizations in Egypt. They explain the relationship between polytheism and the social and...

Students evaluate the essays of their classmates. In this evaluation lesson plan, students write two non-fiction essays on two different topics that they may choose. After a lecture on the aspects of the paper that will be evaluated,...

Students read 'They Called Her Moses," create a wanted poster for Tub man, compose a journal entry imagining they are William Still, and in groups, create a newspaper depicting the incident of the runaway slaves and events from the time...

Students discover facts about ancient Egypt and find information and pictures of structures in Egypt. They write a story using as many hieroglyphic symbols as possible. Stories are made into a display on bulletin board.

Young scholars create electronic storyboards for younger children about a nearby refuge and lake. After interviewing the younger students about their impressions of the lake, they use Powerpoint to make the storyboard, including the...

Pupils evaluate the state seal of Maine and its relevance today. They discuss the Maine state seal and the images and what they represent. They create their own Maine state seal representing present-day Maine including symbols and a...

Students are given a line drawing that only that students sees. They are asked to describe the drawings to the reset of the class to see if they can draw it as the teacher describes it. Students work with a partner, and they are given a...

Students explain the importance of zinc, iron and protein. For this biology lesson, students create a brochure containing information about the three nutrients. They share their brochure in class.

Cuáles son tus libros? Teach your beginning Spanish speakers how to use interrogative words and form questions. Provide some opportunities for learners to use these new interrogative words in practice. 

Following extensive modeling about how to apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to learn new words, partner teams create brief word presentations to teach new vocabulary to the class. Preselect words from upcoming social studies,...

In this who and whom practice worksheet, students read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to use who and whom appropriately.

In this Spanish verbs worksheet, students conjugate Spanish phrases with verbs back to English. Students complete 28 problems total.

In this flash cards worksheet, students create flash cards with their vocabulary words on them. Students create 10 flashcards total.

Learners visit appropriate websites to discover quotes from Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. Working in pairs, they choose three quotes on which to elaborate and then write two original quotes.

Students participate in an activity designed to increase student awareness and participation in the voting process.

In this grammar worksheet, students circle the correct answer to the 6 multiple choice questions pertaining to adjective clauses and adjective phrases.