Lesson Plan
Poetry Society

Imaginary Words

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Oh, what fun! Young logophiles and neologists create a dictionary-sounding definition for imaginary words and try to fool their classmates.
PPT
Curated OER

Common Roots and Affixes

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Who said studying roots and affixes can't be fun? The tone of this presentation will entertain as well as engage your class as they examine the roots circ, cycl, pend, and equ. Opportunities for guided and independent practice, as well...
Activity
Novelinks

Words by Heart: Guided Imagery

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Sad, depressed, miserable, inconsolable, forlorn: so many synonyms have a lot of variety with their connotations. Through the guided imagery activity, writers explore the use of connotation and its influence on imagery and description by...
PPT
Curated OER

Vocabulary and Concept Development

For Teachers 7th - 12th
After introducing your class to root words and affixes, present them with this short review and practice opportunity. To start, they share definitions of root words and affixes with their partners. Then, after looking at some affixes and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Odd Word Out

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this word association worksheet, young scholars view a large list of words and choose which ones are different as well as why they are different.
Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Wheel of Fortune Game

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Games are great for practicing any number of basic skills. Here is a set of wonderful instructions for making a braille version of a spinning game, where children win points by correctly reading/identifying the high-frequency words the...
Lesson Plan
Denver Art Museum

Words as Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Elementary schoolers look at images of the art installation, Wheel -which is found at the Denver Art Museum. After a class discussion about how the words and symbols on the artwork make it more meaningful, the discussion turns toward how...
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Wheels Go Around: Challenge Activities (Theme 7)

For Teachers K Standards
Wheels go around is the theme of this series of challenge activities. Extend learning of making predictions and the reading comprehension skill, cause and effect, through grand conversations, poster designing, and writing books.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Wheels, Wings and Other Things"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various reading and writing activities related to the book "Wheels, Wings and Other Things" by Monica Hughes and Barbara Hunter. They participate in a shared reading activity, and write a new page for a book...
Interactive
Curated OER

Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

School-Home Links: Spelling Familiar words

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this common words worksheet, students review a list of words they should know how to spell. Students fold a piece of paper into thirds and create an organizer to help them study the words. Parents or students must sign the worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes. They are given a lesson on ten root words that students identify the correct meaning of the words. Young scholars design cards that are divided into four parts.
Worksheet
Chomp Chomp

Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A twenty-question worksheet provides practice using the commonly confused to, too, and two. Meet Common Core standards with the help of this resource in your fourth grade classroom. Use as homework or an assessment.
Organizer
Curated OER

The Wheels on the Bus

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this early childhood song lyrics and images worksheet, students practice reading and singing the words of "The Wheels on the Bus".
Worksheet
Curated OER

Second Grade Vocabulary Wheel

For Students 2nd
In this vocabulary wheel worksheet, 2nd graders read second grade vocabulary words in a wheel. Students read 8 words that are between 3 and 5 letters.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bringing a Scene to Life With Sound Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this sound words worksheet, students read a scene from Megamind and add sound words to it to make it come to life. Students read a scene called "Megamind's Hideout".
Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding the Main Idea

For Students 1st - 2nd
The carnival is in town! After reading a short excerpt about a day at the carnival, learners use details to determine the story's main idea. They must differentiate the details from the big picture, as there are multiple options they can...
Worksheet
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K12 Reader

Geometric Shape Names

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Combine math and language arts in the same lesson with a reading passage about number prefixes in geometric shapes. After reading several short paragraphs about the different prefixes used in shape names, kids answer five comprehension...
Organizer
Curated OER

Word Definitions

For Students Pre-K - 11th
An ELD definitions list, this resource covers travel-related vocabulary in English. However, it does not offer any opportunities for practice. Based on British English.
Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skills: Vocabulary and Spelling Practice

For Students 6th - 11th
Learners complete various activities using their spelling words, which are not provided on the worksheet. Activities include using spelling words alliteratively, finding synonyms, using words in sentences with specified parts of speech,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Alphabet Wheels

For Students Pre-K - K
In this alphabet/beginning sounds worksheet, students read 8 short words inside a tractor shape. In each of 8 wheels labeled with a letter, students write the words in the wheel with the correct first letter.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Machinery In Society

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore technology by completing a worksheet in class. In this common machinery lesson, students define the different designs that make simple machines work such as wheels, pulleys and gears. Students utilize verbs to describe...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Far in a Car

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus. They are shown the book, This is the Way We Go to School. Afterward, they learn the phonetic principle of rhyming words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Drowsy Driver Awareness Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Drowsy Driver Awareness Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, correct word choosing, multiple choice, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...