Students watch two commericals from previous presidential elections on the topic of healthcare. After reading an article, they identify the position of the various candidates for the 2008 election. In groups, they brainstorm their own...

Create a blog spot for your classroom and promote online discussions. There are several blogging websites listed here, and you can create one specific to each class or one collective site. Teach your learners how to post on the blog, and...

In this writing worksheet, students read short paragraphs about United States facts. Students then generate questions about the paragraphs using given facts. 

In this Barack Obama worksheet, students read 2 pages of basic information about President Obama, then complete true/false questions, locate sight words in the selection, complete fill-in-the-blank questions and a word search.

In this President Barack Obama worksheet, students match 20 words pertaining to the life of our current President with the phrases and facts that go with them.

For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Barack Obama and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...

Students research categories within President Obama's agenda and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this President Obama agenda lesson, students research a category within President Obama's agenda and present their topic in a...

In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about John McCain and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.  

Learners read a story called Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current event Lose a Million Pounds lesson plan, students respond to literature by...

In this English grammar worksheet, students differentiate between the usage of the words "another," "other," and "others."  Students complete 20 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions using the correct word...