In this word search about Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I instructional activity, learners use the words in the word box to find in the word search. Students find 13 words.

Prepare your seventh through ninth graders for their first Shakespearean experience. This slide show provides a series of vocabulary words in context and a brief history of one of the world's most prolific playwrites, William...

Students explore the history of England by creating digital images. In this Queen Elizabeth lesson, students discuss the politics of Tudor times and the large differences between wealthy and poor. Students utilize image editing software...

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

Fifth graders explain the difference between democracy and monarchy. They see how the Queen Elizabeth and her Privy Council ran England. They explain the different terms involved in the Elizabethan government.

For this Battle of Dysart O'Dea worksheet, students read about the battle, answer short answer questions, draw a picture, and more. Students complete 4 activities.

Designed for young learners, this lesson plan helps them recognize features of famous people - most notably, Kings and Queens. After a class discussion about Kings and Queens, groups of learners create images of Henry VIII. Their...

Take a trip to Great Britain with this fun reading lesson! Young learners read an article about many famous attributes of Britain - 101 of them, to be exact - and finish several comprehension and grammar activities about what they have...

Have you ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place? That is where Widge, a character of The Shakespeare Stealer, finds himself. Readers find out how Widge handles his situation by answering comprehension questions, completing...

In this verb usage instructional activity, students explore how and when to use an auxiliary verb in a sentence. Students make a question of twelve statements using the proper verb form.

Introduce your class to proper adjectives while reinforcing proper nouns. For this quick exercise, learners find the proper noun in each sentence and find the matching proper adjective in the provided word bank.

In this English worksheet, students read "World Record 80 Years of Marriage," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

For this English worksheet, students read "World Record 80 Years of Marriage," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

For this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the women in Henry VIII's life. The errors range in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

This online interactive quiz on quotes from Shakespeare's Richard III may be useful as an extension activity, but it does not adequately assess understanding of the play.

In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are scored...

In this homonyms worksheet, young scholars read the sentences and select the correct spelling of the homonyms to complete the online quiz. Students complete 20 sentences.

In this homonyms worksheet, students complete a 20 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of homonyms in sentences.

In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues about Edward VI. Students then complete the crossword puzzle with 10 words about Edward VI.

For this Christiane Amanpour worksheet, students read about the life of the news reporter, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.

In this knowledge test #1 about U.K. and U.S.A. worksheet, students interactively answer 30 multiple choice questions about the U.K. and the U.S.A.

This story is bound to motivate your class. Learners read a story called Elena by Diane Stanley. The story is about a young woman who marries for love but is soon widowed during the Mexican Revolution. She takes her children to...

So many words are easily confused in the English language. Take precede and proceed, for example. Look at the example sentences provided here, and then have your learners take the short quiz. Have they mastered these vocabulary terms?

For this science and language arts worksheet, students complete a cloze article. They read a short piece about magnetism and fill in 15 missing words. Word choices are included in a word bank.