Overcoming Obstacles
Having a Positive Attitude
An activity about a positive attitude sheds light on the importance of a growth mindset. Scholars define and discuss it to brainstorm a list of positive phrases that contribute to a growth mindset. Peers share positive statements about...
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Necessity and Lack of Necessity
In this language arts worksheet, students learn the use of affirmative sentences with necessity such as "have to" and "has to" and negative sentences with lack of necessity such as "don't have to" and "doesn't have to." Students complete...
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Present Simple and Present Continuous
In this present simple and present continuous worksheet, students rewrite sentences in the negative form, interrogative form, affirmative form, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
Historical Thinking Matters
Scopes Trial: 3 Day Lesson
Was the Scopes trial more complicated than a simple debate between evolutionists and creationists? As part of a structured academic controversy (SAC) activity, pupils consider multiple perspectives of the Butler Act and engage in close...
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Negative vs. Positive Thoughts
Seventh graders see themselves and how they think they are seen, which can be sometimes quite different. Self-esteem portrait allows the student to say how they think others see them, how they see themselves, and how others do indeed see...
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There Is/There Are And School Life
In this school supplies and "there is/there are" online worksheet, students enter the names of six school supplies that are shown by clip art pictures, they unscramble the names of school subjects, and use drop-down menus to choose...
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Present Perfect and Past Simple
In this present perfect and past simple worksheet, students fill in words to a chart for each tense, fill in the blanks to sentences, write questions, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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Feelings Are Very Important
Here are some ways you can help your students understand and cope with their feelings. This presentation provides ways to deal with anger and sadness through calm times, self talk, daily affirmations, and replacement thoughts. Note: This...
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Contractions
This learning exercise provides ELL learners with a basic explanation of what a contraction is and then a chance to practice completing 16 sentences by creating an affirmative or negative contraction. This learning exercise could be used...
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Affirmative Sentences
In this affirmative sentences learning exercise, 1st graders read ten affirmative sentences and then write the negative equivalent to each affirmative sentence.
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Negative Constructions
In this negative constructions learning exercise, 7th graders review and discuss what negative constructions are and how to avoid using them in sentences. Students build three sentences with a set of words for each one.
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Debate
Set your environmental studies class up to debate a current topic regarding your choice of six suggested statements about energy use in the United States. Teams read material that you have gathered and then form their arguments. The...
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Conclusions: Must, Have (Got) To, May, Might, Could, Can't
Is this presentation the perfect addition to a grammar unit? It must be! Learn about drawing conclusions with different levels of certainty, using must, might, could, and can't.
Teens Finding Hope
Change Your Thinking
Learning to look at situations with positivity and accuracy is an ongoing practice. Use these worksheets to help your class members learn to build positive, self-affirming perspectives of situations they encounter.
Classroom Law Project
What should I watch for in the debates?
Prepare your classes for election year debates with a series of activities that model how to watch televised debates and how to evaluate the moderators as well as the debaters.
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Worksheet 1 There is/There are
English language learners will benefit from this focus on there is and there are. As they focus on the two forms, they create sentences using each, and they identify which group of words correctly completes the sentences provided. Five...
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Stonewall and Beyond:
Learners examine issues that surround the quest for gay/lesbian equal rights, explore bias and negative stereotyping in the media and their effect on how gays and lesbians are treated, examine their own biases, and express their opinions...
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Present Simple Forms
In this present simple worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with present simple tense words in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Students complete 15 sentences.
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Familiar Commands
Familiar commands are probably used more frequently than formal commands, so make sure you spend an adequate time covering them. This worksheet provides great explanation, a clear chart, and a practice opportunity. It's a great way to...
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Irregular Familiar Commands
Irregular familiar commands are easy to understand with this chart, and there's a catchy tune provided to help you remember the irregular commands!
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The House
Oú est la cuisine? Several activities are suggested here to develop and further vocabulary acquisition for your beginning French speakers. They draw pictures of different rooms in a house and place objects around the room. Then, using...
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Affirmative Defenses
Students examine what an affirmative defense is. They explore some of the substantive affirmative defenses - self defense, duress, necessity, insanity and entrapment. They determine what purposes are served by allowing different...
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Feelings and Verb to Be
For this feelings and to be worksheet, students choose the correct feeling word to match the pictures and write the correct form of to be into sentences. Students complete 2 activities.
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ESOL: Health and Nutrition
Students explore the four food groups and how they contribute to one's health. They identify the four food groups and create a poster of the four food groups with pictures. They present their posters to the class and practice answering...