Develop and strengthen reading comprehension strategies through this comprehensive teaching guide. Your learners will practice making text connections, inferences, predictions, and more using reading passages from the teen-appropriate...

After a concise explanation of verb inconsistency, learners study detailed examples and then rewrite a series of sentences to eliminate tense inconsistencies. An answer key is provided. The worksheet could be used as part of a mini...

Clear up the differences between there, they're, and their once and for all! A helpful reference sheet clarifies when to use each word, and the next page includes ten practice sentences. A set of answers is available, but it is directly...

Explore the ins and outs of the letter k using these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /k/ sound. Use these tips to...

When scholars re-tell a story, do they boil it down to important details in a logical order? Practice summarizing narratives using this think-aloud strategy, which is scripted here for your convenience. After explaining why this is an...

Do your youngsters realize that they are constantly making inferences? Expose this inner process by bringing out the book they will be reading. Ask scholars what they think the plan is, and explain that their answers are the product of...

Designed for teachers, this resource identifies problems learners face when attempting a research project and approaches instructors can use to help their class members overcome these obstacles. Suggestions are included for how to help...

Intelligent? Arrogant? Obnoxious? After completing Chapter 18 of Freak the Mighty, individuals fill out a semantic feature chart for characters in Rodman Philbrick's novel. Group members then use their charts to discuss relationships...

Readers of Wuthering Heights use the DRTA strategy to formulate predictions about the actions of characters in Bronte's novel.

Are you planning to have a guest speaker talk to your class? Prepare in advance and help your class transform into an engaged and thoughtful audience. Before the visit, young writers work cooperatively to brainstorm what they want to...

Use the Internet to expand the audience for portfolio writings and motivate young writers to edit their work. Have your class members select a piece of writing from their portfolios to be polished and published on the World Wide Web....

Primary learners will listen to a story about leprechauns and discuss what they look like and how they act. Then they will construct leprechaun traps to try and catch one. They must explain how their trap works using complete sentences....

Use the internet to research the differences between families in the past and today. In groups, they identify the reponsibilities and roles of each member of the family. As a class, they compare and contrast non-fiction and fiction and...

Students use their textbook to find a legal definition of the word pornography. Using the Abercrombie and Fitch catalog, they write a column about whether the pictures are borderline pornographic or not. They also may present their...

Young scholars research, using a variety of sources, a topic that has been previously chosen. They evaluate their information for the value, relevance, and accuracy. Students identify problems in their research and writing to get...

Students use primary resources to examine the context the writings of Mark Twain. They criticize the resources for reliability, accuracy, perspective, relevancy, and authoritativeness.

Students read a novel to gain insight into a different region of the world. Using a graphic organizer, they share the information they have already gathered about Ethiopia. They draw an outline map of Africa and read the opening pages of...

Use realia (like soccer balls, pictures of soccer players, jerseys, etc.) to interest your young Spanish speakers! Teach them basic sports related vocabulary and encourage choral responses from your youngsters. 

With a list of popular British slang words, this activity prompts pupils to define their colloquialisms as if they were in the dictionary. Because the words are so specifically regional, American students might not recognize them, but a...

Listen in on a conversation between a bunch of wildebeests. Using the word bank (located at the bottom of the page), elementary schoolers select the appropriate word to complete each sentence. Note: There's a clue on the bottom right...

In this grammar agreement instructional activity, students read 10 sentences and circle the appropriate verb form in parentheses that completes each sentence grammatically correct.

Using this simple activity could be a good way for your youngsters to practice using the verbs have, do, and go. By filling in the answers to the 12 questions, learners identify the correct verb.

In this camping vocabulary skills learning exercise, students match the 10 listed camping-related terms and names to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.

In this Dr. Seuss crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 8 clues to determine the words and names that fill in the blanks to appropriately complete the word puzzle pertaining to the children's author.