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Noun Endings: -Ion and -Ment
In this suffixes worksheet, learners add suffixes ion and ment to words to make them into nouns and search for them in a word search. Students complete and look for 10 words.
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Word Formation
In this word formation worksheet, students choose the kind of words that the bold words are and fill in the blanks with words derived from other words. Students complete 35 problems.
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Heroic Images: Visualization and Media Messages
Students examine media messages. In this media awareness instructional activity, students analyze online messages about heroism as they complete a jigsaw reading activity.
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Oral Directions: Practice for the Slam
Students practice their poetry presentations. In this poetry slam lesson, students use the provided practice feedback form to prepare for presenting their poems prior to participating in their own poetry slam competition.
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Reading Quiz B-Grade 4
In this grade 4 reading quiz, 4th graders complete a 14 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 4 reading concepts. Answers may be submitted on-line.
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5th Grade Reading Test
In this grade 5 reading quiz, 5th graders complete a 27 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 reading concepts. Answers may be submitted on-line.
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Interrupting Chicken
Learners read the book Interrupting Chicken about someone who keeps interrupting. In this reading lesson plan, students discuss how they should not interrupt in class.
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Cover the Music
Learners explore U.S. history by listening to musical pieces in class. In this Civil War era instructional activity, students discuss the types of musical instruments that were available to soldiers during the war and the themes of their...
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Metaphors
In this metaphor activity, students read statements that contain metaphors, then choose the statement that explains the meaning of each. A reference website if given for additional resources.
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Cinderella Stories: An African Tale
Students read and analyze an African version of the Cinderella story. They listen to John Steptoe's story, "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters," locate Africa on a map, compare and contrast the story with Cinderella, and identify fairytale and...
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Words in the News: Phantom of the Opera Success
Students discuss the recent success of the "Phantom of the Opera". They practice using new vocabulary associated with the musical. In groups, they work together to match the word with its definition.
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Metaphorical Expressions
In this idioms worksheet, students read 12 metaphorical expressions and match them to their meanings in another column. Many feature parts of the body, such as "heavy heart."
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Stephen Spielberg
In this Stephen Spielberg instructional activity, students read 13 clues about the life and films of the famous director. Students put their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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English - "Once Upon a Time" - Storytelling
In this storytelling learning exercise, 4th graders fill in 17 missing words without looking at the story. After the students read the story again aloud in pairs, the students complete a matrix on how well each student reads the story...
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Understanding Narrative Poetry
In this poetry worksheet, students learn about narrative poetry. They then answer 7 questions about one of the poems they read, practice writing their own narrative poem, and complete a research project using the internet. The answers...
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Reading Comprehension: 1984
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer questions based on chapters 1-12 of '1984'. Question type varies from matching, true / false, fill in the blank and multiple choice.
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Beginning Analogies 5
In this analogies worksheet, students read the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.
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A Closer Look at a Fairy Tale
Students read fairy tales to study the role of male and female characters. In this fairy tales lesson, students discuss the elements of fairy tales. Students discuss morals and lessons in fairy tales. Students use the worksheet 'A Closer...
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Editorial Writing: What's On Your Mind
Young scholars write an editorial column for a newspaper. For this journalism lesson plan, students discuss and analyze editorials in print and broadcast media. Young scholars will compare the differences in these two formats...
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Photo Editing and Photo Ethics
students investigate how to editphotos and understand the ethics of photo-editing in regard to photo-journalism. In this photo journalism lesson, students examine photos and photo spreads in various sources to identify editing...
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SAT Sentence Completion Practice Test 03
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the answer that best completes each sentence. Students have 10 minutes to complete 12 sentences in this SAT practice worksheet.
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SAT Sentence Completion Practice Test 09
In this sentence completion learning exercise, students choose the word that best completes the sentence. Students have 10 minutes to complete 12 questions in this SAT practice learning exercise.
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Being in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays
Students analyze the conventions used in Noh plays and write an introduction to a Noh play of their own. In this Noh play lesson, students identify the conventions of the Noh form and analyze the realizations the main character achieves....
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Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana
Students read a version of Ramayana and explore the elements of the epic hero cycle. In this Ramayana analysis lesson, students retell the basic narrative of the Ramayana and identify the main characters. Students identify elements of...