Improve your learners' reading and writing skills with a set of sentences designed to help pupils work with sight words. The teacher dictates while the pupils write; this is followed by discussion.          ...

Learners construct their understanding of measurement and dimensions in this step-by-step approach that begins with an all group vocabulary introduction, consisting of measuring objects and dialoging using measurement vocabulary....

Focusing on Doppo's "Unforgettable People" and late nineteenth century Japanese literature, this resource also leads to discussions of form being dictated by content. Explore the development of new literary styles first-hand by...

Does watching TV increase one's blood pressure? Assess student understanding of how study design dictates whether a conclusion of causation is warranted. Use this as a prompt for a small group or whole class discussion, or as a part of a...

Think beyond the animals and habitats we've already discovered and allow scholars to dream up their very own habitat and an animal that lives there. Class members present the new habitat and animal on a poster alongside an...

Boost self-management skills with a sports-themed prompt that challenges scholars to reflect on their goals, choose one, and make a plan to achieve it. 

Here is a lesson plan that starts with having geometers translate points using compass directions into an accurate picture of the problem. Then they must use their knowledge of the Pythagorean theorem or similar triangles to solve. This...

Reading literature is one of the best ways for kids to build a strong vocabulary while honing in on their comprehension skills. These vocabulary activities go along with the wonderful book, James and the Giant Peach. The children will...

Provide a Hooke for a lesson on elasticity with an activity that has groups investigate a set of springs. They use a set procedure to collect data to calculate the spring constant for each spring using Hooke's Law. The groups...

Just this once, it's okay to throw things in class. Out of craft sticks and rubber bands, pupils build catapults to launch an object of choice. This can be a ping-pong ball, a marshmallow, or any other small item. As long as it hits the...

Create bending joints—but don't break! The activity shows how to make a puppet using straws and fishing line. Pupils create cuts to make joints that rely on the elasticity of the straw to bend and return to their original shapes.

Happy teens are healthy teens! Pupils embark on a self-reflective journey using a series of assessments and discussions to promote personal development. The lessons focus on identifying low and high self-esteem attitudes and behaviors,...

Students consider how we learn about the past and discuss how the framing of history is always done by the person who is telling it. They construct a personal and class timelines, compare two or more accounts of the same event and record...

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English about the weather. As they listen, they type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English about animals. As they listen, they type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to eight simple sentences about city life in English and type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English and type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English about transporation and type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English about clothing. As they listen, they type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts short "e" and "i" sounds as in "bill/bell". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a...

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to seven simple sentences in English and type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English about what the future may bring and type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.

Build sequencing skills by looking at transition words like first, next, then, and finally. Read four short paragraphs and use the transition clues to put the events in the correct order. Then use these words while typing an original...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to help students practice writing to compose informative/explanatory texts.