In this spelling worksheet, students write the given 12 vocabulary words. They look up each word in the dictionary and identify the guide words on the page. Next, students write a descriptive paragraph using the spelling words. All...

In this prefix worksheet, learners use the prefixes for each word to help them guess the word's meaning. Students then look the word up in the dictionary and write its meaning. Learners finish with three questions about vocabulary words.

In this figurative language worksheet, students match ten words to their synonyms. Students may use a dictionary if necessary.  Each given words has three synonyms. 

Students gather information about a country and work as a team. They use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represents the country they pick. They explore locations, languages, flags, and emblems for various countries.

Draw back the curtain, add a spot of joy to your class, and let learners be lessoned by a close reading exercise that models how to develop an interpretation based on evidence drawn from a text. Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue “My...

Sixth graders improve their writing skills by finding, defining, and correctly using new and interesting vocabulary words. Groups of students work together to find, define, and use in sentences ten words with which they are all unfamiliar.

Students work toward the mastery of the art of reading, kids should collect words the way they collect baseball cards or Beanie Babies. Few learning tools are as powerful as a personal dictionary that a child can create, add to, and use...

Students use the vocabulary words they have been learning and hearing as part of their study of China to make a book. They can create a dictionary or a book in any number of forms depending on the grade level.

Students read a book and write down any words that they do not examine. They also look up the words in a dictionary and write down the definition and a sentence for each word.

Seventh graders are introduced to the vocabulary associated with archeology. Using a dictionary, they practice finding the meaning of various words and create sentences. They also identify an appropriate use of the word and draw an...

Students create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises, using the H.I.P Pocket Change website.

Students use the dictionary and thesaurus and are able to explain a definition in their own words.

Students use the vocabulary list on the board and flash cards to identify and examine various types of personal hygiene products and their uses. Students strive to practice daily proper grooming routines. They view a...

Students review a list of slang used by pirates and then compile a list of slang that they use in their everyday language. They discuss which examples of slang should be included in the dictionary and in which contexts slang is appropriate.

In this reading worksheet, students use the 5 provided tips to determine whether or not a particular book is on the proper reading level for the student. These cards can be used as bookmarks.

Eighth graders read a short essay and cull out the directions. Then students rewrite the essay using standard English spellings. They create a paragraph of their own using Euro English and ask fellow students to translate to standard...

Fourth graders identify challenging spelling words, as well as have the correct spellings at the tips of their fingers. It also allows the students to use several different aspects of technology that they will use many times throughout...

Students create the sounds of a thunderstorm with a symphony of body percussion to compose a couplet about rain using Microsoft word to publish. They are introduced to rhyming dictionaries and thesauruses and use Internet sources for...

Twelfth graders identify the different roles involved in banking. They list and create defintions for the different types of banking services offered at a branch office. Students write sentences using verbs in present and past tenses....

Learners are taught the basics of writing a feature story. They choose a topic for research. Students use the library and internet research skills to investigate their topic. They proofread their own writing or the writing of others,...

Students discuss different groups of people who have been discriminated in the history of the world. They practice using new vocabulary words. In groups, they match the word with its definition.

Students review vocabulary of common illness necessary to request medical attention. They work in groups to play pictionary using related vocabulary wordsassociated with their health.

In this spelling worksheet, students use the given letters to complete an anagram challenge. They make as many words as possible with the letters A, J, B, M, T, E, N, P, L, and S. They must be able to verify the words with the dictionary.

In this vowel worksheet, students place words into the correct column, using a vowel chart given in a web site address, transcribe phonetics into words and place on the chart, and match given words with vowel sounds.