Students discuss the title of Edgar Allen Poe's story, The Tell-Tale Heart before reading it, and discuss information about the author. They use a graphic organizer to help them comprehend the story as they read.

Students brainstorm examples of how they have heard or seen the word "security" used. Examples might include: security blanket, Social Security, security deposit, or security guards. They create a class list of responses, then create a...

Students employ different strategies in order to increase reading comprehension. The Story is used to captivate the learners and provide a link to long term memory. By studying the one text in depth the skills will be embedded in the...

Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. For this poetry writing lesson, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.

In this homophones learning exercise, 2nd graders use the homophones from the word box to complete each sentences. Students complete 6 sentences.

In this word choice worksheet, students read the various alternatives for the word 'said.' Students then brainstorm alternatives for another over-used word.

Students discuss and learn synonyms. In this synonyms instructional activity, students use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the given list of words.

Students read a current events non-fiction article and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this animal artists paint for fun lesson plan, students also work on dictionary skills, geography, and creative thinking by...

In this science vocabulary worksheet, students read 7 common science terms and identify the correct dictionary definition from 4 choices.

In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in Illinois. Students use the word box to help them spell the 10 cities.

Students recognize the number prefixes used throughout the English language. They identify the shapes and the prefixes that are associated with them.

Students tie together planet names with Greek mythology. Students browse thru a dictionary to see where exactly these names came from and what significance they have. Students explore the origins of some English words.

In this writing worksheet, students read a topic sentence or supporting details of ten paragraph. Students fill in the missing information to create a complete outline.

  Students analyze Halloween costumes they find in magazines to categorize their findings.  For this holiday lesson, students discuss their findings about the costumes based on four different elements.  

In this online interactive English practice activity, students use their problem solving skills to answer 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this online interactive English practice activity, students use their problem solving skills to answer 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students use context clues to derive meaning for unknown vocabulary.

In this phoneme worksheet, students fill in blank spaces in words with the phonemes ow or ou, then use a dictionary to check their work.

Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL lesson, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board. 

In this grammar worksheet, students fill in an appropriate word in the blanks of sentences that they come up with on their own. Students come up with 10 words on their own.

In this suitable words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a paragraph about photocopies with suitable words. Students fill in 10 blanks.

In these compounds worksheets, learners complete 3 worksheets of activities for compound words. Students learn to spell and build compound words.

For this complete the sentences worksheet, students choose the appropriate word or words to go in the blank. Students complete this for 10 sentences.

Students brainstorm and practice using vocabulary about love and marriage using invented stories or personal accounts. They give and ask for advice and create a story with a partner.