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Christmas Truce
Students research the Christmas truce during World War I. In this social studies lesson, students discuss World War I and the Christmas Truce. Students write a response about the truce.
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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Downhill Skiing Flash News!
Students view the Olympic Games events in real-time via satellite feed, Olympic Games sites on the Internet, or CNN. They report results as soon as they happen and quickly edit their news flashes for correct spelling, grammar, and usage.
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Using E-Mail Responsibly
Students use e-mail to develop appropriate e-mail skills and reinforce good letter-writing and grammar skills.
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Picture Sentences
Second graders create sentences using word wall or spelling words. In this literacy lesson plan, 2nd graders type their sentences and attach a clip art picture that coordinates with the word or sentence.
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Veterans Day Remembered
Sixth graders gather information about Veterans and create a PowerPoint. For this Veterans remembered lesson, 6th graders interview a veteran and research on the computer to create a five slide PowerPoint.
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Amazing Speeches
Students study the speeches of Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and Chief Joseph. Students write a story set during the Nineteenth Century Era. Students present their story to the class. Handouts and worksheets are included in the...
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Street Language and Learning
High schoolers examine the type of language they use on the street in the city. In groups, they brainstorm ideas about a topic they decide on from a cluster of words. Using those ideas, they organize them into a written paper using...
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Error Correction: Present Perfect and Past Simple
In this verb tense worksheet, learners read 10 sentences that may contain errors. Students correct the sentences that are wrong. This is intended for ESL learners.
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Persuasive Paper: RFID
Students write a persuasive essay. In this persuasive writing lesson, students argue either for or against RFID technology. Students research RFID both as a class and individually, and follow paragraph-by-paragraph instructions to...
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George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. For this George Washington lesson, students research the details of Washington's military successes, his role at the Constitutional Convention, and his...
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Child Safety Brochure
Students practice communication skills through brochure writing. In this child safety brochure lesson, students gather important child safety information and rewrite it into a brochure. Students must use correct language....
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Elvis Fanatic in Jail
Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about an Elvis fan who stole from her employer to buy Elvis memorabilia. They assess how to understand a short news report and discuss the use of present perfect tense in the article.
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Parts of Speech: articles
In this articles worksheet, students read about the part of speech that indicates an article, and have a multiple choice quiz on articles. Students answer 10 questions.
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Adult ESOL: Family and Parenting
Students analyze problems children can encounter in school. They list solutions to the problems and create a hypothetical situation to practice grammar. They brainstorm school scenarios and role play how to solve the issues in small...
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School Safety
Young scholars discuss the importance of abiding by the school rules in order to keep safe at school. Students identify why it is important to attend school regularly. This lesson is intended for young scholars acquiring English.
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Gerunds and Infinitives
In this online interactive ESL grammar worksheet, students read a passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate gerunds and infinitives from the answer bank. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Parts of Speech
In this parts of speech activity, students read about the different parts of speech including past, present, future, singular, plural, and more. Students complete a quiz on the parts of speech where they answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Licence or License
In this license or licence worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Students choose license or licence for 9 sentences.
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Mad About Parts of Speech
Eighth graders review and use the different parts of speech using Mad Libs or Web Libs. They also utilize creative writing skills by providing the most interesting word(s) for the story line. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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Telephone Directory Assistance
Students use their local telephone directory to locake information on a service provider.They write a descriptive paragraph based on the location of their service provider and the service they provide. This instructional activity is...
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Opening A Bank Account
Young scholars identify the different types of accounts offered by local banks. Students review and define appropriate banking terms when opening an account. Working in pairs, young scholars role play the proper way to open an account....
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Mass Manipulation
Students make a chart of the media's manipulation techniques and examples of them while watching and listening to a video tape of past news events.
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Prom Letters
Students write two narrative letters, one to their grandparent and one to their best friend, describing their prom date. They organize the details on a graphic organizer, and write the letters addressing the style, tone, and level of...