Penguin Books
An Educator’s Guide to Savvy by Ingrid Law
Literature circles give learners a chance to explore a novel in a unique way. An educator's guide for the book Savvy uses literature circles as part of the novel study. Additional activities cover elements of figurative language and...
British Council
Christmas
Pupils learn more vocabulary and English language by taking a close look at the words Happy Christmas and working in groups to see how many words they can make of the letters. Scholars then take a quiz to test their knowledge about...
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Beowulf Lesson Plan
Students analyze the text of Beowulf. In this epic poetry instructional activity, students explore the themes and imagery in the text to evaluate their meaning. Students analyze the Old English language and examine the cultural and...
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Pancakes, Pancakes (Elementary, Science)
Read Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomi De Paola then participate in different activities which practice skills such as English language development, using non-standard measurement, fine motor skills, dramatic play, and using our five senses.
Teach Ling
Problem Solving with Turkish
Conquer those pesky moments when the Turkish language appears in class. Don’t be afraid to discover a few new Turkish morphemes, and their corresponding English words in this quick instructional activity. Who knows where this...
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Writing - Direct Speech
The art of writing dialogue is the focus of this language arts resource. After a review of the rules of writing direct speech, youngsters try their hand at creating dialogue used by characters they create in their writing. They focus on...
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Story Retelling Using Creative Dramatics
Doing things in the proper sequence is the focus of a solid language arts lesson. In it, pupils discuss the importance of doing things in the right order. Then, they pair off and read a short story together. They must retell the story to...
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Understanding Connotation
Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," which is available online, is used in the language lesson plan presented here. Middle schoolers read through the text for comprehension. Then, they reread the first paragraph and identify all the words...
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Advanced Synonyms and Antonyms - Multiple Choice - Verbs 2
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete 6 multiple choice questions where they choose the best synonym for each verb given. Then students complete 6 multiple choice questions where they choose the best antonym for each verb given.
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Language Arts: Racing for Fluency
Students improve fluency through drills to increase quickness and smoothness. In pairs, they practice reading sentences out loud, each time increasing their fluency. Finally, students play a game of timed readings using a stop watch to...
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Language Arts: Plot Summary
Eighth graders implement plot summary organizers to identify essential elements such as conflict and resolution in literature. In pairs, they retell fairy tales to each other and complete plot summaries about them. As students read new...
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Language Arts: Bringing Verbs to Life
Kindergarteners create action words collections to use in their own writing projects. After listening to several books, they select action verbs to dramatize and take digital photographs of their acting. Once the photos are printed, they...
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English in Mind Unit 14: Grammar Practice
Use this grammar practice worksheet to have learners complete thirty fill in the blank and short answer questions related to conditional sentences.
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English in Mind Unit 15: Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, young scholars decide when to use the ing ending in a sentence, complete sentences with the correct form of the verb, practice using if/when, and match two parts of a sentence together. Students answer thirty...
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English in Mind Unit 1: Grammar Practice
For this grammar practice worksheet, students practice using a or an, write words into number and numbers into words, and select the correct word to complete a sentence. Students answer thirty three short answer and multiple choice...
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English in Mind Unit 2: Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, students practice using apostrophes, put words in the correct order, identify whether a sentence is right or wrong, and select the correct form of the to be verb. Students answer thirty three short answer and...
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English in Mind Unit 10: Grammar Practice
For this grammar worksheet, students create sentences in the negative form, complete questions with do or does, write answers to given questions, and rearrange words to make a sentence. Students answer thirty fill in the blank and short...
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English in Mind Unit 11: Grammar Practice
In this grammar practice worksheet, pupils match questions with their answers, create questions, make positive sentences negative, and put sentences in the present continuous tense. There are twenty nine fill in the blank and short...
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English in Mind Unit 13: Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, pupils write questions from a statement, practice using was and were, and put words in the correct order to form a question. Students answer twenty seven short answer and multiple choice questions.
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English in Mind Unit 15: Grammar Practice
In this grammar practice worksheet, students match infinitives with their past form, complete sentences with adverbs, and chose the correct verb to put in a sentence. Twenty nine fill in the blank questions are asked.
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English in Mind Unit 16: Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, learners write sentences from given words, determine the comparative forms of adjectives, and practice adjectives endings. Thirty two fill in the blank and short answer questions are asked.
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Poetry in Music
Sixth graders look at poetry in music. In this language arts lesson plan, 6th graders listen to and read the lyrics of songs to find the poetic aspects of them. They focus on similes and metaphors and write their own songs lyrics.
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I Have a Metaphor
Learners locate the literary devices used in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. In this figurative language lesson plan, students first distinguish between similes, metaphors, analogies, personification, etc. Learners...
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Awesome Animals
Sixth graders write descriptive narratives about animals. In this descriptive writing lesson, the teacher models how to write a paragraph with interesting sensory words and exciting verbs. Students choose a picture of an animal they want...
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