Students read "The Mitten", by Jan Brett. They discuss vocabulary presented in the story and sequence significant plot events. They make masks to represent several of the characters and act out the story.

Students study and remember ten vocabulary words and practice analyzing and using the passive voice.

Numerous people from China immigrated to the US during the era of industrialization and expansion. Provide your class with a glimpse into the life of a Chinese immigrant through the poetry they left behind. They then compose a poem of...

Middle schoolers refine their usage of past simple or present perfect. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs and utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them gain practice with time signifiers.

Students explore current events by reading about a trip to the bottom of the ocean. In this modern day explorer lesson, students read about Virgin CEO Richard Branson and his adventure to the bottom of the ocean. Students complete...

Students explore current events by reading and analyzing an article in class. In this human diet lesson, students read an article about cows which are being genetically modified in order to produce human breast milk for consumption....

Learners explore current events by answering study questions about an article. In this arachnids lesson, students read a recently published article which discusses the importance of spiders and their 8 legs. Learners answer study...

Learners explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this Libyan history lesson, students read a news article discussing the problems with Gaddafi in Libya and the effect it is having in the Middle East....

Fifth graders discuss the royal wedding. In this economy lesson, 5th graders take opposite sides of who should pay for the royal wedding, and hold a debate. Students discuss the meaning of debt and do a synonym match.

Students in an ESL classroom practice their listening and speaking skills. As a class, they are read a story and are asked repeatedly what, why, where, when and next to predict was is going to happen. They can use this technique for any...

Students discuss the importance of having an interesting and fulfilling job. Working in small groups, students discuss different occupations and the skills and tools related to those occupations. Continuing in groups, individual...

Students investigate a traditional American Thanksgiving. They recreate the first Thanksgiving in the classroom complete with food and appropriate decorations.

Students examine the connection between a person's home and his or her personality. They practice new vocabulary.

Students practice alphabetizing basic word groups (classroom, playground, etc.) with flash cards and a Picture Dictionary. They realize the importance of communication correctly with others through picture/word association.

Students investigate how plants grow by analyzing pumpkins. In this agricultural lesson, students read The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll, and draw pictures of a pumpkin in each of its growing stages. Students measure and dissect...

Students are introduced to the Online Discussion and to help them become familiar with how to read and participate in discussions. They read and discuss two posts about people's first day in the USA. Pupils point out grammar and...

Students take a short quiz on what they already know about HIV/AIDS. In groups, they read an article on the disease and place the information from it on a timeline. They role-play different scenerios in which they have written the...

Students in an ESL classroom describe and identify different clothing items. In groups, they compare and contrast the various clothing tradtions found in each home country. They discuss the importance of clothing and how they should...

Young scholars analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be."  In this Hamlet instructional activity, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines.  Young scholars then read the lines aloud and...

Students in and ESL classroom discover and discuss the importance of Abraham Lincoln and why we celebrate his birthday. They study vocabulary associated with Abraham Lincoln.

Second graders read literature regarding the growth of seeds. They investigate how seeds need water and light to sprout and then grow. They experiment by planting their own bean seeds. They record the progress of their seeds in both...

Students participate in lessons that focus on reading and writing skills. They work on punctuation in sentences with book titles present and not present. The lesson has a scaffolding section for ESL. This strategy is usually applicable...

Students view different vocabulary cards with personal information words. They match pairs of cards with personal information vocabulary. They complete an information form and read their information to the class.

Third graders read Ann Tompert's book, Grandfather Tang's Story, and complete math word problems based on the story. In this word problems lesson plan, 3rd graders use tangrams in the word problems.