Students, who are not native English speakers, determine how idioms are used in speaking and writing. In this idiom lesson, students listen to tapes of non-native speakers, and work on vocabulary exercises aimed at increasing their use...

Language learners use the debate format to practice formulating, expressing, and defending their ideas. Working in teams, class members develop resolutions, use opinion indicators to express their opinions and reasons, and prepare...

Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...

Myself, yourself, and himself are intensive pronouns. Get your learners using these pronouns when writing sentences with this series of worksheets which include a reading and discussion section, examples, three practice activities, and...

Learners listen to story A Mason-Dixon Memory, by Clifton Davis, and complete worksheets about the story. The worksheets are embedded in the plan. This activity provides good reading comprehension practice for young readers.

Access your young poets' senses and emotions with this activity, which guides them through the process of writing a "sense poem." After working on a sense poem as a class and modeling the procedure, individuals work on their own poems...

After reading the article "Kings Dream Everyday," class members conduct a Socratic seminar discussion of Martin Luther King's contributions to the civil rights movement. They then read and respond to a passage from Michael Eric Dyson's...

Write and work with authors on the Scholastic Website to promote the recognition of various genres.  Young writers will participate in activities based on the type of writing such as biography, descriptive, folktales, mystery, news,...

In this language arts worksheet, learners learn that idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious. Students match the 10 idioms to their meanings.

Tenth graders participate in a lesson that is focused on the concept of writing persuasive speechs. They conduct research from a variety of sources in order to gather information to write well informed speeches.

Start by watching a video entitled Do You Speak American? and respond to discussion questions about the various dialects showcased throughout the video to identify the regional linguistic styles throughout America. As a culminating...

In this ESL activity worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in 8 sentences with the correct adjective from the provided word bank.

After investigating various forms of print, oral, and electronic media as sources of information, class members research a historical figure and produce a résumé for this person. While templates are provided for an initial sorting...

In this shopping worksheet, students, with a partner, brainstorm all the words they can think of associated with shopping, discuss thirteen words and phrases associated with shopping and fill in the gaps of four sentences with shopping...

Sixth graders answer questions about "From a Railway Carriage." They discuss different poetical forms. They work together to write a poem about travel.

Students complete a unit of activities to learn about idioms and proverbs. In this idioms and proverbs lesson, students complete 16 lessons to learn about idioms and proverbs. Students complete a booklet of proverb and idiom activities.

Students explore the use of common idioms and deduce the correct meanings of idioms.

In this idioms worksheet, students watch a video about idioms, fill in the blanks, and define what certain idioms mean. Students complete 3 activities.

In this idiom worksheet, students read explanation of 8 common idioms, then complete a fill-in-the-blank activity using those same idioms. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this idiom worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions, selecting the meaning of given idioms. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is labeled as an ESL activity, but is not...

In this online idiom quiz activity, students analyze the idiom examples within the sentence and select the correct answer for the meaning of the idioms to complete the 10 exercises.

Students explore idioms. They divide into groups of three. Each group is given an idiom and three sentence clues. They discuss the meaing of their assigned idiom. Students create a new sentence using their idiom and dramatize the idiom.

Students study the meanings of idioms containing the phrase "up" or "down." In this language lesson plan, students are given an online scenario where the idiom phrases are used. Students answer multiple choice questions about their meaning.