Third graders read and discuss the selection "Paul Revere's Ride" (included with the lesson). Students imagine they live in one of the villages that Paul Revere stopped. They are awakened by his knock on the door. Students write an essay...

Pupils work with their partners to role play giving and receiving directions to familiar and unfamiliar places. Students practice verifying directions through verbal repetition. This lesson is intended for pupils acquiring English.

Students practice the skills involved in managing their finances. The steps in balancing a checkbook and matching expences to a bank statement are practiced and written in detail. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

Third graders identify prefixes and use prefixes correctly in sentences. They edit and change sentences containing prefixes.

CStudents create a sensory chart in on the topic of Mardi Gras. They design a brainstorm web using Inspiration and complete creative writing assignment. Students write a poem about Mardi Gras that is presented to the class at the final...

Students recognize predictable patterns in literature. They use the selected pattern to create their own writing using the same type of literary pattern. The new writing is proofread by other students and the editing is done until the...

High schoolers investigate the process of writing an expository paper. The purpose of the paper is established in the introduction and the supporting details are sequenced in a logical order. The paper possesses punctuation and...

Students identify different medical emergencies they may encounter. As a class, they discuss ways in which they can deal with different medical emergencies. Students practice responding to medical emergencies by writing a brief...

Students identify and correct fragments in writings. Students perform activities to write incorrect and correct fragments. They create puzzle pieces from fragments. Students participate in fragment activities.

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.

Students, as they extensively review the vocabulary words on the board, examine the parts of a label and why it's so crucial to follow the directions on medicine labels to avoid reactions and the possible causing of future health issues.

In this direct and indirect discourse instructional activity, students review and discuss how to recognize direct and indirect discourse in sentences and circle the indirect discourses in five sentences.

This site from Tex's French Grammar clearly explains the formation of the imperative (l'imperatif), using high quality examples, dialogues, (both written and audio), and interactive exercises. Explains and provides examples of irregular...

Brief lesson on imperative sentences with three interactive exercises to check for understanding.

An explanation and examples of imperative verbs.

This site offers a brief tutorial on the four types of sentences, then two exercises of 10 sentences each, for student practice or assessment. Answers are also available.

Great lesson on using object pronouns with affirmative and negative command forms. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.

Excellent Spanish lesson on informal plural commands that refer to the pronoun "vosotros." Examples illustrate the formation and use of informal vosotros commands in both the negative and the affirmative. A quiz at the end of the lesson...

Comprehensive presentation of command forms using the pronoun "nosotros." This lesson on the first-person plural commands includes the attachement of pronouns to the affirmative command. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the...

An extensive look at verbs in all their various forms and uses. A very valuable and easy to understand resource with many examples.

Verbal moods indicate a state of being or reality. There are several types: indicative, the most common where the state of being is pure fact; interrogative, which asks a question; and imperative, which is a command. It is important to...

Excellent introduction to informal commands in Spanish that use the pronoun tu. Ample examples illustrate the formation and use of informal commands in both the negative and the affirmative. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the...

This Nature video segment features the beautiful bird known for its iridescent tail, the peacock.