In this language arts worksheet, 4th graders practice proofreading skills by reading and correcting the errors in 8 sentences. The words that are misspelled are highlighted; students write the correct spelling underneath each incorrectly...

In this language arts worksheet, students discover motivational idioms by matching the first half of each saying with the second half. Students then discuss the meaning of each. Example: "You can't make an omelette without.....breaking...

In this language arts instructional activity, learners learn that conjunctions can tie two parts of a sentence together. Students read the first half of a sentence and add a second phrase, choosing a conjunction from the list: and, or,...

For this language arts worksheet, students read a story called Feast for Ten. Students use a picture checklist to find the corresponding page from the book and count the number of objects.

In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 names of body parts in a word bank. Students fill in the missing words in common idioms. Example: Riding the roller coaster was quite a ------- raising experience! (hair)

In this language arts worksheet, students discover that idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious from the individual words used. Students read 10 idioms and match them to their meanings.

Students understand the way the dictionary is laid out as well as the purpose for why people use dictionaries. For this language arts lesson, students recognize the need for alphabetical order and are able to find words using a...

In this language arts worksheet, students use the blank grid and word bank lines to create a word search puzzle of their own with 20 words on topic chosen by each person. No directions are given on the page.

In this language arts and geography worksheet, young scholars read 15 slang phrases from Australia and match them to their meanings. Example: a barbie (a barbecue)

The land has always provided its inhabitants with resources that allow them to survive. However, sometimes resources run scarce and sharing becomes an important task. Help little ones understand why and how people have shared resources...

Students, in a group of three or four, design a board game to help reinforce the rules of Perfect Punctuation. They make game pieces for the game with Crayola Model Magic and include the punctuation marks of periods, exclamation points,...

Primary readers read books in order to practice word recognition, rhyming, and play reading games. They will "read" simple books to reinforce basic reading skills in order to create a foundation. Readers are available to print out along...

Spelling games are a fun way to get kids to think about the words they need to know. This game provides a series of 53 different WOW words (good vocabulary words). Learners must attempt to guess the word as it is spelled in reverse. Add...

Brenda Z. Guiberson’s nonfiction book, Cactus Hotel, launches a series of activities that model for readers how to determine the main idea in a passage.  Class members engage in an online interactive game to test their...

Students listen to the book "Cool Cats Counting" and demonstrate how to count from one through ten in English and Spanish. They count objects in bags, then place the bags in numerical order, and play a memory matching game using images...

Prepare a gameboard and die-cut race cars to play a fun fluency game. Also create several flash cards to review the long /i/ sound. Then, model reading smoothly and with expression, emphasizing the importance of re-reading...

In this bingo worksheet, students participate in a game of bingo that strengthens their use of creative words and phrases not often used in writing.

Explore word meanings. Sixth graders identify examples of words with affixes while listening to the story Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg. They participate in the game "Pass the Parts" and practice separating given words into their root...

Can you tell which punctuation mark is missing throughout this PowerPoint game? Each slide displays 10 punctuation marks and an empty spot for the missing one. Challenge your detectives to be the first one to figure out which mark is...

This is a phoneme feud! A literacy game that is very similar to the classic card game War! has partners challenging each other for the most phonemes. They place one picture card face-up at a time and segment the phonemes aloud. Whoever...

Little learners identify final phonemes found in various words. They play a game where they pick a card, say the name of the object on the card, identify the final phoneme, then match it to an image with the same final phoneme. Whoever...

Model for your class how to become a better reader through questioning. After conducting a picture walk that introduces prediction strategies, learners play an interactive questioning cube game. Complete directions for the game and...

The best way to get your scholars familiar with the alphabet is to expose them to each letter in multiple contexts. This strategy incorporates letter recognition, sound, word examples, and pronunciation, and emerging readers will feel...

What letter is this? As you introduce pre-readers to letter sounds, keep them entertained with this fun game. Start by drawing the letter s on the board, large enough for all to see. Once you've demonstrated the sound it makes, use...