Students explore the power of written language to educate and influence others. They read various argumentative essays and engage in virtual collaboration to develop their own arguments. They also research a self-generated question...

These teacher practices correlate with the Common Core English Language ArtsLiteracy State Standards for Kindergarten and are intended to give teachers guidance as they carefully, and systematically plan for language arts literacy...

This instructional activity requires three writing assignments on the topic or war or conflict: 1. Once familiar with the language, types, rhyme and metre used in poetry, students then write their own. They are given a selection of types...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

This site offers 11 links to Alphabet worksheets and the Teacher Guide to the Alphabet.

A publication entitled Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers created under the direction of the Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force. Available in html or PDF format, the publication...

Come meet Benjamin Franklin and some of his scientific friends. Learn about them through the eyes of early American portraiture. Following the introduction are three great lesson plans for teachers of language arts, science, and visual...

Students listen to and read various texts using figurative language including a ballad, poetry (Haiku, Cinquain, Limmerick) and rap music. They discuss language, meaning and ideas in a range of texts, relating their understanding to...

Investigate the daily struggle faced by many Afghan students seeking an education, and the danger faced by teachers and schools working to provide these children with an experience many Americans take for granted.

A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...

A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

A set of eight activities that teach learners basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

A set of eight activities that teach learners basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

Contains a plethora of elementary bilingual education lessons and activities! Includes a curriculum plan, instructional strategies, activities, suggested teacher and student materials, and more. Each unit includes a Spanish translation!

This document for Grades 7-9 teachers explains what mathematical literacy looks like and why it is so important to success in Mathematics, how to plan for it and what the research tells us. The focus is primarily on developing...

This lesson focuses on speech making including watching famous speakers and noting their language choice, diction, body language, pauses, etc. This is followed by group work practicing the "hamburger" method of writing a prepared speech....

Fifth graders learn about the importance of language, education, and communication. By determining how characters respond to challenges of language barriers and ineffective communication, 5th graders learn how language and stories can...

This task is to produce a picture book based on relationships. This will aim to combine verbal and visual features to produce a text for a year 7/8 class. Assessment will involve the identification and use of the illustrations, use of...

"The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign...

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. The NCTE provides a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for...

Broaden your knowledge of William Shakespeare's "King Lear," when you explore this site. This resource features links to several other educational sites with lesson plans, activities, study guides and more.