Pupils are introduced to the story, Mira, and the puppets used to represent the characters in the story. They answer yes/no questions regarding the puppets and the color of clothing they are wearing. They begin a T-chart of various...

Learners identify the common prefixes and suffixes used in the English language. They dissect a word into its various (root, prefix, suffix) parts and use a dictionary to determine the proper usage and derivation of each word part. ...

Gerunds and infinitives are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Students choose the correct word form from a word pool to complete 12 sentences in a grammatically-correct fashion.

Students analyze Dorothea Lange's photographs about Japanese American relocation. In this art and history instructional activity, students analyze a photograph about the relocation of Japanese Americans. Students discuss the impact of...

Students investigate nonviolent lifestyles by researching the life of Gandhi.  In this journalism activity, students define the word ahimsa and how important nonviolence is when solving conflicts.  Students create a timeline of...

Middle schoolers gain understanding about where some of today's words originated by reviewing a list of Latin words and their meanings. They work in small groups to create dictionary pages which will then be compiled into a large...

Students discover the challenges of translating poetry written in a character-based language through the study of Lao-tzu's work, Daodejing. This lesson includes possible extensions and evaluations.

In this foreign language activity, students are tested by matching the language term with its translation found in the right column for the 17 words.

In this foreign language worksheet, students match the Spanish word found on the left with its English translation on the right. The answers are found by clicking the button on the bottom of the page.

In this "hello" puzzle, students identify words in various languages that, when translated, mean hello. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.

Here's a worksheet to help advanced ESL learners work on reading comprehension. Students read an article about Google and decide where in the article each of the missing sentences belong.  

In this language arts and science worksheet, students discover that Morse Code is a way to send messages. Students examine a chart with the Morse Code alphabet and translate 3 messages. Students then write a message in Morse Code to a...

In this language arts worksheet, students examine 9 words in a word bank that appear to be either Latin roots or translations of Latin roots. Students find these in a word search puzzle. It is unclear what WW#1 means; this puzzle has...

Students consider the stories of two immigrants and translate their past, present and future into original pieces of writing or artwork.

In this French worksheet, students match the phrase with its translation in the other column for 15 questions. The answers are obtained by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

For this French vocabulary worksheet, 7th graders match 15 French vocabulary terms and phrases with the correct English translation.

In this Spanish worksheet, students identify and locate Spanish vocabulary terms and then translate them into English. There are 50 Spanish words located in the word search.

In this Latin vocabulary worksheet, students select the Latin version of five verb phrases. Students are presented with the English version of a phrase and four possibilities of Latin translations.

In this adjective worksheet, students circle the correct answer to correctly fill in blanks and/or choose the phrase with a similar meaning. Students then translate the meanings of adjectives. A reference web site is given for additional...

In this trace and write learning exercise, students trace and write words that contain Spanish translation and end in the letter i or a. Students trace and write 16 lines.

In this abbreviations worksheet, students read the abbreviations in sentences and translate them into words. Students complete this for 16 abbreviations.

In this restaurant words learning exercise, students read the Spanish and English translations of restaurant words. Students read 65 words.

Students determine the workings of the Braille alphabet and how people with visual impairments learn how to use it. For this Braille lesson, students study the associated vocabulary, read about Helen Keller, and complete associated...

Designed for teachers of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, this packet provides information about themes and literary devices used in the play. Appropriate for first-time and veteran teachers of Sophocles' tragedy.