Curated OER
Fall Similes and Metaphors
Students interpret what a similies and metaphors are. They give examples of similies and metaphors. Pupils write different similies and metaphors using fall or autumn descriptive words. Students base their comparisons on facts, once they...
Curated OER
Mardi Gras Madness
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...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Incredible Stories: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 3)
English language learners get extra help understanding the language and concepts in a thematic unit on fantasy and realism from a 40-page packet filled with activities, exercises, and tips.
Curated OER
The Great Gatsby
Eleventh graders investigate the concept of the American Dream. They use the novel "The Great Gatsby" as an example from literature. Students brainstorm in order to define the American Dream.
Curated OER
HAMLET HOOK
Learners their personal reactions to issues of family relationships in light of the the plot, characterization, and themes of the play. They analyze the characters of Hamlet on an emotional level not just intellectual.
Curated OER
Math Grids
Fourth graders read an article, then search for verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns, etc. In groups, they exchange papers and try to guess what the other poem was about.
Curated OER
Creating Storyboards for Younger Students
Students create electronic storyboards for younger children about a nearby refuge and lake. After interviewing the younger students about their impressions of the lake, they use Powerpoint to make the storyboard, including the interview,...
Curated OER
Trekking to Timbuktu: Making The Pitch to Globe Trekker - Student Version
Eleventh graders create a large poster exhibit to highlight through image and written word the most interesting aspects of each topic investigated. The topics investigated include geography, trade, early years of Timbuktu, Mansa Musa's...
Curated OER
The Alphabet is Historic: The Roman Alphabet is our Alphabet
Students show that the Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans lived in the Mediterranean area. They give reasons why the alphabet was important for the Romans. and say that the Romans developed the alphabet they are learning in school.
Curated OER
Making Singular Nouns Plural
Third graders complete worksheets and participate in interactive activities to classify plural words based on their singular form.
Curated OER
Celebrating Earth Day With Students
Student's attention is focused on the environment during Earth Day. This helps to stimulate their creativity and imagination, so that they can act persuasively to help solve environmental problems.
Curated OER
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
Students draw their own conclusions by studying documents created in the past.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Composing Cinquain Poems With Basic Parts of Speech
Reinforce student understanding of parts of speech through the analysis of sample cinquain poems followed by the creation of original cinquains.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parts of Speech
This lesson begins with a PowerPoint covering the 8 parts of speech. It is followed by a mnemonic poem to remember the 8 parts of speech. Then nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections each have a separate video...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parts of Speech
On this site a learner can click through a slide presentation for the definition and examples of each of the eight parts of speech, and read a poem to increase memory and understanding. Then view a series of video lessons on nouns...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Dynamite Diamante Poetry
Contains plans for five lessons that teach about parts of speech, gerunds, and vocabulary by having learners write diamante poetry. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Diamante Poems
Do you know how to write a diamante poem? Check out this site to learn how to accomplish this task. This site features a lesson plan for writing poetry.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Grammar Lesson
This poem shares a humorous message about grammar rules.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Playing With Prepositions Through Poetry
Learners play with and explore prepositions during a whole group reading of Ruth Heller's Behind the Mask, and then by composing and publishing prepositional poems based on the book's style.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many Things for Esl Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the well-known Interesting Things for ESL site (the authors are professors teaching in Japan). The Japanese site has many of the same features as the English Only version in fact, it usually goes to the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Halloween Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has Halloween Poetry examples and practice using various formats, patterns, parts of speech - nouns, adjectives, verbs & prepositions.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Revising Our Argument for Presentation Part 1
Students will compare and contrast the written form of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" to a live reading of the poem by an actress. Follow-up activities provided.
TES Global
Blendspace: Poetry
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos on figurative language in poetry.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Quotation Marks
Learn more about using quotation marks properly through this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from this helpful site.