Fourth graders are introduced to the book THE SAND HORSE and discuss the title and cover illustration. They listen to the story listening for words and phrases to describe the setting. They then brainstorm key words to illustrate the...

Write an unsent letter about a consumer scam, paying attention to the writing conventions of punctuation and spelling. This lesson could be adapted to fit a variety of social issues in which letter writing is appropriate. 4

In this word formations worksheet, students cut out six letters to rearrange and form four key words: led, fed, red and Ned. Students learn these four words for mastery.

The value in this cloze reading activity packet designed for parents is in the first-page letter that explains the rationale for cloze reading exercises. This explanation of the whys and how-tos of the process goes a long way to ensure...

First graders listen as they are read a book containing exmaples of word families, they listen for rhyming words. They focus on word families, words that have rhyming sounds and share the same spelling patterns. Pupils work in small...

Students create ways to do things backwards. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students participate in various backwards activities for an entire day. Students recite the alphabet backwards, spell their names backwards, and read stories...

In this high frequency words learning exercise, students locate and circle nine key words that are often used in the English language. Students complete a word search puzzle.

In this high frequency words instructional activity, students locate and circle in a word search puzzle ten key words used often in the English language.

For this high frequency words worksheet, students locate and circle in a word search puzzle twelve key words used often in the English language.

In this high frequency words worksheet, students locate and circle/highlight the following eight key words in a word search puzzle: boy, girl, children, woman, people, baby, the and is.

Learners build compound words out of two separate words using a variety of activities. In this compound word lesson plan, students practice building compound words using word cards. These word cards can be used in a variety of ways to...

Students recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.

Students are introduced to their new spelling words for the week which have the sound "ea". In groups, they brainstorm a list of other words with the same sound, draw them and write them on a worksheet. They share their new words with...

Students are introduced and practice using words classified as homophones. Individually, they participate in a Jeopardy game in which they practice using different sets of homophones in sentences. They discuss the different situations...

Learners read a short biography of Jacob Early, a member of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. In this Civil War lesson, students rewrite a letter written by him, editing for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Learners further discuss...

In this what's your favorite season worksheet, 1st graders unscramble 4 words to spell the seasons and then match the word to the pictures.

In this making words worksheet, learners make 31 English words from the letters in the word stegosaurus. Students write out 3 facts about the stegosaurus dinosaur on the lines provided.

Learners play the game Phonics Rummy and practice making words from phonics monster cards. In this ESL lesson, students respond to icons. Learners also respond to pictures and words while reading phrases that provide visual cues.

In this language arts instructional activity, students collaborate in pairs to read a situation and then complete two sentences using "might have, could have, can't have." The teacher does this at the same time as the students. Answers...

Pupils use the text "The Great Chase" to explore characters, views, and using words and phrases from the text. They write character profiles that describe the characters in the story. Students use key words and phrases from the story.

Learners explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...

Identify nouns that end in "f" or "fe." Review how to make words plural and the specific rules for words that end in "f" or "fe." Complete the fable activity sheet and find and write the plurals for words they find that end in "f" or...

Use the platforms of the 2004 presidential candidates to bring persuasive writing to your class. Young voters identify the three issues most important to them in the election and research the issues and candidates' positions. They write...

Considering a lesson on using context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words? This packet includes a brief reading passage about strategies readers can use and 12 very different graphic organizers, including a template for a...