A reading of What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? provides an opportunity for class members to practice paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources. An exercise on how to avoid plagiarizing is also included. 

Students practice reinforcing and recycling a large amount of vocabulary terms by utilizing a set of pictures and then dividing into groups to begin their task for the day. They explain the connections to each other between their terms...

High school pupils can hone their research skills by using the Internet to find the answers to the questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This resource focuses on questions whose answer begins with the letter "B."

That’s showbiz! Clipping is the term used to describe one type of abbreviation of words. After listening to a talk by Professor David Crystal about this particular way English language changes, pupils supply the shortened, or clipped,...

The Easter holiday is explored through alliteration using 5 examples. Learners will also choose 1 of their alliterations to illustrate. Great small group activity too!

Students examine the importance of reading with understanding in order to pass the GED. In this literacy lesson, students discuss how important reading for understanding is in order for them to pass the GED. Students also calculate...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students match definitions to words, unscramble words and use words in sentences to show their meaning. Students then complete a timed reading exercise with the words, 4 sets of 7 words total.

In this vocabulary activity, students match definitions to words, unscramble words and use words in sentences to show their meaning. Students then complete a timed reading exercise with the words, 4 sets of 7 words total.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same activities for...

In this consonant rule vocabulary activity, learners write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same...

In this vocabulary "ar" worksheet, students write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same activities...

In these vocabulary building worksheets, students complete several activities to help them learn how to spell and use the words mail, gain, contains, fair, daily, airline, and maintain.

In this acrostic poem worksheet, students write a poem using the letters in the word equestrian. Students write a word or phrase for each letter in the word.

In this poetry writing activity, learners write a rough draft of an acrostic poem about athletics. Students use the letters in ATHLETICS to begin each line of poetry.

In this acrostic poem learning exercise, students make a plan for a poem using the letters of the word "cycling" as the letters that begin the first lines of each line of the poem.

Students locate the classified section within a newspaper, find the employment ads, and examine how the employment ads are categorized and arranged. Lastly, they locate ads for specific jobs.

In this rhyming words instructional activity, students read four words in a row; three rhyme and one does not. Students underline the word in each of the 7 rows that does not rhyme.

In this rhyming words worksheet, students read a word and then select, from the next 4 words, which does not rhyme with the first word. There are 7 questions on this worksheet.

In these reading and writing worksheets, students complete this packet that helps them with their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills including using correct grammar and punctuation.

For this mispronounced words worksheet, students sort a set of 30 words according to given sounds. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Third graders participate in a variety of activities to practice grammar and sentence structure. Words are typed up and put in a hat for them to draw from. Once their word is selected, they write several sentences including that word. ...

In this word configuration puzzle learning exercise, students analyze 12 commonly used Dolch words and fit them into a word configuration puzzle.

In this analogies worksheet, students complete seven analogies by choosing and writing the best word out of a choice of four to fill in each blank.

In this analogies worksheet, students read 7 analogies that have a missing word. Students complete each analogy by writing the best word (from 4 choices) in the blank.