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Sum it Up!!
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. Through modeling they discover how to summarize a written passage by deleting unnecessary information and using clustering or concept mapping for the most important items or events. In...
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Break It Down!
Students practice the strategy of summarization in order to comprehend a text. They drill on how to delete unimportant information, repeated information and substitute easy terms for lists of items. Each student receives a copy of "The...
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The Social Skill of Communication
Fifth graders explore communication by analyzing manners. In this social skills lesson, 5th graders review the different forms of communication and how to present yourself in a phone conversation, face to face meeting, e-mail, etc....
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Game Shows in the Classroom
Learners participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.
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ESOL Career Advancement
Students discuss basic interpersonal communication with coworkers and new vocabulary words. They role play new situations and then play a cooperation and positive attitude in the work place game.
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Beginning, Middle, and End
First graders identify the beginning, middle, and ending of a story and describe the plot, setting, and the characters. As a class they read a picture story and identify the beginning, middle, and end. Students then draw a picture of...
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Representing Text in an Outline
In this outlines worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the function of an outline in a text. Students complete 10 questions.
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Representing Text Story Web: Pretest
In this story web worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about how to make and use a story web. Students complete 10 questions total.
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I Choose Card #
Students practice problem solving and creative thinking in order to develop an answer/solution for the prompt on a chosen activity card.
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Word Search Puzzles: Chinese Cultural Words
Students complete a set of word searches about Chinese foods, geography and culture. Follow-up, extension and modifications to the instructional activity are given and include illustrating words of the puzzle, making original puzzles on...
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Breaking News English: NASA Telescope to Look for Other Earths
In this English worksheet, students read "NASA Telescope to Look for Other Earths," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Winnie the Pooh to Make a Comeback
In this English worksheet, students read "Winnie the Pooh to Make a Comeback," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Children Learn Social Skills in Web World
For this English worksheet, students read "Children Learn Social Skills in Web World," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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What is a Successful Reader?
Students identify and discuss characteristics of "successful reader," describe what goes on in their minds while they read various texts, and explain through presentation techniques that readers use to comprehend text.
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"Asthma: Stopping Attacks Before They Start"
Students study facts about living with asthma. They examine medical treatments and lifestyle changes that can improve the life of asthmatics. They determine the cause and effect relationship.