Climate Change: Effects: Climate and Ecosystems Gr. 5-8
Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, define and apply vocabulary, complete hands-on and writing activities, and complete a crossword, word search, and comprehension quiz.
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Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, define and apply vocabulary, complete hands-on and writing activities, and complete a crossword, word search, and comprehension quiz.
Students learn Week 1 vocabulary and complete a vocabulary quiz, draw the setting described in Chapter 1, fill out a setting-analysis graphic organizer (smells/sounds/sights) for Chapters 1-2, write a reading response on how a different setting might affect the characters, make predictions about the NightWings' plans for RainWing venom,…
Students complete a preread 'Say What?' brainstorming activity, keep an ongoing Vocabulary Journal (writing their own guess at a word's meaning plus the dictionary definition) across several chapter ranges, answer complete-sentence comprehension questions for chapter groupings (1-3, 6-8, 9-11, 12, 13-15), complete literary-device…
Give ESL/EFL students an informational reading passage about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series (author Jeff Kinney) paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and essay-writing practice.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Miss Potter", used for movie-based vocabulary and writing practice after students watch the film.
Participate in a picture walk and predictions, identify and use core/fringe vocabulary words, interact with a Grover story prop, retell the story by sequencing picture cards, answer WH comprehension questions, identify a target letter (t) in isolated words and within text, complete rhyme exclusion and rhyme generation…
Provide the Week 1 portion (Prologue through Chapter 3) of a novel study for Wings of Fire: Moon Rising (book 6), combining vocabulary instruction with reading comprehension and point-of-view analysis practice, as a free sample of the full multi-week packet.
Following a 5-day pacing guide, students read the Prologue and Chapters 1-4, learn Week 1 vocabulary and complete a vocabulary quiz, answer Prologue comprehension questions, and complete response worksheets: rewriting the prologue from a different point of view/plot/ending, visualizing an event (drawing), a reading response on whether…
Gives ESL/EFL students a reading-comprehension and writing-practice worksheet built around a nonfiction article on the history, preparation, and regional variations of waffles.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Masters of the Universe", used for movie-based vocabulary and writing practice after students watch the film.
Gives ESL/EFL students a reading-comprehension and writing-practice worksheet built around a nonfiction article on Viking history, society, exploration, and their modern cultural legacy.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Murder on the Orient Express", used for movie-based vocabulary and writing practice after students watch the film.
Read a biographical article about Louisa May Alcott's life and its parallels to 'Little Women', fill in a chart identifying ways she used her life in her writing, write a short personal-experience story of their own, complete a vocabulary activity writing noun/verb sentence pairs for multi-meaning words, and solve…
Students read a nonfiction passage about pizza (history, preparation and international variations), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to two extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Avatar: Fire and Ash" - Science Fiction", used for movie-based vocabulary and writing practice after students watch the film.
Students read a nonfiction passage about pen pals (tradition, benefits for language learning and literacy), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to three extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for teen/young-adult English learners, built around a 3-page informational essay about Quidditch, the fictional sport from the Harry Potter series, and its real-life adaptation played by fan communities.
Students read a nonfiction passage about New Zealand (geography, history and culture), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to one extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
Students read a nonfiction passage about parkour (origins, technique and community), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to two extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
Students read a nonfiction passage about Petra, Jordan (archaeology and history of the Nabataean city), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to two extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
Gives ESL/EFL students a reading-comprehension and writing-practice worksheet built around a nonfiction article on the history, architecture, and famous rooms/gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
A 12-page single-letter (I/i) practice packet covering tracing, writing, letter identification, and vocabulary (words starting with I) for early letter/handwriting instruction.
Gives ESL/EFL students a reading-comprehension and writing-practice worksheet built around a nonfiction article on the folklore origins and literary/media evolution of the vampire figure (Dracula, Twilight, etc.).
Students read a nonfiction passage about pet/animal-assisted therapy (history, applications and evidence), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to two extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.