Dear Martin Prereading Unit
A multi-day (10-day) pre-reading unit to build background knowledge and context (Black Lives Matter movement, MLK Jr., civil rights history, racial bias) before students read the novel Dear Martin by Nic Stone.
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A multi-day (10-day) pre-reading unit to build background knowledge and context (Black Lives Matter movement, MLK Jr., civil rights history, racial bias) before students read the novel Dear Martin by Nic Stone.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing worksheet built around a cross-cultural feature on good luck charms (history and examples such as scarabs, four-leaf clovers, horseshoes, maneki-neko, and quoted collector/sociologist/shopkeeper/skeptic voices), paired with comprehension/vocabulary questions and two essay prompts (opinion on whether charms…
ESL worksheet built around the animated TV series "Ben 10" (season 4), in which students record factual details about the show and then write a multi-page diary/journal entry in English from the point of view of a character in the series.
A differentiated reading passage and worksheet packet teaching the history of American Indians (Mississippian culture) in Georgia, aligned to GA standard SS8H1.
A single-page punctuation worksheet that has students distinguish between exclamation marks and question marks.
A creative writing activity where students rewrite the U.S. national anthem lyrics in their own modern-day words to build understanding of its meaning.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing worksheet built around a food-culture feature on Hawaiian shave ice (Japanese-immigrant origins, how it differs from snow cones, flavors/toppings, and quoted local/food-expert/vendor voices), paired with comprehension/vocabulary questions and three essay/diary prompts (personal opinion, compare to another cold…
A 90-minute Grades 6-8 (adaptable 9-10) history lesson plan on daily life in Victorian Britain, comparing rich and poor experiences of washing, clothing, food, and housing.
A 4-station introductory lesson activity to Edgar Allan Poe's life and writing style, used before reading his works, for middle/high-school English/Literature classes.
A scaffolded research-writing project guiding students through selecting a filmmaker and researching, outlining, drafting, peer-reviewing, and finalizing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay about significant filmmakers in movie history.
An upper-intermediate (B2) ESL/TEFL lesson pack about the topic of addictions, combining reading, vocabulary, listening, and writing practice.
A balance-scale visual model walks students through eight supplied one-step and two-step algebra problems and a prompt to create an original equation, using bags marked n for the unknown and individual cubes for known quantities so that removing or dividing cubes on both sides mirrors the operation needed to isolate the variable. Three worksheet pages progress from simple one-step problems such as 6 = 2 + n into two-step equations, then into two word problems where students sketch a cube scenario before writing and solving the matching equation. A ninth prompt has students draw their own scenario and write and solve an original equation. A full answer key on the final page shows the worked steps for all eight structured problems, and the title page suggests pairing the sheet with paper bags and cubes for a hands-on class demonstration.
Future Perfect Upper Intermediate Lesson Plan This upper intermediate English lesson plan helps students learn how to use the future perfect tense in speech and writing. Educators can implement this resource in multiple ways - as a whole group grammar lesson, small group activity, or independent practice assignment. The lesson plan…
Practice drawing slopes and finding slopes from an existing graph! This worksheet is primarily targeted to 7th grade math students, but it is suitable for anyone who needs practice with the concept of slope, like advanced 6th grade students or 8th grade students that need strengthening of this concept.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through selecting an influential classical music composer, researching, planning, and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay.
Interpret sayings presented in a Benjamin Franklin activity and connect them with biographical research. Students translate eighteen entries into modern language, write two sayings of their own, and organize information about Franklin. Sample interpretations and teacher directions support discussion without requiring every student response to use identical wording.
Scaffolded research-essay guide walking middle/high school students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay on an important figure in California history, with rubric and peer-review support.
Upper-intermediate ESL/ELA lesson plan teaching vocabulary and comprehension related to filmmaking and film reviews.
A set of 30 brain-teaser riddles and logic puzzles for use as bell ringers, brain breaks, sub plans, or filler activities.
The worksheet asks students to identify rational numbers, evaluate statements about number types and convert between fractions and decimals. Its irrational-number section extends the comparison to examples involving roots. Review fraction notation and terminating or repeating decimals first, then ask students to explain the reasoning behind a classification rather than simply naming a category.
Post-viewing ESL/EFL comprehension and creative-writing worksheet built around the film "Frozen 2", combining basic film-info recall, a vocabulary log, character description, reflection prompts, and a character-diary writing task for English language learners.
A scaffolded research-essay writing guide that walks students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-formatted biographical essay about an important figure in ice hockey history.
A high school Bible/literature lesson comparing the story of the spies as told in Numbers and Deuteronomy, illustrating a broader point about the book of Deuteronomy's theme of communal remembrance and confession.
Guides students to research the life of Rembrandt and produce a structured, MLA-cited biographical research essay.