From 34 possibilities (and two blanks for other options), class members choose their top 10 values and rank them in ascending order to focus attention on what they want to prioritize in life. To the list, I'd add "service to others" and...

The intent of this resource is to explore Latin American accomplishments in baseball, recognizing the changes in demographics of players over the last century. Social studies classes begin with a discussion and brainstorm surrounding...

Review with your young readers the course of events in typical fairy tales with princes, princesses, and dragons. Then read either The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch or Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole to compare these two...

Read about San Agustin, Florida, and the Spanish influence on the American city during the 1500's. The text itself is five paragraphs long, and there is a bolded list of words that the reader needs to place correctly in the text. To...

Practice your pronunciation and spelling to become a better Spanish speaker. This worksheet focuses on the sounds and syllable combinations of ka, ke, ki, ko, and ku. Learners use these syllables to complete a list of 10 words. 

Everyone benefits from some pronunciation practice! This worksheet focuses on the syllable combinations la, le, li, lo, and lu. Have your language learners pronounce each word as they fill in the missing syllable combination. 

If Spanish language learners can learn to link specific sounds to their spelling, they'll be able to recognize more words in their daily life. This activity focuses on the syllable combinations of ba, be, bi, bo, and bu. Answers are...

Read a list of 20 words as your class members attempt to fill in the missing syllables for each word read. The syllable combinations of da, de, di, do, and du are the focus in this listening activity. After they complete the list, start...

Every beginning Spanish speaker needs to hone their speaking skills. This activity focuses on four sounds: ge, gi, je, and ji. There are twenty questions that require the learner to complete the words with one of...

Start your alphabet study strong using these strategies combining pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples focused on the letter a. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /aaa/ sound. As you...

Use these inventive strategies to focus on the letter r, forming sound associations along with letter recognition. Explain the tongue movement in making the /r/ sound, asking learners to try it. Draw the r on the board and give...

Designed for teachers, this resource identifies problems learners face when attempting a research project and approaches instructors can use to help their class members overcome these obstacles. Suggestions are included for how to help...

"Things never change." "It's okay to steal from those who already have a lot." Before reading Canyons, readers respond to an anticipation guide that focuses on issues raised in Gary Paulsen's novel. Groups share their responses, and...

Challenge language arts learners with a crossword puzzle that focuses on vocabulary words from Walter Dean Myers' Monster. After kids read the clues at the bottom of the page, they complete the puzzle with their newly defined words.

Your intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers need to continually practice grammar along with immersing themselves in Spanish literature and culture. This short practice opportunity focuses on indirect object pronouns. There are 10...

Here's a quick, informal assessment for your class! Spanish language learners complete 10 fill in the blank sentences focusing on indirect object pronouns. They use the verbs in parentheses to finish each sentence. 

Affect or effect? Ensure, insure or assure? Here’s a presentation that focuses on commonly misused words that sound similar yet have different spelling and meanings. The homonyms are defined and then examples are presented. Consider...

This PowerPoint begins by engaging your class in a discussion about tragedies. What is a tragedy, and what tragedies has your class experienced? Then, the typical cycle of a tragedy is explained, and the history of Greek tragedies is...

As the story unfolds and your class is introduced to George and Lennie, provide them with this short reading guide for chapter one. It addresses challenging vocabulary and any literary terms used in the section before asking learners to...

Provide your class with this reading guide for chapter two of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. They grapple with new vocabulary words like swamper, cesspool, and mollified before checking out literary terms and answering a list of questions...

Are you reading To Kill a Mockingbird with your eighth or ninth graders? Help them access the text by focusing on some difficult vocabulary. This two-page resource houses 20 unfamiliar vocabulary words for your class to review prior to...

Engage class members in A Tale of Two Cities with an extensive guide that asks readers to respond to questions of fact, to analyze passages, to compare characters and events, and to explore symbols. Whether used as homework or for group...

Frankenstein is a rich, eerie text, but only if your class can understand it! Help them develop the vocabulary necessary by providing them with this two-page sheet. Designed for the beginning part of the novel (although neither page...

Reading Macbeth is tough, especially when such challenging vocabulary appears on every page! Don't send your class in blind; prepare them for intense reading by focusing on some of the more challenging vocabulary terms. Included here are...