Roald Dahl has students on the edge of their seat throughout Man from the South. Maximise the classroom experience with our engaging and comprehensive lesson plan.
What’s included:
Teaching guide
Online literary elements review quiz
Pre-reading activities
Vocabulary activity
Post-reading (comprehension, literary elements, close reading, and real-world connection) questions
Character Comparison Worksheet
Craziest Bets Ever Made Reading
Written response question with rubric
Text vs. movie worksheet
Online jeopardy game
Answer keys to all of the above
This comprehensive and ready-to-print resource ensures students practice an array of important ELA skills while also having fun with creative activities and thought-provoking discussions.
What’s Included:
Teaching Guide
Active Reading Guide
Pre-Reading Questions
Vocabulary Worksheet
Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz
Analysis Questions
Symbolism Worksheet
Written Response Questions + Rubric
Ted Williams, The Homeless Man with the Golden Voice, Comparison
Real-World Connection Questions
Extension Activities
Online Jeopardy Game
Answers + Common Core Standards
Our comprehensive and ready-to-print lesson plan is guaranteed to maximize student engagement when studying Evan Hunter’s thought-provoking short story, On the Sidewalk Bleeding.
What’s included:
Common Core Standards
Teaching Guide
Pre-Reading Activities
Vocabulary Worksheet
Text Analysis Questions
Angel Andy Dialogue Worksheet
Real World Connection Questions
Jeopardy
Extension Activities
Sample Answers
This ready-to-print resource is brimming with activities that will truly engage students in McCaffrey’s fictional world of Pern, including a 7-page active reading guide, multiple worksheets, and an online jeopardy game.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Active Reading Guide
Pre-Reading Questions
Pern Dictionary
Pern Dragons List
Vocabulary Worksheet
Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz
Analysis Questions
Worksheets (Plot Structure, Character Analysis, Setting Analysis, & Conflict)
The Fascinating World of Dragons Informational Text
Written Response Questions + Rubric
Real-World Connection Questions
Extension Activities
Online Jeopardy Game
Answers
This comprehensive resource is ready-to-print and will keep students engaged for up to two months!
What’s included:
**- Pre-reading: **Students learn about the author and complete a survey to engage with themes they will encounter. They will also research the Canadian wilderness and complete a survival in the wild activity.
**- Worksheets: **Five worksheets (covering four chapters each) are perfect to keep students engaged and on track during independent reading. They include self-connection, comprehension, and prediction questions, as well as vocabulary and graphic activities.
**- Discussion Questions: **Five sets of discussion questions allow the class to expand understanding and make real-world connections.
- Written Response Questions: Practice analytical writing skills with essay questions.
**- Jeopardy: **Have fun reviewing the novel with an online jeopardy game.
**- Plot Structure: **Students organize the story’s plot using a graphic organizer.
- Extension Activities: Students get creative and have fun after novel completion. Activities range from creating playlists or artwork to writing a sequel or acting out scenes.
Gary Soto’s beautiful short story, The No-Guitar Blues, encourages students to think critically on the value of honesty and the pursuit of true happiness.
What’s Included:
Teaching Guide
Pre-Reading Questions
Vocabulary Worksheet
Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz
Analysis Questions
Conflict Analysis Worksheet
Written Response Questions + Rubric
Mexicans in America Reading
Real-World Connection Questions
Extension Activities
Online Jeopardy Game
Answers + Common Core Standards
This comprehensive resource is ready-to-print and will keep students engaged for up to two months.
What’s included:
Pre-reading: Students learn about the author and complete a survey to engage with themes they will encounter. A slang dictionary is also included.
Worksheets: Six worksheets (covering two chapters each) are perfect to keep students engaged and on track during independent reading.
Discussion Questions: Six sets of discussion questions allow the class to expand understanding and make real-world connections.
Written Response Questions: Practice analytical writing skills with essay questions.
Jeopardy: Have fun reviewing the novel at the halfway point and end of the book.
Plot Structure: Students organize the story’s plot using a graphic organizer.
Extension Activities: Students get creative and have fun after novel completion.
Common Core Standards, a teaching guide, and sample answers are also included.
This lesson plan is the perfect introduction to denotations and connotations for 6th grade students. Activities gradually increase in complexity to keep them both engaged and challenged.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Introduction to Denotations and Connotations
Connotation Spectrum Game
Denotations and Connotations Table
Analyze the Sentence Activity
Answers
This ‘rewrite the sentences’ lesson works perfectly as an engaging 7th year / 6th grade grammar baseline activity. Students read sentences about their favorite celebrities, marking grammar errors and rewriting the sentences.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Common Errors Document
Rewrite the Sentence Activity (9 Celebrity Texts)
Answers
The following grammatical areas are targeted:
Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
Pronoun Usage Errors
Verb Tense Errors
Punctuation Errors
Capitalization Errors
Sentence Fragment Errors
Run-On Sentences
This resource includes a variety of activities, such as a mix and match game and a review exam. Root words and affixes have been carefully selected for grade 6 students.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Root Words Guide
Root Words Matching Activity
Prefixes Guide
Prefixes Gap Fill
Suffixes Guide
Suffixes Gap Fill
Mix & Match Activity
Exam
Answers
This ready-to-print spelling resource has a variety of different activities to engage students. This includes comprehensive spelling bee resources.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Homophones (List of 10 homophones + a fill in the blank worksheet)
Difficult Spelling Words (List of 10 words + a crossword to practice)
Spelling Rule (Document explaining the double consonant rule + a practice worksheet)
Spelling Bee (spelling bee rules/104 words/definitions, part of speech, and word in a sentence document for teacher/winner’s certificate)
Students master 100 7th year / 6th grade-level vocabulary words with this comprehensive resource. Words are taught in blocks of 10 with posters, definitions, quizzes, gap-fill exercises, and word mastery challenges.
What’s included?
Teaching Guide
Vocabulary Posters
Word + Definitions Handouts
Word Wizardry Worksheet
Word Mastery Challenges
Definitions Quizzes
Gap-Fills
Answer Keys
This lesson is designed to cover standard SL.6.2 (Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats…). Students will watch videos, view graphs, and listen to texts on the engaging topic of electric cars. They will complete worksheets, engage in discussions, and complete their own presentation focused on presenting information through different formats.
What’s Included:
Teaching Guide
Worksheets x 2
Video Links
Charts and Graphs
Texts
Topic Ideas
Instructions for ChartGo
Rubric
This ready-to-print activity gradually introduces students to nonrestrictive, restrictive, and parenthetical elements, before allowing free practice with speaking and writing activities. This resource comprehensively covers Common Core 6th grade standard L.6.2.A.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Definitions
Nonrestrictive Elements Introduction, Examples, and Worksheets
Restrictive Clauses Introduction, Examples, and Worksheets
Parenthetical Elements Introduction, Examples, and Worksheets
Speaking Game
Short Story Writing Activity + Checklist
Answers
Students will reimagine classic fairytales with unique twists, practicing valuable narrative writing and public speaking skills. This comprehensive resource includes guides, worksheets, rubrics, games, and 16 classic fairytales!
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Pre-Activity Games (Collaborative Stories & Impromptu Stories)
Fairytales for Public Speaking Guides x 3
Classic Fairytales x 16
Fairytales with a Twist (Guides, Worksheets, Examples, & Rubrics)
Reflection Questions
This lesson plan guides students through the complete debate process from preperation to reflection. There are also other fun activities related to the topic of AI such as a meme creation activity.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Pre-activity Questions
Debate Name Tags
Debate Preperation Guide
Debate Sentence Structures
Debate Format
Debate Reflection Worksheet
Post-activity Questions
Memes (students create their own memes online)
Get ready to unleash your inner ghoul with our Halloween Lesson Bundle! Dive into the spooky world of poems, spoken word, short stories, games, creative writing, and real-life stories such as the Salem witch trial, all infused with a hair-raising Halloween twist. With this bundle, teachers can craft a Halloween-themed week or even an entire month of eerie and imaginative learning experiences.
Dive into the world of horror storytelling through engaging games, scary sensory word lists, and monster and eerie settings creation - topped off with a guided rubric for their spine-tingling tales.
What’s included:
Teaching Guide
Warm Up Games
Scary Sensory Word List
Monster Origin Reading
Create a Monster Guide
Design a Scary Setting Guide
Rubric
Socratic seminars foster critical thinking and active engagement, enabling students to deepen their understanding of literature and develop essential communication skills in an ELA classroom.
What’s Included:
Socratic Seminar Introduction
Socratic Seminar vs Debate
Model Dialogue
Tips for Creating Questions
Scoring Rubric
Other Teaching Ideas