Lessons and Activities

Blockbusters Game Template- UPDATED!!

Page links are repaired. This game template is modeled after the old Blockbusters game show. Two teams answer questions, capture parts of the game board and try to be the first team to the other side of the board. Just enter your own questions and you are ready to play!

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  World Languages

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 8, 2011

Posted by:

kpottier 

Spell Your Name or Other Important Words

Students use a cloned upper and lower case alphabet to spell their name and other important words

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Spelling

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 26, 2011

Posted by:

Gail Laubenthal 

oo sound spelled oo, ue, ew, & ou

Students will become familiar with the different oo sounds in many words.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 9, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek

Word Ladders using words with R controlled vowels

This activity is used to strengthen student vocabulary & spelling of words. There is 1 ladder for each of the following: "ar" words, "or" words, "ir" words, "ur" words, and "er" words.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 21, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek

Magic Suffixes

Students learn about adding suffixes to short and long vowel words.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jul. 19, 2009

Posted by:

dotsa26

There/Their/They're

Learn or practice the differences between the homophones there/their/they're.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Sep. 29, 2010

Posted by:

bethpeterson

Silent Consonants

This lesson gives examples of words that have silent consonants.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 28, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek

Suffixes -y, -ful, -ly

Students will practice adding a base word to suffixes. The suffixes -y, -ful, and -ly are worked on in this lesson.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 13, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek

The Polar Express

This Mimio lesson is an all inclusive for the story The Polar Express.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Tools

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 21, 2010

Posted by:

angelacrescenzo 

Comparing Adjectives Using -er & -est

This lesson teaches students to use -er when comparing 2 things and use -est when comparing 3 or more things. Students will also understand when to double the final consonant before adding -er and -est.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 6, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek