This is a writing unit for a personal narrative. It includes a writing prompt and eight mini-lessons for organizing ideas, writing hooks, using sp... ByRebecca Lamb
Multiple meaning words are a source of confusion for many students, especially English Language Learners. This direction sheet explains how studen... ByRebecca Lamb
Multiple meaning words are often confusing for students, especially English Language Learners. This sheet gives ideas for using/modifying commerci... ByRebecca Lamb
Five mini-lessons to use while students work on writing their own fable. Excerpts from fables and folklore are provided for teacher modeling as wel... ByRebecca Lamb
Multiple meaning words are often confusing for students, especially English Language Learners. This activity directs students to think of several ... ByRebecca Lamb
I have... Who has... is a cooperative learning activity that has also been called the "loop game." Each student is given a card with a question an... ByRebecca Lamb
This graphic organizer makes an analogy between writing a paragraph to a burger. The first sheet allows for teacher modeling and/or student practi... ByRebecca Lamb
This writing project includes two mini-lessons to use while students work on writing an essay about the states of matter. The first mini-lesson ad... ByRebecca Lamb
This is a perfect warm-up activity for students or adults. Participants read the 22 clues (i.e. “can’t hold on to anything” and “famous fo... ByRebecca Lamb
Quiz-Quiz-Trade is a cooperative learning activity. Each participant has a card with a question. Students find a partner. They quiz each other o... ByRebecca Lamb
Multiple meaning words can be tricky for many students. This worksheet asks students to think about parts of the body that can have multiple meani... ByRebecca Lamb
The concept circle is a vocabulary activity from Janet Allen’s book, Inside Words. This organizer asks students to think about and record the co... ByRebecca Lamb
Multiple meaning words are a source of confusion for many students, especially English Language Learners. This graphic organizer asks students to ... ByRebecca Lamb
Isabel Beck, Margaret McKeown, and Linda Kucan suggest that teachers select 3-4 tier two vocabulary words in read aloud books to discuss with stude... ByRebecca Lamb
When students write a set of directions to inform readers about a process, they often must revise for clarity. This mini-lesson includes an exampl... ByRebecca Lamb