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Ever have one of those days where you need a quick, meaningful lesson for students—but don’t want to waste time planning a full unit or resort to pointless busy work? Take a look at the English Teacher’s Free Library!

Browse our collection and find dozens of printable English language arts and literature lesson plans that are perfect for quick reviews, extra enrichment, or last-minute assignments.

Your students can explore literary themes and devices, tackle creative writing prompts, fill out character maps for popular books, practice using vocabulary in context, and more!

Just like our paid materials, all of our free lesson plans are developed by seasoned ELA educators, so you know you’re getting high-quality materials, not simple worksheets. Best of all, most of our downloadable lesson plans take just one class period to complete, making them easy to fit into your schedule.


Literature Lesson Plans

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Literature Character Maps

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Grammar & Writing Lesson Plans

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Vocabulary Lesson Plans

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Vocabulary in Context Lesson Plan
Vocabulary in Context

This vocabulary activity explores how an author’s word choice affects tone, setting, theme, and other story elements.

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Reading Lesson Plans

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2016 Reading Challenge Lesson Plan
Reading Challenge

Challenge your students to expand their horizons! An associated downloadable poster is available in the poster section!

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