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Interactive
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ESL: Continuous Affirmative/Present Simple

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL verb tense learning exercise, students read about simple present and present continuous tense, then use correct verb forms to fill in blanks in sentences.
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This Land is Your Land

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use a popular American song to learn the past and present continuous tenses. They complete a web quest about the song "This Land is Your Land" and discuss it.
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Worksheet
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Living in Italy

For Students Higher Ed
In this infinitive ESL activity, students will read a short passage. Students will then use different verb tenses to complete 8 questions about the story.
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California Department of Education

Possible Careers

For Teachers 7th Standards
Is a STEM career the right choice for me? Lesson four in a six-part career and college readiness series introduces seventh graders to the world of STEM occupations. Individuals use their Holland code results to select, research, and...
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Worksheet
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Grammar Practice: Don't Get Frazzled over Fragments!

For Students 6th - 8th
Following a brief definition of the required components of a complete sentence, and models of incomplete or sentence fragments, learners are asked to revise a series of sentence fragments into complete sentences. Suggested rewrites are...
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Interactive
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Identifying Modals In Context

For Students 5th - 10th
Bring your class to the computer lab to read a short passage and practice identifying modals in context. First, they read the short passage about the changing music industry (although the information is dated), and then they answer a set...
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Lesson Plan
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Present Continuous

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this present continuous worksheet, students view examples of how to put the subject of their sentences into present continuous form with the form to be and ing. Click on "Continue with Exercise" at the bottom of the page to see actual...
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Worksheet
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Will and Would

For Students 5th - 6th
In this modal auxiliary verbs worksheet, learners read about how to use the verbs "will" and "would". Students make 2 sentences for each modal auxiliary verb.
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Lesson Plan
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Sentence Writing and Parts of Speech

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this sentence writing worksheet, students are given sentences with the words out of order and must put them in order so the sentence makes sense. Students are also given adjectives and must divide them into positive and negative...
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Worksheet
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Conditional Sentences "If" Clauses

For Students 7th - 9th
For this conditional sentences worksheet, students learn how to write conditional sentences. They then use what they learned to write 4 conditional sentences.
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Interactive
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Conditional Exercise 11

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding conditionals. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Present Continuous-Advanced

For Students 4th - 5th
In this present continuous instructional activity, students read about the usage of present continuous, then correctly fill in blanks in sentences. Links to additional resources and audio are included.
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Using and Paying for Electricity: Understanding Your Bill

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students define key terms found on a sample electric bill. They review the past, present and future tenses of the verbs "pay," "owe," "receive" and "call." They conjugate the past, present and future tenses of the verbs "return,"...
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Using and Paying for Electricity: Talking About Your Bill

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice using vocabulary associated with an electric bill. They conjugate verbs into the different tenses. They participate in a role-play in which they practice pronouncing the words.
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Lesson Plan
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Using and Paying for Electricity: Finding Billing Information Online

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the internet to locate the nearest utilities pay center. They restate answers in the form of questions that they find online. They practice conjugating verbs into different tenses.
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Worksheet
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Metaphor Meanings

For Students 7th - 8th
Help your young writers decipher the literal meanings of metaphors. After reading several metaphors, learners write the real meanings that the phrases are describing. Use this resource in a figurative language lesson, or when preparing...
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Worksheet
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What is a Metaphor?

For Students 6th - 8th
The use of metaphors really paints a picture in the reader's mind. Get your class using metaphors in their writing by studying them first. This worksheet has four simple metaphors, and the reader must identify which two things are being...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Metaphors Compare Things

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
This activity on metaphors is your ticket to better writing! As learners read ten sentences, they underline the metaphor and circle the two objects of comparison.
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Curriculum Corner

“I Can” Common Core! 1st Grade Language

For Teachers 1st Standards
Support first graders with developing their basic language skills using this Common Core checklist. With each standard rewritten as a positive I can statement, students are encouraged to work hard toward reaching these clear learning...
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Lesson Plan
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Pet Guess Who

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Est-ce que ton animal grand ou petit? Pair up your beginning French speakers for a game of Pet Guess Who! Using pet advertisements from newspapers or the Internet, pairs try to guess what kind of animal their partner has. Also, use the...
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Handout
Nosapo

New Year’s Resolution

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Begin the new year with a two-part activity that asks class members to formulate a resolution and to write about someone or something they are proud of. These statements are then attached to a snowflake and a mandala which they decorate.
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Organizer
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Troublesome Word Pairs

For Students 6th - 10th
This activity helps to understand when to use commonly confused words. It includes definitions, writing exercises, and questions that require paraphrasing the meaning of sentences. A good exercise for middle schoolers, or review for high...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Metaphors

For Students 6th - 9th
Learners rewrite seven sentences using a metaphor to express the concept presented literally in the originals. One example is provided. What I like here is that the sentences presented fuel thinking about comparisons to support kids'...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Metaphor Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
“Mom said I was a sheepdog…” After reading a brief definition of metaphor, readers are directed to underline all the examples of this type of figurative language found in a short passage about getting a haircut. An answer sheet is included.

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