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Learning About Sentence Structure
What does a sentence need? A subject and a verb, and some adverbs and adjectives to make it more interesting! After examining sentence structure together, class members can practice adding adverbs and adjectives to short sentences...
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Revising Ordinary Sentences into Strong Leads Using "Crispin: The Cross of Lead"
Students create stories using powerful introductory sentences by creating something other than "Once upon a time...". In this sentences lesson plan, students read The Cross of Lead to base their introductory sentences on.
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Revising Character Descriptions
Students effectively revise character descriptions. In this revising character descriptions lesson, students work with a partner to give and receive constructive criticism to improve their character descriptions.
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Adjectives - Definition and Sentence Completion
In this grammar learning exercise, 3rd graders read the definition of adjectives at the top of the page. They fill in the blank in each of 5 sentences using one of the adjectives from the list at the end of each sentence.
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Adjectives - Definition and Sentence Completion
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders read the definition of adjectives at the top of the page. They fill in the blank in each of 5 sentences using one of the adjectives from the list at the end of each sentence.
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Snowman Sentences
Second graders will describe and illustrate how to build a snowman. In this sequencing lesson, 2nd graders will create a KidPix slideshow, with each page showing a picture and a sentence of how to build a snowman.
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Worksheet 6 Vocabulary Practice: Sentence Completion
In this vocabulary worksheet, students use the words in a word list to fill in the blanks in ten sentences. There is no connection between the words.
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ADd IT-- ADjectives and ADverbs
Descriptive writing is a must for students to understand. Using adverbs and adjectives, they turn simple sentences into works of art. Each simple sentence gets a descriptive make-over. This lesson suggests using Laptops and SMART board...
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Writing Example Paragraphs
Sixth graders write example paragraphs. The term "example paragraph" refers to a paragraph where the supporting sentences provide examples of the subject/idea described in the topic sentence. Students write a basic example paragraph...
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Basic Paragraph
Pupils with special needs examine how to write an organized, basic, five-sentence paragraph. Students write a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence. They first practice by viewing and discussing...
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Basic Paragraph
Explore basic paragraphs. Young writers compose a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. This activity is intended for use with a SMART Board, a software technology web link is induced.
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Nouns and Pronouns
Young readers explore nouns and pronouns. They define what a noun is and highlight the nouns in given sentences. Learners are then introduced to pronouns, and identify them in simple sentences.
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Testing... Testing...
Learners demonstrate critical- and creative-thinking skills to develop test questions. They write clear test questions or statements using correct grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
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Picture This
Elementary writers practice writing descriptive paragraphs by adding adjectives and sensory words to their writing. They use a picture of a monster for their descriptive paragraph. This 12-page instructional activity should increase your...
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LanguageBuilder for iPad
Help your child hone his/her verbal communication skills and basic understanding of sentence structure with an app that promotes descriptive verbal interactions. The child is presented with an image, prompted to make a sentence, and then...
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My Story
Get your class started on description and dialogue with a Jolly phonics worksheet! Learners decide what the three illustrated characters are talking about and write a brief description of their conversation.
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Descriptive Writing Fortunes
What does your fortune say? Engage class members in writing complete sentences by first handing out fortune cookies and reading the messages. Pupils will practice writing complete sentences by composing fortunes to put in die cut fortune...
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Bodies of Water
For this writing descriptive sentences worksheet, students describe 13 different bodies of water using the words small, large, fresh, salt, deep, shallow, protected, still, and flowing. Students should include 2 adjectives per sentence.
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Writing Descriptive Paragraphs
Show a Powerpoint presentation about descriptive writing. Fourth graders brainstorm a list of writing topics and place them in graphic organizers. Then they write their own paragraphs describing topics of their choice and create...
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Number Breakdown and Description Worksheet
How many ones and how many tens? Explore place value and addition. Learners begin by solving two missing addend problems followed by an addition and subtraction equation. Then, they read two sentences describing numbers by their place...
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Look and Write
In this descriptive writing worksheet, students look at pictures of a child on a scooter, a woman knitting, and a fairy tale shoe and write descriptive sentences about them. Students write 3 descriptions.
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Poppin Popcorn
Young scholars use their senses to write descriptive sentences. In this descriptive writing lesson, students discuss their senses. Young scholars are asked to look at and feel unpopped corn kernels. Students then write descriptions of...
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Commas and Colons and Semicolons? OH MY!
Take a close look at both the definitions and uses of commas, colons, and semicolons. Commas set off clear parts of sentences, colons come before an explanation, and semicolons join two complete thoughts. Review these types of...
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Weather Sentences
In this weather terms worksheet, students complete the first 4 sentences with a weather term to describe the day. Students then unscramble the words to make 4 weather description sentences.