Consumers Energy
Circuits and the Flow of Electricity Lesson Plan
I think I lost an electron. Are you sure? Yes, I'm positive! Starting with a hands-on demonstration and problem solving activity, young scientists define vocabulary related to circuitry and currents. Then they build their own circuits...
Cleveland Metro School District
Novel Lesson for The Giver
Lois Lowry's The Giver is one of the most engaging and thought-provoking works of literature in the middle school curriculum. Round out your novel unit with a collection of reading activities, comprehension questions, memoir and journal...
Santa Ana Unified School District
The Power of Point of View
Sometimes a whole story can change based on the perspective of the person telling it. Practice identifying and analyzing point of view in various reading passages and writing assignments with a language arts packet, complete with Common...
Curated OER
Phrases and Clauses
Clarify the different types of phrases and clauses that young writers can use to vary their sentence structure. A helpful slideshow presentation encourages your class to fix sentences by adding more interesting phrases and clauses,...
K12 Reader
Adverb Clauses in Sentences
If you'd like your class to write in varied sentence patterns, use a worksheet focused on adverb clauses to enhance their writing. After reading a short explanation and example of adverb clauses, young grammarians underline the part of...
Pearson
The Present of Be: Statements and Yes/No Questions
To be or not to be? That's not the question in this presentation, but it features ways to use the forms of to be in other questions. A great addition to your grammar unit.
Pearson
WH-Questions
Why can't you answer a wh- question with yes or no? Learn about the ways you can use the five W's to form questions that will give you the most information in an answer.
Pearson
Conditionals
Are you wishing for a great grammar presentation? Wish no longer with an engaging slideshow that focuses on the conditional verb form. Learners begin their sentences with wish before completing them with the correct usage.
Pearson
Infinitives
If you want to buy a house, what's the first thing you need to do? Learn about buying a home, and about infinitive phrases, with a helpful and straightforward slideshow presentation.
Pearson
The Passive
What happens when a painting is stolen? A presentation themed after Edvard Munch's The Scream is a great way to introduce the passive voice to your class.
Pearson
Adjective Clauses
Encourage the knights and princesses in your class to practice adjective clauses and relative pronouns in a fairy tale-themed presentation! Several slides review the structure of sentences with adjective clauses before prompting your...
Pearson
Articles
Take a trip to Africa with an educational grammar slideshow. Featuring pictures, sentences, and examples with an African safari theme, the presentation guides learners through definite and indefinite articles.
Pearson
Modals
Ever wonder about the future? Now you know how to speculate in a grammatically correct way! Work on modals to speculate about events from the past, present, and future with a helpful and straightforward slideshow presentation.
Pearson
Past Time
How do you talk about things that have already happened? What about things that happened in the past and are still happening? Explore past, past perfect, and past progressive verb tenses in a helpful slideshow presentation.
Pearson
Conclusions: Must, Have (Got) To, May, Might, Could, Can't
Is this presentation the perfect addition to a grammar unit? It must be! Learn about drawing conclusions with different levels of certainty, using must, might, could, and can't.
University of Hawaiʻi
Verb Tense Review: the Importance of Time
When you ask a fourth grader to write a sentence in the past perfect progressive tense, there might be some confusion. But with a presentation that features several different verb tenses, along with examples and a handy timeline, your...
Pearson
Gerunds: Subject and Object
Ace the next grammar quiz with the help of a presentation about subject and object gerunds! After defining the concept, the slides guide class members through different examples and activities with gerunds.
Pearson
Adjectives: Superlatives
Give the class the most interesting lesson yet with a fun grammar presentation on superlative adjectives. With animated slides and sound effects, the presentation is the greatest way to introduce proper usage.
Pearson
Articles: Indefinite
When do you use a or an before a noun? What about the? Learn about indefinite and definite articles with a brief grammar presentation, which focuses on using context clues to determine proper article usage.
Pearson
Phrasal Verbs
When is a preposition not a preposition? Learn about the role prepositions play in a slideshow presentation about phrasal verbs. As the class watches the presentation, they reinforce their skills with practice activities.
English is a Piece of Cake
Emotional Intelligence
How would you describe a great leader? Explore the theme of leadership with a unit that focuses on emotional intelligence, and how great leaders have a strong sense of emotional intelligence.
Pearson
Used To
Your class used to be confused about verb tenses, but now they understand more about the past tense! Practice the different ways to use used to in writing with a clear slideshow presentation, which includes negative and positive...
Digital Education Resource Archive
Narrative Writing Unit
Each one of the learners in your class has a story to tell, so help them learn the most efficient and organized way to tell their tale. A thorough unit on narrative writing addresses the writing process, grammar, story structure,...
Teach-nology
Editing Informal Letters
Editing a letter isn't quite the same thing as fixing an autocorrected word on your phone, but it's an important skill that can help kids with their language arts skills. Young readers take a look at a short letter before identifying the...