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Worksheet 1: Singular Nouns
A basic worksheet on filling in nouns awaits your charges. They use a list of vocabulary words to fill-in-the-blanks in this worksheet. This worksheet provides a way for young writers to practice vocabulary and the use of a and an.
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Inside and Outside
Here is a grammar worksheet which invites learners to look at 2 pictures and color the bear picture that shows the bear "outside" the tent and then circle the pictures that shows the bear "inside" the tent. They practice tracing the...
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Chopping Sounds
With the swing of a paper ax, young learners demonstrate how to appropriately segment three-letter words. Consider breaking learners into small groups and having them share a paper ax to keep the peace. This plan is so creative, but be...
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Teaching Grammar Without the Hammer: Five Fun Activities
There are five lessons on teaching grammar here for you to peruse. Two of them work well for kindergartners; one on teaching synonyms and one on teaching parts of speech by reading Tall Tales. These lessons are especially engaging and...
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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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First Word: Cat
Beginning writers learn how to spell with this basic word worksheet. Learners focus on the word cat, reading the word, tracing the letters of the word, and writing the word on their own. They'll have this one down in no time!
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First Word: Cow
Teach your elementary learners their first words! This sheet focuses on the word cow. There's a picture of a cow, the written word, and a space for learners to practice writing the word. A great introduction to the word and how it's...
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Naming Letters School/Home Links
Send your kindergarten class home with this review sheet. They should read the name of each letter shown and point to it. Then have them identify their favorite letter and write it five times.
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Alphabet
Guide your class in learning the alphabet with this learning exercise. For this alphabet activity, youngsters fill in 15 letters missing in an uppercase alphabet and 22 letters missing in a lowercase alphabet. Use this learning exercise...
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Story Retelling
Students explore storytelling by participating in an image analysis activity. In this story structure lesson, students read the book Cookie's Week by Tomie dePaola and retell the story to their teacher in sequential order. Students...
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Opposite/ Antonyms Word Cards
Here is a set of 15 opposite word cards in which learners see pictures that show antonyms and pictures that depict the words. They see word pairs such as up/down, in/out, hot/cold, and take/give along with colorful pictures.
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Letter Pronunciation - /f/ Sound
Are you working on the /f/ sound in your class? Develop phonemic awareness with this worksheet. This graphic organizer has students circle the word that best describes the picture in the right-hand column. Then, in the middle column,...
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Learning About Contractions
Students identify contractions. In this phonics lesson, students define what a contraction is and give examples on the board. Students complete a worksheet as a follow-up.
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The Sentence Contest
Young writers complete work with sentence structure. Theys go over the definition of a sentence before deciding whether given groups of words are sentences. They view and identify the sentences on a teacher made chart.
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Measure Up!
Discover ways to measure items without standard tools. For this measurements lesson, learners estimate how long certain objects are by measuring with a non-standard measuring tool. Students check their estimates with a ruler and share...
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Green Cut and Paste
The color sight word "green" is the focus of this language arts activity. Learners cut and past pictures of green objects to match sentences about those green objects. A color as well as a black and white copy are provided.
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Traditional Writing vs. Collaborative Writing
Students examine language arts by completing a group activity. In this writing styles lesson plan, students define and discuss the differences between collaborative writing and traditional writing while answering questions in a Smart...
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Taking Attendance
Explore punctuality by participating in a daily class activity. They will choose a classmate to be the attendance monitor for a week and he or she becomes responsible for keeping track of who has missed school on which days. They create...
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Fact or Opinion
In this fact or opinion learning exercise, students read 14 sentences and determine if each one is a fact or an opinion. Students write their answers on the lines provided.
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Subtracting from Ten: Using Math with Music
Students explore basic math functions by singing with their classmates. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students sing the song "5 Green and Speckled Frogs"and complete a list of subtraction problems. Students complete a...
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Conflict Resolution in 9 Easy Steps
Students investigate student psychology by reading assigned text about nonviolence. In this conflict resolution lesson, students read nine specific steps they should take the next time they are in an argument with someone. Students...
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World at Peace
Students explore world peace by creating a PowerPoint presentation. In this human rights lesson, students discuss the current conditions of human rights around the planet and view an on-line exhibit hosted by UNICEF. Students discuss...
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Spelling Activities
Use this list of spelling activities all year long to help your class spell each week's list of words! This list provides 12 different ways for class members to practice their spelling. Learners identify vowels, consonants, synonyms, and...
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School-Home Links: Breaking Words into Syllables
Involve the whole family in syllable division with this resource, which has parents helping their children practice a new skill. Learners look at 6 words, which are visually divided, and write down their syllable count. There are 2...