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Write Your Own Folk or Fairy Tale
Students analyze folk and fairy tales. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the elements of a tale determining what the differences are between folk and fairy tales. Students then write their own tales using the graphic...
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Punctuation Cards
In this literacy worksheet, learners work with the cards in order to develop the skills of punctuation. They concentrate upon word form and sentence structure.
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Past and Present Verb Tenses
Students investigate past and present verb tenses. In this grammar lesson plan, students identify past and present verbs in sentences written on the board. Students complete a worksheet to reinforce the concepts learned.
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Publishing a Group Book
Students examine various alphabet books. They write several sentences for their assigned letter of the alphabet, type them onto a word processing program, and create an illustration for a class alphabet book.
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Editor Travels U.S. Fixing Errors on Signs
An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs. They discuss...
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Check Comprehension and Apply Writing
Elementary schoolers practice the skill of non-fiction writing. They study aspects of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, and write an essay which describes the tower and it's fascinating history. The article about the tower is included in...
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The Musher's Trail
Second graders follow the Iditarod race that begins in March. They research data and select a musher to trail in the race. Then they write daily in a journal about events that happen on the trail, including pictures from the Website.
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Family Cookbook
Second graders, in groups, produce a Family Cookbook by bringing recipes from home.
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Through the Years: Language Arts
Second graders read "The Hundred Penny Box" by Sharon Mathis Bell. They research each year of their life in preparation for writing an autobiography and develop notes to help them in later writing.
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You Flattened Me
Students listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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Cooking a Few of my Favorite Things
Second graders publish a class cookbook of their own recipes. They explore the nutritional value of foods, calculate the measurements, and prepare a healthy recipe for the class.
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Community Brochures
Second graders research facets of their community in order to create an informational brochure. After brainstorming ideas of what could be included in the brochure, student groups get information from the internet, the library or a...
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Right Angles in the Classroom
In this finding right angles worksheet, students look around the classroom and draw any right angles they see. Students then "tick" any right angle in 6 geometric shapes.
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Out of This World (Language Arts)
Second graders, in groups, research the planets in the solar system and create a guidebook for travel.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Commas for Introductory Elements
Introductory elements are clauses, phrases, and words that appear before the main part of a sentence. Without commas, the reader may be confused. Use commas to indicate properly the who and the what. [0:40]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Commas and Quotations
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly! [0:46]
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Google
Using Commas in Sentences [Pdf]
Students write their own sentences that each includes a series of words to punctuate correctly.
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Commas in a Series [Pdf]
Students practice correct comma usage with ten sentences in which commas are missing from lists of words in this downloadable PDF.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Commas
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will understand how to use commas to separate portions of sentences (lists, subordinate clauses, extra information).
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Punctuation for Breaks and Pauses
Punctuation indicates how one should read any sentence. Commas, for example, indicate when a reader should take a brief pause, either for emphasis or for comprehension. [0:40]
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Comma
This page focuses on comma use; it explains the importance of the comma and provides an example of how drastically a comma can change the meaning of a sentence. It also provides links to 38 different pages of comma rules and examples.