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Understanding Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine adjectives. They discover how adjectives make writing more interesting. Through various activities, students describe objects using different adjectives. Students write sentences on given topics using adjectives.
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Future Tense of Verbs

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In these future tense of verbs worksheets, students write the future tense of the verbs to complete the first 5 sentences. Students then answer the questions in complete sentences using the future tense of the verb. Students write the...
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Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete vocabulary activities about friends. In this vocabulary lesson, students introduce themselves in a ball game format and discuss the topic of friends. Students complete a worksheet with related vocabulary and read a...
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ESL: Present Perfect Tense

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL present perfect worksheet, learners change sentences from present simple to present perfect; students can click on a "check" button after typing an answer.
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ESL: Modals-Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL modals worksheet, students type in the appropriate word to correctly complete sentences, choosing from: can, could, be able to, may or might, using negatives when necessary.
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Cinquain Poems

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Students write five-line, diamond shaped poems that are very easy to write then submit one through an automatic PIZZAZZ form.
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The Social Skill of Communication

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore communication by analyzing manners. In this social skills activity, 5th graders review the different forms of communication and how to present yourself in a phone conversation, face to face meeting, e-mail, etc....
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Extreme Weather: Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students demonstrate the ability to define key words and verbally recall conditions that must be present for a hurricane to form.
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Past Simple or Past Continuous

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct form of the verbs, either the past simple or past continuous forms. Students complete 12 words.
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Before the Tsunami

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils practice their conversation and writing skills as they strengthen their ability to talk and write about the past. In this ESL lesson, students narrate a series of past events using past simple verb forms.  Pupils then discuss...
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Total English-Intermediate ELL

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ELL worksheet, students reorder sentences, work with a partner on a scenario to inspire employees, and present their ideas to the class.
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Proofreading

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice proofreading skills. In this proofreading lesson, 5th graders check their work for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors. They participate in a proofreading relay where each person takes a turn fixing...
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Subjunctive Rules

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a list of rules, suggestions and recommendations in the target language on how to be successful in class. They appropriately use the present subjunctive forms of a variety of verbs.
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Writers Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to brainstorm using a software program. Individually, they decide on a topic to write about and begin their pre-writing activities. They write about their topic using the pictures they previously drew and...
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How New Words are Created

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a matching activity, matching words with "method of formation." In this language arts activity, students complete sentences using rhyming pairs, break down words into 2, and complete a creative exercise, blending 2...
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Participial Adjectives 2

For Students 5th - 8th
For this participial adjectives worksheet, students are asked to fill in the blanks using the correct form of the adjective provided.
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Plan a Mission to Recently Discovered Planet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students plan a mission to a recently discovered planet. In this science lesson, students research spacecraft design, distances in space, long-term missions in space, and life-sustaining planets. Students work in groups to research an...
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Meet the Nonfiction Main Idea Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Help your class develop the ability to determine a main idea with a packet of materials that you can introduce and use over a period of time. The packet includes some information for the teacher and rationale for the exercises. There are...
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King Tutankhamun

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
Using the King Tutankhamun exhibition as the topic for this 12 question activity, learners change sentences from the declarative to interrogative forms. Students would need to given information about King Tutankhamun in order to complete...
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Causatives 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this causative construction exercise, students complete each causative sentence using the correct form of "to have" or "to get." Students can get help by clicking on "Show a Letter."
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Do You....?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students collaborate to interview classmates about the 7 topics illustrated by a picture. All questions will be answered yes/no.
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Observing Popcorn

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the process of boiling water and how it is part of the changing of states of matter. They observe a kernel of popcorn pop in a test tube with water and take notes of how the water changes to the form of a gas....
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ESL Grammar: "Don't have to" and "Mustn't"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL grammar instructional activity, students typing in either "don't have to" or "mustn't" to correctly complete sentences. Students may click on a "check answers" button for immediate feedback.
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Do Some Research: Chemistry 7

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this chemistry research instructional activity, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: a...