Students understand the importance of punctuation in a sentence. In this codes lesson plan, students write a pen pal letter using codes for the punctuation. Students send a key to break the code if needed.

Discuss the importance of a lead in writing with your upper graders. They examine several examples of leads from literature and practice writing leads for pieces of artwork. They then select a topic from a list and write an introductory...

Now is the time to identify the great teachers in your school! Discuss the characteristics of persuasive writing and analyze an example. Then, each pupil chooses a teacher who they feel should be named teacher of the year. They plan and...

Students combine sentences to create compound sentences. They write about creating their own soda, then make their own soda, comparing and contrasting it with a national brand. They write a paragraph containing compound sentences.

Young scholars listen as the teacher reads a story. Pictures are displayed as the teacher reads the story. Students jot down ideas for the story ending, and create an illustration to compliment their story. Student story endings and...

Designed for elementary students, this Internet viewable slide show explains how to form possessives, then provides practice sentences. At the end are links to an online practice quiz and a printable worksheet.

Flashcards is an interactive version of flashcards; one side of the card has a noun and the other has the possessive form of the noun. Students just click on the card to see the other side.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find several worksheets for primary, elementary and middle school students identifying the role a noun or pronoun plays, collective nouns, diminutives, as well as definitions and...

Two interactive activities dealing with rules for making regular nouns plural. The first is a series of flashcards with the situation on one side and the rule for making that type of word plural on the other. After studying the rules,...

Three interactive activities with plural and singular nouns. The first is a series of flashcards for students to see the singular form of a noun on one side and the plural form of the same noun on the other. The second is a matching game...