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Identify Correct Forms of Nouns, Pronouns and Verbs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review what nouns, pronouns and verbs are though grammar games. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders identify proper and common nouns, singular and plural nouns and verb agreement with nouns. Students make an original slide...
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Nouns, Verbs, and Describing Words

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders photograph items in their school and write a sentence that describes the items. They use different colored fonts when word processing the sentence to highlight nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
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Stimulating Narrative Writing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners create an art project and write a process paper  as a response to literature.  In this literature response activity, students listen to Lynn Ehlert's, Snowballs before decorating a construction paper snowman. They...
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Realism and Fantasy

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the story, Bruno the Baker, where some parts seem real and some seem fake. They must identify the parts of the story as realism or fantasy. An interesting way to teach young readers these two concepts.
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Same Setting, Different Moods: Voice and Word Choice Using Lord of the Flies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Whether it's dark, delightful, or somber, set the mood with William Golding's Lord of the Flies. High-schoolers practice descriptive writing by creating the appropriate mood for an original scene, starring one of the book's main...
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The Scoop on Summer

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a noun that names a place they spent their summer vacation, a verb telling one activity they did, and use those words to write a complete sentence. Finally, they use an ice cream cone graphic organizer as a guide to...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.
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Lesson: A Garden Party of My Own

For Teachers K - 5th
Kids look at a beautiful work of art to practice grammar, make connections from life to art, and sketching. They identify all the parts of grammar they see in the image, discuss what they see and do on a picnic, and then draw an imaged...
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And Then What Happened?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze paintings by using verbs, adjectives, and nouns. For this visual arts lesson, students view a painting of a storm and a calm sky. Students use various verbs and adjectives to discuss the characteristics of each painting....
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Art Analysis and Creative Writing

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write an acrostic poem and analyze a work of art. In this art lesson plan, students look at a picture and answer questions about it, write a poem, write about the setting in the painting they saw, and answer short questions...
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ABC Grammar Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Elementary learners create an ABC grammar book. The project begins with class members taking digital pictures of items that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Depending on level, they then add a word or a complete sentence to...
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Comic Strip Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs from the newspaper. They create a math story problem, then create a comic strip using dialogue from words found in the newspaper.
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Grammar Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore the parts of a sentence through analysis, design, and drawing in this nine lessons unit on Grammar. The diagramming of sentences comprises the main thrust of this unit through the utilization of higher cognitive skill...
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Describing Paintings: Calm or Stormy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Young writers use nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe details in two paintings. One depicts a sunny landscape, and the other shows a cloudier view. They write a narrative inspired by the paintings, paying attention to transitional...
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Modify My Action

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to directions as they perform a theatrical role.  In this vocabulary lesson, 3rd graders listen to and observe the adjectives given to them during a practice of their performance by the director.  Students...
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Class Vacation Book

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, utilizing technology and its avenues, create, produce and publish a variety of works. They generate a bubble map to brainstorm words that describe a specific vacation spot as well as create a pattern book with graphics about...
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Student Mad Libs

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students investigate the different parts of speech by participating in a fill in the blank activity. In this Mad Libs lesson, students define the different parts of speech and discuss how they are used appropriately in sentences....
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Objects of Adornment

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify adornments as a form of art. In this art and jewelry lesson, students view portraits of two historical princess noticing their adornments, then draw a person in their life focusing on the adornments they wear.
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My Secret War: The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck: Lesson 6

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore women's rights by discussing the events of WWII. In this American work force instructional activity, 5th graders identify the events that led to World War II and how women helped fight the war through non-violent...
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Ducks

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore and learn about the habitats, diets, and specific attributes of various species of ducks. Students know the names of at least seven species of ducks and at least five criteria for identifying species of ducks.
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Mad About Parts of Speech

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders review and use the different parts of speech using Mad Libs or Web Libs. They also utilize creative writing skills by providing the most interesting word(s) for the story line. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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Zulu King, Zulu King

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen to story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, brainstorm everything they know about Mardi Gras, create pages relating to Mardi Gras for class book, type information on computer, play slide show, and take turns reading their books.
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What's for Dinner? (Using Adjectives)

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use adjectives to describe foods listed in restaurant menus. In cooperative groups, 6th graders create menus and identify the adjectives used in the menu created by their group.
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Nevada, A to Z

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore U.S. Geography by reading a timeline. In this Nevada history lesson, 4th graders identify the geographic location of Nevada and discuss the history. Students read the book S is for Silver: A Nevada Alphabet and...