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I'm Published! A Parts of Speech Book
Reinforce the importance of the writing process with this publication lesson. Elementary and middle schoolers compose a parts of speech book which includes one page each for nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions,...
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Use Parts of Speech to Improve Sentence Beginnings
Students demonstrate the parts of speech in sentences. In this grammar lesson plan, students highlight and identify the parts of speech in sentences.
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Parts of Speech Review
Students identify and differentiate between the eight parts of speech. After diagramming a sentence as an introductory activity, students create a set of flash cards to aid in the remembrance of the usage of the eight parts of speech. ...
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Intro to Parts of Speech
Young scholars are introduced to, identify and define the eight parts of speech. They view a variety of sentences and identify each word in each sentence as one of the eight parts of speech.
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Parts of Speech Poetry
Students replace nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives in a poem. They identify the parts of speech, and rewrite the poem using their own selection of parts of speech.
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Lesson: Mad Lib Leigh!
A fun and quirky painting is analyzed for details in an art/literacy lesson. Youngsters look for colors, shadows, and details and then describe them using vivid language. They use the words from discussion to complete a fun Mad Lib-style...
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Exploring Descriptive Language With Different Parts of Speech
Students practice experiencing writing with appropriate language and incorporating the eight parts of speech. They assess that many words have multiple functions when used in different contexts. Each student free writes in response to a...
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You Are What You Eat
Youngsters listen to the story of Gregory the Terrible Eater and write a similar story using the same pattern. In the new book, Herman is requested to eat things that are nouns. They must supply the correct part of speech for the class...
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Enough About I — Let’s Talk About Me
Learners review parts of speech and share informative usage presentations to their classmates. In this grammar lesson, students discuss the importance of using appropriate speech and then read "The I's Have It." Learners create their own...
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Compare and Contrast Historical Time Periods
What do images tell us about history? Dress, setting, and actions all convey cultural norms, and in essence, give reference to historical time and place. Learners compare and contrast Kunisada's Actor with Flute in Snow to Hokuei's...
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Jabberwocky Lesson Plan
Students complete a review of the parts of speech using a jabberwocky poem format. In this parts of speech and poetry lesson, students read a jabberwocky poem and identify parts of speech in the poem. Students list adjectives, verbs, and...
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Constructing and Using Different Types of Sentences with Support from The Shurley Grammar Method
Students analyze parts of speech, sentence structure, and ver usage in this ten lesson unit on grammar. Through games, activities, assignments, and printed material, the concepts are supported and reinforced in a creative way.
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Norman Rockwell, Freedom of Speech: Know It When You See It
Students explore the U.S. Constitution. In this First Amendment lesson, students examine Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" and analyze the five freedoms listed in the amendment.
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Demonstrations in Guinea
Students explore demonstrations held in Guinea. They discuss the definitions of vocabulary words related to the demonstrations. They read a text about demonstrations in Guinea and answer questions. They identify parts of speech as they...
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"Father" of Our Country vs. "Father" of the Bill of Rights
Learners examine the relevance of the Bill of Rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students study the parts of the Constitution and the ten amendments. They investigate the rights and responsibilities that accompany being an American....
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Renewable Energy Sentences
Students construct sentences using nouns and verbs from a "renewable energy" word bank. In this cross curriculum ecology and sentence structure grammar and mechanics lesson, students listen to the book Our Earth: Clean Energy by Peggy...
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Vivid Verbs
Students explore parts of speech by collaborating in groups. In this verbs lesson, students examine several boring sentences with their class and define verbs which can spice the sentence up. Students collaborate in pairs to enhance...
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Picture This
Elementary writers practice writing descriptive paragraphs by adding adjectives and sensory words to their writing. They use a picture of a monster for their descriptive paragraph. This 12-page lesson plan should increase your charges...
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Grammar-Active and Passive Voice
Use this lesson to reinforce the effect of passive and active voice in writing. First, middle schoolers write several sentences, and then use the attached worksheet to identify whether the sentences are written in active or passive voice.
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Theater Lesson: Modify My Action
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is about the meaning of a verb or adverb. They perform sketches with the subject matter of the words. The goal is for the actors to show the meaning of the verb or adverb with an action.
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The One and More Than One Game
Students explore language arts by participating in a noun game. In this part of speech lesson, students collaborate in small groups and play a card game based on singular and plural nouns. Students cut out the cards from a worksheet...
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Learners analyze English by completing a handout regarding grammar rules. For this verb lesson, students identify what a verb does, where to use it in a sentence and what a verb fragment is. Learners complete a worksheet based on subject...
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Intro to Pronouns
Sixth graders are able to identify personal pronouns and understand their function. They are able to use personal pronouns correctly as subjects and objects in sentences. Then they look at sentences given by the teacher, and they list...
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The Classification Station
Second graders identify proper nouns and categorize them by subject. They apply correct principles of grammar: they write complete sentences, use correct capital letters, use correct punctuation and apply correct rules of usage and...