What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb? Encourages scholars to explore the answer to this question while building a foundation of the English language. The lesson comes complete with an attention grabber, notes, and a...

Pronouns are the most helpful parts of speech! Model the ways that interrogative, indefinite, personal, and demonstrative pronouns can specify meaning and enhance writing with a hands-on activity.

How do you describe a jellyfish? Individuals write adjectives for Nomura's jellyfish, take notes, and check understanding with a formative assessment. Notes include the definition for adjectives, guiding questions to help writers...

Boost language skills with a unit all about feelings. Scholars from all grade levels take part in several lessons that incorporate specific vocabulary terms and adjectives while discussing their feelings with their peers. Reading...

Learners investigate conditional verbs. In this conditional verbs practice lesson plan, students explore the use of conditional verbs as they review the verbs and practice their grammatical skills by completing a worksheet.

Myself. themselves, himself. Class members engage in an intensive study and reflect on the uses of reflective and intensive pronouns.

Some self-paced writing resources are just better than others. This one is great. The 205-page packet includes exercises on every aspect of the writing process, from crafting sentences and paragraphs, to proofreading, revising, and...

Although designed for a college-level writing lab, this activity provides excellent practice for all learners in identifying and using the parts of speech.

Students gather statistics to include in their research. In this statistics activity, students investigate how to incorporate statistics into research and other readings besides math. They collect data based on other topics, analyze the...

A standard peer editing activity, young writers get into groups and pass their papers to each of their peers in turn; each person checking their peer's paper for spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. In a fun twist, your class...

The vowel/consonant/vowel combination of /i_e/ is one of the most common in our language. In this lesson, kindergarterners share the book, The Doctor's Line to gain practice in reading these kind of words. A brainstorm session...

Students compile image information about the Junior High School using a digital camera. They survey the area making observations and recording them with the help of portable technology and transferring the data to a spreadsheet and...

Students apply word level skills through shared and guided reading.

Adding -ed to the ends of most verbs can change a sentence to the past tense—but what about verbs like think or draw? Provide class members with practice activities that focus on both regular and irregular verbs in the simple past...

Students review the rules for correct usage of the comma and semicolon. Then, in groups, they complete worksheets, discuss answers, and reference grammar rules that support their usage of commas and semicolons.

Learners view an animated PowerPoint program that teaches possessive vocabulary in Spanish. They review English grammar. Students access high-frequency verbs and additional vocabulary.

Students identify types of nouns. In this grammar lesson, students define what a noun is and identify the various types of nouns in sentences. This grammar lesson is geared towards Special Education students.

Students explore the use of quotation marks. In this grammar lesson, students read dialogue and explore the rules of quotation mark use as they practice using the marks on a worksheet assignment.

Students identify adjectives in sentences. In this grammar instructional activity, students define what an adjective is and identify them in sentences written on the board. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.

Fifth graders study verbs. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders access the web site known as www.wideworldofverbs.com reviewing the verbs in each sentence and write five sentences using the correct usage of verbs.

Ninth graders examine an issue in a school in Britain. In this ELL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students write a short story using key words from the article.

Seventh graders word process business letters using proper tab settings, spell checking, grammar and punctuation. They use the Internet to search for names and addresses.

Students practice their keyboarding skills. In this typing lesson, students use interesting stories to practice their skills. They practice throughout the semester and then monitor their improvement.

Learners edit and revise a news story picked out by the teacher. For this editing lesson plan, students edit in AP style and then revise the story. It should have no errors in the end.