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

Fourth graders focus on the use of main and helping verbs in written communication.

Students view various pictures and identify those that show action verbs. They write sentences to summarize the actions shown in the pictures.

Students examine and discuss a painting of a lizard by the artist Joseph Raffael. They list descriptive words about the lizard, and write a Cinquain and create a painting about a lizard.

In these grammar errors worksheets, students review the definition of modifiers and an example of a misplaced modifier. Students then complete three pages of activities to help them avoid misplaced modifiers.

In this sentence writing instructional activity, students learn about using conjunctions in sentences. They then use what they learned to answer the 6 questions on the instructional activity. The answers are on the last page.

Sixth graders interview Veterans or role play to answer who, what, where, when questions. In this Veteran's Day questioning activity, 6th graders learn about the events in the military service of veterans. Students may simulate...

Fifth graders research how computers are used in everyday life, then write a descriptive paper using adjectives, adverbs, synonyms and antonyms describing the usage.

Students write their own story using as much descriptive language as they can. They peer edit each other's stories and create illustrations to accompany their writings. They place their story in a booklet and give it to a needy recepient.

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...

Students choose two poems they like and share them with the class. Then they write their own poems using various forms.

Support third graders with developing their language skills using this Common Core checklist. With each standard written as an I can statement, children are given clear learning goals to work toward throughout the year.

Students use newspapers or magazines to create an acrostic poem where words are divided into parts of speech.

As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.

In this sentence development activity, student complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions related to writing better sentences. Students may click on a link for answers.

This is probably my learners' favorite writing assignment. They obviously tell their friends about it, because every year my ne

Students imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.

What is a preposition? You can't possibly understand prepositional phrases without first learning prepositions. Start by reading the informative paragraph at the top of the page. An example is also included. This is a great introduction...

In this ESL sentence completion worksheet, students correctly complete sentences, choosing words from a drop down list beside each. Score can be checked online.

This website provides several printable flashcards that can be used to teach sight words.

Students receive instruction using examples to find missing letters in their spelling words. They fill in the blanks of each spelling word choosing from a list of animal names provided.

Young scholars examine their life experiences as well as their classmates when they share their heritage or an important event from their past through writing as an extension of an Orientation.

Fifth graders examine the power of voice in writing by completing a story using words following a particular voice. They take simple nursery rhymes, then attempt to put their own voice to a revised version. An interesting lesson on writing!

Fifth graders will practice the six parts of speech. They will also create a storyboard about one part of speech. The project will create ownership of the knowledge because of the freedom to do one's own assignment.