Smart Solutions is the theme of a unit created to meet the needs of English language earners. Through a series of lessons, scholars follow a routine—move, speak, and listen— to cover topics including stores, shops, celebrations, pets,...

Get the most out of your guided reading lessons with this collection of literacy materials. Offering a system for using color-coded tags to mark pages while reading books, as well as an assortment of comprehension and grammar...

Support English language development with a family-themed unit consisting of a series of lessons designed to get your scholars moving, looking, speaking, writing, and listening. Conversation topics...

After reviewing two pages of commonly misused words: effect/affect, accept/except, there/their/they're, etc., learners must choose the proper word in ten different sentences. Note: Answers are listed at the bottom of page three.

A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...

Under what conditions would your Spanish language learners use the conditional? They can find out here, and practice their new knowledge with the linked exercise. There is information about regular and irregular conditional verbs as well...

This tutorial explores how contractions are used. Includes a list of common contractions.

This reference will help students learn more about contractions. Explanations, audio lessons, and a reference chart will give students examples of different contractions.

Writing center tutorial for how to correctly use various types of punctuation, including the apostrophe in contractions, possessives, and pronouns.

A valuable resource for learning about the uses of the apostrophe in English punctuation, including apostrophes with possessive nouns as well as contractions. Provides examples.

Discusses the two main functions of apostrophes: contractions and forming possessives.

This page focuses on the rules for the uses and misuses of the apostrophe including contractions and omissions, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, how to write joint possession, plurals, apostrophes with surrounding punctuation, and...

This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.

Links to information on different word forms including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, prefixes, suffixes, contractions, and "wh" question words.

Work, in regards to thermodynamics, is defined and calculated using the expansion and contraction of gasses.

Rules and examples to demonstrate proper use of apostrophes to show possession, form contractions, and make irregular plurals.

This site discusses the misuse of the apostrophe, such as using an apostrophe in a word which is a simple plural, now known as "greengrocer's apostrophe", the contraction it/it's, who's/whose, etc. A trend toward dropping the possessive...

If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...

This site focuses on the three uses for apostrophes: forming possessives of nouns, forming plurals of lowercase letters, and showing omission of letters and provides examples of each.

This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.

What is an apostrophe and how is it used properly in punctuation? "Punctuation Made Simple," gives some concrete examples for apostrophe use.

Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

Here's a solved problem in time dilation. It's still not easy to follow, but it's doable. The math is not difficult, but the mathematical thinking is demanding.

A good mathematical account of what happens to time as you approach c: the speed of light. Also provides a rather a fascinating video (fly through the Lattice) - don't miss it. Take some time and explore this site.