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Basic Letter Response to a Writing Prompt
Students respond to a writing prompt using appropriate letter format. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss the format for letter writing and use the worksheet format to write the heading, inside address, and salutation....
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Ready, Set, Action
Students investigate parts of speech by analyzing action words in sentences. In this verb usage lesson, students read sentences to each other and identify the action words and verbs used. Students participate in a speed challenge in...
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Annie's Gifts - Daily Proofreading
In this daily proofreading worksheet, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation from the story Annie's Gifts. Students correct 5 sentences total.
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Conjunctions
Reinforce your young grammarians' knowledge of conjunctions with this activity, which provides ten questions for learners to fill in the blanks based on context clues. Helpful for all learners and particularly English learners, this...
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Verbs and Adverbs
Students identify the verbs, nouns and pronouns in a groups of sentences . As a class, they discuss the importance of verbs and discover the function of adverbs. To end the instructional activity, they examine the difference between...
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Worksheet 9: Reading: Global Warming
Using an interesting reading passage about global warming, learners answer true and false questions related to the topic. This 6 question activity could be used in upper elementary or as part of an ESL lesson.
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A - An - Some
Students fill in the blanks to sentences with the words a, an, or some. In this a, an, or some lesson plan, students complete 15 sentences total.
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Capitalization and Punctuation in Sentences
In this capitalization and punctuation worksheet, students answer 5 yes/no questions about whether or not there are errors in sentences. Students then write 8 sentences, using correct capital letters and punctuation. This page appears to...
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Past Tense
Students complete an online grammar activity using the past tense form of the verbs. In this grammar quiz activity, students read through the paragraphs and complete them using the past tense of the verbs in parenthesis.
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ESL: Use To and Used To
For this ESL grammar worksheet, students read 8 sentences and choose between "use to" or "used to." There are no directions on this page and no examples.
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Grammar: A Review of the Eight Parts of Speech
Seventh graders use the web site to review the eight parts of speech which they have previously studied. They complete the review test at the end of the parts of speech web site. They apply this knowledge in examinations and in written...
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Understanding Nouns - Part One
Students explore nouns. For this grammar lesson, students review nouns through the use of a study sheet. Students complete a worksheet identifying the types of nouns, including common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective, and compound...
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Understanding Verbs
Students explore verbs. In this grammar instructional activity, students review verb tenses using a study guide created by the teacher. Students complete a worksheet about verbs.
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Understanding Subjects
Students explore subjects. In this grammar lesson, students discuss subjects and how to recognize them in sentences. Students complete a worksheet in which they choose the subjects in sentences.
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Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement
Learners explore subject and verb agreement. In this grammar lesson, students review the rules for subject and verb agreement. Learners complete a worksheet for independent practice.
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Conventions: Adjectives
Fifth graders study adjectives. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders name a particular person at the school describing that person with adjectives and describe a charcter from a book read using adjectives as well.
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Pre-Reading Hamlet with "Hamlet: An Insider’s Guide"
Prove that Gertrude did kill Ophelia from practicing the word inflections activities with these pre-reading strategies for Hamlet. Thespians practice the line, “Is that your sandwich?” as they stress and accent different words, and...
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Teaching the Written Word to Those Whose Words are Limited
Get your learners' pens moving by emptying their thoughts onto the page.
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Hamilton and Burr : Compare and Contrast
Who were Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton? High schoolers examine the character traits of these historical figures and watch the video, The Duel. Hamilton vs. Burr: An Event that Changed History (available from PBS), to gain...
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Words In The News
A complete resource from BBC World Service provides informational text for English or ESL classes to teach vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills. Learners participate in small group work, whole class discussions, and role-plays to...
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Pet Guess Who
Est-ce que ton animal grand ou petit? Pair up your beginning French speakers for a game of Pet Guess Who! Using pet advertisements from newspapers or the Internet, pairs try to guess what kind of animal their partner has. Also, use the...
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Crocodiles Escape in Vietnam
What, there was a crocodile escape? Read, analyze, and examine a newspaper article with your class about the crocodiles that escaped in Vietnam. Your English language learners note the facts and key vocabulary in the story and answer...
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Getting to Know You
After going over the five steps of the writing process, pupils fill out "Getting to Know You" worksheets. They trade papers with each other, and have the task of writing a descriptive paragraph about the person whose worksheet they...
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Spelling: Online or Printable
Aspiring spellers determine which word is spelled correctly in 33 sets of multiple choice options. They can check their own answers if they complete the exercise online. You can also print it out for hard copy use.