Handout
San José State University

Capitalization

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Do you need a clear and concise learning exercise on capitalization for your students? This learning exercise would be an excellent choice. The first page is packed full of good examples of when capitalization is necessary, and the...
Interactive
Curated OER

During and For Exercise

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and complete them with the words during or for. Students complete 15 exercises.
Organizer
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Where is it?

For Students 2nd
In this location words worksheet, students read 5 sentences describing an animal's location. Students must read the bold location word such as "on" or "next to" and draw a picture of the animal in its place. 
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Challenge young grammarians with a instructional activity on prepositional phrases. Given ten sentences, learners must decide which ones include prepositional phrases that function as adjectives to the nouns in the sentence.
Worksheet
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Whom, Who, and Whose

For Students 7th - 9th
Who can tell the difference? Teach your class how to use who, whom, and whose - once and for all! One page provides an easy-to-understand instruction sheet, and the second page prompts learners to practice their grammar with thirteen...
Lesson Plan
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Describing Environments

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe environments using position words. In this description lesson plan, 5th graders practice using adjective, comparatives and superlatives in partners and on worksheets. 
Lesson Plan
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Animals

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars explore biology by participating in a science vocabulary activity. In this animal species lesson, students define a list of animal vocabulary terms as well as practice using them in sentences with the appropriate...
Lesson Plan
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Giving and Taking Directions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the difference between commands and a declarative sentence. They complete a diagram with verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions using a map and give directions to another location.
Lesson Plan
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Giving and Taking Directions (Middle School)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the difference between a declarative sentence and a command. They complete a diagram verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions on a map and create directions of their own to another location.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter from the Chateau

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a friendly letter based on their observations of a painting by Poussin.
PPT
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Sentence Combination: Prepositional Phrases

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Start by defining preposition. The presentation shows a friendly looking pug as he sits on, inside, and beside objects. Then, look at prepositional phrases and how to use them to combine multiple sentences. A short practice opportunity...
Lesson Plan
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Giving Verbal Directions/ESOL

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners practice giving verbal directions accurately and employ correct prepositions and prepositional phrases and adverbs when giving those directions. They focus on using correct grammar, imperatives and infinitives when giving those...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Job Interview Dialogue and Final Evaluation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a sample interview between an employer and employee. They practice using prepositions and gerunds. They complete a final evaluation activity.
Lesson Plan
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Where's the cat?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this position words worksheet, students demonstrate knowledge of words through a cut and paste activity. Students put a picture of a cat in the appropriate place based on the word on the card.
Lesson Plan
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Prepositional Phrases

For Teachers 5th
Focus on prepositions and prepositional phrases, is the goal of this game of charades. The clues are based on maps that they have drawn out of a hat, and describe how to get to a certain location in a town using prepositions. Note:...
Lesson Plan
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.
Interactive
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ESL-Pronouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL pronoun instructional activity, students watch the Grammar Rock video about pronouns, fill in missing words of the song, then replace underlined words with appropriate pronouns.
Interactive
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Stating an Exception

For Students 5th - 10th
In this but not or except learning exercise, students choose the correct form of the words but not or except to complete the sentences. Students complete 14 sentences.
Lesson Plan
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Consumer Education, ESOL

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss types of housing, cost, location and terminology used in classified ads. They write a paragraph describing their image of the ideal home then exchange papers and edit each other's work.
Lesson Plan
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Bears: Position Words

For Teachers All
Students read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and discuss position words, such as, under, on, in, behind, etc. They use stuffed bears to demonstrate these words.
Lesson Plan
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students , while daily reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, identify and practice writing ordinal and cardinal numbers and know when to use them correctly. In addition, students are asked to share ordinal and cardinal numbers in...
Lesson Plan
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Cartoon Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners write a cartoon story as a whole class, then in small groups and for homework as individuals. They practice asking and answering questions about location and time sequences.
Lesson Plan
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Words in the News: Bangkok - A City on the Move

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils brainstorm on what they know about Bangkok. They practice using new vocabulary words. They read an article about the World Cup in Bangkok and answer questions to end the lesson.
Activity
DLTK

Dolch Word List

For Students K Standards
This website provides several printable flashcards that can be used to teach sight words.