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Present Perfect: "For" or "Since"?
In this online/interactive "for" versus "since" usage instructional activity, students read an explanation of the time expressions and choose the correct one to fill in the blanks in sentences. Students choose 10 answers.
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Good vs. Well
Fourth graders use the Smart Board to enhance learning. In this vocabulary lesson, 4th graders practice using context clues to fill in missing words, learn the difference between using the words good and well, and practice what...
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You've Got Mail
First graders study the postal system and letter writing. They exchange class letters with another class in a different area and become pen pals with residents in a local nursing home.
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Celebrate Comprehension with Classical Characters
Students listen to books and answer questions using reading skills. In this reading lesson, students develop reading strategies such as decoding, understanding characters, and comprehension. Students relate characters and events in the...
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Grammar Puzzles
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...
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The Verb and Adverb Connection
Fourth graders use pantomine and charades to explore verbs and adverbs. They, in groups, play a variation of charades to act out sentences with adverbs showing WHEN and WHERE.
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Red, White, Blue, and Who?
Fourth graders are introduced to pronouns and provided practice in use of singular and plural personal pronouns.
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Tense Shift
Using the correct verb tense can be difficult for students. This ten-question activity requires students to identify the correct word for use in each sentence.
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History of the English Language - Who Were the Anglo Saxons?
Learners explore the Anglo Saxon world view, preparing them to fully explain Anglo Saxon literature.
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Ultimate Level Test
In this vocabulary and grammar test worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions regarding the usage of proper English.
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Modals Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students investigate the proper use of: would, could, should, must and might. Students fill in the blanks with the correct word in each of 18 sentences. There is no instruction on the page.
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Last and Take
In grammar worksheet, students focus on the usage of "last" and "take." Students complete 14 fill in the blank questions and 4 short answers utilizing correct word where appropriate.
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Day Four: Surveys and results
Students use expressions of frequency in the English language. In this ELL lesson, student survey their classmates and turn the information into a class bar graph.
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Lose and Miss exercise
In this English grammar worksheet, students differentiate between the usage of the words "lose" and "miss." Students complete 15 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions using the correct word where appropriate.
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The "Write" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Expository Writing
Students develop their expository writing skills while integrating various other subjects. In this writing skills lesson, students complete 4 multiple activity lessons to improve their expository writing skills.
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Still and Yet
In this English grammar instructional activity, students differentiate between the usage of the words "sill" and "yet." Students complete 14 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions using the correct word where appropriate.
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Borrow and Lend Exercise
In this English grammar learning exercise, students differentiate between the usage of the words "borrow" and "lend." Students complete 15 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions using the correct word where appropriate.
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Come and Go
In this English grammar worksheet, students differentiate between the usage of the words "come" and "go." Students complete 20 fill in the blank questions using the correct word where appropriate.
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Prefixes, Un-, Re-, and, Dis-
Third graders identify prefixes and use prefixes correctly in sentences. They edit and change sentences containing prefixes.
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Who Speaks Modern English and Where ?
High schoolers predict the widespread effects of the English language and consult on-line charts and text to verify their findings.
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History of the English Language - Word Origins
Students use on-line resources to research their own name, determine its language origin and meaning. They take an on-line quiz to determine their "naming-style."
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English Vocabulary Skills: Friends
Learners practice their English vocabulary skills. In this friends vocabulary lesson, students review words regarding friends and act out an English speaking scene.
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Gerunds and Infinitives
In this grammar worksheet, students master the usage of gerunds and infinitives. Students complete 10 fill in the blank statements and use the self check when completed.
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You Can Do It, Mr. And Mrs. Mallard!
Students watch the video "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert Mc Closkey. They write letters to Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and make a map for the mallards. They talk about the importance of animal habitats.