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Present Continuous and Present Simple Tense - Online Test
In this present continuous and present simple tense online quiz, students enter sentences using the subject and verb that are given along with animated clip art. They write 10 sentences using the present continuous tense and 10 sentences...
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Ready? Set. Punctuate!
First graders read Yo! Yes? with the teacher, and and discuss the period, questions mark and exclamation point. In this languge arts lesson, 1st graders practice motions to go with each mark, listen to the story again, and perform...
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Ending Punctuation
In this ending punctuation learning exercise, students place a question mark, period or exclamation point at the end of 14 sentences. An answer key is provided.
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Writing a Letter of Inquiry!
Young scholars examine and discuss brevity of business letters, create focused and catchy letters, and publish a typed letter that is suitable for mailing.
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What is The Main Idea
Students will investigate why comprehension is a major goal of reading. To comprehend the meaning of text, students must know certain strategies in order to be successful. Form a topic sentence that captures the meaning of a paragraph...
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Can You Feel the Book?
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. As a class they identify different expressions and emotions, then create expression cards. Students then discuss appropriate punctuation for the ends...
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Quiz on Using Quotation Marks
In this quotation marks worksheet, students complete a 10 question on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of quotation marks. Students read the given sentence and type in all needed punctuation marks.
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The Great Paragraph Race
Students construct and analyze paragraphs. In groups, students place given sentences in order to form a paragraph. They determine the main idea of the paragraph. Students perform activities to determine the concept of topic sentence,...
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Autobiographical Writing
In this unique lesson on autobiographical writing, students compare and contrast three types of writing: narrative, poetry and newspaper. Students prepare to produce a short autobiographical writing based on the framework of one of the...
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Daily Routines: Present Simple
In this daily routines instructional activity, students unscramble sentences and match sentences with pictures. Students complete 32 problems total.
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Identify The Verb
In this on-line grammar worksheet, students complete 6 multiple choice questions where they identify the type of verb in the sentences given. Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.
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Technology: Money Equivalency
First graders,working on computers, drag coins into boxes to equal amounts pictured. Following a demonstration, they demonstrate how to type number sentences. As an extension, 1st graders create equivalent amounts using specific numbers...
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Thinking Syntactically: Using non-print text to faciliate generation of syntax and analysis of tone
Pupils write with a command of the stylistic aspects of composition. They respond to non-print text. Students demonstrate working knowledge of syntactical choices. They construct sentences using descriptive language. Pupils analyze tone...
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It and There
In this it and there worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the word it or there. Students fill in 12 sentences.
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Brainstorming Research Questions
Students examine and participate in an inquiry process. They brainstorm recall, comprehension, and synthesis questions for a research topic, and write the questions on sentence strips.
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Choosing All of the Correct Completions: Adjective Clauses
In this adjective clauses activity, students read ten sentences with a word or phrase missing. From four choices, students mark any answer that would correctly finish the sentence; there may be more than one.
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Homonyms - Quiz 36
In this homonyms activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct homonym. Students fill in the blanks for 20 sentences.
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Paragraph Editing: Using agreement with an essay
In this editing worksheet, students read 4 paragraphs and edit the sentences in them. Students edit 28 sentences total and can check their answers.
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Adjectives/Adverbs
For this adjectives and adverbs worksheet, students type the correct word to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences with either the adjective or adverb.
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Proofreading Relay
Sixth graders play a proofreading relay game. In this proofreading lesson, 6th graders are broken up into two teams. Each team has an incorrect sentence and they need to fix it one at time by checking for mistakes in grammar,...
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Examining newspapers
Students compare and contrast tabloid and broadsheet papers. In this journalism lesson, students examine how techniques and form differs from one type of publication to the other. The culminating activity is for students to take what...
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Conjunctive Adverb Activity
For this conjunctive adverb worksheet, students underline conjunctive adverbs, fill in punctuation for sentences that use conjunctive adverbs, fill in blanks in sentences with conjunctive adverbs and determine whether sentences are...
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Modal Verbs
In this word use worksheet, students study the three uses of past participles with: would, should, ought to, or might. Students read 14 sentences and write the number that tells what type of phrase it contains. Students then use one of...
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Parts of Speech: Noun
Young scholars define different types of nouns, including proper nouns, pronouns, singular and plural nouns; students identify nouns in a sentence.