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Things Fall Apart: Research, Writing & Presentation Project
A great resource for your unit on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Small groups conduct research about related topics (list included), write papers, present PowerPoint slide shows, and take a student-created test. Fill in a few gaps to...
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Identifying Words That Name Actions
First graders identify words that name actions as they discuss a variety of Thanksgiving activities.
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The Scoop on Summer
Third graders write a noun that names a place they spent their summer vacation, a verb telling one activity they did, and use those words to write a complete sentence. Finally, they use an ice cream cone graphic organizer as a guide to...
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I Can...
In this ESL word and picture matching worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict children in action. Students match these with sentences containing the verbs that describe them.
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What Are They Doing?
In this verbs activity, students examine 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students read the sentence with the missing verb and from 4 choices, select the correct word.
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Present Continuous TB1B
In this ESL questions and answers activity, learners analyze 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students write a statement that answers the question, "What are they doing?"
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Adverbily
Fourth graders act out a verb or adverb. Fellow students try to guess the word.
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How Characters Get What They Want
Sixth graders analyze the primary force that drives a character's actions in a character analysis lesson. In this character analysis lesson, 6th graders analyze how characters present their actions and participate in a group activity...
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Narrative Writing
A basic lesson on personal narrative writing is here for you. In it, learners are asked to imagine they're going to share an experience of their own with someone who did not participate in that experience. They verbally tell the story to...
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December 5
In this role-playing worksheet, students view and discuss what seven people are doing in seven pictures. Students then answer what each person is doing by answering seven multiple choice questions.
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Active and Passive Voice: Finding Examples Online
Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of...
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What's In a Noun: Grammar and Usage
Nine lessons in a grammar and usage unit provide endless opportunities for drill and practice. Topics include the four types of sentences, subject and predicates, nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs and prepositions, conjunctions...
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The Sentence Contest
Students review the definition of a sentence and identify the sentences (complete thoughts) from a list of possibilities. Students evaluate complete and incomplete sentences by being judges at a sentence contest.
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Latin Roots dict, duct, and vent: Crossword Puzzle
The website housing this crossword puzzle offers 8 activities to support mastery of vocabulary containing Latin roots dict, duct, and vent. No word bank is on the page with the puzzle, but the site has three levels of lists for each root...
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Introduction to Adverbs
Students develop a definition of the role/function of adverbs. Specifically students articulate that adverbs modify verbs by telling how something is done, when something is done, where something is done, or modify adverbs or adjectives.
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REPASO2
In this ESL action words worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict people doing things. Students match the pictures to the verbs that describe them. The meaning of the page title is not clear.
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Nounmania and Verbmania
Students illustrate as many nouns and verbs as they can in a limited amount of time. Students review all the words that they came up with. They help each other figure out which ones were right and wrong. Students make a new list of nouns...
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Will and Would
In this modal auxiliary verbs worksheet, learners read about how to use the verbs "will" and "would". Students make 2 sentences for each modal auxiliary verb.
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Christmas Present Simple Present Continuous Mimes
In this performing acts worksheet, students, working with a partner, choose one of twenty-eight actions to mime for their partner and see if they can say the sentence of what their partner is doing.
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Using Personal Pronouns
In this personal pronouns worksheet, students fill in 7 fill in the blank answers to 5 facts about personal pronouns, fill in 4 blanks in 4 sentences with a subject pronoun, use 3 object pronouns in 3 sentences and list 5 ways a personal...
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Word Play
Students recognize the parts of a sentence while working on their locomotor skills. Students, in teams, race to words on index cards. The team collecting enough cards to create a complete sentence wins. Additional variations on the...
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Number Please: Singular or Plural Pronouns?
In this pronouns worksheet, students fill in 4 blanks relating to facts about pronouns, put an S or P next to 10 sentences with underlined pronouns, write 2 sentences, one with a singular pronoun and one with a plural pronoun and list 3...
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I or Me?--Which Pronoun to Use?
In this pronouns worksheet, students use I or me to complete 10 grammar sentences, determine if each pronoun is used correctly in 6 sentences and make a list of 3 subject pronouns and 3 object pronouns.
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Subjects and Predicates
Sixth graders explore writing techniques by reviewing sample sentences. In this writing subject lesson, 6th graders examine a list of sentences in which they identify both the subject and predicate. Students complete a subject and...