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Savvas Learning

Prepositions

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Learn about grammar the fun way! Eight activities about prepositions of time and place and phrasal verbs are sure to intrigue learners of all levels. Each activity requires minimal materials and set up, but will pay off in skills and...
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K12 Reader

Identifying Nouns

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
What's more fun than an afternoon at an art auction? A morning with a grammar worksheet! After reading a short story about Jillian's trip to the art auction, learners jot down every noun from the passage, labeling each one as either...
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Think of an Ending

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Good endings are hard to find. And write. This, the final lesson in a six-part series devoted to study of the ingredients of a good story, focuses on crafting endings. Class members draft ideas about what should happen to each of their...
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Pronoun Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this grammar skills activity, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with the appropriate personal pronouns.
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Verb Use in Stories- The Cat and the Mouse

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts and grammar worksheet, students read a version of The Cat and the Mouse which has the verbs omitted. Following the clue words in italics, students insert the proper verb tense to complete each sentence.
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Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students listen to and analyze the lyrics for Avril Lavigne's song, Sk8er Boi. They discuss and interpret the vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and various grammar structures used in the lyrics.
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Language Arts: Bringing Verbs to Life

For Teachers K Standards
Kindergarteners create action words collections to use in their own writing projects. After listening to several books, they select action verbs to dramatize and take digital photographs of their acting. Once the photos are printed, they...
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7th Grade Poetry: Sonnet Poem

For Teachers 7th Standards
Two sonnets provide seventh graders with examples of Shakespearean sonnets. After discussing the story of the poems and analyzing their rhyme scheme and rhythm, young poets craft a Shakespearian sonnet and share their work with two...
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How To: Friendly Letter Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the proper mechanics of a letter by writing to fictional characters. In this friendly letter instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book Stars in the Darkness, analyzing the story and characters with...
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Story Parts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the three major parts of a story. After reading the book "Stellaluna," students discuss the beginning, middle and end of the story. They write a short story depicting the events that would happen if the story...
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Using Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, students respond to 24 multiple choice questions that require them to identify verbs in a reading selection.
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Language Arts for Grade 2

For Teachers 2nd
In this language arts for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about punctuation, grammar and parts of speech.
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Mad Libs Worksheet - Make Me A Video Game!

For Students 4th - 8th
In this parts of speech review worksheet, students fill in 21 blanks with the part of speech listed in order to create a Mad Libs-style story.
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Mad Libs Worksheet - The First Day of School

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this first day of school and parts of speech worksheet, students fill in the 12 blanks with the listed parts of speech to create a mad libs-style story.
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Verb City

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this verb worksheet, students read 15 sentences and underline the action words. Students also underline the action words in a story.
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Diamonte (dee-a-MON-tay)

For Students 3rd - 7th
Did you say a diamonte? Ask your young poets to craft and polish this gem of a form poem. The fifth in a series of ten poetry writing exercises.
Interactive
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English Exercises: Relative Pronouns

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online, interactive worksheet, emerging grammarians respond to seven fill in the blank questions that require them to use relative pronouns. After completing the exercise, they can submit their answers for immediate feedback!
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Before reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, take part in this thought-provoking, pre-reading activity that invites discussion about the story's theme using universal adages.
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Novelinks

The Dark Is Rising: Guided Imagery

For Students 5th - 9th
To launch a reading of The Dark is Rising, the second novel in Susan Cooper's award winning contemporary fantasy novel sequence for young adults, class members engage in a guided imagery exercise that asks them to visualize the...
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Interesting & Interested, etc.

For Students 7th - 9th
While just a quick review of word usage, this ten question activity could be a great filler activity. Learners could hone their vocabulary and spelling skills using this quiz which can be done both online or as a worksheet.
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Begin & Start

For Students 7th - 8th
Complete the sentences with "begin" or start" in this multiple-choice worksheet. After a lesson on context clues in your ESL class, use this activity as a class assignment to reinforce their skills, or as a quiz to assess their learning.
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Pronoun Reference

For Students 4th - 5th
A standardized test-type of worksheet awaits your learners. They consider ten sentences which each have portions underlined. Learners look at the underlined portions, and decide if any changes need to be made. If no changes are...
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Figurative Language - Part Two

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students need to use their papers from Part One of this lesson. They then write a paragraph for each term. This exercise help them to use these terms in their writing. Using figurative language makes writing more descriptive and alive.
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Grammar Lesson Plan Focus on Paired Conjunctions

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson which is a straight forward, teacher centered, grammar lesson focusing on written and oral production of the target structure. After a lecture/demo, students work individually on an exercise imbedded in this...