Curated OER
Reading, Writing, and Rhyming
Students listen to four different nursery rhymes and list characteristics that are common among nursery rhymes. They access the Internet to find ten nursery rhymes and record the web address. They choose a nursery rhyme and re-tell it...
Curated OER
PROPERTIES OF QUADRILATERALS
Students examine quadrilaterals including properties, definitions, and names. In this quadrilateral lesson plan students apply the correct property to the different kinds of quadrilateral.
Curated OER
Manifest Destiny
In these manifest destiny worksheets, students read the definition for manifest destiny and its appearance in America in the 1840s. Students learn about the Homestead Act and study a painting of a depiction of manifest destiny.
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension: Pliny Describes Elephants
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage titled Pliny Describes Elephants, then answer 7 multiple choice comprehension questions.
Curated OER
Waves: Understanding the Motion of Waves
Students demonstrate the motion of waves. For this wave lesson, students demonstrate the various attributes to waves and the properties through a variety of hands-on activities.
Curated OER
Leadership and FCCLA
Students identify and explore ways being an FCCLA officer can improve leadership skills. In this FCCLA leadership lesson, students research the requirements to become an FCCLA officer using the national bylaws. Students then prepare the...
Curated OER
Satyagraha: The Soul Force of Nonvilence
Students discuss what satyagraha is understanding that it is the driving force which enables social reform. In this social science lesson, students try to internalize the principles of nonviolence on an individual level and then a global...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
This slideshow lesson focuses on the use of apostrophes in forming possessives; it defines apostrophe and lists its purposes. It lists two types of possessives, singular and plural, explains how to form each including the placement of...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Possessive Forms
As you learn possessive forms, you will also learn about gerunds, present participles, compound nouns and more. This is a very complete resource tool for this subject.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Possessives
Tutorial explores how to use possessive nouns and adjectives correctly.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 2nd Grade Lesson Plans for Forming Possessives
This article focuses on teaching 2nd graders to form possessive. It provides two complete lesson plans with activities for teaching them how to form possessives.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Possessive
Learn to use apostrophes to indicate possession, or ownership -- and when not to use them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Possessive Pronoun and Adjectives
Learn to use possessive pronouns and adjectives.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Forming and Using Possessive Nouns
Possessives show when a noun belongs to someone. It is often indicated with an apostrophe "s", but when words end in "s" only an apostrophe is added.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Possessive Case of Nouns: Rules and Examples
This page expains the rules for forming possessive nouns and provides examples.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Punctuation: Comma and Apostrophe: Introduction to the Possessive
Five self-correcting quiz questions over possessive pronouns.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Possessive Pronouns: Rules and Examples
An explanation with examples of possessive pronouns and how they are used in sentences.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Possessive Nouns
An explanation with examples of possessive nouns and their use of apostrophe.
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer's Apostrophes Showing Possession
This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession and examples are provided. Note that links are provided at the bottom of the page for other specific uses of the apostrophe.
Other
Project l.a.: Possessive Nouns
Designed for elementary students, this Internet viewable slide show explains how to form possessives, then provides practice sentences. At the end are links to an online practice quiz and a printable worksheet.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Study Zone: Forms of Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
Basic information and a follow-up exercise about possessive pronouns and adjectives. Color-coded examples are provided for easy understanding.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Advanced (Plural) Possession
Possessive plurals have a complicated relationship with apostrophes, but this exercise is here to help you understand it!
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: William Strunk on the Possessive Singular
William Strunk Jr.'s "Elements of Style" on the creation of possessive singular nouns. Provided by Bartleby.com
English Plus+
Plural Possessives
This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession with plural nouns.