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Find the Error 37
In this grammar worksheet, students read a newspaper advertisement and find the grammatical errors. Errors to choose from include: spelling, apostrophes, articles, punctuation, plural and singular verbs.
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Upside-Down Books
Young scholars read various examples of literature. In groups, they brainstorm a list of views that go against what was in one of the stories. They illustrate the opposite ideas and compile them into a class book. They use each other...
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Mixed Up Sentences
Learners unscramble simple sentences using the sight words or spelling words currently being worked on. They unscramble sentences on the board, or hold word cards and move around to unscramble the sentence.
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Language Arts Review Quiz #5
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises. Students correct 2 sentences with punctuation and capitalization errors, circle 2 words spelled correctly, circle the words that go together, and choose the correct...
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Be a Professional Proofreader
Second graders use ClarisWorks to edit a paragraph for correct punctuation, capitalization and correct spelling of high frequency words. The paragraph to be edited is imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Where Are the Mistakes?
In this proofreading worksheet, students read 17 sentences and look for errors in spelling, grammar, verb agreement and punctuation. Students correct the mistakes. This is intended for ESL students.
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Write It Right
In this editing worksheet, students read 5 sentences about sports. Students fix the errors in spelling and punctuation. Note: The page does not specify how to mark the mistakes or correct them.
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Grade 2 Language Arts Review Quiz
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students rewrite 2 sentences with the correct grammar and punctuation, complete a plural spelling activity, a synonym activity, a vowel sound activity, and a syllable...
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Transforming Fairy Tales: Editing
Students edit fairy tales. In this transforming fairy tales lesson, students edit their previously written fairy tales for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Students also have the opportunity to peer edit.
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Friendly Letter Edit
For this letter editing worksheet, students recopy a 2 paragraph letter to "Francis" from a friend, correcting all spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors.
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Picture This
Elementary writers practice writing descriptive paragraphs by adding adjectives and sensory words to their writing. They use a picture of a monster for their descriptive paragraph. This 12-page lesson should increase your charges...
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Homophone Cartoons
A terrific lesson on homophones awaits your youngsters. First, pupils access a website that contains lists of homophones. Then, it's time to get creative! Everyone gets a piece of poster board and they create a homophone cartoon -...
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Discovering Japan Through Cooperative Research
Search a variety of sources to create a multimedia or book project about Japan. Learners use the independent investigation method to plan and conduct research about Japan. They use the information they discover to create a computer book...
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Whodunnit?
Want to create an exciting mystery activity? Investigators will identify the elements of a mystery, review mystery stories, then write their own mysteries. They engage in forensic science experiments related to mysteries and learn to ask...
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Parody Hilarity
Upper grade and middle school writers study the art of parody. In this language arts lesson, learners study the work of Lewis Carroll, read and discuss parodies from the book, Alice in Wonderland, and construct their own parody based on...
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Animals Galore
A well-designed lesson which covers the characteristics of the animals found in the six animal groups is here for your young biologists. In it, learners divide up into six groups; the amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, fish, and...
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School-Home Links: Editing Writing
In this editing writing worksheet, students write a story about the most exciting thing that ever happened to them. Students brainstorm ideas on this worksheet and then write the rough draft. Students then complete a checklist of their...
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One Grain of Rice
Upper graders read the story One Grain of Rice, and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast topics found in the story to current event topics today. Groups of three learners work together to create their diagram. The topics they must...
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Christmas Candy
Here is a tasty topic for a lesson: Christmas candy! Third and fourth graders research classic Christmas candies, then create their very own! They write a descriptive paragraph about their candy, then use KidPix to create an illustration...
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Getting to Know You
After going over the five steps of the writing process, pupils fill out "Getting to Know You" worksheets. They trade papers with each other, and have the task of writing a descriptive paragraph about the person whose worksheet they...
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Persuasion and Parallel Structure
Discuss the definition of parallel structure with your high school class. In small groups, they read a section of "The Declaration of Independence" to identify examples of parallel structure. Each learner writes an essay explaining the...
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Creatively Creating Expository Essays
Students, after reading Fahrenheit 451, brainstorm inventions that could have been in the novel. They present their invention to the class and writing an expository essay about their creation.
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Editing Marks, Part 1
Dander from the show Twisted Whiskers and characters from My Little Pony are featured in this three part lesson plan that explores using story pyramids to scaffold ideas, adding sensory details to enrich writing, and editing using common...
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End of Unit 2 Assessment: Final Literary Analysis
Get ready to review and revise! Scholars peer edit each other's literary analysis essay drafts. Next, using peer and teacher feedback, pupils compose their final drafts.