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That Troublesome Pair
In this grammar activity, students write lie or lay in each of the 12 sentences in order to make the sentence complete. Students are also asked to define lie and lay.
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Conjunctions
Students examine the role of conjunctions in the English language. They discuss how conjunctions are used, observe a teacher demonstration, and complete various worksheets related to conjunctions.
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Pronoun Relative
A fabulous description of what pronouns are and how they are used is the focus of this language arts worksheet. Learners review usage facts and demonstrate proper usage. They answer 16 questions, and the answers appear at the end of the...
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Verb Review
In this verb review worksheet, students determine correct verb tense usage in sentences. Students fill in the blanks writing eighteen answers.
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Nouns
In this identifying nouns in sentences activity, students underline the nouns and label them as persons, places, or things. Students write 30 answers.
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Irregular Verbs Worksheet 1
In this grammar activity, students read two paragraph passages, underline the irregular verbs in each one and write the correct form of the verb right above the incorrect one.
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Learning Vocabulary by Using Reference Materials
Finding engaging ways to help your middle schoolers build their vocabulary is not easy to do. The instructional activity presented here offers a great way to motivate them to build vocabulary by making it into a game. Teams of pupils use...
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Verb Forms Worksheet 3
In this grammar worksheet, students revise three paragraphs to eliminate incorrect, inconsistent or ineffective verb use. Students check their answers when completed.
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Demonstrative Pronouns
In this demonstrative pronouns instructional activity, learners identify demonstrative pronouns in sentences. In this short answer and fill in the blank instructional activity, students write fourteen answers.
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Adverb Phrases and the Words They Modify
In this adverbs learning exercise, students read 10 sentences and then underline each adverb phrase in each sentence. Students draw an arrow to the word each phrase modifies in each sentence.
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Post Test or Worksheet on Nouns
A simple activity on nouns. It could be used as an in-class quiz, or as a homework assignment. Learners must provide an answer to a variety of questions regarding nouns. It could also be a good review for learners struggling to...
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Adult ESOL: Family and Parenting
Students analyze problems children can encounter in school. They list solutions to the problems and create a hypothetical situation to practice grammar. They brainstorm school scenarios and role play how to solve the issues in small...
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What Do You Want To Do? #2
In this ESL weather worksheet, students will focus on words associated with activities. Students will complete 9 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary...
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Outlining
Students read and evaluate a piece of expository writing. They participate in a class discussion of the outlining process and individually outline a piece of expository writing. Finally, the students create an outline for the purpose...
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It's Debatable!
Students examine the basic elements and vocabulary of debating. They research an issue and write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper, and role-play a Parliamentary debate on a particular bill.
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Belt-Abouts Lesson 4
Pupils continue to examine the importance of wearing a seat belt. After identifying new vocabulary, they discuss the ways in which wearing a seat belt can better people's lives. They write a letter to the newspaper to state why the...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Faulkner's As I Lay Dying: Concluding the Novel
As I Lay Dying is a beautiful book and a wonderful vehicle for understanding, interpreting, and comparing themes. The class reads and analyzes the novel, discusses possible interpretations, and characterizations. They compare the themes...
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The News Article and The Editorial
Here is an outstanding series of lessons on journalism, writing newspaper articles, and writing editorials. This type of writing has long-been neglected in our schools, so this collection of writing activities is most-valuable. Along...
Bully Free Systems
Bully Free Lesson Plans—Seventh Grade
Having a hard time defining bullying with your seventh graders? Discuss the different types of behavior one would see in a bullying situation with a series of lessons, worksheets, and group activities.
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Exploring Gullah Culture...Through Language and Numbers
First graders examine the culture of the ancient Gullah people. As a class, they practice saying and writing the days of the week and numbers in Gullah. They are read a Gullah folktale and put the events of the story into the correct...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Heroes: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)
This 32-page packet, designed for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on heroes, provides activities and exercises for those learners who need extra support to master the basic concepts in the units.
Scholastic
What’s the Good Word? Etymology Project Guidelines
Who named the shapes, or the days of the week? Should words be removed from the dictionary if they're no longer commonly used? Are there too many words in the English language? Language arts students explore these and additional...
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Phonics Help: The Phonic Alphabetic Code Chart
Phonics is a fundamental key to reading success. To help your learners with dyslexia or learning disabilities, try using the phonic alphabetic code chart. The chart and full instructions on how it can be used in the classroom are...
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Aggravating Adverbs Too
Fourth graders explore how to use the correct forms of adverbs to compare actions.