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The Verb and Adverb Connection

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pantomine and charades to explore verbs and adverbs. They, in groups, play a variation of charades to act out sentences with adverbs showing WHEN and WHERE.
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Simple Present or Present Continuous Exercise #1

For Students 7th - 8th
In this simple present or present continuous learning exercise, learners fill in fifteen blanks with the appropriate verb tense that makes each sentence grammatically correct.
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How to see America

For Students 4th - 6th
In this America worksheet, students read a paragraph about America and change the verbs to the correct form. Students complete this for 18 verbs.
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Total English Intermediate: I Do or I Am Doing?

For Students 4th - 8th
For this present simple and present continuous verbs worksheet, students write 4 sentences about their lives using present simple verbs. Students also write 4 sentences about their lives using present continuous verbs.
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The Preterite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice one of the past tenses in Spanish called the preterite after the teacher presents the provided Power Point presentation.
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Direct Object Pronouns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to identify parts of a sentence, and decide where the direct object pronoun should go and what it should replace.
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Past Simple Exercises

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this past simple worksheet, students choose the correct verb to complete the past simple sentences. Students complete 20 sentences total.
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Proofreading

For Students 4th - 8th
In this proofreading worksheet, students label verbs and subjects and edit paragraphs. Students complete this for 3 paragraphs on this worksheet.
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Professions in My Village

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct oral sentences including what they did  "before" and "after" the tsunami. For this ESL vocabulary development and verb tense practice lesson, students orally state what is illustrated on a flash card using proper...
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Comparison Contrast Essay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars compare and contrast the experience of the migrant worker as depicted in The Grapes of Wrath with the experiences of migrant children as depicted in the narratives and poems provided.
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Types of Tranportations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice saying the different types of transportations. They review personal pronouns and write sentences about a form of transportation.
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The Scoop on Summer

For Teachers 3rd
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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Reported Speech & Direct Speech

For Students 5th - 12th
Provide your class with this reference page on direct and indirect speech. The page includes definitions of direct speech and reported speech (also known as indirect speech). When writing, pupils can check the sample...
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The Wyandotte Constitutional Convention: The Issue of Suffrage

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover details about the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention. In this Kansas history lesson, 7th graders tackle civil rights concerns as they draft persuasive speeches to secure the rights of young voters in the state.
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Stating an Exception

For Students 5th - 10th
In this but not or except worksheet, students choose the correct form of the words but not or except to complete the sentences. Students complete 14 sentences.
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Modal Verbs Exercise 6

For Students 4th - 5th
In this modal verb worksheet, students choose the correct verb to complete sentences, then click on a "check" button for feedback. 
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Basic Linguistics: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Meta-cognition can transform learning. If your syllabus includes linguistics to enhance learners' comprehension and expression in English, here is an interactive online quiz to assess what they have learned. Titled "Basic Linguistics,"...
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Create Your Own Sporting Event

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Combine vocabulary development and a study of verb tenses with a general introduction to sports. Class members get acquainted with the language associated with sports, and then complete a project to design and describe their own...
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Proofreading: Lesson 4

For Teachers 8th
Examine the key strategies to proofreading a piece of writing for errors in sentence structure, usage, mechanics and spelling. Eighth graders practice putting into correct passage commonly confused words (too, two, to) when writing to a...
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Halloween Tales

For Teachers 3rd
At the beginning of this Halloween lesson, learners generate a list of spooky characters and words that they will use when creating their original stories. Teams of 3-4 members create the stories together. The lesson includes a handy...
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Animal Encounters: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)

For Teachers 5th
Denali National Park and the rain forests of Brazil are the settings for a series of lessons on animal encounters with grizzly bears and golden lion tamarins. The 32-page packet includes scripted lesson plans, activity suggestions, and...
Interactive
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English Exercises: Past Simple Exercises - Best Holiday

For Students 4th - 5th
In this past simple verb form interactive worksheet, students fill in 7 blanks in a paragraph about a trip to Arizona. They use the proper verb form before submitting their answers using the "Done" button.
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Worksheet 14: Vocabulary Review, Page 1

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
This basic vocabulary activity could be used in upper elementary and ESL classes. After reading short sentences, learners identify the meaning of a word in 10 questions.
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Verb Tenses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this verb fill in the blank worksheet, students complete a paragraph by adding 18 verbs in the proper form. They write the present perfect or past simple verb in 12 more examples.