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The Preterite vs. the Imperfect

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write their own original studenT story in the past in Spanish using the imperfect and the preterite after watching the teacher present the provided Power Point presentation on the differences in the uses of the two.
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Reduction of Adverb Clauses of Time

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students learn about reducing adverb clauses to adverbial phrases. They then rewrite 4 sentences using what they just learned.
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Creating Interesting Sentences

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders locate the describing words in paragraphs. For this describing sentence lesson, 5th graders find the words in a paragraph that make it interesting. Students are given two paragraphs and told to list the nouns, adjectives,...
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Language Arts Assessment

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive language arts assessment worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions regarding parts of speech.
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Sentence Structure

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine good sentence structure and identify the subjects and predicates in a variety of sentences. They read the sentences on a handout and evaluate them for their structure, highlight the subjects and predicates, and...
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Spanish Made Easy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in different activities to practice Spanish words and phrases. They discover how to speak different verbs, days of the week and numbers. They finally participate in dialogs in formal Spanish.
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And Then What Happened?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze paintings by using verbs, adjectives, and nouns. In this visual arts instructional activity, students view a painting of a storm and a calm sky. Students use various verbs and adjectives to discuss the characteristics of...
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ESL-Simple Past and Progressive Review

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ESL tense worksheet, students write the past tense of a set of present tense phrases, then do the same for a set of positive to negative phrases.
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Lexis: changing attitudes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students notice lexical items as chunks of language. They use grammar of multi words and are introduced to a lexical set connected to money. Students are given a chance to peer teach. They are encouraged to use dictionaries.
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General Grammar Exam

For Students 8th - 11th
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students answer 50 multiple choice questions regarding appropriate grammar. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Parts of Speech Review

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice the parts of speech using index cards to label words in a sentence.
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WOW - Who Or What? (A Six Trait Lesson)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate and select riddles in library books to share, write riddles using template, select appropriate parts of speech to complete riddle template using AlphaSmart, correctly capitalize and punctuate riddle, and illustrate their...
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ESL: Present Perfect Simple

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL present perfect simple instructional activity, students use a drop down list to tell the tense of given words/phrases, then fill in blanks to describe a picture, use verbs in present perfect simple tense.
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Parts of Speech: Adverbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
This worksheet provides a good explanation of adverbs and several examples as well. Students are asked to underline the adverbs in 18 sentences. This would be a good practice worksheet to us with ESL learners.
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Writing Thesis Statements in Sociology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover methods for writing strong thesis statements. In this writing skills lesson, students follow the steps their instructor outlines to review the strengths and weaknesses of their sociology thesis statements.
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Already/Yet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this already and yet worksheet, students complete the sentences with the correct grammar usage of phrases with already and yet about expecting a baby. Students complete 10 sentences.
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TPR is a Valuable Tool!

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students, at the beginning ESL proficiency level, participate in Total Physical Response activities in order to learn the present continuous and past tense, sentence structure and word order in English.
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Total English Advanced: Talking About Plans and Arrangements

For Students 7th - 10th
In this talking about plans and arrangements worksheet, students examine 10 sentences and fill in the blanks with a phrase from the word bank. Students also interview another student about his or her plans or arrangements using the 5...
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Slice & Dice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a variety of activities to practice grammar and sentence structure. Words are typed up and put in a hat for them to draw from. Once their word is selected, they write several sentences including that word. ...
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Vocabulary Practice: Present Activities

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills activity, students complete 10 sentences by selecting the appropriate words and phrases. Each problem may have more than 1 answer.
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Stating an Exception

For Students 5th - 10th
In this but not or except learning exercise, students choose the correct form of the words but not or except to complete the sentences. Students complete 14 sentences.
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Preposition Pizazz

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine examples of poems and identify the prepositions in them. They write original poems using prepositional phrases and create illustrations to go with them.
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"Robin Hood"

For Students 7th - 8th
In this "Robin Hood" instructional activity, students, with a partner, discuss the differences in meaning between rob and steal, match eight words associated with Robin Hood and match six words/phrases with their proper definitions.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Future Plans

For Students 6th - 8th
In this making predictions worksheet, learners complete 8 sentences by using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Students also use the 6 prompts to discuss future plans with partners.