In this song lesson instructional activity, students learn about the song Martha, My Dear by The Beatles. Teachers explain the song background and the grammar in the song. The class answers 6 questions while listening to the song and...

This resource assesses learners on their knowledge of question tags and their placement in sentences. Six multiple-choice questions are provided, and learners must select the appropriate answer for each. A detailed answer guide is also...

A complete page of explanation precedes a sheet with eight confusing sentences that learners revise for clarity. You could show the first page to your class, or just use it as a guide for direct instruction on the issue of clarifying...

Clear up clause confusion with this grammar handout, complete with a clause identification activity. Using the detailed information and examples of the different types of clauses provided in the instructional activity, secondary learners...

Go over how to read complex sentences. Learners work on identifying key ideas, examining sentence structure, looking up new vocabulary, and paraphrasing. An overview of methods to help class members read difficult texts, half of the...

In this online interactive English skills activity, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate sounds made by the -ed in the noted words. Answers are scored immediately.

In this predicate adjectives worksheet, students underline the predicate adjectives in 6 sentences. Students look for words that describe the subject.

In this beginning sentence completion exercise 17 worksheet, students complete 10 sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s), with immediate feedback online.

In this grammar worksheet, students, working with a partner, mime a variety of thirty mimes back and forth silently to see if their partner can guess which one they are acting out.

Fourth graders explore the proofreading process. They practice proofreading for errors in sentence structure, usage, and mechanics. Students develop strategies for proofreading and differentiate between commonly confused words.

For this writing questions worksheet, students read 25 answers. Students write a question for each that will correspond. Some will be past and some present tense.

In this performing acts worksheet, students, working with a partner, choose one of twenty-eight actions to mime for their partner and see if they can say the sentence of what their partner is doing.

In this language worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about capitals, dates, dictionary work, and more. Students complete 15 questions.

Students use wordplay to investigate the grammatical components of a sentence. They read a New York Times article by analyzing the writer's use of nouns and verbs in the article and then constructing original sentences using those words...

In this pronouns quiz, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about pronouns. Questions cover what a pronoun does and all the types of pronouns.

Students read the poem Bluebottle and discuss the use of the simile in the poem.  In this Bluebottle poetry lesson, students analyze the use of verbs and the energy created by that use.  Students text mark all the similes in...

Students use the cinquain structure and correct parts of speech to write a poem with a desert theme.

First graders through a variety of strategies assess how to write in journals openly and effectively. Those strategies include integration of technology, story telling, group and team work, performance-based assessment/rubrics, visual...

Students examine and discuss animal adaptation. They read an article about snakes, conduct research on ways animals adapt, develop a diagram, and write a short story written from the perspective of the animal they researched.

Fourth graders examine instructions for proofreading activities and develop strategies to use in proofreading. They find and correct errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics in different writing samples.

In this making questions worksheet, students read statements that are turned into questions and questions starting with "w" words. Students then click on "continue with the first exercise" at the bottom of the page to make 10 yes and no...

In this ESL present simple worksheet, students fill in blanks with the affirmative, present simple tense of verbs given in parenthesis, then use the negative and interrogative forms to complete additional sentences.

In this ESL grammar worksheet, students order sets of words to make questions. Students are given a list of question words, subjects, verbs and "the rest" at the top of the page for guidance. Students then correct mistakes in sentences...