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English Grammar: Parts of Speech
A good overview of the basic parts of speech, this presentation is ideal for a junior high class that likes flashy animation and bright colors. The concepts are complete, but simple enough to lend well to lecture notes. Use the slide...
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ELD Lesson Plan: Courage
What is true courage? Your class can explore the answer with these three Houghton-Mifflin stories ("Hatchet," "Passage to Freedom," "Climb or Die," and "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle"), which feature courageous characters and...
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El verbo DAR
Start by reviewing the verb chart provided for the Spanish verb dar (or consider whiting out the conjugations and having learners fill this in themselves). Following the chart are ten fill in the blank sentences. For each, your beginning...
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Ser Worksheet 2
Ser and Estar are two of the most important verbs in Spanish. Use this worksheet to review the present tense conjugations of the word ser.
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Worksheet 1-Expressions with Tener
The basic Spanish verb tener is the focus of this worksheet. Fifteen fill-in-the-blank questions are provided to review basic verb conjugation.
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Conjugate Ser
Ser is one of the most common Spanish verbs. After discussing its meaning and conjugation, give your class this practice opportunity. There are 20 sentences here; for each one, learners must conjugate the target verb so it correctly...
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Crocodiles Escape in Vietnam
What, there was a crocodile escape? Read, analyze, and examine a newspaper article with your class about the crocodiles that escaped in Vietnam. Your English language learners note the facts and key vocabulary in the story and answer...
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Irregular Past Participles
Even though this activity on past participles is designed for an ESL class, it could work in any class setting. Questions prompt learners to fill in the blanks with past participles, and to think about the functions of participles within...
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Paragraph Editing
This worksheet includes a list of proofreading marks and asks readers to edit the paragraph provided. The exercise is replicated twice on the page so that you can cut reproductions in half to save paper. There is also a key.
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The Nine Parts of Speech
Use this helpful resource to review the parts of speech. This is a motivating and interesting way to discuss nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, and interjections. This could be used in a...
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El verbo "ir"
Yo voy al restaurante. Teach your beginning Spanish learners how to describe where they're going and ask where others are going. The final six slides provide an opportunity for students to use the vocabulary by responding to...
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Worksheet 1-Tener
Are your Spanish speakers learning the verb tener? After covering the basics as a whole class, provide your learners with some independent practice. Use this to gauge where they might need extra help.
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Subject/ Predicate
It's your basic subject/ predicate identification activity here. Perfect for middle schoolers reviewing the subject and predicate,. This 13-question activity is straightforward and simple.
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What is Proofreading?
Is your essay coherent? Does it make sense? Is it formatted correctly? Does it adhere to standard English conventions? This helpful and informative slide-show walks learners step by step through the editing and proofreading process. Each...
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Vamos a practicar con reflexivos
Give your Spanish language learners an opportunity to practice with reflexives. Ten simple sentences are provided in English, and they must translate them into Spanish.
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Misused Verbs: There Is/There Are
In this misused verbs worksheet, students fill in the correct form of "there is" or "there are" to complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Conditionals: Verb Tense in “If” Clauses
"If you give a mouse a cookie, then he's going to ask for a glass of milk." These iconic words from Laura Numeroff's classic tale offer a great example of conditionals, a topic covered in the handout as part of a larger writing series...
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Verbs and Their Present & Past Participles
Participles can be confusing. Practice the present and past participle of three different verbs with a quick matching worksheet. Class members must read each sentence and select the correct form of the verb from the column on the left...
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Simon Says
Second graders play Simon Says. The teacher uses a worksheet imbedded in this instructional activity which has suggestions for action commands to be used during the game. The intent is for students to focus on the action verbs which are...
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Identifying Verbs
In this grammar worksheet, students mark the words in a list that they think are verbs. Verbs include go, watch, take, have, and do.
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Principal Parts of the Verb
In this recognizing the three forms of verbs worksheet, students read the present tense verbs and write the past and past participle forms of them. Students write 18 answers.
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Present Simple 'Yes/No' Questions with 'Be'
Teach your class how to use the verb "to be" properly in sentences with this worksheet. For this activity, learners compose questions using the present simple forms of to be such as is, are, and am. The directions are limited, so you...
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State-of-Being Verb Test
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 20 questions regarding state of being verbs. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Helping Verb Test
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 20 multiple choice questions regarding helping verbs. Students may check their answers immediately.