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Reading Fiction: Analyzing Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate sentence construction in fiction.  In this sentence construction lesson, students examine examples of fiction work and discover why sentences are a certain length.  Students create their own passages...
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Purdue University

Sentence Fragments Exercise 2

For Students 5th - 9th
In this sentence fragment exercise, learners are given paragraphs to proofread for sentence fragments. Students are given space to make revisions.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the importance of using adjectives in writing. They separate into five groups, each group is given a bag with an object inside to describe using just one sense. They write a description of a Hershey's Kiss using adjectives.
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Finishing Unfinished Sentences

For Students 9th - 11th
For this grammar worksheet, students finish each unfinished sentence by joining it to a finished sentence next to it with an expression like to see, to walk or to give.
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Two-Word Verb Exercise 4

For Students 9th - 11th
For this grammar worksheet, students rewrite ten sentences using an expression different from the two-word verb phrase in each sentence.
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Review of the Five Senses

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the five senses. In this human biology activity, students are given five items and identify which items match best with each of the senses. Students use objects such as a rock, hard candy, and a flower.
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Conjunctions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Complete exercises for conjunctions in this conjunctions lesson. Middle schoolers work in pairs to combine sample sentences. They analyze the conjunctions and choose one to help them rewrite the sentences. Additionally, they may complete...
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Scholastic

Descriptive Writing Fortunes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What does your fortune say? Engage class members in writing complete sentences by first handing out fortune cookies and reading the messages. Pupils will practice writing complete sentences by composing fortunes to put in die cut fortune...
Interactive
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Preposition: On

For Students K - 2nd
Learners practice printing the word "on." They also write three sentences using the word on and the three writing prompts. Good, basic practice for young writers.
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Preposition: Under

For Students K - 2nd
Young writers practice printing the word "under." They also write three sentences using the word under and the three  writing prompts. A good worksheet!
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University of North Carolina

Conditionals: Verb Tense in “If” Clauses

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
"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...
Printables
Twisty Noodle

Who Is in the Tree? Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Practice the word who with your class by asking them to complete the sentences here and put together the pages into a little book. Kids can also color the pictures to add a little extra something to their books.
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Words In Sentences

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students participate in activities to review vocabulary words. They complete worksheets, play games, discuss the correctness of particular sentences. Students check spelling and sentence structure. They read corrected sentences to the...
Worksheet
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Writing Exciting Paragraphs

For Students 4th - 5th
In these paragraph writing worksheets, learners study the definitions and example sentences for the topic sentence, the body, and the concluding sentence in a paragraph. Students then read a sample paragraph and answer several review...
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Look, I Can Build a Sentence

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice writing colorful sentences. For this writing mechanics lesson, 1st graders use the SmartBoard to write sentences and draw illustrations next to their sentences. Students develop a rubric to help them understand how...
Worksheet
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The Topic Sentence

For Students 4th - 8th
In this composition instructional activity, students write topic sentences about the picture that is shown to them. Students write 3 sentences about a robber.
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Sentence Match

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of equivalency. In this math lesson plan, 5th graders write their own word problems and pair them to appropriate algebraic number sentences.
Worksheet
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Using Homophones in Sentences

For Students 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders write a sentence for each homophone. They write 6 sentences using words such as two, too, hole, whole, by, and buy.
Worksheet
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Decimal Numbers

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fractions to decimals worksheet, learners write the fraction number sentences as decimal number sentences and solve the addition puzzles. Students complete 17 problems.
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Beginning Math- Subtraction

For Teachers K
Students practice subtraction. In this computation lesson, students learn how to subtract by watching an illustration using balls. Students are shown how to write a number sentence and complete a subtraction worksheet.
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Responding to a Writing Prompt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the writing and proofreading process. They practice responding to a writing prompt. Students write three paragraphs about the given prompt and proofread their work.
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Writing Lesson 9

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the writing process by responding to a writing prompt. They practice responding to a given writing prompt. Students write about a daydream. They write two or three paragraphs about the topic.
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Making 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this making 4 learning exercise, students figure out and write down all the ways they can make the sum of 4 from 6 cards. Students utilize the operations of addition and subtraction in the making of their number sentences.
Writing
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Understanding Paragraph Basics

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Full of informative, helpful, and accessible activities, a language arts packet is sure to be a valuable part of your writing unit. It's versatile between reading levels and grade levels, and focuses on the most efficient ways for your...