In So Many Words

Pronouns are meant to replace nouns in a sentence, but don't replace this resource so easily! A collection of worksheets challenges young grammarians with fill-in-the-blanks, word searches, and sentence diagramming.

Where do words come from? How are words constructed? How can you figure out what a word means? As part of a vocabulary study, learners are asked to memorize the 20 most common Greek and Latin prefixes and their meanings.

Have you ever wondered how to create a successful word wall? The first two pages of this document highlight the positive benefits for having a word wall. There's also a section that presents the word wall routine which presents how and...

Enhance your lesson on compound words with this colorful PowerPoint. This presentation defines a compound word, lists various examples, as well as includes a class activity and assignment. Note: During the reading activity, have students...

Get ready to snap along with the cool jazz beat! In this music video, example sentences are featured using the possessive adjectives my, your, our, his, her, its, your, their, and my.

Act and act, address and address...there are so many words in our dictionary that can function as nouns or verbs. Start this lesson by having your class list as many as they possibly can. When an adequate list presents itself, have your...

So many words are easily confused in the English language. Take precede and proceed, for example. Look at the example sentences provided here, and then have your learners take the short quiz. Have they mastered these vocabulary terms?

Discuss why there are so many adaptations of print texts that make it to film in this lesson. Here, middle and high schoolers examine how the market drives the creation of adaptations. Use this lesson to explore how the film adaptation...

After reading Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (and possibly shedding a few tears), middle schoolers work on their own sixteen-word poems with a Six Trait writing activity. They focus on word choice in this activity to capture an...

Writers may mistake the lesson in Aesop's 107-word fable as a wolf in sheep's clothing because it's so much fun! All about a wolf that disguises himself as a sheep to prey on those within a flock, individuals discuss the theme of...