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Twenty Fun Writing Prompts for Kids
Twenty prompts reinforce scholars' writing skills of essays and poems. Prompts cover topics such as superpowers, holidays, the weather, and more!
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How to Write an Acrostic Poem
Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.
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How to Write a “Favorite Things” List Poem
If your students made a list of their favorite things, would writing poetry be on it? After this poetry writing lesson, it might! Young writers make a list of what they like—or what they don't like—before crafting the list into a rhyming...
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William Shakespeare
After watching a three-minute video detailing the life of William Shakespeare, scholars take part in several activities designed to show what they know about the famous writer. Learners read a series of eight sentences and put them in...
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Test Your Reading Skills-- Homophones 4
In this language arts worksheet, students learn that homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Students read 15 words and write the homophone for each.
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Punctuation
In this language arts worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the correct punctuation and capitalization. Students respond to six multiple choice questions.
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Elementary Homophones 2
In this language arts instructional activity, students discover that homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Students match 15 homophones.
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Where Do You Work?
In this language arts and social studies worksheet, learners read 20 clues about a person's occupation. Students use the word bank to locate where each person works. Example: I am a nurse. I work at the ___(hospital).
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Alabama Acrostic Printable
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem regarding Alabama using the letters ALABAMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Oklahoma Acrostic Poem
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Oklahoma using the letters OKLAHOMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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South Dakota Acrostic Poetry
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Independence Day Acrostic Poetry
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem regarding the 4th of July using the letters INDEPENDENCE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Softball Team
In this language arts worksheet, students read the story about the girl making the softball team and then answer seven multiple choice questions.
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Fill-Them-In Fairy Tale
In this language arts worksheet, students personalize their own fairy tale by filling in blanks with their own words in a 3 page story. Students read the context clues and decide which words they wish to insert in the fairy tale which is...
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A Spooky Campfire Fill-Them-in Tale
In this language arts worksheet, learners create a spooky campfire story by filling in 20 blanks in a story. Students may choose whatever word they like but must follow directions to provide a noun, adjective or verb.
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Fill-Them-in Tale
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in missing words to create their own version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas." There are 20 blanks for students to fill in according to the part of speech specified: noun, verb or...
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Trick-or-Treating Fill-Them-in Tale for Halloween
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in 20 missing words to create a Halloween story. Students may use any words they like but must choose a word according to the specified part of speech.
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Proofreading
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 incomplete sentences with four choices of words or phrases. Students select the correct group of words with the proper spelling, capitalization, grammar and punctuation which will complete...
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Hidden Picture: Back-to-School "Puzzle"
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars examine a detailed picture of a school and playground with 17 hidden pictures. Students locate the objects that are hidden by reading a story with highlighted words that give clues about...
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Father's Day Acrostic Poem
In this online interactive language arts instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding fathers using the letters FATHER. This instructional activity may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Getting the Whole Class Talking
Have your young readers engage in activities to stimulate group discussions. They question one another using jigsaw puzzle pieces and interview each other to find five things they have in common. They create a biography of a famous...
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Challenge to Communicate
Students use Lewis and Clark's journals to identify the forms of non-verbal communication they used. They discover the problems they faced on their journey and how they overcame them. They practice using the non-verbal language of the...
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Eye Spy!
Students explore using descriptive words by playing a What Do You See? game, describing items in a Mystery Bag, and using Eye-Spy binoculars on an on-campus field trip. They read the book, I Went Walking, and write descriptions of a...
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Vocabulary Toss
Learners play a vocabulary game. When they identify the correct work-wall word, they earn a point and a chance to double his or her point by shooting a basket. This game is designed to reinforce vocabulary skills by providing a fun way...