Don't just rely on adjectives to describe the nouns in your sentence! Use a handy learning exercise to review prepositional and adjective phrases. Learners read eight sentences and add prepositional phrases as adjectives after either the...

Ambition is the keyword of a lesson that focuses on the contributions made by famous female artists. Specifically looking at European artists, Luisa Roldan and Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, scholars examine a piece of their work then...

This resource covers possessive adjectives and pronouns with examples, explanations, and practice exercises. Pupils or instructors can access the information from three sources: a detailed explanation with examples, a summary of the most...

Use the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin to teach your third grade class about descriptive writing. Following a teacher read-aloud of the story, the class brainstorms a list of adjectives describing the main character. Students use this list...

A lesson plan instills the importance of locating reliable sources. Scholars are challenged to locate digital sources, analyze their reliability, search for any bias, and identify frequently found problems that make a source unusable. 

When do you use a comparative adjective instead of a superlative adjective? Review grammar usage with a learning exercise about comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, in which readers use context clues to select the...

As fun as a barrel of monkeys, this figurative language learning exercise will engage your students in learning to write similes. Asking them to first think of adjectives describing the six nouns listed on the page, this...

A lesson begins with a description of a diamante poem and the rules to follow while writing one. Scholars examine the ins and outs of synonym and antonym diamantes, then compose an original poem using their newfound knowledge. 

Explore the many types of feelings and how people express them with a lesson plan compiled of kid-friendly activities that spark critical thinking, self-reflection, and reinforce language and writing skills. Scholars delve into the...

Combine vocabulary development and a study of verb tenses with a general introduction to sports. Class members get acquainted with the language associated with sports, and then complete a project to design and describe their own...

Give the class the most interesting lesson yet with a fun grammar presentation on superlative adjectives. With animated slides and sound effects, the presentation is the greatest way to introduce proper usage.

Writing poetry in ancient China was the modern equivalent of sending a greeting card. Scholars learn about the ancient Chinese poetic form called the lu shih. They read about the context of poetry during the T'ang Dynasty and complete a...

It's time to get crafty with shapes! Your future farmers demonstrate their geometric ability by building a farm using triangles, circles, rectangles, and squares. But first, scholars take part in a brainstorm session inspired by their...

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...

Create new adverbs with a list of adjectives. After reviewing how to add -ly to words that end in consonants, as well as words that end in vowels, kids work through 16 adjectives.

Hidden within these sentences are prepositions; think your students can find them? After first reading a brief explanation of this part of speech, young grammarians are asked to examine eight sentences,...

Why do we use a dictionary? Your scholars will tell you why while demonstrating their dictionary skills. In addition to stating the purpose of using dictionaries, they will also show what they know about guide words, alphabetizing,...

If you'd like your class to write in varied sentence patterns, use a worksheet focused on adverb clauses to enhance their writing. After reading a short explanation and example of adverb clauses, young grammarians underline the part of...

Using adjectives to create vivid descriptions is the focus of exercises in this resource. A cloze reading activity asks class members to add missing adjectives to passages from Mark Teague's The Lost and Found. They then read...

Bone-crusher. Troll-wife. Battle-sweat. Blood-worm. What study of Beowulf would be complete without offering readers of this Old English epic poem an opportunity to craft their own kennings and epithets? Provide individuals with a copy...

Pupils begin with a brain teaser, take notes, and formatively check understanding with a Chinese proverb. In addition to parts of speech, the resource also includes information about parts of a sentence. Teachers may extend instruction...

This learning module provides an explanations of adjectives and adverbs. Notes, practice worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, and video lessons are provided to help students practice working with modifiers. This module is designed to...

A collection of animated lessons on adjectives, followed by a simple quiz and detective game. comparative describing superlative

This lesson introduces adjective clauses and their placement in a sentence. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Adjective Clauses."