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What is Good About Me?

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this self-portrait worksheet, students draw a picture of themselves in the space provided. They then write some words that tell what is good about them.
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Find Someone Who Is...

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this mingling activity learning exercise, students circulate around the classroom and write down the names of students who fit the descriptive adjective on the left.
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Creative Word List

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this descriptive words worksheet, students read, review and analyze thirty six descriptive words and then rearrange the words in as many different sentences as they can come up with to share with their classmates.
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Using Descriptive Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders focus on how descriptive words help them see, feel, and hear a story better. They listen to a read aloud of Angela Johnson's, "The Leaving Morning," while giving a thumbs up signal each time they hear a "sense or how"...
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Varied Word Choice

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how to use a variety of word choices when writing. They discuss how using more descriptive words leads to a more varied word choice, watch a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation, and using a Thesaurus replace...
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"The Selfish Crocodile"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles. They identify descriptive words from the story, and write sentences describing how the crocodile...
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Bag Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners create a personal experience by writing and illustrating. They make a writing connection to family (or other thematic unit) and use descriptive words in writing. They write using a different perspective.
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DESCRIPTIVE WORDS

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine descriptive language. In a worksheet activity, they practice writing a one-page description of an event, trying to use descriptive words. They also describe a noun, e.g. rabbit, using descriptive language.
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Properties Everywhere

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students examine and sort objects by specific attributes and apply prior knowledge. In this properties everywhere lesson, students work in groups to arrange objects in categories then discuss various sorting options while...
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Dominant Impression: Writer's Workshop Mini Lesson Based on the book: The Empty Pot by Demi

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate folk and fairy tales. In this reading comprehension lesson, students review the concept of author's purpose after listening to "The Empty Pot" by Demi. Students also explore descriptive words and dominant impression...
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Descriptive Words

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore descriptive words. For this writing lesson, students practice using descriptive words that show instead of tell. Students complete a worksheet that requires them to rewrite the sentences using more descriptive words. 
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Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
In this adjectives activity, students read each sentence and select the one that uses adjectives correctly. Students complete 10 online questions.
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A Boring/Fascinating Worksheet About Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
In this adjectives worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best adjectives out of the two to complete the 15 exercises.
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Box of Chocolate Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice using descriptive words. In this adjectives lesson, students are given a piece of candy and write as many descriptive words as they can about the candy. Students make sure to use descriptions that include all five...
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Descriptive Words

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use descriptive words in writing. In this descriptive words lesson, students learn to show instead of tell. Students enter into a discussion of adjectives and adverbs, then add descriptive words to sentences to make vivid word...
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Antarctica: North Pole Adjectives Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this descriptive words learning exercise, students practice using adjectives. Students describe The North Pole by writing six adjectives and then writing a sentence using each adjective.
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Vocabulary Worksheets: Adjectives

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this adjectives learning exercise, students read the sentences and complete them with the adjectives from the word pool. Students complete 6 sentences.
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Worksheet 8: Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this adjectives worksheet, students read the sentences and select from the options the best adjective to complete the 12 sentences.
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Drawing a Picture

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this drawing skills worksheet, students draw a picture in the box. Students then write 6 descriptive words or adjectives about the drawing.
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Can You Describe It?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this descriptive words worksheet, students describe the 3 pictures using descriptive words and the phrases 'looks like' and 'big as.'
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ESL Adjective Descriptions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these English Language grammar worksheets, students learn to write descriptions using adjectives and forms of be. Students complete
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Vivid Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this descriptive words worksheet, students read the vivid words and their definitions in the word box. Students then write a word from the word box that correctly completes each sentence.
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Describing Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this descriptive words worksheet, students read the sentences in the first set and circle the describing words. Students then complete the second set of sentences with a describing word.
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Description Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this descriptive words worksheet, students identify each picture. Students then write three descriptive words that describe the toys in each picture.