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Curated OER

Describing Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice using describing words. In this descriptive word lesson, 1st graders read the story The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs and match the pig descriptions to their names. They play a game where they describe an object...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Describing Words – Learning About Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
For this learning about adjectives worksheet, students read a page that describes the use of adjectives as describing words. They underline the adjectives in 8 sentences, and write 2 sentences that describe the creature that is pictured...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Personal And Possessive Pronouns: Reference Page

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
This handout provides a description and examples of subject, personal, and possessive pronouns, as well as possessive adjectives. It would be a nice reference sheet, but includes no exercises.
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PPT
Curated OER

Adjectives - Describing Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Here is a charming presentation on adjectives for young readers. Pupils consider sentences in each slide that have at least one adjective in them. They must find the adjective in each of the sentences and also the noun it describes. Good...
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Curated OER

The Power of Words in Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"How can a few good words save a pig's life?" Posed with this question, your ELD students explore E.B. White's Charlotte's Web in a meaningful, valuable way. By analyzing specific word choice from the book, especially the excerpts...
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Poetry Society

Imaginary Words

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Oh, what fun! Young logophiles and neologists create a dictionary-sounding definition for imaginary words and try to fool their classmates.
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Curated OER

Guide Word Game

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In pairs, learners describe and use guide words to locate words in a dictionary. This is a timed activity, where points can be earned by completing the goal first. Tip: Have kids look up weird words in the dictionary, and then come up...
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Curated OER

Vocabulary Instructional Routine: Multiple Meaning Words in Context

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Tackle multiple-meaning words with your youngsters using this scaffolded lesson plan which features a detailed script. Begin with the word shoulder, using context clues to help scholars understand the meaning. Next, they observe a second...
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PPT
Curated OER

Analyze Complex Words

For Teachers 7th - 8th
What is a complex word, and why is it so important we know what they are? Download this helpful PowerPoint to introduce root/base words, prefixes, and suffixes to your emerging readers. Clear, relevant examples are given, as well as a...
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Curated OER

Adjectives - Describing Words

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in 5 blank boxes with adjectives that describe a haunted house. They write 4 sentences that include adjectives which describe a clip art picture of a man.
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Curated OER

The Color of My Words

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore the story The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph using this resource. Learners answer comprehension questions, fill in graphic organizers, and write a poem.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Topic: Language – Describing Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this adjectives practice learning exercise, learners examine 12 pictures and select the appropriate describing words to match each of them.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Multiple Meaning Words in Context

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Multiple meaning words is the focus of a lesson designed to reinforce the use of context clues. Scholars listen carefully to a variety of sentences using the words pool and cast to decide which definition best fits the context. Then,...
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Rosetta Stone

Absolute Possessive Pronouns

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Building Vocabulary: Working with Words about the Key Elements of Mythology

For Teachers 6th Standards
Build vocabulary one word at a time. Scholars work to create word models to describe the key elements of myths. After viewing and discussing glossaries, they begin working in triads on their models that include the word, synonyms,...
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Worksheet
English Banana

Test Your Grammar Skills: Personal and Possessive Pronouns (gap-fill)

For Students 5th - 10th
Practice personal and possessive pronouns by filling in the blanks. Learners are given information about different types of pronouns and can use that information to fill out the worksheet. Arrows help to clarify what information applies...
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ESL Kid Stuff

Describing Things (Adjectives)

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
 Describing things using adjectives is the focus of this lesson designed for language learners. Class members play games, draw pictures, and sing songs, adding adjectives to describe animals.
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Curated OER

Word Association Poetry with Visual Thesaurus (or Not)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young poets get inspiration and guidance for making word association poems with the Visual Thesaurus. Your class could complete this project with nothing more than a pencil and paper as well. A nice one-off for a substitute during your...
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Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin

Lesson 10 - Compound Words

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Individually, words have power, but when added together, they can take on a whole other level of meaning. Readers learn about compound words in the 10th of 17 lessons of the Word Recognition and Fluency series. A script provides guidance...
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Printables
Starfall

Fun with Describing Words - Adjectives

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this grammar worksheet, students complete sentences by describing words from a picture/word bank.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Possessive Pronouns

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
This worksheet reviews types of pronouns, provides a list of possessive pronouns, as well as prompts for writing original sentences using 14 different possessive pronouns. Plus, participants put possessive pronouns in their proper places...
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Curated OER

Categorize Important Vocabulary Words and Describe their Features

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a short passage along with the teacher to pull out various transportation related words. They analyze each of the chosen words by creating a chart which helps them think about the similarities and differences of each...
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Curated OER

Vocabulary: Categorize Important Vocabulary Words and Describe Their Features

For Teachers 3rd
Just like sports, different words have different features that help us understand or spell them. Learners categorize various sports based on their similarities and differences, then they use that strategy to categorize various words....
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Curated OER

Word Processing Can Be Lots of Font!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the basic functions of word processing programs. Young computer users practice deleting, inserting, and changing text. They experience using computer functions as they copy a required poem and complete various computer exercises....

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