An 11-slide PowerPoint covers many parts of speech including: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions. Each section has a description and examples of the parts of speech. Tip: Ask your listeners...

Fourth graders explore adverbs and adverb phrases. They practice writing adverb phrases describing the action in a selected sports picture. Students discuss the definition of adverbs and adverb phrases. They practice writing several...

Descriptive writing is a must for students to understand. Using adverbs and adjectives, they turn simple sentences into works of art. Each simple sentence gets a descriptive make-over. This lesson suggests using Laptops and SMART board...

There are two types of prepositional phrases: adjectival and adverbial. Gather teaching strategies from this resource to give your learners lots of practice and meet Common Core standards! First, review prepositions by providing a...

In this gerund phrases practice worksheet, students discover what gerunds are as they read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify gerund phrases and identify the types of nouns they act...

In this adjective and adverbial phrases practice worksheet, young scholars read an informative instructional activity. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify prepositional phrases and label the adjective or...

For this infinitive phrase practice worksheet, young scholars read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify the infinitive phrases in the sentences and label them as noun, adjective, or...

Careful proofreading is an important step in the writing process.  After guided practice using a provided worksheet that details common grammar concepts, young writers refer to the worksheet as they proofread their own work....

'Cook-up' sensational sentences with your class. They expand sentences by adding more descriptive words. Then discuss the importance of using appropriate grade level language in daily speaking and writing.

Learners study and explore the portrayal and development of a major character in a novel from the novel, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens. They identify words and phrases that effectively describe the main character in this novel....

Fourth graders look up the definition of "Limerick" in the dictionary. They listen to the teacher explain a limerick and read an example of a limerick. Students brainstorm rhyming words and write their own limericks.

Fifth graders locate the describing words in paragraphs. In this describing sentence lesson, 5th graders find the words in a paragraph that make it interesting. Students are given two paragraphs and told to list the nouns, adjectives,...

Students identify the mood and theme associated with the language of poetry. They discuss personal interpretation in small groups, and as a class and * experiment with language and rhythm.

Students participate in an online puzzle story. They practice notetaking skills and using adjectives and adverbs. They write a Cinderella story from a thief's point of view using idiomatic phrases. They review other English skills in...

Fourth graders use pantomine and charades to explore verbs and adverbs. They, in groups, play a variation of charades to act out sentences with adverbs showing WHEN and WHERE.

Ninth graders define the term 'verb', differentiate between action and linking verbs, and distinguish between active and passive voice. Use this instructional activity to examine the effect of passive and active voice in writing.

Poetry is a wonderful way to explore language, express topical understanding, and incite creative thinking. After a trip to the local natural history museum (or zoo), learners write an acrostic or a cinquain poem describing one of their...

Students identify correlative conjunctions in sentences and then rewrite pairs of sentences as a single sentence with correlative conjunctions. They practice diagramming sentences of various sentence patterns and then write a personal...

In this noun infinitives practice worksheet, middle schoolers read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 15 questions that require them to identify the infinitives in each sentence and label them as subject, direct object,...

Reinforce sentence styles with this lesson, which prompts young grammarians to build complex and compound-complex sentence structures. They respond to non-print text and identify subordinators as parts of speech procedure. They spell...

In this subject/verb worksheet, students read about natural and inverted order sentences, then locate the simple subject and simple predicate in a set of 10 sentences.

What do spiders' legs and an octopus's eyeball have to do with metaphors? The fourth lesson in an 11-part unit designed to accompany The Twits by Roald Dahl uses disgusting foods to teach about metaphoric writing.

Fifth graders develop compositions on self-selected topics. They choose a topic based upon their ability. Individual pupils earn points for each activity completed. Students use descriptive writing as they support their composition...

High schoolers explain the use and frequency of use of personal hygiene products by writing an essay explain their personal hygiene regimine and the products they use. This lesson plan is intended for students acquiring English.