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Negative Imperatives and Idioms

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars identify and use positive and negative imperatives and idioms in written and spoken dialogues, and use irregular verbs in written and spoken sentences. They complete various worksheets, re-write dialogues, and complete an...
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Foreign Language Initial Reading

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students match sentences and phrases to pictures in a target language. They identify the proper written form of familiar spoken phrases. Students practice labeling objects and pictures with the proper greeting, color, number or object...
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Giving and Taking Directions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the difference between commands and a declarative sentence. They complete a diagram with verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions using a map and give directions to another location.
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Vocabulary Building Cards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students select vocabulary words from their reading each week then complete a card for each word which includes definition, source and a sample sentence. They share their cards with the class and complete vocabulary building cards...
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Economics: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the idea of an economy by reading a children's story. For this consumerism lesson, 1st graders read the story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and discuss goods provided by people in a community. Students create...
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Adjectives and Adverbs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify adverbs and adjectives in an advertisement. For this adjectives and adverbs lesson, students complete several activities. A worksheet is included for practice.
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"A Sound of Thunder" Worksheet

For Students 6th - 10th
In this "A Sound of Thunder" learning exercise group, students complete a graphic organizer for the plot of the story. Students then complete activities with vocabulary from the reading and edit passages from the text.
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Mardi Gras Madness

For Teachers 8th
CStudents create a sensory chart in on the topic of Mardi Gras. They design a brainstorm web using Inspiration and complete creative writing assignment. Students write a poem about Mardi Gras that is presented to the class at the final...
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Conditional Statements and Converses

For Students 9th
In this conditional statements and converses worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 10 various types of statements as instructed. First, they identify the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional statement given. Then, students...
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Introducing Nouns and Verbs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders accurately identify nouns and verbs in sentences. For this nouns and verbs lesson, 2nd graders sing a jingle to help them identify characteristics of nouns and verbs. Students classify pictures in the proper category and...
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At the Park

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners in ESL classes read and interpret sentences about the park. They change the verb tense of the sentences and practice writing their own sentences. Student pairs read/perform dialogues in front of the class.
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Using Is and Are

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss when to use "is" and "are" in a sentence. They practice using is and are correctly in sentences and practice writing sentences using "is" and "are" in their writing. Students complete a worksheet using is and are.
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Punctuation and Book Titles

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in lessons that focus on reading and writing skills. They work on punctuation in sentences with book titles present and not present. The lesson has a scaffolding section for ESL. This strategy is usually applicable...
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify cause and effect relationships in a short story. After reading a short story, they participate in a discussion of how one event in a story can lead to several others. Students are then paired for a matching task that...
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Into To Adverbs

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the function of adverbs. While taking notes during the class lecture, students explore the parts of speech and label the adverbs. They identify the types of questions that adverbs answer and explore the difference...
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

For Students 6th - 10th
In this gerunds and gerund phrases worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they identify the gerunds or gerund phrases in 10 sentences. Students read 8 more sentences and identify each gerund or gerund phrase as a subject,...
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From Seed to Apple

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the stages of apple growth. In this agricultural instructional activity, students read the story I Am Apple and sing the song "Round the Apple Tree." Students place pictures of the stages of an apple into the correct...
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this gerunds worksheet, students underline the gerunds or gerund phrases in each sentence. Students complete this for 18 sentences.
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Paragraph Unity

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how to develop a complete paragraph using a piece of paper folded into a large fan. They SEE how each sentence relates to the topic.
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Giving and Taking Directions (Middle School)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers describe the difference between a declarative sentence and a command. They complete a diagram verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions on a map and create directions of their own to another location.
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Reading A Pay Stub For Paryroll Deductions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners identify and explain the various payroll deductions that are taken to pay for a variety of government services and company benefits. This instructional activity is intended for students acquiring English.
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Pronoun Party

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils collect pronouns to replace nouns in sentences together and on paper. Students review nouns with each other. Pupils identify the pronouns in a variety of sentences provided by the teacher. The Pronoun Party continues.
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Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd ed. Chapter 4 Test Chapter 4

For Students 4th - 5th
In this past participle worksheet, students complete 50 multiple choice question to identify the past participle of 5 words, 30 multiple choice fill in the blank to complete the sentence and 15 question where the students write in A if...
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Reading Word Families

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify word families.  In this reading word families lesson, 3rd graders explore word families (-udge, -ight, -umb, and -ound) with a partner then complete a worksheet for accuracy.