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Idioms...not the be taken literally!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students define common English idioms which they find in books and book excerpts. They use an idiom dictionary and constuct a database of five idioms along with meanings and sentences. They beam this information to classmates.
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Animal Action

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students construct descriptive sentences. In this cross curricular music and descriptive writing activity, students listen to classical music and pantomime actions that correspond to the music. Students write descriptive sentences...
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Working with Principal Parts: Chapter 1

For Students 10th - 12th
For this Latin vocabulary worksheet, students select the Latin version of five verb phrases. Students are presented with the English version of a phrase and four possibilities of Latin translations.
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ESL Complete the Sentence- Idiom Worksheet

For Students 5th - 9th
In this ESL complete the idiom instructional activity, students fill in the endings to common idioms. They see a small, colorful clip art picture that shows the meaning of the idiom before they complete the sentence.
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ESL Identifying Foods- What Is It?

For Students 4th
In this ESL food words fill in the blank worksheet, 4th graders examine 7 colorful clip art pictures of different types of food. They write the name of the food item on the blank line under the question, "What is it?"
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ESL- Taking a Survey- How Many of Your Classmates?

For Students 5th - 9th
In this ESL survey worksheet, students look at colorful clip art pictures before determining how many of their classmate like or do certain things by asking them 8 questions. They determine who likes fish, wears pajamas, or listens to...
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ESL How Many of Your Classmates... IV Survey

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL classroom survey worksheet, students determine how many of their classmate like or do the listed things. They ask classmates 8 questions such as: do they like pizza, go to school by bus, or go in-line skating.
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ESL Simple Past Tense of the Verb To Be- Fill-In-The-Blank Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
For this ESL simple past of the verb, to be, worksheet, students look at 8 small clip art pictures. They write a sentence that describes the picture using the simple past of the verb to be.
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Gathering and Evaluating Sources for the "Greatest American" Speech

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students brainstorm a list of criteria for determining credible sources for their research. They research information to include in their "Greatest American" speech. Students will evaluate all sources by applying the criteria they agreed...
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ESL Body Parts Matching Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this ESL body parts matching worksheet, students match a clip art picture of a body part to its name. They match 10 items such as the nose, lips, cheeks, teeth, and tongue.
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Body Parts (Intermediate)

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL word and picture matching instructional activity, students analyze 7 pictures that depict body parts. Students match these to the words that describe them.
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Body Parts

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL body parts activity, students examine 7 pictures that depict body parts. Students match these to the words or phrases that describe them.
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#1 Body Parts

For Students K - 1st
In this ESL body parts vocabulary instructional activity, learners examine 7 pictures that depict body parts. Students match them to the words that describe each one.
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True or False Body Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this picture and word comprehension worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of body parts. Students read the question and from 4 choices, select the correct answer.
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Body Parts: ESL

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL word and picture matching worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict body parts. Students match these with the words that describe them.
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Body Parts 1

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL body parts worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures of body parts and other common objects as well. Students match these to the correct nouns.
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To Be or Not To Be - Main/Helping Verbs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders focus on the use of main and helping verbs in written communication.
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Aggravating Adverbs Too

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore how to use the correct forms of adverbs to compare actions.
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Clauses: The Trilogy

For Students 7th - 9th
In this clauses review worksheet set, students go over the proper use of the trilogy of clauses. They review noun clauses, adverb clauses, and adjective clauses by reading their definitions and examples of their usage. There are no...
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Adverbs of Manner

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this adverbs worksheet, students analyze 6 pictures that depict an action. Students read the sentence starter and write an adverbial phrase that best completes the description of the picture.
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Proofreading: Lesson 2

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Identify and develop strategies for proofreading with your class. They read and identify the grammar rules for capitalization, end punctuation, and commas, correct errors as a class, and complete three worksheets. This resource includes...
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Heteronyms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Challenge scholars to identify and use heteronyms in a sentence with a two-page instructional activity designed to boost grammar skills. 
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Composition Express

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Although this lesson was written to use Express Magazine, it could easily be done with a different source. Pupils write on topics of their choosing, using vocabulary and phrases selected by the teacher. They then create their own...
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How Do Adjectives Improve Writing?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...