Quandimonium will ensue when the class discovers you will be grading this April Fool's Day vocabulary activity, complete with made-up words and definitions, although the truly perspicacious will remain axomachilliax.

In this 2nd grade spelling practice learning exercise, 2nd graders complete a crossword puzzle regarding plurals and respond to an alphabetical order question.

Using connectives and conjunctions is an easy way to vary sentence structure. Third graders review the given connectives, then use them to combine two simple sentences. The second section allows learners to use more words and phrases as...

"Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle?" Inspired by this quote from the award-winning novel written by Andrew Celements, this lesson allows children to invent their own...

The dictionary defines twit as a foolish person. Mr. and Mrs. Twit, in The Twits, definitely live up to their name! The foolish couple dislikes everything and enjoys playing cruel jokes on each other. Scholars read about the Twits...

Students explore humor through word context and inference used in everyday language.

Fourth graders examine words with multiple meanings. In this homonym instructional activity, 4th graders identify words that sound the same and define their meanings. Students create riddles using the homonyms they have learned.

Young scholars take a test with riddle-like questions. They use their creative thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions.

Fifth graders discuss hyperbole. In this language arts activity, 5th graders understand that hyperbole enables writers to make a point by describing something in an overly dramatic way. Students create a list of objects that can be used...

In this comprehension worksheet, students read a selection about The Lion and the Mouse, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.