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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
In these prepositional phrases worksheets, students review the definitions and examples for prepositional phrases, prepositions, and object of prepositions. Students then complete three pages of activities for prepositions.
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Alligator and Crocodile Research
Second graders complete a KWL chart on alligators and crocodiles. They brainstorm questions that they want to answer in their research of alligators and crocodiles. Students read Snap A Book About Alligators and Crocodiles and Zoobooks...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Third graders experience what life was like during era in which "Sarah, Plain and Tall depicts using modern technology.
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Responsibility: Caring for Classroom Virtual Pets
Students define the term "responsibility". As a class, they participate in voting on different ideas presented to them and develop a graph showing the results. They use the internet to virtually take care of the adopted pet of the class.
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Food: Sayings
For this British food and food sayings worksheet, students complete matching, and fill-in-the-blank activities in order to gain a better understanding of British terminology around food. Some conversation starters embedded in the...
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Adverbs - Sentence Completion
In this grammar activity, 3rd graders read the definition of adverbs at the top of the page. They fill in the blank in each of 5 sentences using one of the adjectives from the list at the end of each sentence.
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Show Me the Money!!!
Learners research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. In this employment rate activity, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest unemployment...
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Caddo Circle Book
Students are introduced to the Caddo Indians of Texas. Using a compass, they draw a circle given specific dimensions and cut them out. Using the text, they read one section abut the Indians and complete the task listed on one of their...
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Gingerbread Baby Language Arts/Grammer #6
Learners are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They draw and cut out the characters from the story and create a mobile to hang from their classroom ceiling. They write a sentence using a verb on the back.
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Journal Writing: Daily Activities
Students use present tense verb endings by describing his/her routine daily activities, demonstrating verb endings. They listen to teacher's description, taking notes. They write their own journal entries about their own daily routines.
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From Ordinary To Extraordinary Writing
Students investigate the quality of writing while focusing on the use of sensory words to convey meaning and ideas. The power of similes and metaphors is emphasized while they create and edit works of writing. The skill of descriptive...
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Wacky Web Tales
Students study the parts of speech and then review them. They identify each part of speech and place them on a tree map. Then they visit a website to create a "Wacky Web Tale" using information from the tree map. They print their tales...
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Proofreading
Students review the techniques of editing and proofreading then complete writing prompt worksheet to assist the beginning of the writing process. They write a first draft on an assigned topic then revise, edit and format the finished...
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Gingerbread Baby Final Activity #11
Young scholars are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They write their own letter to the author telling her about their favorite part. They ask questions and hopefully they will receive the answers from her as well.
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Parts! Parts! Who Has the Matching Part?
Fifth graders identify the subject part of a sentence. They receive randomly distributed teacher-made sentence parts. They have either a subject part of a sentence or the remainder of the sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Ex 2: Misplaced/dangling Modifiers in a Long Passage
Read about misplaced modifiers, and then practice by if the modifiers in twenty sentences are placed correctly. Feedback is provided after each sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Ex. 1: Recognizing Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Read about misplaced modifiers, and then practice by if the modifiers in twenty sentences are placed correctly. Feedback is provided after each sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Dangling Modifier
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a dangling modifier in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Misplaced Modifier
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a misplaced modifier in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Modifier
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a modifier in the context of a sentence.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Avoid Dangling Modifiers
Modifiers are phrases, clauses, or even just words that add description. In clear sentences, modifiers are next to target words they are describing. Dangling modifiers are modifiers with no target to describe, which can confuse many...