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What's in a Sentence? Getting to Know the Parts of Speech
What a kick! After examining the definitions and looking at examples of the different parts of speech, partners work together on a retelling of a famous nursery rhyme. For each sentence, they must select a word that matches the part of...
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Describe common actions and objects in specific and general language
Having a diverse and well-developed vocabulary make for both good readers and good writers. The class discusses basic grammar, such as nouns, verb, and adjectives. They then view a series of pictures and work as a class to create simple...
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Writing with Vivid Verbs
Students find vivid verbs in literature and use them in their own writing. In this vivid verbs lesson, students use a 'Thinking Thesaurus' of major verbs to study common verbs. Students then practice rewriting sentences using vivid...
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Verbs
Students complete verb worksheets. In this verb lesson, students complete two worksheets to help them identify and then use action verbs.
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ESL Irregular Verbs Matching Worksheet
In this ESL irregular verbs worksheet, students examine 10 small, colorful clip art pictures of actions before matching them to the proper form of the verb that describes them.
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Jack Be Nimble
Students recite the poem "Jack Be Nimble". In this poetry instructional activity, students read the poem and discuss other action words to use instead of jump. They rewrite the poem using their own name and a new action word.
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The Animals in the Mitten
If you need a visual aid for your lesson on The Animals in the Mitten by Jan Brett, consider a presentation that features pictures of each animal from the book. Each slide contains a line from the book with a vivid verb to help kids...
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More Action Verbs
In this verb learning exercise, students read a selection about action verbs and complete 10 sentences by filling in the blanks with action verbs.
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Actions
In this action words worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict an action. From 4 choices, students select the word that best describes the action. This is intended for ESL use.
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Verbs: Using the Simple Present Tense - Everyday Activities
In this verb tense and sequencing instructional activity, students show the order in which the given actions happen. They look at a clip art picture and read a phrase before ordering the list of actions. They work with things that happen...
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Action
In this ESL verb worksheet, students will focus on action verbs. Students will complete 10 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the secondary column.
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ESL Matching Actions Worksheet
For this ESL action word matching worksheet, learners match a clip art picture of an action such as running, eating dinner, or swimming, and match it to the appropriate words.
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Verbs
In this ESL verb activity, students will focus on words of action. Students will complete 6 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the secondary...
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Verbs: Doing Words
In this action verb practice worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 6 sentences with the 6 action words from the word bank. Students then use the words in another word bank to describe the actions in 6 pictures.
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Verbs: Doing Words 2
In this action verb practice worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 6 sentences with the 6 action words from the word bank. Students then use the words in another word bank to describe the actions in 6 pictures.
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Beginning Daily Activities Unit
Begin each day with a warm-up that has ELLs focusing their minds on a skill that will be taught that day. Focusing on verbs, each daily lesson reinforces study and self-management skills, helps learners become proficient in working with...
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Understanding Paragraph Basics
Full of informative, helpful, and accessible activities, a language arts packet is sure to be a valuable part of your writing unit. It's versatile between reading levels and grade levels, and focuses on the most efficient ways for your...
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Daily Routines: action words
In this verbs worksheet, students complete a crossword, fill in the blanks to sentences, label the pictures, and more for daily routines. Students complete 4 activities total.
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Future Actions
How do you conjugate a reflexive verb? This plan suggests reading a children's book to your intermediate Spanish speakers. Follow the reading with a PowerPoint slide show that presents reflexive verbs, a sentence using the verb, and a...
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ESL: Practice Using Present Progressive Tense
Small, cartoonish pictures of people expressing emotions and actions (blowing his nose, holding her head and frowning, dancing, smiling) provide the basis for writers to describe the feelings and experiences taking place. Help your ESL...
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Write Action Words
In this writing worksheet, students look at 4 clip art pictures, read the sentence subjects and add the action words to complete the sentences.
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English Homework: What Are You Doing?
In this parts of speech gap filler worksheet, 6th graders match 26 pictures with action verbs, fill in 6 contractions, identify 8 nouns in a picture, complete 13 plural forms, choose the correct article for 15 words, match 5 shapes and 7...
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ESL Action Verbs Matching Worksheet
In this ESL action verb matching worksheet, students match a clip art picture of a person performing an action to the sentence that names it. They complete 5 examples.
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Gingerbread Baby's Point of View #8
Read the story Gingerbread Baby and use these various activities to connect to grammar, art, and point of view. In one activity, learners create character masks. They practice writing verbs on the back of the masks to tell what each...