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Mixed Pronouns Sentence Search
In this mixed pronouns sentence search instructional activity, students connect the words using horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences.
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Combining and Rewriting Sentences
Learners practice combining sentences using the conjunction handout provided. They search magazines and newspapers to identify combined sentences that use conjunctions. Finally, these are rewritten again as two separate sentences.
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A Simple Task Made Complex: Types of Sentences
Looking for a lesson plan about differing sentence types? Use this lesson plan on compound and complex sentences in your grammar unit. After composing simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences individually and as part of a...
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Sentence Combining
Students combine simple sentences into compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. In this combining sentences lesson, students are given short, choppy sentences and combine them into more mature sentences. Students must use...
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Recipe for Sensational Sentences
'Cook-up' sensational sentences with your class. They expand sentences by adding more descriptive words. Then discuss the importance of using appropriate grade level language in daily speaking and writing.
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Punctuation Sentence Search
In this punctuation worksheet, students connect the words with horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences that give punctuation definitions.
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Adjectives - Sentence Search
In this grammar worksheet, students examine a grid that contains 70 words. They connect the words using horizontal and vertical lines to form complete sentences that include adjectives.
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Prepositions - Sentence Search
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders examine a grid containing 35 words. They connect the words using horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences that contain prepositions.
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Idioms Sentence Search
Similar to a wordsearch, pupils connect words using vertical and horizontal lines to create idiom sentences.
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Abstract Nouns: Sentence Search
This is a creative way to read the sentence parts and then connect the words with horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences with abstract nouns. Great for groups and whole class discussions. Also a great resource for ELD/ESL
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Antonyms and Synonyms Sentence Search
In this writing worksheet, students connect words in a 48 space grid using horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences. They write sentences that include antonyms and synonyms.
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Comparative/Superlative Sentence Search
In this comparative and superlative adjectives worksheet, students connect the words with horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences that contain both comparative and superlative adjectives.
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Possessive Pronouns - Sentence Search
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders examine a grid that contains 70 words. They draw horizontal and vertical lines from word to word to form sentences.
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Adjective Sentence Search
In this grammar worksheet, students connect words in a grid with horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences. They work with 70 words as they work their way through the grid.
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Sentence Search: Clauses and Phrases
In this sentence formation worksheet, students connect the 70 words in the grid with horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences.
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Sentence Search: Clauses and Phrases
In this clauses and phrases worksheet, students connect the words in the puzzle with horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences that use clauses and phrases.
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Run On Sentences
Sixth graders review three sample sentences in order to identify sentence structure, and to practice how to edit sentences appropriately. They work with a partner to define a run-on sentence and identify three ways to correct it. They...
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Thomas Jefferson Word Search
Look for 11 words associated with Thomas Jefferson and his life in a simple Jefferson-themed word search. It includes words like Monticello, Louisiana Purchase, George Clinton, and Thomas Jefferson.
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Grammar Bytes - Parallel Structure
The first exercise in a series of worksheets, this handout asks learners to read 10 sets of sentences and choose the one with no errors in structure. Tip: Find all of the worksheets on parallel structure throughout our website and create...
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Parallel Structure, Exercise 3
As the third learning exercise in a series about parallel structure, this learning exercise continues to challenge students' writing skills. It includes twenty multiple choice questions; students must select the correct phrase to...
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A Monster of a Metaphor
What do Jeep advertisements and Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath have in common? They both employ the art of the extended metaphor! Using the Six-Trait Writing model, learners begin to work on their own extended metaphors. Development...
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A Hurricane Blowing In
Students write a scene. In this creative writing lesson, students read The Lightning Thief and discuss the sentence fluency and word choice in the writing. Students complete a writing assignment where they create an interesting scene...
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Bucket List Poetry
What is on your pupils' "Bucket Lists" - the list of things they want to do before they die? Their choices of activities for this list could be very revealing, and is a great source of inspiration for a personal poem. The lesson prompts...
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Topic Sentences and Supporting Facts
Third graders write a paragraph. In this topic sentences instructional activity students are read the book The Matzah Man: A Passover Story and try Matzah bread in class. Afterward the students write a detailed paragraph about Passover.