British Council
Class Journals
Who are you? Scholars draw a shield on the front of their journals that includes four items with which they identify and discuss them with a partner. Readers then use topic suggestions from the board to write about themselves on the...
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Native American Pictographs
Scholars use a variety of common Native American pictographs to write a sentence. Through a series of pictures, readers decipher what the author has written. Colored pencils bring color to the assignment.
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Persuasive Writing
Fourth and fifth graders try their hand at persuasive writing. They listen to well-written persuasive articles so they can get a sense of what good persuasive writing is. Then, they brainstorm topics they'd like to write about and are...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 15
For this sentence completion worksheet, learners read the sentences and choose the best word to complete each sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 13
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete each sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Write a contraction
In this contractions worksheet, learners write a contraction to complete the sentences. They are given the 2 words to make into a contraction. Students complete 14 sentences.
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Order and Write
In this sentence completion worksheet, students put the words in the correct order to make sentences based on pictures of Simpson characters. Students complete 3 sentences.
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Combining Sentences I
In this sentence combining worksheet, students read the sentences and determine the best way to combine the example to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Writing Numbers
In this number 7 worksheet, students write the number in numerical form, word form, and in a sentence. Students complete 5 lines.
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Writing Compound Sentences
In this compound sentence worksheet, students write 10 compound sentences using an independent clause provided. Students underline subjects and verbs in both clauses.
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Types of Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as correct as is, fragments, contains a comma splice or is a fused sentence.
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The Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer
A variation of a standard graphic organizer for a five-paragraph essay, young writers may find this style of organization helpful while drafting their writing. Some key features of this particular organizer are sections for transition...
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Rewriting Confusing Sentences
A complete page of explanation precedes a sheet with eight confusing sentences that learners revise for clarity. You could show the first page to your class, or just use it as a guide for direct instruction on the issue of clarifying...
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The Subjunctive
How are subjunctives incorporated into the writing process? Young grammarians investigate the proper usage of the subjunctive mood, and combine parts of sentences from one column with those from another column to make eight logical...
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Wish + Simple Past
Everyone loves taking a trip to the computer lab! Bring your English language learners to this online resource to have them work with wish and the past simple tense. They read a few example sentences before jumping in! The first activity...
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Writing: Barn Raising
Young writers compare writing a paper to building a barn. They write a thesis statement using parallel construction and use transitions to hold the paper (walls of the barn) together. A barn raising video link is included; great for...
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Bottle Top Sentences
Students practice language. In this vocabulary expansion lesson plan, students match words on a sentence strip. They work independently to recognize and correlate words in a sentence to individual words out of sequence. This lesson plan...
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To Be - Interrogative particles - pronouns
In this to be worksheet, students complete sentences, choose the correct words for sentences, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Nouns
In this writing sentences instructional activity, students write 9 complete sentences using each noun from the word bank on the lines provided.
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It’s Your Birthday! – Conventions: Revision and Proofreading
Happy birthday! Celebrate everyone's birthday with this writing activity, which prompts seventh graders to research historical events in a country at the time of their birth to create an essay. Working in pairs, they proofread each...
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Constructing Sentences
In this sentences worksheet, students read the six words in a box and analyze a picture clue. Students put the words in order and write a sentence that goes with the picture. There are three questions.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Sentence Match
Ask your class to puzzle out the meaning of various affixes. Learners read sentences and develop a new word with an affix to replace the underlined words. They write down the words and help to categorize them by affix.
Curriculum Corner
Guest Teacher Plans: Kindergarten
Emergencies happen. Be prepared the next time you have to call in a substitute with a lesson plan designed to meet the needs of a kindergarten class. Throughout the day, class members work with number and alphabet cards, identify numbers...
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Writing a Summary: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 1
What's this all about? Scholars learn the importance of summarizing skills using a summary writing graphic organizer. They work with an elbow partner to discuss summaries and complete the organizer using Middle Ages Excerpt 1. Learners...