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CTBS Reading Practice #1
Expose your class to a variety of excerpts of poetry with a reading practice activity. There are four excerpts from different poems included in this resource; there are three to five related questions for each poem. Learners read each...
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Adding -ed Practice Sheet
In this grammar worksheet, students practice adding the suffix -ed to 35 words. Students rewrite the word in the box below the root word.
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CTBS Usage Practice #4: Grammar
In this CTBS usage practice worksheet, students identify the incorrect sentence from four multiple choice options, with seventeen questions total.
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Common Homonym Errors Worksheet
If you're unsure of your homonyms, then this worksheet is for you. So much better than some, there are two columns of exercises, and they're fun too.
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Impromptu Speech
Focus on presentation techniques with this lesson, which prompts middle schoolers give an impromptu speech. They practice public speaking by giving a short unprepared speech. Some preparations are made to include an introduction, body,...
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Sentence Completion 18
Challenge your class to complete these six sentences using context clues and multiple choice answers. After they have finished the activity, go through the answer and discuss how they completed each sentence from a test strategies point...
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Potato Exploration: Projects All About Potatoes!
How many potatoes tall are you? Unearth this rich resource! A reading of John Coy’s Two Old Potatoes begins a cross-curricular exploration of potatoes. Class members read, write, weigh, measure, and experiment with potatoes. Additional...
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Active and Passive Voice: Finding Examples Online
Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of...
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English is Confusing (Adjectives Ending in -Ed or -Ing)
In this adjectives ending in -ed or -ing worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences and choose the correct verbs ending in -ing or -ed. Students complete 2 activities.
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Elmer the Elephant
Students read "Elmer" by David McKee. They answer comprehension questions and discuss how Elmer looks and how he is different from the elephants they see in the zoo. They complete a project in which they celebrate their individual...
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Alphabet Letters Aa-Zz
In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.
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See and Hear T-Graph
In this brainstorming activity, students brainstorm for a topic to write about using the graphic organizer. Students then list what they would see or hear for the topic.
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John's Dilemma
Students read and discuss the story "John's Dilemma". As a class, they answer discussion questions related to peer pressure and responsibility. They compare a quote by Anne Frank to the situation John is going through in the story to...