CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Crow and the Pitcher" by Aesop
This story is part of his collection of tales known as "Aesop's Fables," which were passed down by people retelling them. They have deeply influenced children's literature and modern storytelling culture. As you read, take notes on the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Figurative Language
This instructional activity used a slideshow presentation to explain the difference between similes and metaphors. Students are challenged to identify these figurative elements in literature and then create some themselves.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Common Expressions: Easy
Can you identify which prepositions to use for these common expressions?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Common Expressions: Medium
Can you spot the correct prepositions to use in these conventional expressions?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Common Expressions: Hard
Can you spot the correct prepositions to use in these conventional expressions?
ABCya
Ab Cya: Hold the Phone an Idiom Game
Hold the Phone is a great way to learn idioms! Kids will be able to illustrate idioms with emojis, learn the meanings of idiomatic expressions, and then use them in a sentence. Hold the phone...this is super fun!
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Using Figurative Language to Shape Meaning and Style
The students will be able to identify different types of figurative language in a story and explain how the author uses figurative language to shape the meaning and style of the story.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Interjections
Fourth graders will learn about interjections and how to use them in their writing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prepositional Phrases
Identify prepositional phrases and how to use them!
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Word Displays
This strategy helps students understand vocabulary as the read and refine their language skills in support of writing about texts.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Semantic Mapping
A strategy for developing students' vocabulary by representing the concepts of words graphically. This helps refine their understanding of vocabulary to meet expectations in reading and language.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Word O Matic
Students make words, including those with variant correspondences, by using letter cards.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Arkansas Folklore
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Arkansas.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Connecticut Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Connecticut.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Hawaii Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Hawaii.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Wyoming Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Wyoming.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Vermont Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Vermont.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Rhode Island Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Rhode Island.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: New Hampshire Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of New Hampshire.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Missouri Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Missouri.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Mississippi Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Mississippi.
Other
Frog Fables and Parables
All these fables feature frogs as their main characters. Like all fables, they each have a message about life.
Other
Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Understand Content Words
A short example of using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar content words. Click on Practice to practice using context clues.
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Englishlinx: Interjections Worksheet (Circling Part 1) [Pdf]
Learn about interjections and how to punctuate them, and then practice with some example sentences.