Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Describing Weather
Lean twenty-two words to use when describing the weather by reading short passages and using context clues to define weather related vocabulary words.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Play Match It Sentences Games
Complete ten analogy sentences by choosing the word that matches the relationship in each sentence.
TES Global
Blendspace: Sentence Varying=smooth Reading
A sixteen-part learning module with links to images, videos, websites, and texts about varying sentences to improve fluency.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nouns and Adjectives Making Sentences
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will apply what they have learned about nouns and adjectives to make complete sentences. This is a cloze activity which scaffolds learning by providing students with context...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spelling and Vocabulary Challenge
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this activity, students drag letters to form spelling words. Students also write sentences on the Activboard using vocabulary words. This is a great literacy center activity.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Horrid Homonyms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to learn the correct definitions for a predetermined list of commonly misused homonyms, use each of the words on the list correctly in a sentence, and recognize that...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Compound Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains activities to learn and understand how compound words are made and used.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Conjunctions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will understand how sentences can be joined in complex ways through the use of conjunctions (and, then, if, so, while, though, since, when).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Flowers for Algernon
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a series of assessment pages for use after reading Flowers for Algernon. Comprehension of vocabulary words from the piece is evaluated. This flipchart could be used as a vocabulary...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Homophones
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on homophones - words that sound the same but have different meanings. Several activities are brought together to guide students to understanding this language art.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cause and Effect Context Clues
This lesson introduces cause and effect context clues.
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Grammar Quizzes
365 interactive quizzes on various grammar and writing skills. While answering questions on each topic, students are provided with notes about the topic and information needed in order to reach the correct answer.
English Zone
English Zone: Main Page
This site lists links to an assortment of reading-related activities.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade Vocabulary Test
Choose the correct definition for each vocabulary word in this six-question multiple choice quiz. Words include: analyze, compose, engage, relevant, implicit, and explicit.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade Vocabulary Match
Match each vocabulary word with its definition as you race against the clock. Words include: analyze, compose, engage, relevant, implicit, and explicit.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade Vocabulary Learn
Type the vocabulary word that matches each definition. Words include: analyze, compose, engage, relevant, implicit, and explicit.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade Vocabulary Flashcards
Quiz yourself on these vocabulary words with six flashcards. Words include: analyze, compose, engage, relevant, implicit, and explicit.
Other
Wisewire: Use Precise Language
Practice identifying precise language by reading passages and answering questions. Answers are provided. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.d
Get It Write
Get It Write: When Less Is Better
Brief tutorial on the proper use of "less" and "fewer." Take a short quiz to see if you understand the difference.