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Gate
In this opposites worksheet, learners study 4 pictures of gates, each with adjective labels. Students complete 4 sentences, choosing the correct describing word for each picture. Learners trace the provided answer.
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Tie
In this worksheet, learners read and examine 4 pictures of ties with describing words. Students finish 4 sentences with the correct adjective.
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Eel
In this adjective worksheet, students see 4 pictures of eels with word labels. There are 2 sets of opposite adjectives. Students complete 4 sentences about the pictures.
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Hat Adjectives and Sentences
For this tracing worksheet, 1st graders will read 4 adjectives describing various hats and trace the adjectives to complete 4 different sentences.
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Phone Adjectives
For this adjective practice worksheet, 1st graders will read four adjectives describing pictures of phones and trace the missing words to properly complete four sentences.
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Words In The News
Learners are asked to match the civil wars with the main dates they were fought. They work in groups and try to match the vocabulary with the definitions. Students work with other groups to pool their knowledge. They are told that they...
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Heroes
Students come up with their own defintions for the word "hero" and write a reflection comparing their definition with the defintion of "hero" in the dictionary. They discover what adjectives are and compile a list of adjectives to...
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Adjectives
Seventh graders engage in a study of adjectives using the story "Clara The Caterpillar". They read the story and take notes while listing the adjectives that are in the story. Students then use the adjectives to write their own story or...
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Language Arts: Using Descriptive Adjectives
First graders listen to "Behind the Mask" and identify all the descriptive adjectives in the story. After discussing the importance of using adjectives, they brainstorm lists of adjectives to describe jack o lanterns. Finally, 1st...
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Agreement In Spanish
Eighth graders engage in a instructional activity that is about the use of adjectives in advertising to communicate to the public. They look at advertisements and identify the different adjectives used in the text while determining the...
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Listening For Adjectives
Third graders review the concept of an adjective and how it is a word used to make a description. In this lesson they appreciate music for the purpose of finding an adjective to describe it. The skill of visualization is also used for...
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Cuentos
Students revise Spanish mystery stories. They sequence the events from a group's mystery story and suggest revisions for the setting. They revise their stories using the suggestions from classmates and describe characters in folktales....
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Comparative And Superlative Adjectives
Third graders watch "School House Rocks" video about adjectives. They discuss how adjectives both describe and compare things. They determine the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives and how to add "er" or "est" to...
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Describing Words
First graders brainstorm adjectives, recognize adjectives within text read by teacher, identify sentences that contain adjectives using Hyperstudio stack, and write two descriptive sentences for abstract image they create.
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Adjective Lesson Plan
Learners view a PowerPoint to introduce them to adjectives and complete a quiz. In groups, they travel between stations in which they work individually to correctly identify the adjectives in a sentence. They also create a list of...
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Bringing the Line to Life
Students use different types and lengths of sentences. They write with an insight of the stylistic aspects of composition. Students use precise language including adjectives, adverbs, action verbs and specific details that convey the...
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Six Blind Men And The Elephant
Students practice story related vocabulary. They create a list of adjectives to describe objects. They predict the outcome of the story while listening to it. They memorize an elephant rhyme.
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About a Novelist
Students examine the literary works of novelist, Nick Hornsby. They read descriptions of his books, prepare the needed vocabulary and language before reading the books. They discuss their favorite authors, books, and films.
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Controlled Narrative Writing
Students examine a short story and add possible adjectives. They re-read the story and add adverbs. They also add other information to make the story interesting.
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Integrated Skills and Speaking
Students work in pairs to decode a message that uses character adjectives vocabulary and counting skills. They design an "ideal friend" by listing their top five desired character traits.
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VH1 All Access Spotlight: Josh Groban, Lesson 2: Standing Out Above the Rest
Young scholars, through class discussion, identify the characteristics of musicians and their music that help make them successful. Josh Groban is used as an example. They list positive adjectives to describe themselves and then their...
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Friends
Eighth graders write descriptively by using various adjectives in describing a friend to an English speaking pen-pal.
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Adjectives - A Dream of Bunyips Dancing
Second graders read "A Dream of Bunyips Dancing" by Elise Hurst. They discuss the book and identify the adjectives used to describe the bunyips. They paint a bunyip expressing the adjectives from the story.
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Alphabet Fun
Student teams use alphabet cereal to make up a word that fits a specific part of speech announced by the teacher.