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Idiom Workout
Teach your students that identifying a phrase as an idiom isn't an insult! Providing an ample definition of the term "idiom," as well as three categories of popular idioms ("get the..." "in a..." and "on the..."), the activity prompts...
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Clauses, Verbs, and Phrases
In this grammar worksheet, students read 23 sentences and mark the noun clause, adjective clause, or adverb clause. They read 20 sentences to find a noun phrase, verb phrase, or prepositional phrase.
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Chinese New Year Song and Dance
Students identify phrases within a song. For this Chinese New Year lesson students listen to a story about Chinese New Year and "Song of the Dragon". Students each write a phrase from the song on a slip of paper and as a class put the...
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Talking about your name in math terms
Learners talk about mathematical language. In this talking about your name lesson, students use the letters in their own name to review math vocabulary and concepts.
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Interactive Sentence Quiz
In this interactive sentences worksheet, students read 15 sentences about euthanasia then complete an interactive quiz where they determine the type of sentence or phrase used. Choices include, phrase, incomplete sentence, simple...
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If At First You don't Succeed Try, Try Core Knowledge!
Students relate phrases and sayings to their life experiences. In this phrases and sayings lesson, students participate in activities and listen to stories to understand the meanings of each saying. One day is devoted to each saying.
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Possessive Apostrophes Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite fifteen noun phrases as a possessive noun followed by another noun on the lines provided.
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Word Phrases And Picture Card Matching
In this language arts worksheet, students use 16 phrase cards and 16 color picture cards to play a matching game. Students read the phrase on each card and find the picture card that illustrates it. Example: a cat on a bed
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Test Your Grammar Skills-- Using Determiners 3
In this grammar worksheet, students analyze 40 phrases. Students mark a check if the phrase is correct and an X if it is not. Example: "those umbrella" would be incorrect but "this book" would be marked correct.
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Simple Phrases
Use this resource as a way to review common phrases, start a discussion, or as a writing prompt. On each slide, there is a common phrase, such as, if I find . . . A teacher could use this resource as is, or alter it provide more guidance...
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Discussion Starters
Use these common phrases as part of a writing activity or discussion. Learners can use the prompts such as, I have a . . ., to come up with a sentence. This could even turn into a more in-depth writing activity.
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Common Phrases
While the exact purpose of this resource is difficult to discern, teachers could use this presentation with a list of common phrases, such as you will see, as discussion starters or as a type of writing prompt. The phrases found in this...
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High Frequency Phrases: Second 100 Words
Use this resource to reinforce language skills in an ESL classroom. Learners review high frequency phrases such as, I think so, it's your place, and read the book. While there is not a description of how this presentation could be used,...
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Discussion Starters
When working in an ESL classroom, this resource could be used to provide discussion starters. Phrases such as, "through the day" or "around here," could be used as a way to spur discussion.
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Common Phrases
While not a complete lesson, this activity could be used to launch a discussion of common English phrases. In this series of slides, phrases like "come back now" are shown. A teacher could augment this activity with more variety of phrases.
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High-Frequency Phrases: Third 100 Words
When discussing common phrases used in the English language, this resource could be helpful. With a list of ninety phrases such as, without a care, this presentation could be used to delve into the meaning of common expressions in an...
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Language Worksheet 3
In this word and phrase analysis worksheet, students list key words in context and create sentences, analyze the roots of three words, and note useful phrases in the reading.
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Basic Important Verbs
In this Spanish worksheet, students read and practice important verbs, words, and phrases in Spanish. Students read and practice 56 words and phrases.
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Various Phrases: 25
In this phrases worksheet, students choose the correct phrase to fill in the blanks to the sentences. Students complete 7 multiple choice questions.
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Contrary Proverbs #31
In this contrary proverbs #31 worksheet, student interactively select the proverb that is contrary to the one that is given, for 7 proverbs, with immediate online feedback.
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#14 Riddles
Students listen to riddles and identify Dolch sight words in the riddles. For this sight words lesson, students listen to riddles and guess the sight word for the riddle. Students solve sight word riddles.
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Teaching Language Arts with Sayings and Phrases
Students complete a unit to learn sayings and phrases that help them understand language art concepts. In this sayings and phrases lesson, students complete 11 lessons that use common sayings and phrases to teach language art concepts...
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Verb + Preposition
Students fill in 10 blanks next to each verb in the left column with an appropriate preposition, then draw a line to a logical completion of the phrase in the right column. Good, solid grammatical practice.
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Prepositions Anyone? -- Learning to Use Prepositions
In this prepositions learning exercise, students read 9 sentences and underline the preposition in each one. Students write 4 original sentences using prepositions to show location, direction, time and a relationship. Students fill in 6...