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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Food
After reading two paragraphs about food, students must answer 4 questions about what they have read. This is a great worksheet to practice reading comprehension, and would be very helpful practice prior to state testing. The writing...
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Reading Comprehension: Mrs. Holly and Rabbit
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a selection entitled, "Mrs. Holly and Rabbit." They answer 8 multiple choice questions, 3 short answer questions, a fill in the blank paragraph, and a open response writing prompt....
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Reading Comprehension: The New Pool
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 2nd graders read a short selection entitled, "The New Pool." They answer 5 multiple choice questions, 2 short answer questions, complete a fill in the blank paragraph, and place 5 sentences in the...
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Trail of Tears
In this researching and recording worksheet, students research facts about the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and write short illustrated paragraphs answering the comprehensive questions. Students answer 4 questions.
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Tom's Daily Routines
After reading a short paragraph about Tom’s daily routines, individuals record their answers to questions based on the paragraph and locate these things in a word search puzzle. Class members then illustrate and write about six of these...
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Homophone Review
For this online interactive homophones activity, students answer 14 multiple choices and write 1 paragraph using are, our, they're, their, and there.
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Quotation marks
In this quotation marks activity, students fill in quotation marks where they are needed in a paragraph. Students read the entire paragraph and fill in the quotation marks where they are needed.
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Completing a Piece of Text
Here's a activity to help advanced ESL learners work on reading comprehension. Students read an article about Google and decide where in the article each of the missing sentences belong.
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Sentence Fragments: Exercise 3
In this grammar worksheet, students read a paragraph with no punctuation. Students correct the paragraph by adding capitals, periods, and commas.
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Sentence Fragments: Exercise 2; Proofreading
For this grammar worksheet, students proofread 5 short paragraphs while looking for sentence fragments. They use the space below the paragraphs to rewrite them with the revisions.
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Techniques for Quoting Material
In this writing worksheet, students read techniques for quoting material. Students read about how to correctly use quotations, textual references and footnotes, and a bibliography.
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"Bl" Words
In this spelling and phonics worksheet, learners write as many bl words as they can while working with a friend. They complete 4 words and 4 sentences with the bl beginning to form words. They use the words to complete a paragraph...
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Kalsu, Tillman Define Heroism
In this article analysis worksheet, students read an article titled "Kalsu, Tillman Define Heroism," take notes on the article, define 2 words from the article, and write summaries of the article.
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Adjectives
For this adjectives practice worksheet, 3rd graders write 1 paragraph to describe themselves. Students may choose from a list of adjectives to write about themselves.
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Suitable words
In this suitable words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a paragraph about photocopies with suitable words. Students fill in 10 blanks.
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Arguing with Aristotle Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Introduce your classes to the Art of Rhetoric with a lesson that focuses on Aristotle's persuasive appeals and how they have been used, both ethically and unethically, to influence opinion.
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Transitions – Review Worksheet
In this transitions review learning exercise, students practice their grammar skills as they fill in the blanks in 3 paragraphs using the appropriate transitions.
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Non-Chronological Reports
In this survey of textbook features learning exercise, students answer yes or no questions about specific items in their textbook. Students write 11 answers.
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Too Many Ands and Thens - Get Rid of Some
In this writing and grammar activity, students cross out the "and's" and "then's" in paragraphs and sentences before they add capital letters and endstops. They copy the sentences in to a writing journal.
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Dreams, Dreams, Dreams
In this dreams worksheet, learners explore dreams by writing about them. Students write four paragraphs; one about a dream that frightened them, about cats and dogs dreaming, about a happy dream, and about a daydream.
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World Tuberculosis Day
March 24th is annually recognized as World Tuberculosis Day. In this World Tuberculosis Day learning exercise, students complete activities such as word scramble, numbering passages, scrambled sentences, think=pair-share, and peer...
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Writer's Checklist
In this writing worksheet, students read 11 criteria for an acceptable paper. Students evaluate themselves, checking yes or no for each. Students can use this list when editing their work.
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"I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady
The classic short essay "I Want a Wife" will probably surprise your class. After all, the way Judy Brady presents it, who wouldn't want a wife? After your readers complete the text, present them with this two-page document. Eight...
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The Workshop
Kids take a critical look at each other's work in order to understand the editing process while providing constructive suggestions. This handout really sets learners up to successfully offer constructive critique to their...