Curated OER
Synonyms and Antonyms
Students explore and respond to poetry. They define and identify synonyms and anotnyns. They create antonym pairs in English. They create synonym pairs in English and Spanish.
Curated OER
Language Arts: Writing Diamante Poems
Third graders discover how to write diamante poems and review the parts of speech contained in them. After writing poems about their teacher, they create ones about themselves. The poems, assessed for creativity and handwriting, are then...
Curated OER
Testing Growth of Algae
Students participate in an experiment in which they test the growing rate of algae. They test the algae in different elements recording their observations. They share their results with the class and discuss.
Curated OER
Under The Doctors Advice
Students discuss the importance of specifically following medical instructions. They simulate a conversation between a pharmasist and a patient. Students compare and contrast medical and natural remedies. This lesson is intended for...
Curated OER
Charting Identity: Building Community in the Classroom
Students define identity as it applies to them and their classmates. Using real-life situations, they discuss how identity plays a role in their school and community. They practice creating identity charts and write journal entries to...
Curated OER
China: Adjectives Worksheet
In this adjective instructional activity, learners write adjectives to describe China on lines around the Chinese flag, then write sentences using each of the adjectives.
Curated OER
Scientific Method Hypothesis Adjectives Worksheet
In this scientific method and adjectives worksheet, learners analyze a picture of a child studying a science book. Students write 6 adjectives that describe the scientific method or a hypothesis. Learners use each adjective in a sentence.
Curated OER
Scientific Method Conclusion- Adjective Practice
In this adjectives worksheet, students write adjectives that describe a well-written scientific conclusion on lines around a light bulb, then write a sentence for 4 of the adjectives used.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Plural Forms
A good explanation of Plural Forms for the student. Site also offers a quiz at the end. L.11-12.2b Spelling
Get It Write
Get It Write: Making Proper Names Plural but Not Possessive
This tutorial explains how to make your last name plural when sending greetings from your entire family (or anytime you are talking about your entire family.) This is a very common grammatical problem, and it is explained clearly here....
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: What Are Nouns?
In these interactive lessons you can learn all about different types of nouns including common, proper, concrete, abstract, count, non-count, and collective. Then play a noun game and take a quiz to show what you have learned.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter J
In this lesson plan, students will play with words as they use alliteration. Students will press buttons to generate adjectives, verbs, names, and nouns that begin with the letter "J" in them. Students will continue to generate letter...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter A
In this lesson plan, students will play with words as they use alliteration. Students will press buttons to generate adjectives, verbs, names, and nouns that begin with the letter "A" in them. Students will continue to generate letter...
British Council
British Council: Paint It! (Learn Basic English Words)
Learn the words for colors, for parts of the face, for shapes, for sea creatures, for types of clothing, for household objects, and for types of moving vehicles. Excellent reinforcement using audio and picture cues.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: High Frequency Words Singular or Plural Game 2
An interactive game where students get to help an elephant named Lucy decorate her new home by sorting words into singulars and plurals.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: High Frequency Words Singular or Plural Game 4
Help an elephant named Lucy decorate her new home by sorting words into plurals and singulars in this fun interactive game.
Other
Schoolhouse Rock: Nouns
This site from Schoolhouse Rock provides the lyrics to a song about nouns. Sing this song in your head the next time you need to know which word is the noun. It's easy to remember once you've heard it. From the popular 1970s cartoon...
abcteach
Abcteach: Color Flash Cards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Help your students learn colors with printable color or blackline flash cards. Bright color pictures go with each color name. Sample sight word nouns with picture flash cards are also printable....
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: A Little Help With Capitals
This Purdue University lesson explains capitalization rules by giving simple examples. L.11-12.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
Other
Shared Visions Unlimited: Capitalization
This site from Shared Visions Unlimited includes capitalization guidelines along with examples.