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K20 LEARN

Active Or Passive?—"The Monkey's Paw": Grammar/Language Usage

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Don't you wish you could use passive voice? Be careful what you wish for! "The Monkey's Paw" is the focus of a grammar and language usage lesson about active and passive voice. Readers identify examples of active and passive voice in...
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PPT
Pearson

Advice: Should, Shouldn't, Ought to, Had Better, and Had Better Not

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
You shouldn't miss out on an opportunity to review should, shouldn't, ought to, had better, and had better not! Elementary and middle schoolers view a slideshow presentation that focuses on usage rules and examples for these tricky verbs.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Order for Adjectives Exercise

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students explore the usage of adjectives. Students have fourteen sentences where they are to order the words correctly.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Communicating Who I Am

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their Spanish grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and pronunciation skills by creating a personal portrait and personal narrative, and sharing it with native Spanish speakers via email.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

As and Like Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word usage worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the sentences with the words as or like. Students complete 14 online exercises.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Express Actions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use online resources to practice and master the use of the most commonly used Spanish verbs in the infinitive form. They develop an understanding of how verbs work, and follow a set of patterns to conjugate them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time Signifiers - Past or Present Perfect?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars refine their usage of past simple or present perfect. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs and utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them gain practice with time signifiers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Misused Verbs: Will/Would

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this misused verbs learning exercise, students read about correct usage of will and would, then choose one to correctly fill in blanks in sentences. An answer key is included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colors Crackle, Colors Roar

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders engage in a reading of poems in colorful language. They become with the interrelation of using Spanish and English words interchangeably in a text. The lesson also builds multicultural appreciation for young students.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Las Misiones de California

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in partners to complete a series of activities. After reading the introduction, Students select a role of either a "Padre" or "Indigena." As partners, they need time on the computer for research as well as time to...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: The Definite Article Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This Spanish tutorial on special uses of the definite article and exceptions to the rules for its normal usage features examples that illustrate its application to countries, titles and other special situations. Students test their...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Preterite vs Imperfect Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive review of the preterite and imperfect past tenses. Includes regular, irregular, and stem-changing conjugations. Rules for usage and time expressions in Spanish are listed. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Relative Pronouns and Adjectives: Review

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent review of relative pronouns and adjectives in Spanish. Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate their usage. Students may test their mastery of this principle with a quiz that follows the lesson.
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Imperfect Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent introductory lesson to the regular conjugations of the imperfect tense and the main rules that govern its usage. Examples in Spanish and English illustrate specific rules. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Preterite Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent introductory lesson to the regular conjugations of the preterite tense and the main rules that govern its usage. Examples in Spanish and English illustrate specific rules. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Relative Adjectives: Cuyo

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent introduction to using the Spanish relative pronouns "cuyo," "cuya," "cuyos," and "cuyas." Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate their usage. Students may test their understanding of these relative adjectives with...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Relative Pronouns: El Que, La Que, Lo Que

For Students 9th - 10th
An online introduction to using the Spanish relative pronouns "el que," "la que," "los que," "las que," and "lo que." Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate their usage. Students may test their understanding of these relative...
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: Preterite and Imperfect (Part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Great exercise for practicing the preterite and imperfect tenses. Provide the correct form of verb infinitives that complete the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Immediate feedback corrects the answer. Correlates to another...
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Describe an Organization & Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing how an organization and what they do.Varied vocabulary and grammar usage. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Work (El Trabajo) Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about the present tense. Includes a variety of interactive exercises to reinforce proper usage. Instructions are in Spanish, and there is a "Teacher's Lounge" area...
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Website
Other

Turingmachine.org: Compjugador

For Students 9th - 10th
This Spanish verb conjugator is for Spanish speakers or learners to perfect their usage of verbs.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Languages: Talk Age and Siblings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is focused on the context of talking about the family and includes a video and a worksheet. This video explores the vocabulary and structures of family, age, marriage and family celebrations. The grammar areas of focus are on...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Ven Conmigo! The Present Perfect, Capitulo 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; use this self-assessing interactive grammar exercise to practice the usage of the present perfect.