Curated OER
Animal Cinquain
In this poem-writing worksheet, 5th graders read the format for a cinquain poem and answer 5 questions about an animal of their choice. The questions guide students to write their own cinquain poem.
Curated OER
School Bullying in Japan
Students examine the problem of bullying in Japanese schools. They practice using new vocabulary found in the article and work together to answer questions. They discuss their answers as a class.
Curated OER
African Dance: Drumbeat In Our Feet
Second graders read "African Dance: Drumbeat in Our Feet". In groups, they identify the message of the story and discuss a personal experience that relates to a part of the book. They practice reading fluently as a class and making...
Curated OER
Because Phrases
In this because clauses worksheet, students choose the best way to shorten a because clause from the options provided. Students complete 10 sentences.
Curated OER
Preparing for the Job Interview
Students determine the difference between gerunds and infinitives in oral and written form. They read a sample interview and discuss it as a class. They create their own do and don't list for interviews.
Curated OER
Cinquain Poems
Students write five-line, diamond shaped poems that are very easy to write then submit one through an automatic PIZZAZZ form.
Curated OER
"Evening Bells"
Fourth graders sing "Evening Bells" while the repeat sign and double bar in the music notation. They listen and dance to a Viennese waltz. They locate the Danube River.
Curated OER
ESOL Telephone Communication
Students discuss the importance of leaving an appropriate message on an answering machine or voice mail system. They write a message for a friend and in pairs take turns reading their message while their partner writes it down.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Ing Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "ing" ending words. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Verb Endings
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn to spell regular verb endings s, ed, ing (link to grammar work on tenses).
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Woodward English: Spelling Rules: Ing
Rules, exceptions, and examples of how to add -ing to verbs, dependent on the ending of the original word.
Quia
Quia: Inflectional Endings (S, Ed, and Ing)
Decide which inflectional ending matches the verb in each sentence.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Adding Ing to Verbs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses how the spelling of verbs changes when ing is added.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Inflected Endings
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed for students to practice adding -s, -ed, and -ing to words.
Other
Free Phonics Lessons: Lesson 17 Suffixes Ed, Ing
Practice the suffixes -ed and -ing with this colorful worksheet.
Better English Lessons
Better English: Adjectives With Ing and Ed
A quiz on adjectives with -ing and -ed endings is to be found at this site. Choose the right word from the drop down list provided. Check your answers by clicking on the box at the bottom of the page.
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Jump Start: Suffix Search [Pdf]
Students practice making words with -ed, -ing, and -er suffixes. [PDF]
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Using Hyphens
Do you know when to use hyphens? Here's a resource that lists when to use hyphens in adjectives, in compound numbers, after prefixes, and in between line breaks with examples of each.