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Common Errors in English - Paul Brians
Grades
4 to 12
In the Classroom
A useful reference to offer on your teacher web page or classroom computer. You could even feature a tip each day at the start of class, based on this extensive list.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Fun Attic - Fun Attic
Grades
K to 6tag(s): game based learning (304), summer (50)
In the Classroom
Find all sorts of activities for inside and outside the classroom. It includes a nice list of suggestions for adding some educational fun to those long summer days - definitely a resource to share with parents before the end of the school year.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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English Grammar - University of Victoria
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): grammar (139), parts of speech (40), speech (66)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a review activity, helping students practice what they have just learned about parts of speech. Have students complete the activity on the site on the interactive whiteboard, competing in groups to see who can get the answers right the quickest. Don't be a Vanna White on the interactive whiteboard, let students control the board - getting to play with the interactive whiteboard gets students more involved and excited to participate.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Can I have a Word? - Barbicon Education
Grades
6 to 9tag(s): multimedia (62), vocabulary (251)
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Shel Silverstein's Official Website - Shel Silverstein; Harper Publishers
Grades
K to 6In the Classroom
Take your students on this language-rich adventure using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Mark your calendar now to visit this site during April, when Poetry Month is celebrated. Download your free poetry kit from the poetry month link. Of course, Shel Silverstein's whimsical and slightly dark humor can be enjoyed any month. There is a link for Teachers and Parents with lesson ideas, printables, and more. This is a great site to share with parents and students for summer breaks.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exploring Compare and Contrast Structure in Expository Texts - ReadWriteThink
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): reading comprehension (146), writing (309)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plan hosted on this site! Even if you don't have the time to complete the whole lesson, take a look and see if you can incorporate parts as the information is good. Be sure to save this site as a favorite to allow for easy reference later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Book Report Alternative - NCTE
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): book reports (26)
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A Race with Grace: Sports Poetry in Motion - IRA /NCTE
Grades
3 to 5In the Classroom
Get your students excited about poetry, by using the momentum of sports and the Olympics. Share the video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use this site to integrate science, sports, and research into your language arts class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Diagramming Sentences - Capital Community College
Grades
8 to 10In the Classroom
Try this site on an interactive white board and challenge students to sketch the diagram for each sentence before viewing the animated solutions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Latin-Greek Quizzes - Senior Scribe Publications
Grades
10 to 12In the Classroom
Include this link on your class website (or wiki) for students to practice both in and out of the classroom. Students could use the site for SAT prep, Latin review, or English review. The site can also be used as a learning center or station at the culmination of a unit on root words. Encourage students to make flashcards of roots they find difficult, and use them to study outside of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Literary Terms
Grades
9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading the Fine Print
Grades
5 to 7tag(s): reading comprehension (146)
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Homographs - Tracy Boyd
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): grammar (139)
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Oral Storytelling and Dramatization - Traci Gardner
Grades
9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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When Two Vowels Go Walking - PBS
Grades
K to 3In the Classroom
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2Bee or Nottoobee - Funbrain
Grades
2 to 4tag(s): vocabulary (251)
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Acrostic Poems - ReadWriteThink
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): poetry (196)
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Learning About Research and Writing using the American Revolution - ReadWriteThink
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): creative writing (123), writing (309)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this free lesson plan as a way to study the American Revolution from an interdisciplinary standpoint. This lesson plan mixes creative writing and poetry with history as a way to relate different concepts concerning the American Revolution.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African American Women Writers of the 19th Century - NY Public Library
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): african american (130), authors (113), poetry (196), women (189)
In the Classroom
Use the poems by Phyllis Wheatley to complement a lesson on supporters of the American Revolution. Wheatley is often a studied character in American History, and her poems often confront American Independence and slavery. Share the poems with students at the end of a lesson, and have them analyze as a class what she is trying to say about either subject. Enhance student learning with a digital classroom discussion (where everyone gets a chance to contribute) using YoTeach, reviewed here, or by digital journal writing using Penzu, reviewed here, or edublog, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adjective Monster - Kennedy Center
Grades
1 to 2tag(s): grammar (139), parts of speech (40), speech (66)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plan hosted by the Kennedy Center. Be sure to save the site as a favorite on your classroom desktop, allowing for easy reference later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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