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Finding the Author�s Purpose
Students must apply author�s purpose (inform, entertain, give directions, persuade) by finding 4 selections--1 for each purpose. They then explain what the author is informing about, entertaining, giving directions, or persuading about. Can be used for any reading level or selections.
Level: advanced
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Possessive adjectives--easy and with pictures!
Help your beginner students to learn how to use possessive adjectives, such as MY, HIS, HER & THEIR. Easy fill-in to get them started and fun pictures to go with each sentence. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 47
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Grocery list practice
This is a fun little activity with a phone message from "Mom", listing items that she needs from the store. The student must read the message, then correctly fill out the grocery list. It also practices the names of units of measurement for the foods given (BUNCH of bananas, HEAD of lettuce, PINT of ice cream), etc. I hope your students find thi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 42
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Write A Spooky Story
Students are given a picture of a Haunted House and a half-finished story (with sentences only partly written). They get to create their own "spooky" story by filling in the rest of the sentences--good practice for sentence and paragraph writing, but also modified not to be too difficult! They will enjoy this writing activity!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12
Type: others
Downloads: 57
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Categorizing Adjectives--size, feel, smell?
Students decide if an adjective describes a word�s size, how it feels, what it tastes like, how it smells, etc. AND uses it with an appropriate word. i.e. "slimy-- this adjective describes "feel"-- the slimy fish
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Making Comparisons: as _____ as
Students are introduced to basic similes by learning how to compare two objects. They are given word choices (and pictures) for completing a comparison sentence. EXAMPLE: The pool is as deep as the __________ (OCEAN, LIBRARY). There is also an opportunity for them to completely make up their own similes on the bottom.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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Country/City Picture Sort
Students read and sort city and country picture vocabulary. They then cut and paste onto another sheet of paper and draw an appropriate landscape around the pictures. Goes great with City Mouse, Country Mouse!
Level: elementary
Age: 5-8
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3
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