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These clauses are sorted into two groups. What’s the rule? No definitions given — just examples.
What happens when a pronoun could refer to more than one noun? Big problems!
Let’s spice up a typically dull lesson about the difference between “its” and “it’s” by asking students to write a children’s story about the adventures of a critter named It.
Which part of speech is most useful? Interesting? Strange?
How many different ways can we use the word “thanks”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
What happens when we switch out a “but” with a “so”? An “and” with a “for”? How can such tiny words make such big differences?
Students work with subjects, predicates, and conjunctions to write compound sentences.
Can students spot similes vs metaphors?
Let’s go beyond merely memorizing word parts and instead analyze across languages. How do other languages make a word the opposite?
Two columns of sentences. Something is different about them. Can you figure out the rule?
What exactly does adding -less do to a word?
How many different ways can we use the word “gift” in a single paragraph? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
What exactly does adding -en to a word do? Find the pattern. Then find the words that break it.
How many different ways can we use the word “well”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
How many ways can we use “check” in a paragraph? And can your students spot when it’s a verb, or a noun, or an adjective?
How many different ways can we use the word “change”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
Will your students notice progressive tense vs simple tense?
Can your students spot the run-on sentences?
How many different ways can we use the word “care”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
The word “may” can be used for possibility or permission. It’s a modal auxiliary verb!
How many different ways can we use the word “limit”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
Plural nouns in English are deliciously fascinating. Yet most plural lessons are so dull! In this experience, students are given a pile of plurals and then inductively create groups and pull out rules and patterns.
Can your class spot the complex sentences vs compound sentences?
How many different ways can we use the word “fruit”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!
Can your students spot simple sentences vs compound sentences?
We’re looking at the past progressive tense and the simple past tense.
