Whenever I teach freshmen or sophomores, I always begin the school year with a short story unit. I use this unit to introduce literary elements to my
Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!
The Best Anchor Charts for your ELA classroom all together in one place! You will find outlines to utilize in Reading Literature, Reading Informational, Writing and Language. Explained in this blog post is about the purpose of utilizing anchor charts in your daily instruction. Along with tips to organize your charts. Below is a collection […]
Filler Activities for ELA (blog post) What can you do with five extra minutes in secondary ELA? Here are a few ideas to engage students until the bell.
This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and
15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!
Apostrophe S - Possessive Nouns - Grammar Charts ESOL / ELA Grammar reference charts about the correct use of the apostrophe S. The grammar rules everyone needs to know. We look at when to use the apostrophe S and when to only use and apostrophe. One chart is about the three meanings of Apostrophe S at the end of a word. We focus on the possessive noun. We look at the following grammar rules: - Singular nouns NOT ending in S - Plural nouns ending in S - Plural nouns that do not in S - Singular nouns ending in S - Names of people that end in S - Apostrophes with two or more people - No noun after apostrophe S - Apostrophe S with periods of time - Decades / Years - No apostrophe - Plural forms of Acronyms CONTENT: This resource contains 30 Pages: Apostrophe S summary chart - (1 page) Singular nouns - add 's rules - (1 page) Plural nouns ending in S rules - (1 page) Singular nouns ending in S rules - (1 page) Plural nouns NOT ending in S rules - (1 page) Names ending in S rules - (1 page) Classical / Religious names ending in S rules - (1 page) Apostrophe S with two or more people rules - (1 page) No noun after Apostrophe S rules - (1 page) Meaning of Apostrophe S - Three Uses - (1 page) Possessive nouns - (1 page) Singular nouns ending in S examples - (1 page) Plural nouns ending in S examples - (1 page) dog's vs. dogs' - (1 page) friend's vs. friends' - (1 page) Plural nouns NOT ending in S - (1 page) child's vs. children's - (1 page) Singular nouns ending in S examples - (1 page) class's vs. classes' - (1 page) Names ending in S examples - (1 page) Classical / Religious names ending in S examples - (1 page) Apostrophe S with two or more people examples - (1 page) Avoiding repetition examples - (2 pages) Apostrophe S with time periods - (1 page) No apostrophe with decades and years - (1 page) No apostrophe with acronyms - (1 page) Apostrophe S summary chart - Version 2 - (1 page) Apostrophe S summary chart - Two per page - (1 page) Guide to video lesson and exercises - (1 page) English Video I have created a video lesson on YouTube about the grammar rules of Apostrophe S. You can watch this free video to have a better idea of the contents of these charts and you can even use it in the classroom if you wish. Please download the preview so you can have a better idea of the quality of this resource and what it contains. Click Follow Me to receive a message whenever we post any new items (and also whenever we have sales). Have a great day! - Rob W.
Hello darlings! Do you teach vocabulary to your students? I think this is one thing we are missing in the upper grades and we are doing a disservice to our students. As they move up levels in reading, the thing that I notice that holds my students back the most is the challenging vocabulary they ... Read More about Adding Vocabulary to your ELA Block
The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.
Ready to move beyond tired Jeopardy slides? Try a few rounds of the Flyswatter Game, a no-fail way to keep teens active and excited about test prep. Six Easy St
Every English language arts teacher needs a variety of successful, student led discussion strategies that will provide opportunities for student learning.
Farley is hosting her monthly Linky Party! Check out Currently February: As many of you know, I'm preggers (due in April). Therefore, my hubby and I are staying in a lot more than we usually do and watching lots of TV! We've watched Breaking Bad (all five seasons) and Homeland (just starting season two). We also watch lots of documentaries on Netflix. We found a great one the other night that I'd like to recommend. It's called "American Teacher" (2011), and it follows the lives and experiences of four teachers. It's only about 80 minutes long, so check it out if you have some free time! Matt Damon narrates the documentary so enjoy that! =) Photo courtesy of IMDb. On another note, did you hear about the Sunday Super Sale over at TpT!?! Everything in my store will be on sale for 28% off! Yippee!! I know I'll be shopping for lots of activities for the month of February, spring time writing activities, more clip art, and some center activities! Last but not least, I just added a great resource to my store called Sweet Sentences Mega Pack! It's only $4.00 and contains 56 pages of grammar and writing activities to help young writers grasp the concepts of complete vs. incomplete sentences. There are posters, activities for literacy stations and small groups, printables for independent practice, and whole group lessons. Check out a few examples below: {CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1j and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1f} Leave a comment below about writing instruction in your classroom (also include your e-mail), and I'll choose a few lucky winners to receive the Sweet Sentences Mega Pack for FREE! :)
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Here’s an archive of our downloadable activities so far- feel free to download and print off any of these to use yourself or with your club / group / scouts troop / evil supervillain society&…
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Here is the perfect yet simplistic sentence structure anchor chart for your classroom. Includes: Full size anchor chart Half sheet anchor chart Blank anchor chart (for student responses)
4 Games to Help Kids Think Critically about Vocabulary Guest Post by Rachael Parlett from Classroom Game Nook Blog.
