Kids love the silly samples in this practice sheet for working with dependent and independent clauses. The prompts are non-sequitor like, and real... ByPatrick Johnson
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** To increase contextual comprehension, the pre-assessment is written in narrative. ... ByPatrick Johnson
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** To increase contextual comprehension, the pre-assessment is written in narrative. The post-assessment is the narrative... ByPatrick Johnson
The Flowers for Algernon essay questions are critical thinking questions. They can be used either as a pre-read thinking strategy or a post assess... ByPatrick Johnson
This parts of speech reference guide is a quick reference sheet kids can keep in their binder. Blow it up and have it posted in your classroom, to... ByPatrick Johnson
The 5 Paragraph Essay is a fundamental tool. Students cannot become proficient essay writers without the basic outline/content skills of a 5 parag... ByPatrick Johnson
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Kids have difficulty identifying and properly labeling figurative language. But we've had a lot of fun in class... ByPatrick Johnson
This is a simple way for students to think about their own speaking performance. The questions focus their thinking on specifics on both content a... ByPatrick Johnson
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This quiz assesses a student's comprehension and skill level on using commas to separate descriptive terms, using commas t... ByPatrick Johnson
Need a short and easy sample of "personification"? This short writing sample illustrates the concept in a small bite for students. It comes with ... ByPatrick Johnson
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This 12 page document includes two versions of the pre-test, and one copy of the post-test. Two pre-test versions allows ... ByPatrick Johnson
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This assessment worksheet on commas focuses on clauses and equal adjectives. The sentences are silly, and kids really enj... ByPatrick Johnson
Ever had to struggle to get a kid to begin informative/expository writing because s/he "can't think of a topic"? And when they do, do they often h... ByPatrick Johnson
(Great for all students, particularly for low motivated, low skilled, or TAG!)
Teacher directions: Each student is free to choose one item from ... ByPatrick Johnson
This is not your usual "madlib". This Sillylib exercise is written from a farcical style. Boys tend to especially appreciate the crazy, non-sequi... ByPatrick Johnson
As a curriculum specialist in my district, I have created this Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco lesson to give critical Health information to young stude... ByPatrick Johnson
(Spanish and Learning Disabled* versions included) * Appropriate for students with an IEP including mid/high functioning Autistic students.
My W... ByPatrick Johnson
Kids love this activity! It's great for classroom management or an ice breaker as it gives kids an opportunity for movement and interaction.
St... ByPatrick Johnson
This valuable teaching tool allows students to use the language of writing to give guided feedback to a classmates writing. You teach the language... ByPatrick Johnson
Distracted student in class? Kids are human. Classroom management improves when you acknowledge that distractions happen and teach kids attention... ByPatrick Johnson