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This PowerPoint is designed in game style. Students are given several paragraphs and must determine which sentence does not belong in the paragraph or where a sentence would best fit in the paragraph. Correct answers get the "Game Face" slide.

I used this PowerPoint to introduce appositives and appositives phrases to my 5th graders. However, this can be used with 6th and 7th graders. It introduces the skill and gives students the opportunity to put the skill into practice.

This is a PowerPoint is one that I use to introduce the computer lab to students in grades K-2.

This is a strategy that I use with my 4th and 5th grade students to help them break down and understand math word problems. It's a complete PowerPoint that can be edited. The second slide, explains all of the steps. After which, the answers are stated in PROCESS format. Students must match the steps performed with the process, not just stated numerical answers.

A complete ppt. lesson on the correct use of appositive and appositive phrases.

This powerpoint will help students develop writing ideas and elaborate their compositional writing. It is based on the premise that every action has a reaction. So they begin with an action sentence and proceed to write a reactions. Great for developing elaborate sentences.

I use this when I introduce adjectives to help students see the power of adjectives. Famous movies and books are displayed without the adjectives. Students name the missing adjective and then give alternative adjectives that could be used instead. At the end of the ppt is a skill check slide which I used to check for understanding.

This product is used as a language arts bell ringer. It should take about 10 minutes for students to complete. It reviews a set of skills each week and then on Friday, students are assessed over the skills review during the week.

Daily Language Review can be used as a bell ringer. It covers multiple skills. There's a page for each day of the week, Monday-Thursday, with a short assessment on Friday.

Students often confuse using the words "in" and "and". This powerpoint helps students understand the difference.

This graphic organizer helps students understand social studies information. It breaks down each paragraph and then students must give an overall summary for the entire text.

I give the homework menu out for language arts on Monday. The students are allowed to select any 5 activities to complete and turn in on Friday. They circle the ones selected and turn in on Friday with their completed work accompanied by a parent's signature. I had about 98% of students on average that completed their homework.

Students browse magazines and locate examples for each capitalization category. Students or groups can be awarded points based on the number of examples found. 1 chart tablet page labeled for each category is taped to the wall. As students locate the examples, they can either write them directly on the paper or write them on sticky notes and then place them on the page. This creates visual examples for students to see capitalization in actual practice.