While most nouns are easily made plural with a few simple changes, such as adding an “s” or “es” to…
Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are easy to recognize and they’re fun to work with, too. Not only they rich in developmental history,…
Possessive Nouns
Believe it or not, in the English language showing the possessive form of nouns is rather straightforward. In most cases…
Concrete Nouns
What comes to mind when you hear the word ice cream? Do you feel the coldness in your mouth? Do…
Singular Nouns
Of all the different types of nouns, learning to recognize singular nouns and understanding when to use them is hands…
Winter Reading and Writing Activity
Brrrr….winter is here and it’s cold outside! What better way to bring winter fun into a warm classroom than reading…
Creative Review For Synonyms and Adjectives – Acrostic Poems Activity
Though grammar lessons are sometimes perceived as dry and boring, there is an abundance of fun activities to reinforce the…
Poetry Activity For Reviewing Parts of Speech – Designing Diamantes
Once students have learned parts of speech such as nouns, verb forms, and adjectives, a fun and cumulative review can…
Reading Activities For Struggling Readers
If you’re a teacher working with students who are struggling to read, you know it can be a very frustrating…
Reading Activities for Making Inferences
Proficient readers understand that writers often tell more than they actually say with words. They give you hints or clues…
Reading Activities to Boost Comprehension
As every teacher and parent knows, one of the most important milestones in a child’s life is learning to read.…
Guided Reading Activities – Making Predictions
Guided reading is a popular and highly effective strategy for helping students become proficient and masterful readers. It’s one component…
Fun Activities For Teaching Homophones
Homophones, or homonyms, are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. For example, “toad” and…
Imperative Sentences Learning Activity – New “School Rules” Posters
When students learn to read and explore the written word, they quickly learn sentences do a lot of things. They…
Two Fun Activities For Teaching and Learning Declarative Sentences
Since declarative sentences are the most common sentence type found in literature, usually students quickly grasp their purpose and function. …
Boost Reading Comprehension With Personification, Metaphors and Simile
If you could watch a student’s writing progression from first grade through middle school, it might look something like this:…
Reading Activity – Getting Into Character
For some students, independent reading is a time of joy and discovery. For others…not so much. Try as you might…
Reading Activity – Learning Digraphs
When students are immersed in phonics and learn that each letter of the alphabet makes a sound (sometimes more than…
“Questions Only” – A Fun Interrogative Sentence Game
No matter how enthusiastic teachers are when it’s time for grammar lessons, it’s a sure bet he or she will…