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Reading A-Z: The online leveled reading program with downloadable books to print and assemble. Readability-Score.com - Free Online Readability Calculator - Flesch Kincaid, Gunning Fog and more ... RedKid.Net. Transition words. To improve your writing you need to make sure that your ideas, both in sentences and paragraphs, stick together or have coherence and that the gap between ideas is bridged smoothly.

Transition words

One way to do this is by using transitions - words or phrases or techniques that help bring two ideas together. Transitional words and phrases represent one way of gaining coherence. Certain words help continue an idea, indicate a shift of though or contrast, or sum up a conclusion. Check the following list of words to find those that will pull your sentences and paragraphs together. For continuing a common line of reasoning: consequently clearly, then furthermore additionally and in addition moreover because besides that in the same way following this further also pursuing this further in the light of the... it is easy to see that To change the line of reasoning (contrast): however on the other hand but yet nevertheless on the contrary. The Abc's of the Three Little Pigs. 180 Journal Writing Prompts: Enough for Every Day of the School Year. Notes on Journal Promptsjournal journal writing promptswriting prompts Based on the assumption that an academic year, in most cases, consists of 180 days divided into 4 quarters, I have grouped these prompts accordingly.

180 Journal Writing Prompts: Enough for Every Day of the School Year

You, of course, may choose to use any of these at whatever time you like. There are eight graphics on this page to serve as general visual bookmarks. Story Blanks: Pick the Words. Sorry, this is a flash-based game that requires Adobe Flash Player.

Story Blanks: Pick the Words

Many of these games will run on mobile devices with VocabularySpellingCity apps. For Apple devices Available for Android Learn More about www.VocabularySpellingCity.com! Teaching spelling and vocabulary is easy with VocabularySpellingCity! Sentence Sort. Wacky Web Tales. Crafting Power Sentences. This post is about a chart I created with my friends over a three day period.

Crafting Power Sentences

It was really review for us, so the lessons were sort of quick hits. We did a section of the chart, they practiced in their writer's notebook with a quick share. My goal was just to review some areas in writing and grammar that I've seen they need a little reminding about. This is what the chart looked like at the end of day three: As you can see, it's a busy chart. Day 1 Learning Goal: Using more descriptive verbs that relate mood This was the chart at the start of the lesson. To practice, my friends then worked with a partner for a minute or two to brainstorm their own verb choice for the same sentence and write it in their writer's notebook. Preposition Interactive Grammar Game for ESL, for, in, to, from, by, at, on, since, with.

Practice prepositions (for, in, to, from, by, at, on, since, with etc.) in this ESL Grammar Interactive fun wheel game.This game is also excellent for classroom teaching.

Preposition Interactive Grammar Game for ESL, for, in, to, from, by, at, on, since, with

Teachers can engage students in a classroom grammar review for elementary ESL, EFL Learners. It can be used to energize a dull class, to review work that was done or simply as a reward for good classroom work. It is especially useful for teaching ESL pre-intermediate and intermediate levels. KS2 Bitesize English - Sentences : Play. Spaced Out Subject Verb Agreement - fun practice with verbs. Have fun practicing subject and verb agreement using spaced-themed sentences.

Spaced Out Subject Verb Agreement - fun practice with verbs

More Fun Grammar Games Play a harder version of this game. Play an easier version of this game. Play a sports version of this game. Play a holiday game like this. Play Homophone Car Rally. Basketball Subject Verb Agreement Game. Adjectives:Types and List of Adjectives. Adjectives are words that are used to describe (what kind of?)

Adjectives:Types and List of Adjectives

Nouns and pronouns and to quantify (how much of?) And identify (which one?) Them. In a nutshell, Adjectives are what define nouns and give them characteristics to differentiate them from other nouns. Pronunciation Worksheets. Interactive Creative Writing Games and Gizmos. Reading and Writing Games. Free English Grammar Lessons and Tests. Classroom Resources. Home › Classroom Resources Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive Venn Diagram This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.

Classroom Resources

Grades 3 – 12 | Mobile App Word Mover Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text. Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive Trading Card Creator. Paragraph Correction Worksheets. Correction exercises are valuable because they allow students to learn to proofread and edit.

Paragraph Correction Worksheets

This skill inevitably carries over into their own work, allowing them to be better writers. What's more, correction worksheets give students more practice identifying common grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. It also gives beginning students practice learning new idiomatic expressions. Is is correct to say that Tom lives at Main street or on main street? These are the types of skills students will learn through using these worksheets.

Below you'll find our lists of printable paragraph correction worksheets. Interested in using interactive versions of our worksheets?