Interactive, self-grading and paperless boom cards on teaching and learning resources of complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After attempting these boom cards students will be able to: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions. Identify the features of complex sentences. Use subordinating conjunctions to introduce a clause or link two clauses. Implement the features of complex sentences to discover their structure. Assess and verify the correct use of complex sentence patterns in writing. Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

A unit lesson presentation with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of prepositions based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview EXERCISE 1: Preposition Corners Activity Scaffolding Notes 2: Preposition types based on the structure EXERCISE 2: Identify the properties of prepositions. EXERCISE 3: Examine the action of prepositions in sentences. EXERCISE 4: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Scaffolding Notes 3: Preposition kinds based on the relationships they indicate EXERCISE 5: Identify preposition kinds based on the relationship they indicate. EXERCISE 6: Identify the relationships indicated by the kinds of prepositions. EXERCISE 7: Decide the type of preposition used in sentences based on the relationships they indicate. EXERCISE 8: Verbalise the relationships that the prepositions signal between the nouns to go with given pictures. EXERCISE 9: Verbalise the relationships of other prepositions that are signaled between the nouns to go with given pictures. EXERCISE 10: Examine the structure and the pattern of prepositions in sentences. Scaffolding Notes 4: Preposition rules EXERCISE 11: Analyse the use of prepositions in writing. EXERCISE 12: Compare and analyse the use of various prepositions in writing. EXERCISE 13: Identify the errors in the use of prepositions. EXERCISE 14: Create sentences with given patterns to convey specific meanings and add variety to writing. Scaffolding Notes 5: Prepositions Types Rubrics EXERCISE 15: Use prepositions of manner (with, by, like, as, in, on, as if) to answer questions. EXERCISE 16: Answer the following to demonstrate your understanding of prepositions. EXERCISE 17: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. EXERCISE 18: Identify the presence of prepositions in the sentences. EXERCISE 19: Answer the following to demonstrate the command of the conventions of prepositions. EXERCISE 20: Use prepositions of direction to give directions to reach The Westminster School, Dubai. EXERCISE 21: Write the flight information from Dubai Airport to London in sentences using the given prepositions of time in the column. EXERCISE 22: Fill in the blanks with prepositions of place. EXERCISE 23: Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition kinds. EXERCISE 24: Identify the errors in the use of prepositions in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 25: Identify the prepositions and state their kind and the relation they indicate. EXERCISE 26: Fill in the blanks with prepositions as mentioned in the brackets. EXERCISE 27: Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

A unit powerpoint presentation on reading diary with 6 sessions on teaching and learning based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: An Extract from ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ by Jeff Kinney EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-I) to the words (1-9) they refer to in the text. EXERCISE 2: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. EXERCISE 3: Skim, scan and close read to find reference for the use of language variety and vocabulary type in the text EXERCISE 4: Determine the central idea of the text. EXERCISE 5: Use IQC (Idea-Quote-Conclude) technique and comment on the author’s use of transition types and descriptive vocabulary. EXERCISE 6: Write IQC (Idea-Quote-Conclude) paragraphs about the use of transition types in the text. EXERCISE 7: Write IQC (Idea-Quote-Conclude) paragraphs about the use of descriptive vocabulary in the text. EXERCISE 8: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning of the text. EXERCISE 9: Analyse the development of language and vocabulary over the course of the text. EXERCISE 10: Answer the questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the vocabulary used in the text. EXERCISE 11: Use IQC (Idea-Quote-Conclude) technique and comment on the sentence structure in the text. EXERCISE 12: Write IQC (Idea-Quote-Conclude) paragraphs about the use of sentence structure in the text. EXERCISE 13: Analyse in detail the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. EXERCISE 14: Draw conclusions based on textual clues and prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text. EXERCISE 15: Use the reading strategies to answer open-ended questions. EXERCISE 16: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions. EXERCISE 17: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports to answer the questions. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to comment on the author’s use of language techniques. EXERCISE 19: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the text. EXERCISE 20: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of connotative language in the text. EXERCISE 21: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says. EXERCISE 22: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings. EXERCISE 23: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings. EXERCISE 24: Determine the text elements for the given text. EXERCISE 25: Evaluate the argument and specific claims in the text. EXERCISE 26: Determine the author’s point of view or purpose in the text. EXERCISE 27: Make a diary entry about your experience during these challenging times. RUBRICS: Diary Entry Rubrics

Interactive, self-grading and paperless boom cards on teaching and learning resources of place prepositions. After attempting these interactive boom cards students will be able to: Acquire understanding of preposition rules. Learn how and when to use place prepositions. Demonstrate the correct use of prepositions of place in writing. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. Identify the properties of place prepositions. Identify how a preposition of place is used in the given sentences. Verbalise the relationships that the place prepositions signal between the nouns. Please Note: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

Web-based, collaborative and easy to use interactive Google Slides on poetry comprehension of the poem, “The Titanic” by Gillian Clarke based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: POEM: The Titanic by Gillian Clarke SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-M) with the expressions (1-13) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text. SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza. EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 7: Identify what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly. SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 8: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 1: Common Comprehension Types EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text. EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions. SESSION 4: ANALYSING SCAFFOLDING NOTES 2: Poetry Elements Criteria EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. SESSION 5: EVALUATING SCAFFOLDING NOTES 3: PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) Model EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of sound poetic devices. EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings. SESSION 6: CREATING SCAFFOLDING NOTES 4: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) Technique EXERCISE 22: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 23: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of sound poetic devices in the poem.

Interactive, self-grading and paperless boom cards on teaching and learning resources of homophones, homographs and homonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After attempting these boom cards students will be able to: Compare and contrast homophones, homonyms and homographs. Recall the meaning of homophones, homonyms and homographs. Identify the given set of words as homophones, homographs and homonyms. Analyse the given sentences for the accurate use of homophones, homographs and homonyms. Evaluate the given sentences and identify the errors in the use of homophones. Frame sentences with homophones, homographs and homonyms to go with the given meanings. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

Interactive, self-grading and paperless boom cards on teaching and learning resources of words ending in –cious, -tious, -cial, -tial, -able and -able based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After attempting these boom cards students will be able to: Provide examples for common suffixes based on their sound and meanings. Add suffices to root words (nouns or verbs) to form adjectives based on the spelling rules. Use common suffixes to form words ending in –tious and -cious (shus sound) and determine the meaning of new words. Use common suffixes to form words ending in –cial and –tial (shul sound) and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. Use common suffixes to form words ending in –able and –ible and correct the inappropriate use of suffixes in forming new words. Create new word patterns with words ending in shus, shul and able sounds and frame sentences. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

Interactive, self-grading and paperless boom cards on teaching and learning resources of subject-verb agreement based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After attempting these boom cards students will be able to: Identify the parts of a sentence (subject and verb). List and explain the basic rules of subject-verb agreement. Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence. Explain the organisation of subject and verb in a sentence pattern. Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement. Create and compose new sentence patterns with subject-verb concordance. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Rhetorical Comparison Devices – Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole and Analogy. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy based Boom Cards students will be able to: Note the definitions, purposes and quick memory tips to interpret and verbalise the rhetorical comparison devices in the graphics. Compare and contrast rhetorical comparison devices and find their similarities and differences with examples. Form rhetoric statements to go with the graphics that exemplify the rhetorical comparison devices. Analyse and state what is being compared in the text using rhetorical comparison devices. Identify the impact of the use of rhetorical comparison devices in the given text. Create expressions for the rhetorical comparison devices using the given patterns. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

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This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Free-Verse Poetry. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

The teacher resource (Google Slides) is designed to help educators teach children how to read and understand poetry. It includes lesson plans, worksheets, and activities that focus on analysing the structure, language and themes of the poem. By using this resource, teachers can effectively introduce children to the beauty and complexity of poetry and help them develop the skills necessary to become confident and enthusiastic readers of poetry. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.

The teacher resource (Google Slides) is designed to help educators teach children how to read and understand poetry. It includes lesson plans, worksheets, and activities that focus on analysing the structure, language and themes of the poem. By using this resource, teachers can effectively introduce children to the beauty and complexity of poetry and help them develop the skills necessary to become confident and enthusiastic readers of poetry. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.

The teacher resource (Google Slides) is designed to help educators teach children how to read and understand poetry. It includes lesson plans, worksheets, and activities that focus on analysing the structure, language and themes of the poem. By using this resource, teachers can effectively introduce children to the beauty and complexity of poetry and help them develop the skills necessary to become confident and enthusiastic readers of poetry. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.

These google slides are designed to help individuals improve their poetry comprehension skills. Through interactive activities, explanations and examples, learners will explore various elements of poetry such as meter, rhyme and figurative language, and develop their ability to analyse and interpret poems. This download includes: SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3) Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4) Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5) Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6) Collaborative Group Tasks: Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1) Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 2) Diary Entry (Exercise 3) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 4) Plenary – Selecting correct options (Exercise 5) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE Discussion: Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8) Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9) Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10) Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11) Collaborative Group Tasks: Meaning of the expressions in poem (Exercise 6) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Explanation of the Poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9) Plenary – Comprehension questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15) Collaborative Group Tasks: Summarising the meaning (Exercise 11) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Plenary - Online Quiz

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Skills through an Elegy Poetry - Brendon Gallacher by Jackie Kay. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Narrative War Poetry - War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.