While in Kindergarten, students will acquire these skills along with other subjects: With guidance and assistance, inquire and respond to queries regarding important details within a text. With guidance and assistance, recount well-known tales, highlighting important details. Inquire and respond to queries regarding unfamiliar terms in a passage. With guidance and assistance, identify the author and illustrator of a tale and explain the function of each in narrating the story. Identify typical categories of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). Participate purposefully in group reading activities with comprehension. With guidance and assistance, explain the relationship between two people, occurrences, concepts, or pieces of information within a text. Identify the writer and artist of a piece and explain the function of each in conveying the concepts or details within the text. Participate purposefully and with comprehension in group reading sessions. This ebook is filled with numerous activities designed to assist your kindergarten students in honing their Common Core skills.

This ebook contains a number of activities that have been tailored specifically to accompany the YouTube video “Evolution of Santa Claus”, from the acclaimed History Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO6a6Ue2z5I. It is aimed for Elementary school students, though older students will also find it interesting. The video shows how the modern image of Santa Claus has been refined again and again. New York City has shaped the modern secular Christmas we now celebrate more than any other city in the world. It’s really because of the efforts of two very gifted New Yorkers who lived there in the 1800s that the jolly character known as Santa Claus came to life and is now loved by millions of children around the world. Watch first the video with your students, with or without subtitles if necessary, and then proceed to do the activities in this ebook. For every activity there are Teacher’s Notes and suggested answers.

During the 9th Grade Common Core Language Arts curriculum, students will be taught various subjects including: Show proficiency in the rules of standard English grammar and usage while writing or speaking. Utilize parallel structure in rephrasing the given text while maintaining the same language and word count. Recognize sentences that have parallel structures. The cat played with the ball, pounced on the mouse, and chased the butterfly. Employ different kinds of phrases and clauses to express precise meanings and enhance diversity and engagement in writing or presentations. Find prepositional phrases Recognize appositives and phrases that rename nouns. Determine subordinate and main clauses. What type of sentence is it: simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? Combine sentences by using relative clauses.Show mas tery of correct English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in writing. Employ a semicolon (and possibly a conjunctive adverb) for connecting two or more closely related independent clauses.Using conjunctive adverbs for transitions Utilize semicolons to connect independent clauses, and commas to separate items in a list. This digital book will assist them in practicing everything mentioned.

By the time they reach fifth grade, students following the Common Core Language Arts curriculum will be introduced to a variety of new concepts and skills: Make sure to correctly cite a passage from a text both when summarizing its explicit content and when making conclusions based on the text. Identify the main idea of a narrative, play, or poem based on specific information provided in the text, such as the reactions of characters to obstacles or the reflections of the speaker on a subject; give a brief overview of the text. Analyze and differentiate between two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, utilizing specific details from the text (e.g., examining how characters engage with one another). Decide the significance of words and phrases in a text, taking into account figurative language like metaphors and similes. Describe how a succession of chapters, scenes, or stanzas connect to form the overarching framework of a specific narrative, play, or poem. This eBook provides numerous chances for Grade 5 students to practice various aspects of Language Arts.

In their final year of High School, students should be aware of, among other aspects: · Utilize language understanding to grasp how it operates in various contexts, enabling effective decisions regarding meaning or style and achieving deeper comprehension during reading or listening. · Change sentence structure for impact, referring to sources (like Tufte’s Artful Sentences) for support as necessary; utilize knowledge of syntax when analyzing intricate texts during reading. · Merge sentences by incorporating relative clauses. · What is implied by the punctuation? · Vocabulary Learning and Application · Identify or explain the significance of unfamiliar and ambiguous words and expressions relevant to grades 11–12 reading and subject matter, selecting adaptively from various techniques. · Rely on context (for instance, the general idea of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s role or placement in a sentence) as a hint to understand a word or phrase’s meaning. This ebook will assist your students in practicing everything mentioned above and beyond.

In Common Core Language Arts, 6th grade students are instructed in a range of skills such as those listed below: Explain how a narrative in a story or play develops through a sequence of occurrences, emphasizing how the characters react or evolve as the narrative advances towards a conclusion. Identify the main concept conveyed in a passage and how it is illustrated through specific details; summarize the text without adding personal opinions or evaluations. Examine how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza impacts the overall organization of a text and enriches the progression of the theme, setting, or plot. Analyze the distinctions between reading a story, play, or poem and listening to or watching an audio, video, or live interpretation of the text, while also exploring the varied visual and auditory elements encountered in each. This digital book includes many activities for Common Core Language Arts students to improve their abilities.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts in the eighth grade: Provide quotes from the text that best support an analysis of both explicit statements and conclusions drawn from the text. Identify a main message or key idea of a text and examine how it progresses throughout the text, considering its connection to the characters, setting, and plot; give an unbiased overview of the text. Examine how specific dialogues or events in a narrative or play advance the plot, unveil character traits, or influence a character’s choice. Analyze the use of words and phrases in a text to understand their meanings, including figurative and connotative meanings; evaluate how specific word choices affect meaning and tone, such as using analogies or allusions to other texts. Examine the organization of multiple texts and assess how the distinct structure of each impacts their overall meaning and style. The ebook contains 50 exercises to assist your students in practicing.

Seventh grade students following the Common Core Language Arts program will be taught: Provide multiple examples of text to back up analysis of both explicit statements and conclusions drawn from the text. Identify a main theme of a text and examine how it progresses throughout the text; present an unbiased summary of the text. Examine the way specific elements of a narrative or play are connected (e.g., how the setting influences the characters or storyline). Analyzing the meaning of words and phrases in a text, including their figurative and connotative meanings, as well as examining the effects of rhymes and other sound repetitions like alliteration on a particular verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. Examine the impact of a play or poem’s format or arrangement (e.g., monologue, sonnet) on its significance. This digital book will assist them in practicing the curriculum tasks.

Common Core Grade 11 students will be taught to: Show mastery of the rules of standard English grammar and usage in writing or speaking. Utilize the knowledge that usage is based on convention, may evolve, and can be challenged. Addressing complicated or disputed language usage problems by referring to resources like Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage and Garner’s Modern American Usage for guidance. Show mastery of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in writing. Follow rules for using hyphens. Make sure to spell accurately. Utilize language expertise to grasp how language operates in varying situations, to make appropriate decisions regarding meaning or style, and to enhance understanding while reading or listening. Identify or define the definitions of unfamiliar and ambiguous terms and expressions from 11th to 12th grade literature and material, utilizing various methods as needed. This ebook will assist students in practicing these skills.

Students in the tenth grade of the Common Core Language Arts program will be required to acquire the skills to: Decide or explain the definition of unfamiliar and various-meaning words and phrases from grades 9–10 reading and content, utilizing a variety of strategies. Utilize the surrounding information to infer the meaning of a word or phrase. Find the definition of words by examining their opposites in the given context. Utilize the surrounding information to determine the definition of a term Recognize and accurately apply variations in word forms that signal various meanings or grammatical functions (e.g., criticize, criticism, critical; explore, exploration). Look up general and specific resources such as dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses in both physical and digital formats to discover how to say a word or figure out its exact definition, type of word, or origins. Use the exercises provided in this ebook to help your students improve these skills.

This coloring book includes 30 elaborately created coloring pages centered around Kwanzaa. The sheets are entirely in black and white, set up for printing and coloring. Share this experience along with your students! A brief overview of Kwanzaa: Kwanzaa is an annual celebration that emphasizes African family values and social principles, primarily recognized in the United States from December 26 to January 1. The celebration and its name were founded in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an Africana studies professor at California State University, Long Beach, and an influential figure in Afrocentrism. Karenga derived the term kwanza, signifying “first,” from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, incorporating an extra a as the seventh letter to guarantee it contained sufficient letters for each of the seven children who were present at a previous celebration. The word Kwanzaa does not exist in Swahili. The concept of Kwanzaa originates from first-fruits celebrations in Southern Africa.

Geography offers a unique blend of practical learning, real-world relevance, and engaging activities that make it an essential and enjoyable subject. Students get to learn about the real world around them. It helps students understand global issues like climate change, migration, and urbanization, making it a vital subject for navigating modern life. Rivers are essential for their roles in water supply, biodiversity, food, transportation, irrigation, flood control, cultural significance, and energy production, making them vital to both natural ecosystems and human societies. What is more, many cultures have strong connections to rivers, which are revered as sacred or hold immense cultural importance. In this book you will find essential facts about the biggest rivers in the world, which will surely interest your students. At the end, there are some multiple choice comprehension questions to make sure they have understood the facts, and of course the relevant answer key to the activities.

The Vital Role of Writing in English Language Learning In today’s world, English language learners are required more than ever to demonstrate writing skills. Think of text messages, social media comments, product reviews, and of course emails, for starters. We communicate more and more with people who are farther and farther away from our home, and we do this mostly in writing. What is contained in the book? With 120 writing exercises, the book is aimed at helping students of all ages and skill levels improve their reading comprehension. To help teachers select the best materials for their students’ level, they are divided into categories based on the CEFR. Additionally, example responses are included after each one so that students know exactly what is expected of them. For whom is this book intended? If you’re a novice instructor and require an organized approach to writing by CEFR level, this book can be quite beneficial.

A few words about Speaking Out of the four skills (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing), speaking is the one skill learners need more when it comes to proving they have learnt a new language. This is because speaking is a productive skill. Learners do not simply receive information and try to process it; they are required to process information and knowledge they already possess in order to produce new language and communicate. So, how do you get your students speaking? Most textbooks contain structured activities that practice speaking based on the topics and content of each unit. However, it is good to deviate from the book into freer conversation. Students are always more motivated when the activity is more relevant to them. This ebook comes to fill this gap. It offers you 20 speaking activities for every CEFR level (120 in total), which can be used whenever you want to engage your students in a free communicative practice. So, start speaking!

For many years architects tried to make skyscrapers simply as tall as possible. In recent decades, of course, this seems to be changing, as architects strive to create both tall and beautiful buildings. Buildings that fill the… eye, apart from their height, and for their beauty. Buildings that one would call ornaments. The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous. The tall building is the landmark of our time. As a structural marvel that breaks the traditional limits of mankind’s persistent ambition to build in the sky, the skyscraper is the most impressive architectural phenomenon of that century. Although skyscrapers have not always been beautiful, each new project is an engineering marvel, helping to shape a city’s landscape and define its skyline. Designing a skyscraper is every architect’s dream. These talents are constantly striving to reinvent the modern skyscraper with taller, more innovative designs. We have gathered in this ebook the 10 tallest skyscrapers of the world. The activities at the back of the book will help your students practice their knowledge of them. Enjoy!

This is the first book of the Practical English Grammar series, on the Simple Present Tense. Understanding and using the Simple Present correctly is essential for clear and effective communication in English. The Simple Present tense is one of the most fundamental tenses in English grammar. It is primarily used to describe habitual actions, general truths, and fixed arrangements. This book contains all the uses of the Simple Present tense, along with examples. They are followed by formation rules, and also some activities. You can use these activities in your class to teach or reinforce the use of the Simple Present Tense. It is one of the most widely used tenses of the English language, and it is very easy to use and to teach. Even younger students can easily master it and use it in no time. We hope you enjoy teaching the Simple Present Tense to your students.

All over the world, in every kind of climate, majestic mountain ranges rise up as eternal guardians of nature’s beauty. Shaped over millions of years by the forces of tectonics and weather, these geological wonders not only define the landscapes they inhabit but also affect weather patterns and host unique ecosystems. Whether it’s towering peaks capped with everlasting snow or lush slopes descending into valleys, each mountain range has its own story of endurance, cultural significance, and ecological variety. This book is not about the tallest mountains (most of them are in the Himalayas anyway); it is about the biggest mountain ranges of the world. Each chapter is dedicated to one such mountain range, with plenty of interesting facts about them. At the end, there are some multiple choice questions to check your students’ undrstanding, and as usual the relevant answer key to the questions. Explore our world through teaching cool geography!

Here are some quick facts you surely didn’t know about sharks: Sharks have been around for 400 million years. There are over 400 different species of sharks. Sharks see in monochrome. Shark wounds heal quickly. Sharks can smell a drop of blood in 1 million drops of water. Sharks never run out of teeth, if they lose one another comes in front of rows and rows of back teeth. A shark can grow and lose 30,000 or more teeth in its lifetime! ​The smallest shark in existence is the Dwarf Lantern Shark, which is about 20 centimeters, while the largest shark in existence is the Whale Shark, which is about 10 meters. The average lifespan for most shark species is 20 to 30 years. Sharks sleep with their eyes open. Only one part of their brain is asleep at a time, so they can continue to breathe while they rest. Sharks do not take care of their young. A young shark is on its own from the moment it is born. This ebook has interesting information about the world’s biggest sharks. It is followed by questions and the relevant answer key. Have fun teaching!

North America stretches from the arctic zone in the North to the tropical zone in the South. Most of it is in the temperate zone. The lands located in the Arctic zone are highly fragmented with deep gulfs and many islands, while its southern part, which approaches the Equator, forms the bridge between North and South America. In this narrow section the Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. North America is connected to South America by a strip of land, which is called Central America and belongs to North America along with the islands of the Caribbean Sea. This ebook will take your students on a journey across lands of huge differences, be it cultural, social, or economic. From the mighty USA to the tiny Saint Kits & Nevis, the North American continent is a unique crossroads of people and civilizations. The 20 activities at the end will consolidate your students’ knowledge of this part of the world.

This is the second ebook from the highly successful Practical English Grammar series. The Present Continuous Tense is probably the most commonly used tense in English. It is used to describe an action that is happening now, at the moment of speaking, and it is therefore one of the first tenses that young students learn, as it is very easy to understand. It is also called Present Progressive. The first part of the ebook focuses on theory: the correct formation and usage of the Present Continuous tense, followed by examples. The second part of the ebook contains exercises that will help your students practise and consolidate their knowledge of the tense. Finally, there is the key to the activities, which makes the book ideal for both classroom use and self study as well. We hope that both you and your students will enjoy teaching and learning about the Present Continuous tense.