These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Sensory Imagery – Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile. 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: Identify the correct definition of imagery types – visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile. Examine word-pictures used as imagery in a given text. Show examples of writing that allow readers to visualise, hear, touch, taste or smell in their imagination. Interpret word-images sensory imagery creates in a text and explain the author’s purpose in using it. Evaluate author’s use of imagery to create word images in a text. Use sensory imagery to create vivid descriptions and word images in writing. 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 Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. 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: Define irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic. Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it. Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect. 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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Figure of Speech - Personification. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Identify the human characteristics ascribed to non-human entities in a given text. Define personification and state its impact on the reader. Show examples of writing that allow readers to personify non-human entities. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of personification. Evaluate a text and explain how personification is used in it. Help readers relate to non-human elements through writing and help make it more active. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Identify the human characteristics given to the non-human entities (specific and non-specific) in the following sentences. EXERCISE 2: Identify the human traits (specific and general) given to non-human entities in the following sentences. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Personification (Literary Device) – and answer the following questions. EXERCISE 4: Identify a characteristic or an action of a human in the following pictures – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 5: Identify what is personified in these pictures and mention the human characteristic given to no-humans things. EXERCISE 6: Personification in Advertising: What is personified and how? – Part 1-2 EXERCISE 7: Give a human characteristic to a non-human thing as shown in the pictures. EXERCISE 8: Test your understanding of personification. EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to check your understanding of personification. EXERCISE 10: Take this test to test your knowledge of using personification. EXERCISE 11: Follow PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to evaluate the poet’s use of personification in the poem. EXERCISE 12: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of personification in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Attempt any one of the following to demonstrate your understanding of personification in writing. EXERCISE 14: Identify the word that is a characteristic or an action of a human. EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks with examples of personification. EXERCISE 16: Identify which part of the phrase is the personification. EXERCISE 17: Identify the word or phrase that is used to personify. State what is personified and how. EXERCISE 18: Imagine “Winter” as a person knocking at the door and write a poem.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Metaphor. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define metaphor with examples. State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor. Examine the examples of metaphor to identify what reference they make. Interpret a text and identify the examples of metaphor. Interpret a text and explain how a metaphor has impact on the reader. Use metaphor to make my writing figurative and descriptive. Here are some other 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

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Figurative Speech – Metaphor. 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: Define metaphor with examples. State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor. Examine the examples of metaphor to identify what reference they make. Interpret a text and identify the examples of metaphor. Interpret a text and explain how a metaphor has impact on the reader. Use metaphor to make my writing figurative and descriptive. 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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Oxymoron. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define oxymoron with examples. State the similarities and the differences between oxymoron, paradox and irony. Examine the examples of oxymoron to identify what reference they make. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of oxymoron and say what is oxymoronic in them. Evaluate a text and explain how oxymoron has impact on the reader. Use oxymoron to make writing poetic expressive, creative and concise. Here are some other 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

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Figurative Speech – Oxymoron. 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: Define oxymoron with examples. State the similarities and the differences between oxymoron, paradox and irony. Examine the examples of oxymoron to identify what reference they make. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of oxymoron and say what is oxymoronic in them. Evaluate a text and explain how oxymoron has impact on the reader. Use oxymoron to make writing poetic expressive, creative and concise. 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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Simile. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define and identify similes. State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor. Identify what reference similes make. Identify the use of ‘like’ and ‘as’ to form similes. Identify the use of adjectives to complete similes. Use simile to make writing figurative, descriptive, creative and entertaining. Here are some other 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

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Figurative Speech – Simile. 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: Define and identify similes. State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor. Identify what reference similes make. Identify the use of ‘like’ and ‘as’ to form similes. Identify the use of adjectives to complete similes. Use simile to make writing figurative, descriptive, creative and entertaining. 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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Clauses - Adjective or Relative Clause. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define a clause and its components. List the properties of relative clauses with examples. Explain the role of relative pronouns and relative adverbs in forming adjective clauses. Identify the adjective clauses used as essential and non-essential information. Exercise error identification to ensure that adjective clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling. Use adjective clauses in writing to vary sentence structure. Here are some other 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

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Compound Words. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. Objectives of this lesson are: To recall the terms associated with compound words. To classify the compound words based on their form, class and pattern. To apply form, class and pattern to recognise compound words. To analyse the use of compound words. To evaluate the use of compound words. To create new patterns of compound words. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Match the meaning with the terms associated with compound words. Classify the compound words as closed, open and hyphenated. Identify compound words as nouns, verbs and adjectives. Form compound words to use them as nouns, verbs and adjectives. Use error identification to find the correct use of compound words. Use compound words to name nouns, describe actions and modify nouns.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching how to write a formal letter. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Identify the structure and features of a formal letter. Identify the author’s technique in a formal letter. Plan a formal letter based on the given format. Write the first draft of a formal letter. Peer evaluate a formal letter with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft.

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Definite and Indefinite Articles – ‘A’, ‘An’ and ‘The’. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. 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: Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’). Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun. Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun. Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners. Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns. 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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Imperative or Bossy Verbs. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these well-designed exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recall the meaning of terms associated with imperative verbs. To describe and explain the forms and uses of imperative verbs. To use the forms and uses of imperative verbs. To draw links between verbs in general and imperative verbs. To justify the right use of imperative verbs. To produce sentences using imperative verbs. After attempting these activities your students will be able to: Distinguish between verbs in general and imperative verbs. Classify imperatives as affirmative and negative. Form and use verbs in the imperative both affirmatively and negatively. Use a wide range of imperative verbs to clarify relationships between ideas. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of imperative verbs. Use imperative verbs to sequence instructions.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Description. 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: Identify the communicative purpose of texts that describe nouns and visuals. Classify the vocabulary type used in texts that describe pie charts, line graphs, bar graphs or diagrams. Recognise the structure of texts that describe nouns and visuals. Organise information for a text that describes a pie chart, line graph, bar graph or diagram. Detect areas to improve in a text that describes a pie chart, line graph, bar graph or diagram and respond to the peer feedback. Create an information text that describes a pie chart, line graph, bar graph or diagram.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Problem-Solution. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Identify the problems and solutions in the given texts, situations and visuals. Identify the clue or signal words used in information texts that identify problem and suggest solution. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring information texts that identify problem and suggest solution. Plan and write an information text on a given topic that identifies the problem and proposes solution. Identify areas to improve by peer evaluating an information text and respond to the peer feedback and write the final draft. Select a task that goes with your level and create an information text that identifies problem and suggests solution.

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Adjective Order – Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. 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: List the attributes (number, opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose) of adjectives. Identify rules followed for placing adjectives in order to describe a noun. Place adjectives in NOSASCOMP order to modify nouns. Arrange the adjectives in a particular order to emphasise their position and function. Identify the errors to ensure the correct order of adjectives. Use adjectives in NOSASCOMP order to describe nouns. 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 Spelling – Shul sounding suffixes. 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: Recall that the shul sound is spelt ‘-cial’ after a vowel and ‘-tial’ after a consonant. Choose a correct shul sound (-cial or -tial) to form an adjective from a noun. Spell words ending with the shul sound (-cial or –tial) correctly. Use the shul sound (-cial or –tial) to form adjectives, and use nouns as clues to the meaning of adjectives. Exercise error identification to assess the correct use of shul sound (-cial or –tial) to form adjectives. Spell words ending with the shul sound (-cial or –tial) correctly in their own writing. These digital task cards would be great on a: laptop desktop Chromebook tablet mobile device 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 Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. 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: Identify the positive, comparative and superlative degree of adjectives. Identify the degree of comparison of the given adjectives in the given sentence. Identify the rules of using the degrees of comparison of the given adjectives. Change the degree of comparison of an adjective without changing the meaning of the sentence. Use error identification to assure the right use of adjectives based on their degrees of comparison. Use degrees of an adjective to compare one, two or more nouns. These digital task cards would be great on a: laptop desktop Chromebook tablet mobile device 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 Persuasion – Reading and Writing. 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: Identify the elements of a persuasive structure. List down the language techniques employed in a persuasion. Identify the features of a persuasion. Use persuasive techniques to plan a sample persuasion. Use PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a persuasion. Use persuasive techniques to write a well-structured persuasion. 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.