JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
This compact review of Connectives and Transitions for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Vocabulary. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement.
After studying these students will be able to:
Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage.
Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions.
Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements.
Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing.
Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions.
Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to writing.
This Resource Includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Connective Types
SN 3: Classification of Transitions
SN 4: Rubrics
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 bundled resources are perfect for teaching Connectives and Transitions to aid cohesion in writing. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT, Unit Plan, Worksheets with Answer Key and Scaffolding Notes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage.
Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions.
Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements.
Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing.
Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions.
Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 4 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 23 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan: 27 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 27 Slides
Google Slides: 27 Slides
Boom Cards: 51 Digital Task Cards
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
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These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Comparing Winter Poems and Reading Poetry. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Compare and contrast the two poems based on the poet’s description of winter and snow.
Provide an objective summary of the meanings of poems.
Use textual clues to infer the central idea including its relationship to the setting and characters of the poems.
Use specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poems for poem analysis.
Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poems.
Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poems.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Connectives and Transitions. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage.
Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions.
Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements.
Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing.
Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions.
Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to writing.
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
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Vocabulary - Connectives and Transitions. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage.
Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions.
Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements.
Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing.
Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions.
Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to writing.
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 Spelling and Vocabulary – Connectives and Transitions. 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:
Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage.
Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions.
Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements.
Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing.
Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions.
Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to 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.
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 Reading Comprehension – Reading Poetry and Comparing Texts. 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:
Compare and contrast the two poems based on the poet’s description of winter and snow.
Provide an objective summary of the meanings of poems.
Use textual clues to infer the central idea including its relationship to the setting and characters of the poems.
Use specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poems for poem analysis.
Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poems.
Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poems.
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.
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 Reading Comprehension – Comparing Texts and Reading Winter Poems. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Google Slides students will be able to:
Compare and contrast the two poems based on the poet’s description of winter and snow.
Provide an objective summary of the meanings of poems.
Use textual clues to infer the central idea including its relationship to the setting and characters of the poems.
Use specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poems for poem analysis.
Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poems.
Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poems.
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
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Comparing Winter Poems and Reading Poetry. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Compare and contrast the two poems based on the poet’s description of winter and snow.
Provide an objective summary of the meanings of poems.
Use textual clues to infer the central idea including its relationship to the setting and characters of the poems.
Use specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poems for poem analysis.
Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poems.
Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poems.
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 Punctuation - Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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
This compact review of Colons and Semicolons for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement.
After studying these students will be able to:
Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text.
Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing.
Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing.
This Resource Includes:
SN 1: Rules of Colons and Semicolons
SN 2: Functions of Colons and Semicolons
SN 3: Uses of Colons and Semicolons
SN 4: Similarities and Differences of Colons and Semicolons
SN 5: Colons and Semicolons Rubrics
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
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 bundled resources are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT, Unit Plans, Worksheets and Scaffolding Notes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 5 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 15 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan: 17 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 19 Slides
Google Slides: 19 Slides
Boom Cards: 33 Digital Task Cards
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
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These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Bullet Points and Ellipses. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these activities students will be able to:
Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text.
Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing.
Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Ellipses Punctuation – to complete the following ellipses table with required details for ellipses.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Punctuating a Bullet Point List – to complete the following bullet points table with required details for bullet points.
EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses. Select all the correct answers.
EXERCISE 5: Use bullet points to list unordered series of items, to give the reader information quickly and to simplify big chunks of writing.
EXERCISE 6: Use bullet points to list unordered series of items, to give the reader information quickly and to simplify big chunks of writing.
EXERCISE 7: Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text and to show hesitation or an interruption.
EXERCISE 8: Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text and to show hesitation or an interruption.
EXERCISE 9: Converts each of the horizontal list to vertically bulleted list.
EXERCISE 10: Rewrite each sentence below using an ellipsis sign.
EXERCISE 11: If there is an ellipsis, write what the missing word/s might be.
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Bullet Points and Ellipses. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text.
Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing.
Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing.
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
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Bullet Points and Ellipses. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text.
Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing.
Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing.
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 bundled resources are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Bullet Points and Ellipses. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT, Unit Plans, Worksheets and scaffolding notes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text.
Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing.
Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 4 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 11 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan: 14 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 17 Slides
Google Slides: 17 Slides
Boom Cards: 24 Digital Task Cards
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
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Note: These are also sold separately!
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These bundled resources are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension - Comparing Winter Poems and Reading Poetry. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT Unit Plan and Worksheets with answer key.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Compare and contrast the two poems based on the poet’s description of winter and snow.
Provide an objective summary of the meanings of poems.
Use textual clues to infer the central idea including its relationship to the setting and characters of the poems.
Use specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poems for poem analysis.
Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poems.
Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poems.
This download includes:
Worksheets with Answers: 20 Exercises
PowerPoint Presentation: 28 Slides
Google Slides: 28 Slides
Boom Cards: 77 Digital Task Cards
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
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Save 50% on this BUNDLE!
Note: These are also sold separately!
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These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Grammar and Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. 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:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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.
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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
