This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Spelling - Words Ending in -ary, -ery and -ory. These no prep activities in the presentation 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: Use suffixes based on the spelling rules and meanings to form nouns and adjectives. Use the root words to form –ary, -ery and –ory words. Use –ary –ery and –ory words to complete the given sentences. Use suffixes –ary, -ery and –ory to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes –ary, -ery and –ory in forming new words. Create new word patterns with words ending in –ary, -ery and –ory to use in writing.

This Unit Lesson Plan 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 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

These Google Slides 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 Google Slides 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

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Hyphens and Dashes. 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. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E). EXERCISE 2: Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Hyphens and Dashes – to complete the following table with required details for hyphens and dashes. EXERCISE 4: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast hyphens and dashes to find their differences and the similarities. EXERCISE 5: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast em dash and en dash to find the differences and the similarities. EXERCISE 6: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes. Tick all the correct answers. EXERCISE 7: Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; and to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes. EXERCISE 8: Use hyphens to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element. EXERCISE 9: Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to replace semicolons; and to enclose extra information. EXERCISE 10: Use dashes to replace a pair of commas; to replace a pair of brackets; and to replace ellipsis. EXERCISE 11: Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. EXERCISE 12: Give an example each for the given dash rules. EXERCISE 13: Give 14 examples for hyphenated compound words. Give 8 examples for suspended compound words. EXERCISE 14: Identify the hyphen rules used in the following sentences. EXERCISE 15: Identify the hyphen rules used in the following prefixes and suffixes. EXERCISE 16: Supply dashes or hyphens wherever necessary. Replace other punctuation marks with either hyphens or dashes. EXERCISE 17: Frame compound words using hyphens with the following prefixes and suffixes. EXERCISE 18: Choose the sentences that contain a compound adjective, use hyphens to form those possible.

A unit set of worksheets with answers on direct and indirect speech with 6 sessions on teaching and learning based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: ROVING REPORTER: In your groups you will be recreating a TV news broadcast for event of the day, week, month or year like school assembly, teacher’s day, world peace day, literacy day, children’s day, environment day, world earth’s day, world book day or … EXERCISE 2: Identify the structure of the sentences when verbs are in the direct and indirect speech. EXERCISE 3: Answer these questions to test your understanding of the key terms used to understand direct and indirect speech. EXERCISE 4: Give examples to show how the adverbs of nearness in direct speech change into those of distance in indirect. Give examples to show the changes in modal verbs from direct speech to indirect. EXERCISE 5: Answer these questions to test your understanding of the changes seen in adverbs when converting direct into indirect speech. EXERCISE 6: Answer these questions to test your understanding of the changes seen in modal verbs when converting direct into indirect speech. EXERCISE 7: Give examples to show how the pronouns in direct speech change when in indirect. EXERCISE 8: Answer these questions to test your understanding of the changes seen in pronouns when converting direct into indirect speech. EXERCISE 9: Give examples for the rules followed in changing functional sentences from direct to indirect speech. Scaffolding Notes 6: Rules for Converting Functional Sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech EXERCSIE 10: Apply the rules of reported speech and verbalise the following visuals into direct and indirect speech. EXERCISE 11: Choose the one alternative which best expresses the given sentences in either direct or indirect speech. EXERCISE 12: Attempt the quiz to test your understanding of the rules followed for converting functional sentences from direct to indirect speech. EXERCISE 13: Give examples to show the tense changes from direct speech into indirect. EXERCISE 14: Answer these questions to test your understanding of the changes seen in tenses when converting direct into indirect speech. EXERCISE 15: Evaluate the correct use of punctuation in direct and indirect speech – Part 1. EXERCISE 16: Evaluate the correct use of punctuation in direct and indirect speech – Part 2. EXERCISE 17: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue to develop experiences, events and characters. EXERCISE 18: Convert the following statements into indirect speech. EXERCISE 19: Punctuate the following to put them in direct speech. EXERCISE 20: Convert ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ type questions to indirect speech. EXERCISE 21: Choose - enquired, wondered, asked, told or said - to convert the following dialogues to indirect speech. EXERCISE 22: Convert the following ‘WH’ questions to indirect speech. EXERCISE 23: Write the following dialogues in direct speech and then complete the sentences to put them in indirect.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Grammar - Direct and Indirect Speech. 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: List the similarities and differences between direct and indirect speech. Identify the changes seen in adverbs, modal verbs and pronouns when converting direct into indirect speech. Identify the structure of the sentences when the speech is direct and indirect. Test their understanding of the changes seen in verb tenses when converting direct into indirect speech. Use commas, inverted commas and relevant end punctuation to mark direct speech and quotations. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue to develop experiences, events and characters. 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 Direct and Indirect Speech for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Grammar. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: List the similarities and differences between direct and indirect speech. Identify the changes seen in adverbs, modal verbs and pronouns when converting direct into indirect speech. Identify the structure of the sentences when the speech is direct and indirect. Test their understanding of the changes seen in verb tenses when converting direct into indirect speech. Use commas, inverted commas and relevant end punctuation to mark direct speech and quotations. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue to develop experiences, events and characters. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Features of Direct and Indirect Speech SN 3: Direct vs Indirect Speech: Differences and Similarities SN 4: Adverb Changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect SN 5: Modal Verb changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect SN 6: Pronoun Changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect SN 7: Tense Changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect SN 8: Rules followed in changing Functional Sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech SN 9: Structure of the Sentences in Direct and Indirect Speech SN 10: Direct and Indirect Speech Rubrics 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

These Worksheets with an Answer Key are perfect for teaching Spelling - Words Ending in -ary, -ery and -ory. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these grade-appropriate exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Use suffixes based on the spelling rules and meanings to form nouns and adjectives. Use the root words to form –ary, -ery and –ory words. Use –ary –ery and –ory words to complete the given sentences. Use suffixes –ary, -ery and –ory to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes –ary, -ery and –ory in forming new words. Create new word patterns with words ending in –ary, -ery and –ory to use in writing. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Give two examples each to each of the nouns, places and adjectives based on the spelling rules for -ary, -ery and -ory words. EXERCISE 2: Add a suffix: -ary, -ery or -ory to complete each of the words in the sentences below. EXERCISE 3: Chose an –ary word from the options to complete each of the sentences below. EXERCISE 4: Chose an -ery word from the brackets to complete each of the sentences below. EXERCISE 5: Choose the correct -ory or -ery word from each set of words to fill in each blank. EXERCISE 6: Use the suffix –ary to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. EXERCISE 7: Use the suffix –ery to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. EXERCISE 8: Use the suffix –ory to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. EXERCISE 9: Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes –ary, -ery and –ory in forming new words. EXERCISE 10: Create new word patterns with words ending in -ary, -ery and -ory to use in writing. EXERCISE 11: Add a suffix -ary, -ery or -ory (as indicated) to each of the root words to form a noun or adjective. EXERCISE 12: Add a correct suffix – -ary, -ery or -ory – to the stem to complete the word. EXERCISE 13: Use the root word and noun to form -ary word. EXERCISE 14: Use the root word and noun to form -ory word. EXERCISE 15: Use the root word to form -ery, or -ary word.

This compact review of Active and Passive Voice for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Grammar. 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. With the help of these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Identify and define the structure of a sentence when verbs are active and passive. Group and order tense forms into active and passive verbs. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Analyse verb tenses to determine whether constructions rely on active or passive voice. Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice. Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate active and passive verbs. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Structure of Sentences in Active and Passive Voice SN 3: Present Tense Forms of Active and Passive Verbs SN 4: Past Tense Forms of Active and Passive Verbs SN 5: Future Tense Forms of Active and Passive Verbs SN 6: Modal Verb Forms of Sentences in Active and Passive Voice SN 7: Active and Passive Voice Rubrics

These Worksheets with an Answer Key perfect for teaching Sentence Structure – Conditional Sentences – Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed. 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: Match the terms associated with conditionals with their meanings. Consider the usage and formation to identify the verbs that exemplify the conditionals in the given text. Form and use conditionals to achieve particular effects. Illustrate the structure of conditionals relating them to condition and results with tenses. Identify the common mistakes made by beginners in the use of conditionals in writing. Produce well-written conditional sentences keeping in mind the formation and usage to express probability, possibility and hypothesis. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (A-L) with their meanings (1-12). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Conditionals – to tabulate formation and usage of conditionals. EXERCISE 3: Consider the usage and formation to identify the verbs that exemplify the conditionals in the given text. EXERCISE 4: Use the sentence stem to verbalise the action in the graphic to go with the conditional type and formation. EXERCISE 5: Illustrate the structure of conditionals relating them to condition and results with tenses. EXERCISE 6: Test your knowledge of conditional sentences (Part 1-2). EXERCISE 7: Identify the conditional type and tense form of the given sentences (Part 1-2). EXERCISE 8: Provide appropriate conditional and result clauses wherever required. EXERCISE 9: Identify the impact of the use of conditionals in sentences. EXERCISE 10: Identify the common mistakes made by beginners in the use of conditionals in writing (Part 1-2). EXERCISE 11: Identify the conditional sentences that are created to express a particular function. EXERCISE 12: Produce well-written conditional sentences keeping in mind the formation and usage to express probability, possibility and hypothesis. EXERCISE 13: Select the correct verb form to complete each conditional sentence. EXERCISE 14: Write conditional sentences using the given modals both in the positive and negative. EXERCISE 15: Provide an example each for the following conditional sentence structures. EXERCISE 16: Identify the conditional types in the sentences. EXERCISE 17: Use your imagination to make hypothetical pairs of “If… then…” Be creative. Try for as many pairs as possible. EXERCISE 18: Identify the meaning of the conditional sentences and their usage.

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Sentence Structure – Conditional Sentences – Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed. 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: Match the terms associated with conditionals with their meanings. Consider the usage and formation to identify the verbs that exemplify the conditionals in the given text. Form and use conditionals to achieve particular effects. Illustrate the structure of conditionals relating them to condition and results with tenses. Identify the common mistakes made by beginners in the use of conditionals in writing. Produce well-written conditional sentences keeping in mind the formation and usage to express probability, possibility and hypothesis. 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.

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Humourous Story - My Lost Dollar by Stephen Butler Leacock. 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: Find the meaning of the challenging words, phrases and expressions in the story. Identify the setting elements and the characteristic features of the main characters in the story. Apply textual clues to answer the retrieval, inferential and authorial technique questions. Analyse the story to find its plot elements – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Evaluate the text to find its story elements – genre, message, speaker, point of view, tone, conflict type, authorial techniques, plot type, language register, purpose and style. Write a summary, make a character description and create a critical appreciation of the story. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions to recall the meaning of certain expressions in the story. EXERCISE 3: Follow the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 4: Follow the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 5: Answer the characterisation questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 6: Use the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 7: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 9: Follow Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the plot elements. EXERCISE 11: Follow the story analysis guide to identify the story elements. EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of story elements. EXERCISE 13: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of authorial techniques. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering following questions. EXERCISE 15: Answer the following comprehension questions.

This Unit Plan is 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 exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities 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. 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 Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Proofreading - Editing your Writing. 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 correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks. List the components of a proofreading checklist. Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text. Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the symbols of proofreading (1-14) with their meanings (A-N). EXERCISE 2: Match the proofreading marks (1-10) with their meanings. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Editing Your Writing – and prepare a checklist for proof reading. EXERCISE 4: Use proofreading symbols to edit the text. EXERCISE 5: Use proofreading letters/marks and acronyms to edit the text. EXERCISE 6: Analyse and proofread the text to identify the errors – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to ensure accuracy and correctness – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Chose any one of the following task to demonstrate your proofreading skills. EXERCISE 9: Proofread the following text and correct by selecting the suitable option. EXERCISE 10: Proofread and correct the following passages – Part 1-4.

This compact review of Simile for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Figurative Language. 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 this information 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. This download includes: SN 1: Simile Details SN 2: Simile vs Metaphor SN 3: Simile Types SN 4: Simile Patterns SN 5: Simile Rubrics SN 6: Simile in Advertisements SN 7: Simile Examples 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