Can you tell we are tackling Beowulf next week? I am amazed at the number of quality resources available for free! This list includes research pages, writing assignments, history lessons, and literature guides. Updated 08/12/22 Beowulf Resources Beowulf: Still a Hero An Introduction to Beowulf The Beauty of Anglo-Saxon Poetry: A Prelude to Beowulf [...]
TEFL Teachers: Teach phrasal verbs in a way your students understand and remember with this NEW and effective technique. Free PDF download included.
Do you think English is easy to learn? Well, here's a short example of how complicated it in fact is! Check out this high quality print-friendly poster below - you're most welcome to print i
I can't remember what blogger or expat friend of mine said it, but I once heard someone claim that nearly every English speaker who passes through Spain will eventually, at some point or another end up teaching English for a
What is this organism? What characteristics does it have? To what other organisms is it related? Is it a vertebrate or an invertebrate? What does it eat? What role does it play in the ecosystem? All biology teachers have particular topics that they really don't like to teach, and topics that we LOVE LOVE to teach. Teaching classification is a topic that I LOVE! Classification and taxonomy involves problem solving and critical thinking. Basically a taxonomist is a "living organism detective". I have two really fun activities that my students always enjoy. The first is called "Let's Learn to Use and Build a Dichotomous Key". This product teaches students all about dichotomous classification keys. Students will learn why classification is necessary, the definition of a dichotomous key, and how to use a dichotomous key. Students will analyze the included pictures of 7 different cone-bearing plants, and use a dichotomous key to classify them. Finally students will learn to construct a classification key of their own. Students are given pictures of 12 different primates and asked to make their own classification key. The beauty of this part of the activity is that there is no right or wrong way to construct the classification key. Students study the 12 pictures and decide which characteristics to include in their key. I am always amazed at the innovative and creative classification keys that my students come up with. There are also 10 follow up questions for students to answer. The second activity that I love to do with my students is called "Let's Build A Cladogram". Cladistics is one of the newest trends in the modern classification of organisms. It shows the relationship between different organisms based on the presence or absence of characteristics called derived characters. In this activity, students will look at pictures of 7 different animals to determine if they possess certain derived characters. This data will then be used to build a cladogram. There are just so many fun things to do when teaching classification. I always have to make myself wrap up the unit and move on to a new topic! Have fun teaching!
Things are heating up outside as we enter the end of the school year. You can grab this FREE summer activity to end things off with your students!
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This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Amy Goes To First Grade is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.
What to teach complete ESL beginners? Having an ESL beginner curriculum guide certainly helps! It is like a roadmap of what to teach in that first year.
Using Capital letters while writing are part of punctuation. And the rules are simple to remember. Kids often forget to capitalize when writing. Do keep this chart handy to remind them often about capitalization in English language.
Poetry Terms Bookmarks: Remind students of the most common poetry terms with these handy bookmarks. Terms include: alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, simile, and stanza. Includes a simple definition plus an example from a poem and/or a song to demonstrate the device. This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. Poets quoted include Theodore Roethke, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Amy Lowell. Musical artists include Bob Dylan, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Tracy Chapman, Taylor Swift, Jason Mraz, and B.o.B. The download contains six pages with color and two black & white page. Simply print, cut, and use. For longer use, laminate before cutting. This is just one of over 20 files in my bundle of poetry materials, found here: Poetry Resources Bundle #1 You might also like... Common Core Poetry Task Cards How to dissect a poem (identifying parts of a poem)-Updated 40+ formulas for writing poems Figurative Language and Poetic Devices Powerpoint Presentation Song Lyric presentation assignment and rubric Dead Poets Society supplement, handouts, and quiz Created by Tracee Orman Mrs. Orman's Classroom
What's a prepositional phrase? Have fun with these grammar exercises! You'll learn how to identify and diagram prepositional phrases.
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As much as I love to read, sometimes I dreaded teaching reading. I was reading by four and everything in language arts came easily to me – it just clicked. When I had students that didn’t improve their reading with my strategies, I didn’t understand why. Now that I am working with my son, I […]
Primary Grammar worksheets focusing on the topic of ‘don’t’ and ‘doesn’t’. Designed for young learners, students will complete basic exercises introducing them t…
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My mother used to tell me the story of her own mother, also a teacher. Back in the 1950s, students loved my Grandma Florence. But they were curious about things. One day, Grandma walked in the ladies room of her school. As she opened the door, she heard a student exclaim, "You mean teachers go to the bathroom?!" This little story is one that I've heard and thought about many times, especially as my mother was a teacher and I was a fifth grade teacher who now teaches writing. Old family stories, the ones we hear and tell over and over again are deep wells for writing topics. Students - what stories does your family tell? Can you remember old stories about you or stories that took place before you were born? Stories are the glue that holds a family together. Stories help us know ourselves and our memories through the years. A poem about an old family story may keep that story alive for another generation. I always share poems with our children, and Georgia gave me a line for this poem, the line wondering if the teacher has a first name. Thank you, Gigi! (Please click on COMMENTS below to share a thought.)
