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I teach fourth grade and many of these concepts are geared for the
upper grades. However, since grammar is usually recycled
through many years, these ideas may be tweaked for many other grade
levels!
I used this
activity as an assessment. I gave each student a sheet of
11X18 construction paper. They folded the paper into four
boxes and labeled each box with exclamatory, declarative,
interrogative or imperative. Then each student got a copy of
the sentences sort sheet. Students cut apart the sentences and
glued them into the appropriate boxes.
Sentences sort sheet in Word
Other Four Kinds
of Sentences activities:
 Recognizing Sentences
(Sentence or Not A Sentence)
Falling Into Good Sentences File Folder Game Cover in PDF
Interior Sorting Map in PDF
Cards
* in PDF
Falling Into Good Sentences Directions in PDF
*Questions were cut and pasted from the
RHL School website.
Four Kinds of Sentences
Four Kinds
of Sentences Directions in Word
Four Kinds of Sentences
Directions in PDF
Four Kinds of
Sentences Game Board in Word
Four Kinds of Sentences
Game Board in PDF
Four Kinds of Sentences
Questions pg 1 in Word
Four Kinds of Sentences Questions pg 1 in PDF
Four Kinds of Sentences
Questions pg 2 in Word
Four Kinds of Sentences Questions pg 2 in PDF
Four Kinds of Sentences
Questions pg 3 in Word
Four Kinds of Sentences Questions pg 3 in PDF
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I have just started my
noun unit this year. When I teach nouns I look at my district
objectives, which are somewhat vague. To narrow them down I
make sure I teach identifying a noun, common and proper nouns,
plural nouns and pronouns.
To begin the unit, I
have students define what a noun is. Then we create a chart
with three columns that are labeled person, place and thing.
Click here to print the chart
in PDF
To help students start
I show students pictures of nouns that have been clipped from
newspapers. I ask students for what the noun is and then we
write the noun in the appropriate column and I tape the picture up.
Then students break into groups and brainstorm as many nouns as they
can. All students are responsible for writing. After
about 6-7 minutes, we share words and students write the shared
words into the chart as well.
Printable pictures of nouns
in PDF
The next day, after we
have defined what a noun is, we read a poem and identify all of the
nouns. To do this, I make sure I laminate a large poster of a
poem (there is a printable poster below), then introduce and
read aloud the poem. Students identify nouns and I use
Wikki Stix to circle the
nouns. Then students add the nouns into the chart they created
the day before.
Printable
Poem Poster in Word- FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW FIRST!
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Make sure to follow these directions of
your poster WILL NOT print correctly.
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Go to file, page set up.
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Click on paper size: custom and reset
the measurements to 16 inches wide and 22 inches in height.
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Go to file, print.
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Click on properties and select page set
up on the top tab.
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Page size should be letter and so
should printer paper size. However, Click on printer
type and select poster printing. Click ok and then ok to
print!
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The poster will print on four
separate sheets that will need to be cut and taped together.
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Laminate and you have a
big poster!
After I have taught plural
nouns, my kids really enjoyed this review activity. I ask
each child to get out a sheet of notebook paper numbered one to
twenty four. Then I pass out the plural pumpkin cards from below.
Each pumpkin is numbered. Students begin at what ever number
of the pumpkin they are given. For example, if I pass them
out pumpkin number eight, they start on number eight. On
each pumpkin is a singular noun. On the their sheet of paper
they write the plural noun and then flip their pumpkin over to
check. When I say switch, they go to the next pumpkin
(pumpkins are passed out in numerical order). A bit of
advice, don't let students switch until you say go or it will be
crazy! Kids don't do to all the pumpkins, just as many as we
have time for!
To prepare for this activity:
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Print out the pumpkin sheets
below.
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Cut out along the black lines
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Write the correct plural on
the back.
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You might want to laminate for
durability!
Other Noun Activities:
Proper and Common Nouns
Proper and Common Noun Concentration in Word
Proper and Common Noun Concentration in PDF
Scarecrow Common and Proper Nouns in Word
Scarecrow Common and Proper Nouns in PDF
This is a card game that is similar to
Old Maid.
Common
and Proper Noun spinner activity
Spinner worksheet in Word
Created by Beth Newingham
Nouns
Nouns- Create a
"Nounsense" Story in Word
Nouns-
Create a "Nounsense" Story in PDF
This is similar to Madlibs and will take
some teacher preparation.
Plural
Nouns
\Plurals Go Fish in Word
Plurals Go Fish
in PDF
Plurals Board Game in Word
Plurals
Board Game in PDF
(you will need to provide a blank board
game for this game. Click
here to go to a website that
provides pre-made blank board games.)
The Plural Path Board
Game in Word
The Plural
Path in PDF
Plurals Word
Sort in Word
Plurals Word
Sort in PDF
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This is a very cool project
I learned from a retired teacher. This is a great way to
assess verbs for students.
I give each student a piece of white construction paper and have the
kids draw a stick figure doing an action and label it with the verb.
They wrote a sentence and
underlined the action verb and drew the person to match. On the
other side they wrote a sentence with a helping verb and underlined
the verb and circled the helping verb.
Then
they trace over the figure with a black PERMANENT marker. Then the
kids lay small squares of various color tissue paper over the
figure. Using a paint brush, paint the squares with water.
Once
the squares dry, they will fall off/ peel off and leave a really
pretty water color effect. I have students "paint" the papers and
then leave them in the hall to dry. After the tissue papers dry,
they peel them off into the trash can. I call them "Vivid Verbs" and
hang them in the hall.
Here is a
picture of my example!
Other
Verb Activities:
Irregular
Verb concentration from
Jefferson
County Schools
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