Homophones Examples: Pairs, Homonyms and Homographs
Homophones examples in clear pairs with meanings, plus homonyms, homographs and heteronyms explained, fill-in sentences and ideas for class practice.
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List of Pronouns: Types, Examples and an Anchor Chart
A list of pronouns with examples: personal, possessive, reflexive, demonstrative, indefinite and relative, plus antecedent agreement and an anchor chart.
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Types of Nouns: Common, Proper, Concrete and Abstract
Types of nouns explained with clear examples: common, proper, concrete, abstract and compound nouns, a mixed list of nouns and class activities.
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Figurative Language Examples: Types, Idioms and Practice
Figurative language examples with meanings: personification, hyperbole, idioms, alliteration and onomatopoeia, plus an anchor chart and class activities.
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Commonly Confused Words: Affect vs Effect, Then vs Than
Commonly confused words explained in plain language: eleven pairs, from affect vs effect to good vs well, with memory tricks and example…
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Morning Work for Kindergarten: Easy Ideas and Center Tasks
Morning work for kindergarten: easy no-prep ideas, soft start tasks, literacy and math center ideas, fine motor bins and quiet printables to…
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Weather Passages for Kids: Topics, Vocabulary and Ideas
Weather passages for kids: topics to read about, weather words, types of weather, how clouds and rain form, and simple weather experiments…
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Decodable Books and Readers: What They Are and How to Use
Decodable books and readers explained: what decodable text is, decodable vs leveled books, how to use them in kindergarten and grade 1,…
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Character Traits List: Positive and Negative Words for Kids
A character traits list with positive and negative traits, short examples, an anchor chart, traits vs feelings and simple activities for kids.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems: Easy Strategies
Addition and subtraction word problems made easy: one-step and two-step examples, the CUBES strategy, keywords and mixed operations for grades 1 to…
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Active vs Passive Voice: Examples and How to Change Them
Active vs passive voice explained with clear examples, a simple test, how to change active to passive and back, when to use…
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What Is the Main Idea? How to Find It, With Examples
What is the main idea? Learn how to find the main idea and supporting details with clear examples, a simple anchor chart…
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