KAS ELA Standard: L.1.1.b

How many ways can we use “check” in a paragraph? And can your students spot when it’s a verb, or a noun, or an adjective?

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place at the zoo.

Plural nouns in English are deliciously fascinating. Yet most plural lessons are so dull! In this experience, students are given a pile of plurals and then inductively create groups and pull out rules and patterns.

In this lesson, students will not just fix passive sentences, but break active sentences as they learn to put the star of the sentence first.