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Master Present Tense with Low-Prep, Engaging Grammar Lessons – For All Learners!

Perfect for Grades 1-5, this print-and-go resource helps both native English speakers and ESL/EAL learners confidently master Present Simple and Continuous Tenses. With clear explanations and interactive exercises, it’s ideal for teachers seeking a time-saving, curriculum-aligned solution that supports independent learning.

What’s Included?

✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer Keys

**What’s Inside?
**✔️ Present Simple & Continuous Explanations

✔️ Verb Agreement Exercises

✔️ Fill-in-the-Blanks Activities

✔️ Sentence Reordering Tasks

✔️ Negative & Interrogative Practice

✔️ Present Simple vs. Continuous Comparisons

✔️ Quizzes 
✔️ Answer Keys

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Why Teachers Love It:**

✏️ No Prep

✏️ Classroom-Tested

✏️ Versatile Resource
✏️ Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum

When to Use:

✅ Grammar Lessons
✅ Independent Practice
✅ Literacy Centers
✅ Homework
✅ Early Finishers
✅ Sub Plans

Skills Focused:

✔️ Present Simple & Continuous Usage
✔️ Subject-Verb Agreement
✔️ Sentence Construction
✔️ Negative & Interrogative Forms
✔️ Editing & Self-Assessment
✔️ Independent Grammar Mastery

Curriculum Alignment

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)**

• L.1.1-L.5.1: Master English grammar and verb tense consistency.
• L.1.3-L.5.3: Use conventions to enhance meaning.
• W.1.5-W.5.5: Revise and edit for clarity and tense accuracy.

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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)**

§110.3-§110.7 (Grades 1-5):

• • Develop and revise drafts with consistent verb tense.
  • Apply proper grammar and verb usage in writing and speech.

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UK National Curriculum (Years 1-5)**

• Writing Composition: Plan and draft using correct present tense.
• Grammar and Punctuation: Use present simple and continuous accurately.
• Reading Comprehension: Analyze how tense affects meaning.

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Sentence or Fragment Sort and Write Activity: A Fun Way to Improve Writing Skills

This engaging activity helps students distinguish between complete sentences and sentence fragments. By sorting cards and writing their findings, students develop a strong foundation in grammar and sentence structure. This skill is crucial for effective writing and clear communication.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhanced grammar and punctuation skills: Students learn to identify subject-verb agreement, capitalization, and punctuation rules.
• Improved writing fluency: By recognizing complete sentences, students can construct well-formed sentences in their own writing.
• Boosted critical thinking: Sorting and analyzing sentences encourages students to think critically about language and meaning.
• Increased confidence in writing: A solid understanding of sentence structure empowers students to write with greater accuracy and clarity.

This activity is perfect for students of all ages and abilities, making it a valuable tool for both classroom and homeschool settings.

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This popcorn-themed activity provides a fun and engaging way for students to practice their phonics and spelling skills while developing critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Here's how this activity can benefit students:

Phonics and Spelling:

• Reinforces letter-sound correspondence: Students will practice recognizing and sounding out letters in words, helping them to decode and encode words more effectively.
• Builds vocabulary: By encountering a variety of real and nonsense words, students will expand their vocabulary and learn new word patterns.
• Enhances spelling skills: Sorting words into real and nonsense categories helps students to internalize spelling rules and patterns, improving their spelling accuracy.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:

• Develops analytical skills: Students will need to analyze each word, breaking it down into sounds and syllables, to determine if it follows phonetic rules and is a real word.
• Promotes logical reasoning: By identifying patterns in real and nonsense words, students will develop their logical reasoning skills and the ability to make informed decisions.
• Encourages creative thinking: When encountering nonsense words, students can explore the possibilities of creating new words and meanings, fostering creativity and imagination.

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• Makes learning fun: The popcorn theme adds a playful element to the activity, making it more engaging and enjoyable for students.
• Creates a multi-sensory experience: The tactile experience of sorting popcorn words and the visual element of categorizing them appeals to different learning styles, enhancing comprehension.
• Fosters a positive learning environment: The collaborative nature of the activity encourages teamwork and social interaction, creating a positive and supportive learning atmosphere.

Includes a popcorn template with no words as well to add your own.

Overall, this popcorn-themed activity offers a comprehensive approach to language arts instruction, combining fun with learning to create a memorable and effective experience for students.

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As our Deaf/hard of hearing/ELL students are completing written assignments, little words/parts of speech that are commonly confused when writing such as is, are, was, were, have, had, do, did, the, and a are emphasized in this product. Students are provided with differences between each word, examples of each word used in a sentence, and students have the opportunity to write a sentence using each word.

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❤️Are your students struggling to use the correct demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these those) in their English sentences? These fun animal themed demonstrative pronoun visual charts, flashcards, and coloring pages are perfect for your ESL / ELL / EFL / ESP students!

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✏️Students can use the cards to create, speak and write complete sentences ("This is a bear. That is a bear. These are bears. Those are bears.")

✏️These activities are low prep! Simply print task cards onto card stock, cut, and laminate for extra durability.

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This is a simple worksheet that helps students practice combine sentences using and. One side of the sheet is where students will write a new sentence by combining the two given sentences. The second side is where they read through different options and choose the best sentence.

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This worksheet has two pages of practice. Students will practice combining sentences using but, and, so, and or. One side of the sheet students will rewrite the two sentences into one sentence using the correct conjunction. The second side of the sheet students will just write the conjunction they would use to combine the two sentences.

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Simple, to the point 5 slide presentation that walks students through using For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS) in their writings. Includes: Rules Tips Practice Exercises Peer Workshopping Component Meets Common Core Standards for grammar usage.

Make learning prepositions and prepositional phrases fun and easy with this visual writing presentation. 13 pages/slides of active learning strategies for understanding and using prepositions and prepositional phrases along with commas. Includes: Definitions Poem Preposition List Preposition Chair Activity Preposition Walk around the School Campus Easy to use tips Prepositional Phrases Commas and Prepositions Lots of color coded, visual writing examples Practice activities for individual/small/whole group Peer Workshopping Easy for students to follow and use. Great for fllipped classrooms and homeschools. Activities can be used individually or in small or whole group settings. A stimulating visual learning approach to help students understand prepositions and phrases.

This fun technology activity for all ages introduces and uses synonyms to turn students' photos into word-photo images! Can be used as individual/small/whole group activity. Includes: Definition and Example Whole Class "Give It a Try" Activity Step-by-Step Directions Materials List Websites and Links Ipad/Ipod/Android Apps Students' Examples Student Activity Directions Can be used with flipped classroom models, homeschool, and with minimal teacher instruction. Technology-based grammar/reading activity needs computers and internet access.

Introduce Semi-Colons, Colons, Dashes, and Hyphens with this 14 slide presentation. Includes: definitions examples practice sentences peer workshopping component comprehension checkpoint & answers extra resources This PowerPoint gives students everything they need to successfully use each of the "Other Punctuation Marks" within their essays! Easy to read and follow with color-coded examples. Can be used for ELL/GT/AP and flipped classrooms. Meets CCSS guidelines.

Are commas alien to your students? Are there not enough or too many commas? This 31 slide presentation uses a color-coded approach combined with peer workshopping and comprehension checks. The mini-lesson presentation addresses and includes: Research slide Extra Resources with practices Comma Comprehension Checks Commas in a List and Series FANBOYS Appositives Directly Speaking to a Person Dependent Clauses Adverbs and Transitions Parenthetical Expressions Adjectives Dates Cities/States Can be used as individual mini-lessons or as review. Provides peer workshopping component and comprehension checks to increase comma skills and usage. Interactive approach is easy to follow and is self-explanatory. Meets Common Core Standards.

Help students understand and master the four kinds of sentences with this fun, interactive, activity! Students use brochures, magazines, newspapers, etc... to find real life writing examples of the four basic kinds of sentences: Simple Compound Complex Compound-Complex Great small group activity that gets students discussing rules, reading, and sentence varieties!

Do your students have trouble determining when to use "I" or "Me"? This easy-to-follow PowerPoint includes: Simplified Rules for Using"I" and "Me" Easy to follow Examples Peer Workshopping Activity This to-the-point presentation is for individual, small, or whole group introduction and review.. Make learning to use "I' or "Me" easy!

The 20 slide PowerPoint with peer workshopping activities introduces: Sentences: beginnings, dialogues Proper Nouns: people, I, my Specific Places and Dates: General vs. Specific, Days of Week/Month, Holidays Everyday Life: Organizations, Companies, Institutions, Specific Products, Aircrafts, Ships, Spaceships, Ethnic Names, Languages, Nationalizations, Religions Extra Resources Examples are given so students can follow authors' imitations. Easy explanations of color-coded rules and guidelines for using capital letters sentences and essays. Peer workshopping activities help reinforce capital letter rules.

14 non-fiction and 1 fiction scenarios with speech and thought bubbles for students to make inferences, practice point of view, and practice writing dialogue. Non-Fiction Scenes Include: Skiers Musicians Basketball Player Hiking Art Babysitting Mechanics Friends Salesman Accident Garden Skateboarding Science Parking Lot and Aliens (fiction) Can be used individually or with whole groups for journal writing, writing text evidence based on visual clues, on-demand writing prompts, writing reader's theater/plays, practice grammar skills, spelling, vocabulary, and more.

Turn your classroom into Antonym City with this fun and engaging antonym activity designed to help students master opposites in a creative way! "Opposites Day Conundrum" introduces your students to the concept of antonyms as they decode the funny, mixed up sentences and replace the bolded words with their correct opposite, or antonym. This activity fosters critical thinking, enhances vocabulary, and keeps students entertained as they "save the day" in Antonym City.

Perfect for literacy centres, independent practice, or as a fun whole class activity, this resource is a fantastic addition to your antonym lesson plans. With its unique format and imaginative twist, your students will have a blast while strengthening their understanding of antonyms.

What's Included:

• A set of creatively designed antonym practice sheets.
• Engaging scenarios that encourage students to think critically and use context clues.
• Opportunities for students to write and revise their own sentences using antonyms.
• Clear, easy to follow instructions for both teachers and students.

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Introducing Super Star Synonyms – the ultimate Synonym and Antonym game that brings fun to literacy centres! Perfect for Years 3-6, this exciting game transports students onto the red carpet as they learn synonyms and antonyms in an engaging and interactive way. Up level those literacy centres!

As students move along the game board, they’ll land on Hollywood stars, pick up star cards with words, and record their synonyms on the included recording sheet. For an added challenge, they can also write down antonyms to further expand their vocabulary skills. That's right, working in synonyms AND antonyms! The goal is to reach the end of the board while mastering key vocabulary concepts!

Whether you're using it in the classroom or for small group activities, Super Star Synonyms is a fantastic resource for reinforcing vocabulary in your literacy centres. This game not only builds synonym and antonym knowledge but also encourages collaborative learning in a fun, Hollywood-inspired setting.

Key Features:

• Hollywood theme with stars, red carpet, and movie-related words
• Includes recording sheets for synonyms and antonyms
• Perfect for Years 3-6 literacy centres
• Fun and engaging way to practice vocabulary skills

Add some Hollywood glamour to your literacy centres with Super Star Synonyms and watch your students shine as vocabulary superstars!

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Players: 2-4

Materials:

• Cut out and laminate pumpkins

Directions:

Place pumpkins in a pile. Students will pick two pumpkins and decide whether or not they are an uppercase and lowercase letter match (ex. A matches a). If the letters make a match the student takes those pumpkins and puts them in their pile. If the letters do not make a match the places them back into the pile. Then the next student takes a turn. The student with the most pumpkin pairs wins.

Includes:

+ Color Pumpkin Matching

+ Black and White Pumpkin Matching

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Players: 2-4

Materials:

+ Cut out and laminated pumpkins

+ Black and White Pumpkins

+ Color Pumpkins

+ Blank Pumpkins to create your own compound words

Directions:

Place pumpkins face down. Students will pick two

pumpkins and decide whether or not they make a

compound word together. If the words make a

compound word the student gets to keep those those pumpkins. If the words do not make a compound word the student flips them back over. Then the next player takes a turn. The student with the most pumpkin pairs wins.

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