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Laurie Rankin
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Using Capital Letters 2
This is another worksheet to review the many uses of capital letters. There are two paragraphs containing words which need to be capitalized. Students are asked to highlight these words and rewrite them underneath, using capitals.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Using Capital Letters 1
This activity reviews the rules for using capital letters and would be useful after a lesson. Students are asked to rewrite short sentences, capitalizing words which need them.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Bubble Gum
This reading comprehension activity contains a short reading passage about when, how Bubble Gum was invented, followed comprehension questions which involve both short and sentence answers, plus a creative bonus activity. Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-16
Type: reading
Downloads: 17


 
Survival at Sea
This is a group decision-making activity, which requires cooperation, discussion and thinking skills. Students are divided into groups of 4-6 and given a paper which outlines the following scenario: "You are a crew member on a 35 metre fishing vessel when you run into a raging storm. You are forced to abandon the ship, which is leaking badly fro...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: others
Downloads: 13


 
Entertaining Endings Activity
Teacher pre-cuts the sentence strips, folds them in half and puts them on the desk or into a container. Students are split up into groups and each group gets a sentence. It�s more dramatic if one person per group comes and chooses one. Each group must make up a story that ends in that sentence. The crazier, the better!!! Each group records thei...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: others
Downloads: 15


 
Two True, One False
This is an excellent game/activity to encourage students to speak, think, listen and respond. Students are divided into groups of 4-6. Each person has to either write down or think of 3 "facts" about themselves, only 2 of which are true. Students then take turns sharing their "3 facts" and the group has to guess which one is "false".
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: others
Downloads: 2


 
Human Bingo
This activity can be used when a teacher wants students to be out of their seats interacting with each other. Students are given a grid with 20 squares on it, with the instructions at the top which says, "FIND SOMEONE WHO....." In each square is an item, such as "drinks their coffee black", or "can roll their tongue". When a classmate is found, s/h...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: others
Downloads: 4


 
Chocolate Chip Cookie "invention"
This worksheet has a short passage about how/when/where the chocolate chip cookie was invented and from the reading, students are asked to find information for short answer questions to record in a chart.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-16
Type: reading
Downloads: 27


 
Inventor/Invention Search
This worksheet is part of a unit I developed on "Inventions", but can also be used on its own. Students match a list of inventors with their inventions, using "Google" when necessary. This activity usually lends itself well to discussion or new information.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22


 
Skateboard
This reading comprehension activity contains a short reading passage about when, how and why the Skateboard was invented, followed by 5 vocabulary items and 5 sentence answer questions; the last one requires higher level thinking. Answer key included.�
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-16
Type: reading
Downloads: 29

 

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