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Expository Writing Song

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Ewww, expository writing! Right? Narrative is fun, because you get to tell a story. You can relate lots of personal experiences and retell an event. That’s pretty basic as far as writing goes. Expository, though, that bothers many kids. Maybe this song can give them some pointers?

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Expository Writing Song

Story Elements Song

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What are elements of a story? Setting, plot, characters, resolution, climax… these are all parts of a story that have to be taught. Along with worksheets and other activities, why not add this music to give your instruction a multi-modal approach?

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Story Elements Song

Simile Song

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I remember having a student who always pronounced simile as smile. There’s nothing to smile about in grammar, I used to tell them. Grammar is bigtime serious business. Eventually they figured out similes, and so will your students with the aid of this song!

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Simile Song

Language Arts Songs

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Just when you thought it was safe to come out to the schoolhouse and avoid music, we threw music into language arts, upsetting the delicate balance of the world. Math for math and science – okay. Math for PE – alright, but leave reading and language alone, right? No way! We’ve done it again! Take a listen to our whole collection of language arts songs.

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Language Arts Songs

Verb Rap Song

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Thought it was time for another remix, did you? Great minds think alike. We’ve take the verb song and cranked it up a notch… or twelve, with our verb song rap remix. Enjoy the old tune in a new way!

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Verb Rap Song

ESOL Flash Cards

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I guess I can’t talk enough about the value of these ESOL flash cards. Whether you know the students by the ESOL, ESL, or ELL classifications, these are incredibly helpful free activities and tools for you. There are very few young learners of English that couldn’t benefit from using these. Whether it’s the spelling, the pronunciation, or just the word identification you need to teach, this can be a huge success as a morning activity or for an added center during language and reading.

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ESOL Flash Cards

Alphabet Flash Cards

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I can’t think of a better way to start the school year than putting a smile on young kids’ faces with a free set of alphabet flash cards, especially if you have ESOL/ELL students. They can practice the letters’ names, the sounds they make, and even spelling with these free sets of alphabet cards. Choose from various styles, all sure to get the job done.

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Alphabet Flash Cards

Homophone Worksheets

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Homophones are some of the most commonly used and misused words in our language. The only way to avoid homophone errors is to use them frequently and drill the correct usage into students. Use this worksheet to get a head start. Then, see if they can come up with more homophone pairs in a journal log or on the back of this page! See who can get the most pairs and trios of homophones. This is also a great ESL vocab builder.

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Homophone Worksheets

Capitalization Worksheets

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Proper grammar is essential for being understood and for being an effective communicator. Capitalization is a skill that needs to be learned early. Whether it’s the first word of a sentence, proper nouns, or the days of the week, knowing when to capitalize and when not to makes a big difference. Have fun teaching has several worksheets that go over the basics, including some non-examples that need to be corrected.

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capitalization worksheets

Capitalization Worksheets

Adjective Worksheets

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Struggling to get your students to add flavor of any sort to bland, boring sentences? Are they unable to pull adjectives out of thin air to describe things? Try some English worksheets and have them going through basic activities to flex their vocabulary muscles. Describe common objects, assemble word families, and much more! We all know we’re building toward state writing tests, and everything done at younger grades just builds them up for it. Find this worksheet and more in the English Worksheets section of Have Fun Teaching.

English Worksheets

Adjective Worksheets

Adjective Worksheets