A Simple Past Tense Activity

It's been a while since I shared something I prepared for my kids. Here is an idea to work on Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense that I have written. 

I started the worksheet with a story of a boy named Tom. But to make it a little bit more interesting, I told that it was actually written by one of Tom's friends when they were 12. The year was 2004. And I asked them to underline the verbs - that's where they sometimes have problems: to identify the verb! 

Then, I continued with the same story but I erased the verbs. It's 2016 now, so how was Tom's life when he was 12? The kids completed the blanks using Simple Past Tense of the verbs in the original story. 

I ended the handout by asking the kids a question: How old is Tom now? What do you think he does for a living? And that's a speaking activity +.+ 

You can download the handout here =)

Enjoy !

Online Graphic Designers

Teachers are so busy-as always- I know. And we need graphic designs for almost everything. Although I love working on Microsof Word, saving time sounds great! That's why I've been searching for some online tools for graphic design. There are many tools online, but these two look better, in my opinion.

-eduplace.com: This one is a tool that has a lot of different charts, story maps and clusters.

-Studentshandouts.com: This one is nearly the same as the former one, but with a different outlook. Moreover, this website does not only contain charts and story maps, but also there is every kind of worksheet that a teacher may make use of.

These are all free and photocopiable. Even though you do not want to use any of them, you might use them as nice ideas.

I am Poem- Freeology

Who doesn't like reading a good poem? How about writing one of yours?

With this website, your kids can create their own poems about themselves. It’s way too simple, but also very interesting. I got really excited while I was tyring to write a poem about myself. This can be a good exercise fort he first lesson of the year, or –just like I will do- you can spice up your homework or any lesson you want with this writing. Plus, you don’t need the website!  You can only use the idea!

Enjoy!

 

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