Poetry
What's a Diamante Poem?
One person or animal
Two adjectives about that person
Three -ing words about that person
Two words about the bottom person, two words about the top person
Three -ing words about the bottom person
Two adjectives about the bottom person
Person
Example
Dog
Soft, friendly
Barking, fetching, running
Quiet, loner, companion, playful
Meowing, sleeping, hunting
Fluffy, alert
Cat
What's a Diamante Poem?
One person or animal
Two adjectives about that person
Three -ing words about that person
Two words about the bottom person, two words about the top person
Three -ing words about the bottom person
Two adjectives about the bottom person
Person
Example
Dog
Soft, friendly
Barking, fetching, running
Quiet, loner, companion, playful
Meowing, sleeping, hunting
Fluffy, alert
Cat
Cinquian Poem Snow Day
By Mrs. Reifschneider
1st line-2 syllables Winter
2nd line-4 syllables Days turn colder.
3rd line-6 syllables Snow begins to float from
4th line-8 syllables Above. Children laughing, building
5th line-2 syllables Snowmen.
By Mrs. Reifschneider
1st line-2 syllables Winter
2nd line-4 syllables Days turn colder.
3rd line-6 syllables Snow begins to float from
4th line-8 syllables Above. Children laughing, building
5th line-2 syllables Snowmen.
LITERACY
Theme Practice www.quia.com/rr/934941.html
Vocabulary Practice http://quizlet.com/
Stay Afloat Hangman www.funbrain.com/hangman/index.html
Grammar Gorillas www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Parts of Speech http://www.gamequarium.com/partsofspeech.html
Web Word Find www.eduplace.com/kids/wwf/index.html
Wacky Web Tales www.eduplace.com/tales
Mad Libs http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/games/madlib.aspx
Spelling Games http://www.spellingcity.com/General/game-games-more-games.html
Spelling Match Game www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/index.html
Poetry Quiz http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/games/crazyquiz.asp
Grammar Rock http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?st=0&nd=5&keywords=Grammar%20Rock&cat_search=CST_SqoolTube_Videos
Wordle http://www.wordle.net/create
Concrete Poetry http://www.tagxedo.com/gallery.html
Write a letter to your future self http://futureme.org/
Video Clips on Language Topics http://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall/
Typing Games http://freetypinggame.net/default.asp
Make Your Own Puzzles http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
Theme 1
- Subjects/Predicateshttp://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/grammar/define/gr4/subject4.html
- http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/grammar/define/gr4/predicate4.html
- http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/grammar/index_word_t.html?grade=6&word=complete_subject4.html&grade_defined=4
- http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/grammar/index_word_t.html?grade=6&word=complete_predicate4.html&grade_defined=4
- http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp
- http://languageartsgames.4you4free.com/subjects_predicates.html
- Simple and Compound Sentences http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/simple-sentences.html
- http://www.sentenceplay.co.uk/ClausesAndConnectives.html
- http://www.sentenceplay.co.uk/SentenceDoctor.html
- http://www.myenglishlessons.net/quizzes/combining_sentences1.htm
- http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/combsent2postest.html
- http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/sentences.htm
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/language_structure/play.shtml
- Short Vowels http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/spelling_games/short-vowel-games/all-short-vowels/short-vowel-lesson.html
- http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/short-vowels.html
- Initial Sounds http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/phonics/play/popup.shtml
- Theme 2
- Subject/Verb Agreement http://www.funbrain.com/verb/index.html
- http://www.gotkidsgames.com/sv/sv.html
- http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN3302
- http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/verb-subjagree.ppt
- http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/language_structure/play.shtml
- Word Families http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/
Theme 3- Types of Sentences http://www.edontheweb.com/the_ed_files_flash.asp?ModuleID=127&MovieName=Edontheweb3.swf
- http://www.quia.com/quiz/106467.html
- http://www.easygrammar.com/egd211.html
- Long Vowel Soundshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/poems/fpoem.shtml
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/picturematch/
- http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/phonics-mm.htm
- Nounshttp://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/noun/balloon_game/
- http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/
- Inferringhttp://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html?AP_rand=1079766686
- http://gamequarium.com/readquarium/skillsi-p.html
- http://www.professorgarfield.org/ReadingRing/Strips/strips.html