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You'll find two types of resources here: daily language and activities for teaching specific language skills. My daily language program, Mechanics, takes only minutes a day to build mastery of parts of speech, punctuation, and capitalization.

Spiral Review ELA - Daily Diagramming & Correcting Sentences Worksheets

By Brenda Kovich

Diagramming and correcting sentences powerfully spiral students to greater understanding of ELA concepts - using only ten minutes of daily class time. Kids review one new part of speech, capitalization rule, and punctuation rule each week. It works!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2

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Daily Grammar Practice Sentences | Oral Language Review | Morning Work | Set 1

By Brenda Kovich

This six-week language set purposely links parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules, provides sentences for reinforcement and skill building, and uses only ten minutes of class time daily. You can use this grammar practice as morning

Subjects:

Grammar, Tools for Common Core, Test Preparation

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2

$7.00

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Writing and Punctuating Dialogue Rules Unit - Fun Activities with Comic Strips

By Brenda Kovich

Tackle dialogue rules with this comprehensive (and fun) unit! Kids explore direct and indirect quotes, punctuating with commas and quotation marks, and writing dialogue tags. Activities include a slideshow, eight worksheets, posters, and a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.3.2c, L.4.2b, L.5.2

$10.00

$8.00

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Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns Worksheets, Activities, and Test L.3.2.D

By Brenda Kovich

Master possessive nouns in five days! The step-by-step process helps third and fourth grade kids conceptualize strategies for singular and plural forms. Then they move on to mixed practice worksheets. A fun color-and-do book, review, assessment, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

L.3.2d

$5.00

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Halloween-Themed Activities - Possessive Noun Worksheets 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

These Halloween-themed language worksheets do the trick! First, kids tackle singular and plural possessive nouns. Second, they try mixed practice. Finally, third, fourth, or fifth grade students apply their skills in a fun-filled coloring book and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.2d

$5.00

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Capitalizing Titles of Books Mini Lesson - Interactive PowerPoint and Worksheets

By Brenda Kovich

Thumbs up for capitalizing titles! An interactive PowerPoint teaches capitalization rules. Then it asks kids to put thumbs up or down for a series of book titles. Two worksheets provide more practice. It's the perfect mini lesson!Note - This set of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.2a, CCRA.L.2

$4.00

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Daily Language Sentences | Fourth and Fifth Grade | Set 2

By Brenda Kovich

This six-week set of language activities purposely links parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules, provides daily practice for reinforcement and skill building, and uses only ten minutes of class time per day. It's small but mighty!

Subjects:

Grammar, Tools for Common Core, Test Preparation

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (28.98 MB)

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Halloween-Themed ELA Activity - Writing Dialogue Worksheets 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for some Halloween-themed ELA activities? Your third, fourth, or fifth grade students will love writing dialogue with these fun riddles! You can use the worksheets to introduce or practice using commas and quotation marks in direct

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.2c, L.4.2b, W.3.3b, W.4.3b

$3.50

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Capitalization Rules Unit with PowerPoints, Worksheets & Tests - CCSS L.4.2.A

By Brenda Kovich

This is the most comprehensive capitalization unit available. Nine PowerPoint presentations with corresponding worksheets and extension activities teach all capitalization rules. A reference guide, review activities and worksheet, and assessment are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.2a, CCRA.L.2

$36.00

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Dialogue Worksheets - Practice Writing & Punctuating with Quotation Marks

By Brenda Kovich

Practice dialogue with fun-filled worksheets. Kids use comic strips to learn about direct and indirect quotes, punctuating with quotation marks and commas, and writing dialogue tags at the beginning, middle, and end of the sentence.Engagement soars

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.2c, L.4.2b, L.5.2

$3.00

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Lists of Idioms, Adages and Proverbs with Anchor Charts, Activities & Games Unit

By Brenda Kovich

Introduce 25 idioms, 25 adages, and 25 proverbs to improve understanding of figurative language. Start with anchor charts and printable lists. Then reinforce the terms with fun games and activities. You’ll love this thorough unit! Open the preview

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.5b, L.5.5b

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (28.02 MB)

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Daily Language Sentences | Parts of Speech, Capitalization, Punctuation | Set 3

By Brenda Kovich

This six-week set of daily oral language purposely instructs parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules; provides sentences for reinforcement and skill building; and uses only ten minutes of class time per day. It's small but mighty! The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.5.1, RL.5.2

$7.00

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Capitalizing Time Periods, Historical Events, Documents, and Laws Mini Lesson

By Brenda Kovich

A lively, interactive PowerPoint guides instruction. First, kids view rules for capitalizing time periods, historical events, documents, and laws. Then they participate with thumbs up or down to show if titles are correctly capitalized. Finally,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.2a, CCRA.L.2

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (7.31 MB)

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Similes and Metaphors Unit - Introduction, Writing, Reading Passages, Assessment

By Brenda Kovich

Teach similes and metaphors with confidence! Begin with two age-appropriate mini lessons and practice. Continue with a figurative language writing activity. Practice with fun reading passages. Then wrap up with assessment.Open the previews to take a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.4, L.3.5a, L.4.5a, L.5.5a

$12.00

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Figurative Language Writing Activity: Similes and Metaphors Prompt/Project

By Brenda Kovich

Get kids writing with figurative language! In this creative prompt, students imagine their faces as pizza, galaxies, golf courses – or whatever. Then they write similes and/or metaphors to compare each of their features to a related object. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.4, W.5.5

$4.00

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Fun Christmas ELA Activities - Capitalizing Titles - Third, Fourth, Fifth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Have some ELA fun! First, kids learn capitalization rules. Then they practice with Christmas movie titles. Thumbs-up signals that it’s capitalized correctly. Otherwise, kids put their thumbs down. Finally, they show what they know with holiday

Subjects:

Grammar, ELA Test Prep, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.3.2a, L.4.2a, L.5.2

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (48.45 MB)

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Writing and Punctuating Dialogue Mini Lesson – Quotation Marks PowerPoint

By Brenda Kovich

Teach dialogue with confidence! This mini lesson clearly explains direct and indirect quotes, as well as writing and punctuating when attribution (tags) are found at the beginning, middle, and end of the sentence.Open the preview to take a closer

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

L.3.2c, L.4.2b, L.5.2

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (58.64 MB)

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Morning Work - Free Daily Oral Language Review Trial

By Brenda Kovich

Try the first week of this comprehensive mechanics unit for free! Daily Mechanics purposely links parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules; provides daily language sentences for reinforcement and skill building; and uses only ten

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2

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Fun Dialogue Practice Activities - Writing Direct Quotes with Riddles

By Brenda Kovich

Motivate kids with fun dialogue activities! Five pages of farm animal riddles ask them to write direct quotes with tags at the beginning and end. An anchor chart and punctuation rules at the top of the first practice page help them understand how to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.2c, L.4.2b

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (14.14 MB)

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Capitalizing Geographic Names (Places) Mini Lesson - PowerPoint & Worksheets

By Brenda Kovich

Teach kids about capitalization of places with a lively, interactive PowerPoint presentation. After direct instruction, kids practice capitalizing geographic names. Students put their thumbs up or down to signal whether the name of a place is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.2a, CCRA.L.2

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (6.73 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Music, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community