Lessons and Activities

Unscramble the Sentence

team activity in which students unscramble the words of a sentence and then place each word on a diagram and label the sentence patterns

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Wars

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 18, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton

Functions of Prepositional Phrases

interactive lesson to introduce adjectival and adverbial prepositional phrases

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 19, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton

Generosity

introduction to unit on generosity in Explorations in Literature, 3rd ed., published by BJUPress

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Literature

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 29, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton

The Buffalo Dance by Cornelia Meigs

Background and analysis of this short story about the friendship that develops between two young men of the warring Ojibway and Dakota tribes.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 29, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton

Phrase or Clause? (exercise 8-1)

Exercise 8-1 from Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, published by BJUPress; uses Mimio Vote

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Earth Sciences

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Phrase or Clause? (exercise 8-2)

Exercise 8-2 from Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, published by BJUPress; uses Mimio Vote

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Gold-Mounted Guns (Vote quiz and literary analysis)

Reading comprehension quiz and literary analysis of the short story "Gold-Mounted Guns" by F. R. Buckley, from the 7th grade literature curriculum from BJU Press

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Reading

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

The Last Leaf by O. Henry (Vote quiz)

reading comprehension quiz over "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Reading

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Phrase or Clause Introduction

introduction to distinguishing between phrases and clauses, using 7th grade level math word problems; includes solving the math problems as well

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Measurement

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

explanation of simple, compound, and complex sentences using pages 166-170 in Writing & Grammar 7 for Christian Schools by BJUPress

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton