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This early-elementary reading passage is perfect for those just getting a handle on independent reading. Have students follow along as you read it, or let them try it on their own. Then they can answer the questions that follow!

This short passage is about a little fish looking to play. Practice reading comprehension and early writings skills with the worksheets that follow.

Read about the things someone grows in their garden. Then answer the questions and complete the tracing activities.

Gobble up this step by step activity that shows you just how easy it is to draw a turkey. When your drawing is complete, take it to the next level and color it.

Here is a step by step activity that shows you just how easy it is to draw a butterfly. When your drawing is complete, take it to the next level and color it.

Bring your fantasy to life by drawing this beautiful castle. Follow these step by step directions to create this masterpiece.

Illuminate your drawing skills by following these step by step directions to create a fun lighthouse.

These step by step directions will make drawing a windmill a breeze.

Reach for the stars by drawing this fantastic rocket ship. Follow these step by step directions to draw an out of this world rocket ship.

Enhance your appositives practice with this class set of 30 task cards. Question types include: identifying appositives in sentences, combining sentences using an appositive, adding one or two commas to offset nonrestrictive appositives, and writing appositives for given antecedents.

Nonrestrictive (nonessential) and restrictive (essential) appositives are punctuated differently in sentences. Identify the appositive phrase examples with answers provided on a separate key.

The nonrestrictive examples on this appositive phrase worksheet aren't just offset by commas, but colons, em dashes, and parentheses too! Students must identify the restrictive or nonrestrictive appositive in each sentence, underline it, and circle its antecedent.

Start off your appositives and appositive phrase practice with this worksheet. Seven of twelve sentences contain an appositive. Identify which ones they are. Be careful; commas alone won't give them away!

Use this free appositives worksheet to teach your learners about the essential parts of an appositive. It explains the two kinds of appositives with models, then asks students to identify appositives and their antecedents in ten examples.

Teach the punctuation differences between restrictive and nonrestrictive words and phrases with this printable appositive worksheet. Includes labeled explanations and 8 practice questions.

This fun appositive phrase worksheet uses 14 nonrestrictive phrases (and 1 nonrestrictive word!) related to fossils. Depending on their placement in each sentence, they must have one or commas added to offset them.

Read through the 15 sentences on this appositives worksheet, decide whether an essential or nonessential appositive is used, and then add any necessary commas that are missing.

If you're wondering how to diagram an appositive, look no further! Appositive words or phrases are placed in parentheses, and the rest of the sentence is diagrammed as normal. (Extra-long phrases sometimes need a whole separate line extending from the parenthetical to fit properly!)

This appositive worksheet focuses on creating original appositive words and/or phrases for underlined antecedents. Students can refer to the explanation and example at the top of the sheet before revising the sentences.

Looking for more appositives and appositive phrases practice? Students must come up with five more nonrestrictive and two more restrictive appositives to add to existing sentences.

Learn how to punctuate appositive sentences with this reference sheet. Color-coded examples show both restrictive and nonrestrictive appositives in sentences and explain how punctuation (or lack thereof) can completely change their meaning.

What is an appositive? This free anchor chart includes a basic definition and four labeled examples of sentences with nonrestrictive appositives in different locations. One example demonstrates how appositives can be used to join together two short, choppy sentences.

On this worksheet, students will color the word, color the letters in the word, trace the word, and write the word in a sentence.

Students will trace and circle the word friend. Then they'll cut out the letters and glue them on the paper to make the word.

Trace the word. Write it in the sentence. Then draw a picture.

Use glitter, stickers, or markers to trace the giant sight word.

On this printable, students will color by number, circle the word, count the letters, trace, and print the word.

This page has large outline letters for painting or coloring the sight word friend.

Cut out the letters in the word Friend and glue them in the correct spaces on the worksheet.

Use an ink dabber, markers, or crayons to color the word friend every time it appears on this worksheet.

Students can practice their typing skills with this printable "laptop." Just have them fold the page to make the sheet resemble a real laptop. Then they can practice typing the sight word friend on the keyboard.

Cut out the puzzle pieces and put them together to form the word friend.

Trace the word friend five times on the primary-ruled paper. Then try to write it two times.

Write the word friend. Then color the letters and picture symbols. Then practice typing it on the keyboard illustration.

On this worksheet, students will color the word, color the letters in the word, trace the word, and write the word in a sentence.

Students will trace and circle the word whole. Then they'll cut out the letters and glue them on the paper to make the word.

Trace the word. Write it in the sentence. Then draw a picture.

Use glitter, stickers, or markers to trace the giant sight word.

On this printable, students will color by number, circle the word, count the letters, trace, and print the word.

This page has large outline letters for painting or coloring the sight word whole.

Cut out the letters in the word Whole and glue them in the correct spaces on the worksheet.

Use an ink dabber, markers, or crayons to color the word whole every time it appears on this worksheet.

Students can practice their typing skills with this printable "laptop." Just have them fold the page to make the sheet resemble a real laptop. Then they can practice typing the sight word whole on the keyboard.

Cut out the puzzle pieces and put them together to form the word whole.

Trace the word whole five times on the primary-ruled paper. Then try to write it two times.

Write the word whole. Then color the letters and picture symbols. Then practice typing it on the keyboard illustration.

On this worksheet, students will color the word, color the letters in the word, trace the word, and write the word in a sentence.

Students will trace and circle the word while. Then they'll cut out the letters and glue them on the paper to make the word.

Trace the word. Write it in the sentence. Then draw a picture.

Use glitter, stickers, or markers to trace the giant sight word.