Vocabulary Terms

Vocabulary Games

10 Minutes of Vocabulary Practice 

Read: The Elephant and the Crocodile

The Elephant and the Crocodile by H. Berkeley Score

Introduction to Conjunctions

Find the Conjunctions!

Grammar Lesson

Basic Vocabulary Quiz

Advanced Vocabulary Quiz

Basic Reading Comprehension Quiz

Advanced Reading Comprehension Quiz

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This is a fable that teaches everyone has different skills and one skill isn't better than the other. 

The Elephant and the Crocodile by H. Berkeley Score

Debra Shepherd

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