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Grammar Snacks- Past simple – irregular verbs

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This is the second of four exercises to practise making all forms of the past simple.

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English spelling practice test 1

These exercises will help you practice spelling in English. While designed for intermediate/advanced ESL students, these exercises can also be used by anyone who wants to improve their spelling, whether it be for school, spelling-bees, etc.

Here's what you do:

1. Click on the button to the right of each question.
2. Listen to the word.
3. Write the word that you hear.
4. At the end of the exercise, click on "CHECK ANSWERS" to see how you did.

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Grammr Exercise - Spelling of the Simple Past Forms

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English grammar exercises and quizzes online. Free exercises on the spelling of the simple past form of regular verbs (the ed forms)

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Past Simple Tense be - was / were: Fun & Interactive English Grammar ESL Video

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English vocabulary exercises online. Free exercises on the vocabulary related to school things

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This page is dedicated to days, months, and seasons vocabulary in English. You can learn days of the week, months of the year and seasons with images, pronunciations, memory cards exercise, games, puzzles and example sentences for free. First study the vocabulary below. Then you can go on with the following vocabulary activities.
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⬤ Months of the year in English with images and pronunciations

You can learn months of the year vocabulary in English easily here. To learn the pronunciations just click on any image.

⬤ Seasons of the year in English with images and pronunciations.

Here are the seasons in English. For pronunciations click on an image of a season.

⬤ Word list of days, months and seasons

⬤ Days of the week in English:

⬤ Months of the year in English:

⬤ Names of seasons in English:

⬤ Flip cards exercise about days, months and seasons

Click on any card to open it. You will see a word about days, months and seasons. Then guess the meaning of the it in your native language.

⬤ Which preposition to use before days months and seasons?

Use "on" before the days
Examples:
on Monday, on Tuesday, on Wednesday, on Thursday, on Friday, on Saturday
Use "in" before the months
Examples:
in May, in January, in August, in July, in December
Use "in" before the seasons
Examples:
in spring, in summer, in autumn, in winter
Use "on" before the dates
Examples: on 25 March 2015, on 2 June 2019

Other usages of "in"
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

Other usages of "at"
at noon
at night
at midnight

⬤ Example sentences about days, months and seasons

1. Today is Tuesday.

2. January is the first month of the year.

3. Monday is the first day of the week.

4. I was born on the 5th March.

5. There are seven days in a week.

6. I like summer more than the other seasons.

7. Spring is my favourite season.

8. In summer the days are usually hot in Egypt.

9. I go out with my friends on Sundays.

10. The world will be a better place in the year 2030.

11. I get up very early on weekdays.

12. Winters are very cold in Russia.

13. Luca went skiing in January last winter.

14. They like going on a picnic in summer, especially in June.

15. I celebrate my birthday in autumn on September 23th.

16. I hope to see you next April.

⬤ Asking questions about days, months and seasons

1. What day is it today? - Today is Thursday.

2. Is it Wednesday tomorrow? - Yes, Tomorrow is Wednesday.

3. Are you busy on Friday evening? - No, I am not.

4. What is the first day of the week? - Monday is the first day of the week.

5. How many seasons are there in a year? - There are four seasons in a year.

6. Which month are we in? - We are in August.

7. When is your birthday? On Tuesday? - It is on 12th July.

8. Which do you prefer, spring or autumn? - I prefer spring.

9. Where do you go at the weekends? - We go to the cinema at the weekends.

10. What do you enjoy doing in summer? - I like surfing.

I am a businessman. I am busy all the time. I must organize my life. I work very hard on weekdays. On Mondays I get up early and check my weekly plan. I attend the meetings. On Tuesday and Wednesday I go out for my customers. On Thursday and Friday I try to find new customers. At the weekend I am not that much busy. I spare time for my family on Saturday and Sunday. We go to the cinema in autumn and winter. However we go on a picnic in spring and summer. We also spend two weeks at a seaside resort in July.

⬤ Images of days, months and seasons vocabulary to download and share

⬤ Spelling test about days, months and seasons

You can learn spelling of days, months and seasons easily here. This is a listening and spelling test. First tap on the "Start" button and then you will see the play button. Now click on the play button to listen to a word about days, months and seasons. Try to type the word you hear correctly into the text box. Every correct answer makes 10 points.

⬤ Worksheets about days months and seasons

You can download and print the worksheets below. These printable ESL worksheets are in two formats: pdf and jpg image.

* Days months and seasons flashcards worksheet

* Days months and seasons word scramble game worksheet

* Days months and seasons word search puzzle worksheet

External resource links:
You can jump to days, months and seasons category page to find extra activities and games in this website by clicking . However, there are some external links that may help you. You can click to watch a video about days, months and seasons or to learn and play seasons. You can also click to watch a video about months of the year.

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Days Months and Seasons in English - With Games Pictures and Quizzes

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This page is dedicated to days, months, and seasons vocabulary in English. You can learn days of the week, months of the year and seasons with images, pronunciations, memory cards exercise, games, puzzles and example sentences for free. First study the vocabulary below. Then you can go on with the following vocabulary activities.

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Here's an exercise to practise the verb tenses. Choose the past simple or past continuous tense.
You can review how to use the past simple here and how to use the past continuous here.
Finally, click here to download this exercise in PDF with answers.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous Exercise 1

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Here's an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses - choose the correct tense.

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Past simple and Past continuous - Exercises

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Action Songs for kids | The Singing Walrus

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Days of the Week Song | The Singing Walrus

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This romantic nonsense by Edward Lear is a classic of children's literature. Its lilting rhythm has a wonderfully calming effect on the senses.

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The Grasshopper and the Ants - Storynory

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A grasshopper loves to play music while the ants work, work, work

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Number song 1-20 for children | Counting numbers | The Singing Walrus

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Shapes song for kids | The Singing Walrus

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: learn vocabulary, spelling and question and answer games for kids to learn English vocabulary online. Practice spelling, vocabulary, speaking, questions and answers, as well a grammar with these great games and activities.

This game focuses on colors in English with four main sections. There is a colors vocabulary practice section and a colors spelling section. Then, there are color games for conversation practice and games for listening practice. The question and answer games and grammar games are associated with the ESL Young Learners Curriculum - Unit 1.

The questions and answers for this game are as follows.

A: What color is this?

B: It's black.

A: Is this black?

Other notes:

The spelling game will accept the vocabulary word as is, "black"

In the grammar section there is emphasis placed on learning English punctuation and grammar rules such as starting a sentence with a capital letter, contractions and usage of commas.

For a full list of the vocabulary and teaching materials to match this colors vocabulary game, check out the links below:
More activities and games to learn English:
Update: Learn more about the badge system --> check out the badge page for information on how to earn badges, how to print badges, how teachers can use the badges in their classrooms.

There is a new page with a short explanation about the games and exercises included in each topic --> check out the games page for those details.

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Learn and practice colors with these fun activities from MES Games. Learn the words, practice spelling, and even practice how to use adjectives in sentences.

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Shapes interactive activity for LKG. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.

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Matching 4 shapes - Interactive worksheet

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Shapes interactive and downloadable worksheet. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.

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ABCD In the Morning Brush your Teeth 🎵 ABC SONG | Lingokids

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I bet you can't guess what I like to eat best of all? Yes, I knew that you would say that foxes like to eat hens best, and stolen ones at that. I don't mind admitting that I wouldn't ever say no to a nice fat chicken wing once in a while. But not many people know that what foxes appreciate even more than chicken, is a nice piece of cheese once in a while.

Well today I ate a wonderfully rich and creamy slice of cheddar for my breakfast. It was kindly given to me by a beautiful black-feathered bird whose voice is even more wonderful than her looks. No, I don't mean a sky-lark, or a fancy bird of paradise. I'm talking about Miss Crow, up in that tree.

It was a fine bright morning, and I was following my sharp nose through the woods in search of a bite to eat, when I caught a cheesy smell on the breeze. I looked up into the tree and there on the branch I saw Miss Crow, looking terribly pleased with herself, for in her beak she held a large piece of cheese. It was stolen, no doubt, from the farmer over the hill, but I'm not one to go around accusing people of this and that.

I called up to my neighbour and said: "Good morning Miss Crow, you are looking very lovely today, if I may say so." Miss Crow cocked her head on one side and looked at me with her beady little eye, but she kept her beak firmly closed on the cheese.

"Such a charming creature," I mused to myself, making sure nevertheless that she could overhear. "Such a fine sheen on those wondrous black feathers. What wings! What legs! And that beak, exquisite!"

I could see that Miss Crow was paying close attention to my words, even though she was pretending ever so hard not to hear.

So I gazed up at the tree with admiration and love in my eyes and said: "Ah, my heart is smitten by this wonderful bird. If only I could hear her voice. I'm sure that such a charming creature must sing most sweetly! If I could but hear one line of her song, I would hail her as the Princess of The Forest!"

Now I could see my words had hit home. Swelling with pride, Miss Crow puffed up her feathers and began to sing the most lovely music I have ever heard.

"CAAWWWWWWWWW!"

Well alright, I know that you are saying that Miss Crow's voice is not exactly star quality, but to me that "cawww!" was just the sound that I'd been waiting for. Because as soon as she opened her beak, the cheese fell to the ground and I snapped up my breakfast.

Which only goes to show that: Flattery will get you everywhere.

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I bet you can't guess what I like to eat best of all? Yes, I knew that you would say that foxes like to eat hens best, and stolen ones at that. I don't mind admitting that I wouldn't ever say no to a nice fat chicken wing once in a while.

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This is the fast paced tale of the Gingerbread Man who leapt out of the oven and ran away. In the 1890 version by Joseph Jacobs, the hero was Johnny-Cake, but we have changed him to the more familiar Gingerbread Man.

Duration 8 Minutes. Read by Natasha.

Once upon a time there was an old man, an old woman, and a little boy. One morning the old woman made some gingerbread in the shape of a man. She added icing for his hair and clothes, and little blobs of dough for his nose and eyes. When she put him in the oven to bake, she said to the little boy, "You watch the gingerbread man while your grandfather and I go out to work in the garden."

So the old man and the old woman went out and began to dig potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven. But he started to day dream, and didn't watch it all of the time. All of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped a gingerbread man, and went rolling along end over end towards the open door of the house. The little boy ran to shut the door, but the gingerbread man was too quick for him and rolled through the door, down the steps, and out into the road long before the little boy could catch him.

The little boy ran after him as fast as he could manage, crying out to his grandfather and grandmother, who heard the noise, and threw down their spades in the garden to give chase too. The gingerbread man outran all three a long way, and was soon out of sight, while they had to sit down, all out of breath, on a bank to rest.

On went the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to two men digging a well who looked up from their work and called out, "Where ye going, gingerbread man?"

He said, "I've outrun an old man, an old woman, and a little boy - and I can outrun you too-o-o!"

"You can, can you? We'll see about that?" Said they, and so they threw down their picks and ran after him, but couldn't catch up with him, and soon they had to sit down by the roadside to rest.

On ran the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to two men digging a ditch. "Where ye going, gingerbread man?" said they.

He said, "I've outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, and two well diggers, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"
"You can, can you? We'll see about that!" said they, and they too threw down their spades, and ran after him. The gingerbread man soon outstripped them also, and seeing they could never catch him, gave up the chase and sat down to rest.

On went the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to a bear. The bear said, "Where are ye going, gingerbread man?"
He said, "I've outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, and two ditch diggers, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"

"You can, can you?" Growled the bear. "We'll see about that!" He trotted as fast as his legs could carry him after the gingerbread man, who never stopped to look behind him. Before long the bear was left so far behind that he saw he might as well given up the hunt at the start, so he stretched himself out by the roadside to rest.

On went the gingerbread man and by-and-by he came to a wolf. The wolf said, "Where ye going, gingerbread man?"

He said, "I've outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, two ditch diggers, and a bear, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"

"You can, can you?" Snarled the wolf. "We'll see about that!" So he set into a gallop after the gingerbread man, who went on and on so fast, that the wolf too saw there was no hope of overtaking him, and he too lay down to rest.

On went the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to a fox that lay quietly in a corner of the fence. The fox called out in a sharp voice, but without getting up, "Where ye going, gingerbread man?"

He said: "I've outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, two ditch diggers, a bear, and a wolf, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"

The fox said, "I can't quite hear you, gingerbread man. Won't you come a little closer?" Turning his head a little to one side.

The gingerbread man stopped his race for the first time, and went a little closer, and called out in a very loud voice, "I've outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, two ditch diggers, a bear and a wolf, and I can outrun you too-o-o."

"I still can't quite hear you. Won't you come a little closer?" Said the fox in a feeble voice, as he stretched out his neck towards the gingerbread man, and put one paw behind his ear.

The gingerbread man came up close, and leaning towards the fox, screamed out "I'VE OUTRUN AN OLD MAN, AN OLD WOMAN, A LITTLE BOY, TWO WELL DIGGERS, TWO DITCH DIGGERS, A BEAR AND A WOLF, AND I CAN OUTRUN YOU TOO-O-O!"

"You can, can you?" Yelped the fox, and he snapped up the gingerbread man in his sharp teeth in the twinkling of an eye.

And that was the storynory of the gingerbread man. I think that the ending is rather sad, but Bertie doesn't agree. He says that gingerbread is extremely tasty, and he doesn't blame that fox at all for wanting to eat it. I suppose he has a point, but then again, it's not just any old piece of gingerbread that can run.

You can find out about more Prince Bertie the frog's stories at Storynory.com, where all Prince Bertie the Frog's stories are free, and if you like you can buy a personalised story for a very special person in your life. So tell all your friends to visit Storynory.com. For now, from me, Natasha, Bye Bye!

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Read the Gingerbread Man and listen to the FREE audio story. It's a fast-paced folktale about a cake who runs away down and is chased by people and animals.

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Sleeping Beauty Shorter Version - Storynory

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A romantic fairytale in a shorter form than our previous version.

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This traditional story is about how a rabbit tricks a tiger. Will the rabbit escape? Watch and find out!

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One day Little Red Riding Hood goes to visit her granny. Who will she meet in the wood? Watch and find out!

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Who was Boudica? Watch this story, one of our 'British tales' videos about characters and people from British history, to find out!

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Ali has found a magic carpet in his uncle's shop. Where will the carpet take him? Watch and find out!

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A DOG S LIFE    WATCHING /  LISTENING  /READING

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Dino the family dog helps to keep people safe on the roads. What did he do last week? Watch and find out!

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Superlative adjectives exercise. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise English adjectives.

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Learn about superlative adjectives.

Practice 1: superlative adjectives

Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the word in brackets. Be careful with your spelling.

Practice 2: more superlative adjectives

Now do the same with these examples - complete the sentences using the superlative form of the word in brackets.

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Practise using superlative adjectives in English.

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The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb.

We use the present perfect:

They've been marriedfor nearly fifty years.
Shehas lived in Liverpool all her life.

when we are talking about our experience up to the present:

I've seen that film before.
I've played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
Hehas written three books and he is working on another one.

We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present:

My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had.

and we use never for the negative form:

I can't get in the house. I've lost my keys.
Teresa isn't at home. I think shehas gone shopping.

have been and have gone

But when someone has not returned, we use have/has gone:

A: Where's Maria? I haven't seen her for weeks.
B: She's gone to Paris for a week. She'll be back tomorrow.

Present perfect with time adverbials

We often use the present perfect with adverbials which refer to the recent past:

or adverbials which include the present:

After a clause with the present perfect we often use a clause with since to show when something started in the past:
Level: intermediate
Present perfect continuous

The present perfect continuous is formed with have/has been and the of the verb.

We normally use the present perfect continuous to emphasise that something is still continuing in the present:

She has been living in Liverpool all her life.
It's been raining for hours.
I'm tired out. I've been working all day.
Theyhave been staying with us since last week.

We do not normally use the present perfect continuous with stative verbs. We use the present perfect simple instead:

Present perfect for future

We normally use the present simple to talk about the future in clauses with before, after, until, etc.:

I'll keep looking until I find my book.
We'll beginwhen everyone arrives.

but we can also use the present perfect:

I'll keep looking until I have found my book.
We'll beginwhen everyone has arrived.

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Learn about the present perfect and do the exercises to practise using it.

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Look at these examples to see how the present perfect is used.

He's been to ten different countries.
I haven't seen her today.
My phone's run out of battery. Can I use yours?
Have you ever dyed your hair a different colour?

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

We use the present perfect simple ( have or has + past participle) to talk about past actions or states which are still connected to the present.

Unfinished time and states

We often use the present perfect to say what we've done in an unfinished time period, such as today, this week, this year, etc., and with expressions such as so far, until now, before, etc.

We also use it to talk about life experiences, as our life is also an unfinished time period. We often use never in negative sentences and ever in questions.

We also use the present perfect to talk about unfinished states, especially with for, since and how long.

She's wanted to be a police officer since she was a child.
I haven't known him for very long.
How long have you had that phone?

Finished time and states

If we say when something happened, or we feel that that part of our life is finished, we use the past simple.

We visited Russia for the first time in 1992.
I went to three different primary schools.
Before she retired, she worked in several different countries.

We also use the past simple for finished states.

We knew all our neighbours when we were children.
I didn't like bananas for a really long time. Now I love them!

Past actions with a result in the present

We can use the present perfect to talk about a past action that has a result in the present.

Again, if we say when it happened, we use the past simple.

He broke his leg last week so he can't go on holiday.

However, we often use the present perfect with words like just, recently, already, yet and still.

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

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Do you know how to use phrases like She's called every day this week, I've broken my leg and Have you ever been to Scotland? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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Practise the present perfect tense - here’s a list of all the present perfect exercises and present perfect continuous exercises and worksheets on this site.

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When to Use the Present Perfect Tense | With example sentences

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What Is Pollination? | POLLINATION | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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types of pollination in plants model for school science exhibition | diy

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Climate Science in a Nutshell #4: Too Much Carbon Dioxide

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plant life cycle working model(seed germination) science project | DIY @howtofunda

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How Plants Drink Water | Transpiration in Plants - FUN Water Experiments for KIDS!

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BASIC NEEDS OF PLANTS | WHAT DO PLANTS NEED TO GROW | MUNG BEAN SEEDS EXPERIMENT | MONGO SEEDS |

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Do Plants Need Light? | Royal Consumer Products

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Do Plants Need Light? | Royal Consumer Products

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Life Cycle Of Plant Diagram | Parts Of Plants Lapbook | School project @CraftLas Aarti Gupta

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Photosynthesis. How to make photosynthesis model

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Photosynthesis | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Videos For Kids

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Science Projects | Photosynthesis Working Model

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The Plant Kingdom: Characteristics and Classification | Educational Videos for Kids

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Parts Of A Plant | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Videos For Kids

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Seed germination project | school model | science exbhition | Model of science