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Analyzing Word Use Through Guided Wordle

For Teachers 3rd
Even though this lesson plan is just a basic way to review verb usage, it takes a novel approach. First, pupils identify verbs that they use too often in their writing, and then they create a Wordle. Wordle is a website that provides...
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Scholastic

Adding Expository Elaborations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How can you tell if a prompt is expository or narrative? Help your learners identify key words in writing prompts to determine how they should craft their essays.
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Numbers in Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students choose a number from one to twelve and tell a number story about it. They listen to the teacher read "Numbers in Art" by Lucy Micklethwait. Students choose three numbers from one to twelve and view works of art while looking for...
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Spanish in English

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do the words alligator, armadillo, and cockroach all have in common? Each one is an English word with Spanish origins. Introduce young etymologists to the joys of discovering word origins with a lesson plan that asks them to create...
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My Childhood Portrait

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars practice descriptive writing by viewing auto-portraits of young children.  In this art analysis lesson, students examine an auto-portrait of their teacher as a young child and ask him/her questions about their youth....
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Art Museum Visit

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners engage in a lesson designed to be used before visiting The Orange County Museum of Art in California. They are exposed to works of art from a featured artist and recreate some of his work in the classroom. Students also conduct...
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Gyotaku Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the Japanese art of fish painting called Gyotaku while examining the lifestyle of Japanese fishermen at the end of the Edo period. They make a Gyotaku fish print and write a haiku poem using the proper number of syllables...
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3D Paper-Edge Figure Sculptures

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover visual arts by creating sculptures in class. For this personal expression lesson, students research the Internet and examine different examples of modern sculptures and 3 dimensional art. Students utilize paper stock,...
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What is your language?

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a book and recognize words from the book and write sentences based on the book about language. In this language lesson plan, 1st graders also say yes and no in another language.
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Language Practice #6: Grades 3-4

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language practice worksheet, students fix sentences, identify nouns, verbs or adjectives and combine sentences. 
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Art Criticism for Elementary

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students view various pieces of art and identify their basic elements. Using the art, they present the elements to the class in a presentation. They answer questions and organize them into written form. They also write and reflect on...
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Art and Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the writing process by describing a piece of art.  In this art analysis lesson plan, students examine a painting in a museum and write a story describing the painting to someone who has never seen it before.  Students...
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I SPY Art from A to Z

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the Alphabet and acquire basic English vocabulary through the exploration of art. They find the alphabet in a variety of visual art images the teacher provides for them. Students count, sort and categorize Alphabet...
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Using Onomatopoeia to Tell the Story of an Imaginary Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by utilizing word choice to compose a paragraph. In this phonetics lesson, students discuss the importance of a "voice" in their writing as they read the book Rattletrap Car. Students write paragraphs about...
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Language Review #7

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language review #7 worksheet, students edit and punctuate 3 sentences, write fact or opinion for 2 sentences, select words that are spelled correctly and write synonyms for 2 words.
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Grade 3 Language Review

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language practice worksheet, students correct sentences, find subjects, pronouns and verbs.  A web site reference for additional activities is given.
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Language Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language activity, students answer questions about real or make believe, spelling, editing, and choosing the correct word. Students complete 4 problems.
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Language Review #31

For Students 1st
In this language review #31 instructional activity, 1st graders read 3 sentences, put them in the correct order and write them on the lines provided.
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Camel Similes

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn that similes compare 2 things using the words like or as. Students write 5 similes about camels and then illustrate one of them.
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Playing with Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Try these parts of speech games and activities that will help your learners tackle using correct grammar.
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Chiaroscuro Apple

For Teachers 3rd
I absolutely love this idea. Kids explore the chiaroscuro technique as they draw, then bite, then write about an apple. They discuss chiaroscuro, depth, shade, perspective, and texture. Then they draw their apples, write a descriptive...
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Character Attributes in Writing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze the importance of characters in fiction writing and performances.  In this theatre lesson, 3rd graders identify the important characteristics of a fictional character and how to portray a character through many...
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Designing a Crew Exploration Vehicle

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Take your class on an out-of-this-world adventure with this fun engineering design activity. Working in small groups, young scientists design, build, and test crew exploration vehicles using some creativity, teamwork, and an assortment...
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K
Students study world cultures with an emphasis on languages and cultures. In this world cultures lesson, students study the countries of Spain, China, Italy, and the United States. Students read the story Everybody Cooks Rice and move...

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