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African Dogs and Cats Word Search
In this science worksheet, students find the names of 14 African dogs and cats in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a detailed color drawing of each animal.
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Pendemonium: The Great African Surfari
Young scholars discover the importance of matching verbs to their subjects through a discussion of a whimsical video on verb agreement and a read aloud of the book, "To Root, To Toot To Parachute". They practice verb agreement in...
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Answering Questions
In this answering questions worksheet, learners answer questions about cats, African animals, and the hot sun. Students answer 3 questions total.
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Tracing and Answering Questions
In this tracing words and answering questions activity, students trace words in question sentences and then they answer the question. Students answer questions about cats, African animals, and the sun.
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Celebra Kwanzaa
¡Celebramos Kwanzaa! Celebrate Kwanzaa through the fictional story Celebra Kwanzaa con Botitas y sus gatitos to delightfully explain the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Dual language learners participate in reading and vocabulary activities...
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Where is Shirley the Elephant?
Young animal lovers engage in a lesson plan that's all about elephants. They access an elephant sanctuary website and read a story about Shirley the elephant. They perform a series of activities based upon that story, and also study...
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Family Sells House to Help the Hungry
Students compare their wants and needs, then read a news article about a family that downsized their home to help African villagers. In this current events and poverty in Africa lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a...
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Coming Home:From the Life of Langston Hughes
Third graders listen to the non-fiction book: COMING HOME: FROM THE LIFE OF LANGSTON HUGHES. They identify examples of metaphors and similies within the book and understand how this figure of speech is used in writing. They then create...
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Mrs. Katz and Tush
Young scholars read Patricia Polacco's Mrs. Katz and Tush before comparing Jewish heritage with Black history using a Venn Diagram. They complete the diagram either as a whole group or in a small group setting. Next, they sample the...
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Writing a Historical Poem
Students work together to research a historical event. They create their own poems based on their research. They share their poems with the class and discuss the historical event further.
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English Exercises: Animals
For this animal exercises online worksheet, students choose the correct word from a drop down menu in each of 10 sentences to name the animal. They fill in the blanks in 10 sentences based on the description of an animal and complete a...
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Sunken Treasure
Go on a treasure hunt with your language arts class! They read "Treasure Hunt" and "Exploring the Titanic," then create a final product by taking part in an unusual art activity.
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Collective Nouns
In this collective nouns activity, students complete fifteen sentences by placing in each one the correct collective noun from the noun bank provided.
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Is It What I Think of What I Know? (Fact and Opinion)
Young scholars analyze the difference between facts and opinions. In this fact or opinion lesson, students talk about the difference between factual information and opinions. They complete a fact or opinion chart, and describe how they...
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Lion Quiz
In this lions quiz learning exercise, students answer a set of 12 questions about size, lifestyle, diet and characteristics of lions. An answer key is included on page 2.
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Cool Math
Young scholars benefit from the correctly selected book for a specific math concept. In this book selection lesson, students are given a list of books related to specific math concepts. Young scholars' ages can range from pre-school to...