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Real or Make-Believe?

For Students K - 2nd
A worksheet about Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann challenges young learners to decide which story events could be real, and which could be make-believe. After writing the events in each space, they then use the back of...
Lesson Plan
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What is a Make Believe Story?

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore the concept of make believe stories. In this genres of literature lesson, students discover the difference between realistic fiction and fantasy. They are asked questions during and after the reading of a book to ensure the...
Lesson Plan
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Dinosaurs - Real and Make Believe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between real and make believe dinosaurs, and identify survival techniques utilized by dinosaurs. They create dioramas illustrating dinosaurs using survival techniques.
Lesson Plan
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Monsters are Make-Believe

For Teachers K
Students decide if items are real or make-believe. In this instructional activity on reality, students listen to the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and discuss the difference between items that are real and items that...
Worksheet
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Language Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language worksheet, students answer questions about real or make believe, spelling, editing, and choosing the correct word. Students complete 4 problems.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Surprise!: Challenge Activities (Theme 2)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Surprise! is the theme of this series of challenge activities. The surprise comes from the information your scholars will discover when researching topics such as alligators and crocodiles, living in other countries, becoming a...
Lesson Plan
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It's the Real Thing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils listen to a read-aloud of Shel Silverstein's, The Giving Tree, identifying which parts of the story and which are make believe.
Lesson Plan
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Baa, Ram, Ewe....Sheep Tales

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare real and make believe animal behaviors by drawing and comparing them. In this real and make believe animals lesson plan, students compare the animal behaviors, express how colors create a mood in artwork, and investigate...
Worksheet
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Grade 2 Daily Language Review Worksheet

For Students 2nd
In this grammar review worksheet, 2nd graders read a sentence and answer 2 comprehension question, circle the correct spelling of 2 words, fix 2 sentences, tell if the sentence is real or make believe for 2 sentences, and write 2 words...
Lesson Plan
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The Mythology of Munich

For Teachers K
Students listen to a story read by their teacher and identify the pictures inside it to be real or make believe. In this fiction and non fiction lesson plan, students also write a real or make believe story of their own.
Lesson Plan
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TELL THE SEQUENCE IN AN ORAL REPORT

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders survey a favorite story he/she has read or heard read aloud. They use the graphic organizer to draw illustrations that show the beginning, middle and end of the story. They tell the title of the story, whether it is...
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Heroes

For Parents 2nd - 3rd Standards
Three creative activities follow reading a fiction and nonfiction book about heroes. Scholars build hero action figures out of clay for make-believe play, explain in written form how they show bravery, kindness, patience, thoughtfulness,...
PPT
Normal Community High School

Golf Ball Lab

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The first golf balls were made of wood and would only last for a few games. Modern golf balls last a lot longer but they don't float. The presentation provides the directions for a lab to determine the minimum amount of salt needed to...
Worksheet
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English Skill Sheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions in which they correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
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English Skill Sheet 6

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this spelling skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to correct misspelled words correctly, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentence is real or make-believe.
Lesson Plan
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Financial Aid Choice Game

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Many 12th graders will say they want to go to college, but they don't know how they'll pay for it. Prepare them for a life of learning by giving them the tools they need to get through school. After a financial aid debriefing session,...
Worksheet
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Grade 2 Daily Language Review Worksheet

For Students 2nd
In this language review worksheet, 2nd graders choose whether 2 statements are real or make-believe, circle the multiple choice word that best fits 2 sentences, circle the word in 2 lines that is spelt correctly and fix the mistakes in 2...
Lesson Plan
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ASSESSING LISTENING THROUGH THE CLASSICS

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students demonstrate listening behaviors. They assume appropriate listening position, minimize/avoid behaviors that interfere with listening, and attend to speaker. They distinguish between real and make believe and cite 2 or more...
Lesson Plan
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Lesson 1: Classifying Texts as Fiction or Nonfiction

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders characterize fiction and non-fiction books, they discover the characteristics of each type of book and compare two books (one fiction & one nonfiction) about the same subject. They make a list that describes what...
Worksheet
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English Skill Sheet 5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
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English Skill Sheet 9

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
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English Skill Sheet 10

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to correct misspelled words correctly, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
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Peter Nagy

Virtuoso Piano Free 3

For Students 3rd - 8th
This may be as close to playing a piano as it is possible to get without actually having a physical instrument in the class. Learn the names and sounds of keys, play a solo or a duet, and practice scales or any song you'd like–all for free!
Worksheet
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Language Review

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentence is real or make-believe.