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Pbs Teachers: Story Writing With Arthur

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This series of 12 downloadable activities teach students some basics of story writing, using books or videos from the PBS "Arthur" series as a springboard. Activities include creating story maps, asking questions about characters and...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing an Opinion in Response to the Story

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students need to have lots of opportunities to share their opinions based on text. In this lesson, the teacher will read the story, Jack and the Beanstalk, multiple times before the students create their opinion. The detailed process of...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Draw a Story: Stepping From Pictures to Writing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help young students move from drawing pictures into writing simple stories. Good plan for having students put pictures in sequential order and teaching them about sequential order.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing a Roundabout Story

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff, is used as a mentor text to highlight the trait of organization. The content focus of the lesson is to highlight that authors' story structures can be imitated. Story...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: What's So Great About Kevin Henkes?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, young scholars will serve as researchers of author/illustrator Kevin Henkes. With prompting, students will read three books by Kevin Henkes. They will recall information from the text to...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Drawing and Writing Stories

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Online lesson which allows elementary students to us the technique of drawing as a tool to create meaningful writing skills in fiction.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Come Along Daisy

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will engage in discussions about story details and write an informational piece about the events in the story "Come Along Daisy".
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Oh My! It's Apple Pie!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will give an opinion on the best part of the story "Oh My! It's Apple Pie!" and validate why it is their favorite. Included are student samples, an assessment sample, templates, and videos of the lesson in action.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Mice Squeak, We Speak

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson students will write an informative sentence in response to listening to the story; "Mice squeak, We speak". Included in this lesson are examples of student work, videos of oral presentations, and puzzle pieces for new...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will write an informative sentence in response to listening to the story "Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?". Included in this lesson are videos of mother and baby animals, pictures of the lesson in action, and a video of...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Sara Went Shopping

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Sara Went Shopping" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Man Injured at Fast Food Place

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Man Injured at Fast Food Place" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Freeway Chase Ends at Newsstand

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Freeway Chase Ends at Newsstand" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Better to Be Unlucky

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Better To Be Unlucky" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Food Fight Erupted in Prison

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Food Fight Erupted in Prison" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): A Missing Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "A Missing Cat" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Book Him

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Book Him" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can complete a...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Theft Occurs Everywhere

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Theft Occurs Everywhere" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Eggs and a Bunny

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Eggs and a Bunny" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Hotel Says Goodbye to Clean Couple

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Hotel Says Goodbye to Clean Couple" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): $100 Deposit

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "$100 Deposit" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): City Welcomes New Store and Its Owners

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled City Welcomes New store and Its Owners" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Mayor Denies Hit and Run Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Mayor Denies Hit-and-Run Charge" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Gasoline Prices Hit Record High

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Gasoline Prices Hit Record High" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....