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Inside Out!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students use reasoning skills to understand the concepts of opposites, inside, and outside. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify words that are opposites, particularly inside and outside. Students then apply their...
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Trouble With Trolls

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to The Trouble With Trolls and discuss fables.  In this story elements lesson, students work on reading skills.  Students participate in different reading activities.
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The Cleverest Thief

For Teachers 1st
First graders read The Cleverest Thief and participate in various activities across the curriculum areas. For this story lesson, 1st graders arrange an anagram of the word monastery.  Students complete worksheets to alphabetize and use...
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Growing Gold

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read and explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, students read the book Growing Gold and discuss the events from the tale. Students complete a phonics worksheet which incorporates the rhyming words from the text.
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The Ogre Bully

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete activities with the story The Ogre Bully. In this literature lesson, 1st graders discuss opposite words and then read the story. They answer questions for comprehension and complete phonics activities and worksheets. 
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The Lion and the Mouse

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students write a story.  In this critical thinking and writing activity, students read a fable, answer the provided thinking skills questions, and write their own fable.
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Thanksgiving Traditions

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Everyone celebrates traditions in different ways. Young writers share the ways their families celebrate Thanksgiving with a journal writing prompt and discussion activity.
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What Begins With Bb?

For Teachers 1st
First graders match letter sounds to pictures they represent. In this matching letter sound lesson plan, 1st graders use the computer program Kidspiration to match the letter sounds to the corresponding pictures. This can be used for 1...
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Spell, Shoot, and Score

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice spelling, writing, and shooting baskets. In this spelling lesson, students practice spelling. Students are divided into teams. Students are given a spelling word to write. If the word is spelled correctly, the student...
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the cause and effect in the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. In this cause and effect instructional activity, students listen to the story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and discuss what the cause and effect is. As a...
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Describing a Story Event or Character

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss story events and characters. In this story event or character lesson, 1st graders work in tiered groups to read George Ella Lyon's, Together. They complete reading the story before talking about their favorite...
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Speaking and Listening

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a how to make a sandwich exercise.  In this following directions lesson students explore how to choose the type of sandwich they enjoy and follow steps to make the sandwich.   Students share the process of making...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Clifford the Big Red Dog

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore English by reading a classic story in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Clifford the Big Red Dog and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the certain vocabulary...
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Using A Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore English by completing a word definitions worksheet. In this dictionary lesson, students practice locating a list of vocabulary terms in a "Dictionary Race." Students complete a worksheet based upon word cards and...
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Basic Handwriting for Kids

Letter Uu

For Students K - 1st
In this letter Uu activity, students study the stroke patterns for the capital and lowercase letter Uu. Students trace and then print both letters several times. Students finish by learning the sign language sign for the letter U.
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It Feels....

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice using descriptive language. In this 5 senses lesson, students feel various items and describe to their teacher how they feel. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Where I Am From

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners study selected poetry to gain an understanding of influences on values and personal identity. They explore language terms such as personification, imagery metaphors and allusion. After reading a poem and discussing it,...
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The Fish Say Shhh

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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N is for Nest

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through listening and matching activities. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a...
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Elmer the Elephant

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel E in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and spell...
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The Fish Said "Shhh"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...
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Sucking our TH Thumb

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the digraph /th/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /t/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /th/...
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Here Kitty, Kitty

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Chuga, Chuga, Choo, Choo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, students practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words and...

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