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Character Book Report

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Provide young readers with an opportunity to share their opinions about independent reading books with this book report form. Focusing on their favorite character, children complete a series of sentence frames requiring them to think...
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Acrostic Book Report

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars read the story Wild Horse Winter and construct acrostic poems. In this poetry lesson, students use adjectives and events in the text to develop an acrostic poem.
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Writing
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Report Writing

For Students K - 1st Standards
Why don't dinosaurs wander the earth any longer? Answer this fascinating question with young readers as they examine a brief informational text. There are bolded words to separate text sections which are an excellent example of...
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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...
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Worksheet
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My Insect Report

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Is your class writing a report on insects? If they are, you have to check out this great set of worksheets. It provides a well-scaffolded system they can use to organize their research findings in order to compose a well-structured...
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Organizer
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Making Flap Books for Report Writing - All About Tigers

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this report writing worksheet, students make an All About Tigers flap book based on the directions give for the teacher on the first page. They examine topics such as where the animal lives, what do they eat, enemies and protection,...
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A Zoo Book for All

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A visit to the local zoo launches an integrated life science/ language arts research project into the habitat, feeding habits, offspring, lifespan, and other interesting facts about animals. Each group selects two animals to photograph...
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PPT
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What Do I Want to Research?

For Teachers K - 5th
Study the eight slides that detail the steps to writing a research report. The steps include brainstorming for ideas, constructing graphic organizers, and writing the final research product. An example of each step is given on each...
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The Desert Alphabet Book

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore world geography by researching a science book with their classmates. In this desert identification instructional activity, students utilize a U.S. map to locate the geographical locations of deserts. Students create an...
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All Together Now: Challenge Activities (Theme 1)

For Teachers 1st Standards
For scholars who need a challenge in the classroom, here is a unit for you. Learners explore topics such as animals, sports, helpers at home, the past, and funny things that have happened in their lives. Youngsters also engage in writing...
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Muggie Maggie

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils practice story telling by placing story elements in order to make sense to a reader.  In this reading comprehension activity, students practice using vocabulary words from the story Muggie Maggie, as well as reviewing sentence...
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Gettin' Through Thursday

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Have your class explore active reading strategies! In this guided reading lesson, learners make personal connections to characters having a bad day as a prior knowledge activation discussion. After reading Gettin' Through Thursday, class...
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Dream Book Collage

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students construct and illustrate a three-page book of their dream(s). Students write a sentence to describe each page.
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Worksheet
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Primary Writing Lines in Bread Shape Outline

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this writing worksheet, students use the primary writing lines in a bread shape for any creative or report writing exercise. This can be duplicated and used as part of a shape book.
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Summarizing Story Events

For Teachers K - 2nd
After reading a book on their own, pupils prepare an oral report on the book,  and sit in the "Readers Report Chair" when giving the report to the class. They are taught to briefly summarize the book by talking about one of two favorite...
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I love penguins!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students listen to stories and view video about penguins. In this penguins lesson, students research penguins in groups and present a report using their choice of technology or artwork presentation.
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Know It All: Seals! Teaching Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students discover information about seals, including behavior and habitat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various aspects about seals. Students create an illustration or painting of their favorite seal, and...
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Worksheet
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Writing Prompt

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Guided by a picture of children engaging in winter activities (building a snowman, sledding, etc), young writers compose three sentences about the picture. They are prompted to use three specific words provided in a word bank. The...
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Worksheet
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Farm Animals

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this farm animals worksheet, students create a sentence about each animal in the pictures. In this writing worksheet, students generate five sentences.
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Reading and Writing about the Solar System

For Teachers K - 2nd
A superb interdisciplinary approach highlights this lesson which incorporates space science knowledge and narrative skills. After reading The Magic School Bus, two excellent poems, and watching a video, all about our solar system, young...
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Problem and Solution: By Jove, I Think You've Got It

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Through grand conversation, help scholars identify issues that harm the Earth and find solutions on how to solve them. After voting—on what your class deems the most important problem—stretch writing muscles with a problem-solution essay...
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Who is George Washington Carver, Anyway?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read about George Washington Carver, then work in small groups to design, write and illustrate a booklet about his accomplishments.
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Amazing Americans

For Teachers 1st
First graders research amazing Americans during the first 100 years of American history. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to write 2-4 sentences about 4 of the Americans presented in class.
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Famous People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to short biographies of famous individuals and discuss what it means to be famous for something. They write a short autobiography stating why they are a famous first grader. They take turns being interviewed by the rest...

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