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Up, Up, Up The Banana Tree

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding, chunking and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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Shh! It's Reading Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate how to read silently. They discuss the "Cross-Checking" strategy, select a book for independent reading, and demonstrate silent reading. Students write a summary of what they have read in their reading...
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Igga Bigga

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore consonant digraphs in written words and use them in their own sentences. They work with /th/, /sh/, and /ch/ digraphs. Students read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything and identify words with the...
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Let's Be Emotion Detectors!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate how to read with expression. They discuss the types of emotions and expressions to use while reading, and identify the appropriate punctuation for a variety of sentences. Students then write a sentence...
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The Giving Tree

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the virtue of kindness and giving by conducting a children's literature study of "The Giving Tree". They make a list of words to describe emotions in the story and write a journal daily while looking at the virtues...
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If All The World Were Paper

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the reading of a rhyme and then practice learning it through drilling and repetition. They are introduced to the vocabulary with the help of a poster. Students draw from prior knowledge to set the context for further...
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Candy Cane

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this candy cane holiday vocabulary worksheet, students are given the letters CANDY CANE in a vertical orientation. There are no directions, but it appears that students are to generate their own words which begin with the given letter.
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Plant report

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this plant report worksheet, students use a picture outline of a plant with lines in it to write a report. Students fill in 8 lines for one page of the report.
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Cloud Paper-- Horizontal

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this cloud paper learning exercise, students use the horizontal lines with the cloud border to write. This could be used for creative writing or letters. Students color the border.
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Cloud Stationary

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this cloud worksheet, students write a short story, essay, report, etc. The stationary includes a border of blue clouds and five lines for writing.
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Writing Strategies: A Writer's Notebook

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing instructional activity, learners read 12 strategies for keeping a writer's notebook. Worksheet is designed to be signed by student and parent when completed.
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon in order to determine the main idea and essential message of bullying from the text. In this anti-bullying lesson plan, students first listen to the story, then each student re-reads...
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Vocabulary Skills 2

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, young scholars fill in the blanks in 12 sentences by selecting the appropriate words to complete the sentences.
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The Clever Stick

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read the book The Clever Stick and answer discussion questions about it. For this reading lesson, students read the given book, and participate in answering questions based on the book. There are also writing, drawing, and...
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Host a Fin-tastic Friendship Festival!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Fin-tastic Friendship Book and do activities related to friendship. In this friendship lesson, students read the book given, and do activities like character building, fortune telling, and making friendship bracelets.
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Fry's Second Hundred Sight Words: 11-20

For Students K - 2nd
In this sight word worksheet, students practice tracing words 11-20 of Fry's second hundred sight words; words are traced 3-4 times.
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Flip Camera Christmas Lessons and Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Young scholars use a Flip camera to complete various projects about Christmas. In this Christmas and technology lesson, students write and record letters to Santa. Young scholars write letters to Christmas characters and record them....
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Follow the Drinking Gourd

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the story Follow the Drinking Gourd and then answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 6 questions.
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The Blind Men and the Elephant

For Students 2nd
In this reading learning exercise, 2nd graders read the story The Blind Men and the Elephant and illustrate a concept from the story. Students read 1 page total on this learning exercise.
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Jean Fritz's American History Series

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore children's literature by reading biographies in class. For this history analysis lesson, students read books written by Jean Fritz about the Revolutionary War and discuss the events that led up to the critical moment....
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Ancient Greece: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore world history by writing newspaper articles. In this Greek history instructional activity, 2nd graders investigate the geography and society of Ancient Greece by utilizing the Internet as a research tool. Students...
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"The Princess and the Pea" Story Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this story comprehension worksheet, students complete comprehension and discussion questions about The Princess and the Pea. Extension questions and research suggestion included.
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Trees

For Students 1st - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students will analyze the poem "Trees" by Sara Coleridge. Students will then read about and color nine different types of trees.
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Fairy Tales

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about fairy tales. Students begin each line with a word or phrase that starts with first letters in 'fairy tale.'