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Living in a Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice their reading comprehension skills by reading articles about living in a community. They answer questions related to the material to test for comprehension.
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Circle of Gold Guided Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners participate in a variety of Guided Reading activities including comprehension questions, discussion, prediction, characterization and inferring meaning while they read Circle of Gold by Candy Dawson Boyd.
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Succeeding at Kite Day

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders design a successful kite for Kite Day.
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Using Fairy Tales to Debate Ethics

For Teachers K - 8th
Is trickery ever justified? Is it okay to steal from someone who has stolen from you? Puss, from Puss in Boots, and Jack, from Jack and the Beanstalk, might have some ideas about these ethical questions. After listening to a series of...
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The Giving Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Little literature analysts listen as you read The Giving Tree to them and discuss other ways the tree could have helped the little boy.A three-column chart is given to each individual showing what the tree and boy gave to each other and...
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Hanukkah - ESL

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Reinforce vocabulary and reading comprehension with a Hanukkah-themed collection of worksheets. Scholars first read a two-paragraph informational text, then apply their new-found-knowledge to match phrases, fill in blanks with...
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Notes to a Mathematician

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze the likelihood of simple events.
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What Are You Looking For?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research textbooks and weblinks for information related to objects in a time capsule. They use the information to construct a timeline of the events and people connected to the objects in the time capsule.
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Are You a Peacemaker or a Man-Eating Shark?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work on the concept of fairness, then produce a page on the computer for a class book. They explain the difference between negative and positive behaviors in conflict situations.
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Catch As Catch Can

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students capture and observe insects. Using provided netting, students design and create a butterfly net. They study many types of insects and their benefits. After identifying insects caught, students complete a graph. Students write...
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Educated Action

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars review what they already know about birds. Using the internet, they discover major issues involved with birds in Illinois. In groups, they determine what they can do to help them and contact a local agency.
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Phonetic Skill 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these phonetic skills worksheets, students complete several activities that help them learn to recognize phonetic patterns in words. Students complete 6 activities.
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Book Week Celebration

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners discover the importance of reading. They participate in a school wide book celebration. They participate in activities to get them interested in reading.
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Build Listening Skills With Asian Folktales

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners read five folktales. After each folktale is read students use a map to find the location of the country of the tale's origin. Next, learners answer comprehension questions related to each folktale.
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Tick Around the Clock

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine and discuss the differences between clocks they are shown. Using the internet, they research how people used to tell time before clocks. They review what the long and short hand on the clock represent and practice...
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Classified Advertisements: Target Language Practice

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Foreign language learners decipher the meanings of classified ads in the target language. They investigate a large collage created by the teacher of foreign language advertisements and discuss the content with classmates.  Then they...
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Monkey for Sale

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use play quarters to "purchase" items. They discuss how these are choices the character in the story they will read has to make. Students read the book "Monkey for Sale." They discuss the choices Luzolo makes and how she...
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My Daily Routine

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Foreign language learners work in pairs to translate the daily routine of celebrities or everyday people, presented in daily planner format, into English. They then illustrate and record their own daily routines in storyboard (film...
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Let's Go Shopping

For Teachers K - 4th
Students review and identify common vocabulary related to food, shopping, and courtesy expressions. Students then practice English language skills by shopping in classroom market while playing roles of shoppers and store personnel.
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Field Trips Can Inspire Students to Write Creatively

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Fieldtrips can lead to a variety of writing experiences for students.
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Learning Spanish Vocabulary Words Can Be Fun

For Teachers K - 6th
Here are ways to help your students learn Spanish vocabulary using motivating activities.
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Breathe Life into Reading Worksheets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Teachers can make reading worksheets exciting and engaging.
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Top Budget-Friendly Ways to Include Interactive Technology in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Inspire student achievement and participation with multimedia activities.
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Celebrate Our Favorite Authors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners read and compare and contrast a variety of books by their favorite authors. They sort books from various authors and identify themes and patterns in writing and drawings. They also create their own book in the style of their...

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