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Picture a Character

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
How would Jean-Etiénne Liotard paint the characters from "The Little Mermaid?" What would the main character from "The Little Match Girl" look like from Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes' point of view? After examining various paintings...
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Picture This!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars become fluent readers by assessing the strategy of visualization to visualize each event in a story. They use imagery to visualize all types of literature. Each student receives a copy of "Sideways Stories from Wayside...
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Class Book Awards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the criteria used to select notable book awards, including the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal. Then they develop their own Class Book Awards to bestow upon favorite books in the classroom library. They decide on...
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Clifford Takes a Trip Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Clifford Takes a Trip worksheet packet, students complete a vocabulary word search, a crossword puzzle, character map and writing activity, comprehension questions, and 5 true and false questions. They write 8 vocabulary words in...
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Literature Circles Planner

For Students 3rd - 6th
Here is a literature circle worksheet for students to plan an effective group meeting. Instructions are given to answer 10 questions. This form may be used for every book the group reads.
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Night of the Twisters Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reading worksheet, students read and learn about writers' use of figurative language to create vivid pictures with words. Students are directed to specific pages in The Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman and answer 20 questions...
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"How Television Has Changed"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the short article, "How Television Has Changed", and fill in the ten blanks with the multiple choice answers at the bottom of the worksheet.
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Matilda: Activity Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this set of activity worksheets for the story, Matilda, students complete a total of 17 short answer, true/false and matching questions for chapters 1-9. Worksheets are followed by a 6 question progress test.
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Beautiful River

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this set of comprehension worksheets on the story, Beautiful River, students first read the story, then complete a variety of activities: 12 multiple choice questions, 1 "open response" question, and completion of their own scoring...
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Dialectical Journal Version 1

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
In this quotes worksheet, students find a book of quotes and choose 6 quotes to write down on the left and respond to on the right.
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage entitled, "Fixing the Roof", answer 7 multiple choice questions, fill in 6 blanks with vocabulary words and answer 1 question with a paragraph.
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Poems for Every Season

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars read and explore autumn poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, students read Autumnblings and are introduced to different poetic forms. Lesson includes ideas for exploring the poetic forms presented in the book and...
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A Poem for Grandparents Day

For Students 1st - 5th
In this Grandparents Day activity worksheet, students learn how to write a cinquain poem and then write a poem pertaining to Grandparents Day.
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Animal Diaries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students read Diary of a Worm by Foreen Cronin. In this journal writing lesson, students research an animal and write a diary by their animal. Students apply the research they've completed in their writings. Students share their diaries....
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Great Lakes at Stake

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore conservation of the Great Lakes. For this geography and ecology lesson, students identify the Great Lakes on a map and view a video depicting the history and importance of these lakes. Students work in groups to research...
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Read 'n' Give-Planning Our Book Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a book drive. In this communities lesson, students brainstorm ways of collecting books for donation and design a book drive for children in the community.
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The Shape of Home

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students define home and understand that home is not the same to everyone. In this homes instructional activity, students participate individually and in groups to create a classroom definition of home. Students discuss the events in the...
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Battering Through the Seasons

For Teachers K - 5th
Students define bartering and barter to investigate supply and demand. In this bartering lesson, students read A New Coat for Anna and recall how they exchanged merchandise in the story.  Students complete a sequential graphic organizer....
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Class Book Awards

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a class book award. In this book award lesson, students review the book awards already created (Caldecott or Newbery) and look at books that have received these awards. They come up with their own award and nominate new...
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Why Koala Has A Stumpy Tail

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading comprehension of an Australian folktale. In this Australian folktale lesson, students read the story, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail, before completing retells with character puppets, discussing friendship, and...
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Extinction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students develop a definition of extinction.  For this extinction lesson, students listen to What Happened to Dinosaurs? Students research and debate theories of what happened to dinosaurs.  Students present their arguments.
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Reading Comprehension: Jamaica Louise James

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students cut out 5 bookmarks. Each bookmark focuses on a story element in the book Jamaica Louise James by Amy Hest. Students answer the questions on the bookmarks. Included are: making...
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Global Warming and Climate Change

For Teachers K - 9th
Students explore the environment by writing a persuasive letter. In this global warming lesson plan, students identify the key problems with our energy consumption in the United States. Students complete worksheets and write a letter...
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If You Could Fly, Where Would You Go?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore story quilts. In this cross curriculum literacy and art lesson, students listen to the story Tar Beachand discuss the art form of story quilts as used by Faith Ringgold. Students sketch their own "Where Would You Fly?"...

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