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Wanted- Dead or Alive

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the characteristics of trickster tales. For this literary genres lesson, students read trickster tales from Africa and create a clay model of a trickster character. Students design a "wanted" poster with a description...
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Land Use and Lawmaking in California

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners investigate the laws of using land.  In this California Government instructional activity, students examine the many uses of land in California and find an environmental issue they care about.  Learners write a letter to a...
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Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders access prior knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss what they would like to know.  In this Monarch Butterfly lesson,students read Monarch Butterfly and discuss the life cycle of the butterfly. Students gather...
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Inventions Change the World: The Enigma Machine

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore WWII by analyzing technological advances. For this invention lesson, 3rd graders discuss the use of the Enigma machine which decoded private German messages that communicated with U-boats. Students utilize a...
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Beisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore Latin America by researching the favorite past time, baseball. In this Latin culture lesson, students identify the leaders in the Latin American baseball movement such as Felipe Alou, Jose Mendze, and the great Roberto...
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Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students become familiar with body changes during puberty.  In this stages of human development lesson plan, students review the stages of development from 1-5.  Students read an article called I'm Growing but Am I Normal? and discuss...
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Lesson Plans for "Treasure Island": There Be Treasure in These Parts!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
"Treasure Island" lesson plans provide a treasure trove of possibilities for learning and adventure.
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Alliteration Activities and Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Alliteration is an entertaining literary device to utilize in reading and writing instruction.
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Patterns and Literature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners create their own patterns. They discuss the reasons why Easter eggs are used in Easter celebrations. They also identify the elements of literature.
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Christmas at Mud Flat Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students analyze the characters in the book Christmas at Mud Flat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze characters in the book, then choose which character they personally identify with the most. Students then use...
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Library Lingo Crossword

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this library lingo crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 6 clues to determine the 6 literary genre names that complete the word puzzle.
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Growing a Literature Tree

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use prior knowledge of fairy tales and fables to create a literature tree map. They categorize literature as fiction or nonfiction and use bubble maps to show features.
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Little House in the Big Woods Chapter 2 Vocabulary Test

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading worksheet, students match 7 vocabulary words from Chapter 2 of Little House in the Big Woods to their definitions.
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Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students engage in reading comprehension activities for the story "Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet". In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students make prediction drawings before reading the story, create new illustrations for...
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Begin Reading Seedfolks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars are introduced to the book Seedfolks and the concept of community. In this Seedfolks literature study lesson, the first in a unit, the teacher reads the first half of the book and students answer comprehension questions...
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Coyote and Anansi

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the structure of folktales. In this coyote and Anansi lesson, students discuss the attributes of folktales as they read versions of tales featuring coyote and Anansi. Students collaborate to write and perform their own...
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R & R - Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math - Ordered Pairs - "The Polar Express"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create pictures using ordered pairs after listening to a piece of literature. In this ordered pairs and literature instructional activity, student listen to and discuss The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. They...
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars appreciate African folktales, make "connections" between geography and literature, and research facts about Africa's animals and present findings through art and writing.
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Literature: "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils use the Internet to access information about the book "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown. They take an online quiz, complete a crossword puzzle and read interviews with Jeff Brown.
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Naya Nuki's Journey

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read "Naya Nuki Shoshoni Girl Who Ran" by Kenneth Thomasma. Students chart Naya Nuki's route on a map and identify the navigational signs she used to find her way home. Students also analyze the weather she encounters.
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Break It Down!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice the strategy of summarization in order to comprehend a text. They drill on how to delete unimportant information, repeated information and substitute easy terms for lists of items. Each student receives a copy of "The...
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Little House in the Big Woods Chapter 2- Winter Days and Winter Nights

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students read and learn 7 new vocabulary words and their definitions from Chapter 2 of Little House in the Big Woods. There are no questions on this page.
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Junie B. Packs Her Bags

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Junie B. Jones vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students draw a suitcase in the blank space and write their word choices inside it to take to sleep over at Lucille's rich nana's house.
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A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this museums instructional activity, students answer questions about a visit to the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill. Students answer 20 questions.

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