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Being Heard
Examine the work of contemporary authors who use their writing to express opinions about the struggle against prejudice and oppression in our society. A short lesson on the Harlem Renaissance introduces learners to the most prominent...
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Flower Symbolism
Fourth graders identify flowers as symbols in art forms. They focus on the Victorian era and create their own flower design for use in visual art or literary forms.
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Making Mind Movies
Students interact with the strategy of visualization to better understand what is happening in a story. They assess the poem, "Talented Family," and the book, "Sarah Plain and Tall," to visualize and imagine in their minds pictures of...
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Balloon Writing
In this writing activity worksheet, students create a poem within a balloon utilizing a word box of words to choose from. Students also design their own balloon and write a short description of it on paper.
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Follow the Directions
Learners listen to a confusing poem about baseball. In this clear writing lesson, students write a set of directions for a game. Learners rewrite their directions until they are clearly understood. Students make a game and...
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"Tom's Night Out"
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete a variety of short activities directly related to the reading of the poem, "Tom's Night Out."
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Literature Focus Unit: Civil War
Fourth graders complete a two-week unit on the U.S. Civil War and the Underground Railroad. They read the books "Follow the Drinking Gourd" and "Pink and Say," complete story maps, and dramatize a scene from "Follow the Drinking Gourd."...
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Chinese Calligraphy
Students explore Chinese calligraphy. In this art and social science instructional activity, students copy the Chinese character ideograms in order to create words or phrases.
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“Home on the Range”
Fourth graders analyze the song "Home on the Range" and identify its meaning and setting. In this timeline and retelling lesson, 4th graders use dictionaries to find definitions of unfamiliar words, create a timeline and retell the...
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Lesson Plan for "The Ballad of Dirty Joe"
Upper elementary learners explore and practice identifying poetry in the ABAB rhyming format. In groups, they participate in choral reading of the poem, "The Ballad of Dirty Joe," emphasizing words appropriately and speaking in the...
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Introducing 'Communication Talent' with "Casey at the Bat"
Young scholars listen to the poem "Casey at the Bat". They use their Forecasting Skill to answer questions and discuss the poem.
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First Day of GT
Students listen to and discuss a poem about a gifted student. They discuss what being gifted means to them and their families, and participate in a game that helps students to bond with each other.
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Poem Movies
Pupils create iMovie presentations that represent favorite poems chosen by the students in this language arts lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. The lesson includes resource links to find poetry and requires computers and movie...
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Japan Acrostic Poem
In this writing poetry learning exercise, learners write about and explore Japan. Students write an acrostic poem about Japan using the letters in the country's name.
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Mississippi Acrostic
For this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the letters in the word Mississippi to create an acrostic poem. Students create a 11 line poem.
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Write Your Own Poem Letter R
In this word blends worksheet, students use one of the given blends to make up rhyming pairs. Students use the pairs to make silly sentences and a rhyming poem. Students think of other rhyming words for their poem.
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'At' Poem
In this rhyming words worksheet, learners complete four exercises that help them categorize rhyming words and then use those words in a silly sentence. Students then write a poem with the rhyming words.
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Write Your Own Poem 'ip'
In this rhyming words worksheet, students complete four activities that help them learn rhyming words that have a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Students do a word find, a rhymed pairing, a silly sentence, and poem.
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Write Your Own Poem Letter L
In this word sounds worksheet, students use one of the l blends to make rhyming pairs. Students use the words to then make sentences and then two lines that rhyme. Students finish by thinking of more rhyming words for their poem.
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Know Your Poets
In this poets instructional activity, students read short poems and then choose the correct poet that wrote it. Students complete 6 multiple choice questions.
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Patriotic Arts: Influencing Canadians At War
Students study how war has shaped Canadian life, patriotism, propaganda, and music. They research primary source documents, novels, videos, and songs before celebrating Remembrance Day.
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BioPoem Multicultural Activity For A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Students write a biopoem. In this literature and poetry writing lesson, students write a biopoem about the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry following a specific given format. Examples and format are included.
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What's the Main Idea?
Students explore poetry. In this main idea in poetry lesson, students read poems from Words with Wings, thenidentify the main idea and complete a "Main Idea Mania" worksheet.
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Fill-Them-in Tale
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in missing words to create their own version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas." There are 20 blanks for students to fill in according to the part of speech specified: noun, verb or...