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Picture This...
Students explore the concept of visualization as a means of comprehending what they read. Through modeling, they discover how to create mental pictures of what they read from both poems and books. As a class, they create a story quilt...
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The Big Lie
Fifth graders create poems and other forms of writing.Then working in groups they share writing with each other. The opinions would be gathered and students would revise writing according to the comments.
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GENRE STUDY: BIOGRAPHY
Fifth graders write a poem that relates to your person. They make a poster advertising your book/person. Students find a website that relates to your book/person, print out the information and be prepared to share it with class.
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Discrimination Hurts
Fifth graders interpret stereotyping and discrimination as limiting and hurtful behaviors and demonstrate how to address these behaviors in a positive manner. In this discrimination lesson plan, 5th graders use the poem The Woman Who...
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Who IS That Woman?
Learners participate in a jigsaw reading activity about the contributions of Sacagawea to the Corps of Discovery. They also write a poem to reflect upon what they studied.
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Jesse's Ice Cream Stand
Students evaluate the best price to scoop size combination for profit. They complete a poem on the concept of profit for earning money and calculate profit in several situations.
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Critical Stance Lesson 1: Which Style Fits?
Students analyze the elements of style for a work of art and compare it with the elements of style for a piece of writing. They read selections of the same story, and select the writing style that best fits the style of the painting,
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Blubber: Discussion Guide
Young scholars read Blubber by Judy Blume. In this Blubber discussion lesson, students answer pre-, during, and post- reading of the novel to assist them with comprehension. Themes addressed are problem solving, perspectives, leadership,...
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The Highwayman
Fifth graders re-read the story "The Highwayman" understanding the term "narrative verse". As a paired activity, they predict who or what might be the audience and provide feedback.
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Life in Roman Britain
Students discuss life in Roman Britain. In this Roman Britain lesson, students listen to a recording of "The Romans in Britain" by Judith Nicholls and discuss what life was really like in Roman Britain.
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Match It Up!
Fifth graders explore cause and effect by moving around the room and matching up with other students.
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Silent Letters
Students know and apply methods to help learn and remember correct spellings. Students relate certain spelling of words to the Harry Potter knight bus story. Students express what exactly silent letters are and how to identify them.
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Boundaries That Inspire: The Sestina
Students study the poetic term "enjambment". They use one word as more than one part of speech and let words (instead of ideas) inspire lines and non-sequential, dreamlike, compulsive narrative.
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Reading: Home on the Range
Students read a verse from the song, "Home on the Range," and determine if 7 statements about the verse are true or false. An interesting activity using this classic song.
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Proofreading Activity
in this proofreading worksheet, students read a set of passages and rewrite, correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage.
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Writing with Writers
Students participate in Writing with Writer's, a step-by-step set of directions aimed at improving different genres of student writing. They identify the characteristics of different genres and follow a specified writing process to...
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Primary History Extension Activity- Stories and Pastimes
In this Anglo-Saxon stories instructional activity, students choose one or more of the 4 possible extension activities pertaining to the storytelling and pastimes of the Anglo-Saxon period.
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Make a Birthday Card
Students use folded paper to design a birthday card to send to a famous person on their birthday paying attention to details such as borders and color. They then draw and label 10 things the person could receive as a birthday present.
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Diamante
Students read the word on their diamond and locate the student who has the diamond with the opposite of their diamond word. Once they have located their partner they will complete the diamond worksheet, following the directions in the...
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Beginning Persuasive Writing
Young scholars identify elements of persuasive writing. Students discuss writing strategies and topics. They participate in pair and share activities. Young scholars write a persuasive letter.
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Enrichment Activities - "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"
Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...
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How To Use The Spell Check
Pupils use their editing techniques and use the spell check on their computers using writing techniques and any word processing programs. Then they type the paragraph found on the accompanying sheet full of mistakes. Students also go...
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
In this Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone instructional activity, students draw characters from the book, write descriptions about the character, and then exchange another students description and draw the character they...
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days- Lesson 5
Students read a chapter in a book. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, define new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5, find...