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Getting the Whole Class Talking

For Teachers K - 12th
Have your young readers engage in activities to stimulate group discussions. They question one another using jigsaw puzzle pieces and interview each other to find five things they have in common. They create a biography of a famous...
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Test Your Reading Skills-- Any Answers 3

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars practice answering a question with a logical clear response. Students read 10 questions and choose the most appropriate answer.
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Using Numbers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math and language arts instructional activity, students solve 5 -part math problems which are written in word form. These simple math problems need to have their answers expressed in word form as well. Example: Ten plus two, add...
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The Dictionary Game

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students play The Dictionary Game--also called Balderdash as a way to learn new vocabulary words.
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Find Somebody Who . . . 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this icebreaker game worksheet, students ask their classmates questions about themselves and fill in the blanks with classmates' names that match what they are asking. Students fill in 30 answers.
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Using Cartoons and Comic Strips

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore cartoons and comic strips to practice a variety of language and discussion activities. They explore the themes of humor, culture, and issues in cartoons and comic strips. They draw pictures to represent the last frame...
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Advertisement

For Students 5th - 9th
Advertisers are out to get your pupils' business, and as consumers, they need to be aware of how advertisements are crafted. After delineating the four parts of an ad, this activity presents a sample and readers are asked to identify...
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Explanation Expedition

For Teachers 5th
In this clever research lesson, student groups research certain cultural aspects of a foreign country, and fill out a worksheet with notes. In this note taking lesson, 5th graders write about the environment, entertainment, art, and...
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Missing Vowels-- Computer Words--nouns 1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts and technology worksheet, learners analyze words that are related to computers by filling in missing letters in 20 words with a, e, i, o or u.
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80 Opposite Adjectives-- Complete the Table-- Tough Version 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts activity, students analyze a list of 40 adjectives and next to each one, write the opposite. These are challenging and require careful word selection.
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Just Vowels-- Oscar-winning Film Directors 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts and film worksheet, students analyze 10 names of Oscar-winning film directors. Only the vowels are displayed. Students fill in the blanks. Example: --oo-- A--e- (Woody Allen).
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The Battle for Derby Bus Station

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies and language arts worksheet, students read a 3 page article about some protesters who camped on top of the Derby, UK bus station to prevent it from being demolished. There are several photographs. Students think...
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Complete the Sentences 9-- Intermediate Level

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 15 sentences which contain missing words. Choosing from the 4 possibilities given, students complete the sentence with the appropriate word.
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Bashing business

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students engage in a game in order to perform a Language Arts vocabulary review. The use of the game is valuable in order to maintain student attention and motivation throughout the lesson.
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Reading Job Advertisements 3

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this language arts instructional activity, students examine 10 words in a word bank which pertain to job applications and placement. Students complete 10 job advertisements, supplying the missing word in each. Students then match 10...
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Word Pyramid-- Parts of a Sentence

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students build a word pyramid by following the detailed directions on the page Students use the indicated part of speech, number of letters and initial sound to construct the word. Example: A 4 letter...
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When Can I Use "When"?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts learning exercise, students practice the correct use of "when" with past and future tense verbs. Students read examples of correct usage, them write 10 sentences each for: past continuous verbs, definite future...
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Good Advice 2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts activity, students match questions with logical answers and advice. Students read 20 questions and match them to the good advice answers.
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Good Advice 1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 questions and match them to the logical answers which give good advice. Example: Are you tired? (Go to bed!)
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Focus on Suffixes

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to add suffixes to root words by completing 15 questions. Kids read the root word given, then choose a suffix from the choices and make a new word. Students then write an additional word...
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Prepositions of Time--"on", "at" and "in" 1

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students investigate prepositions of time "on", "at" and "in" by reading 15 sentences with prepositions used incorrectly. Students rewrite the sentences, using the correct prepositions of time.
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Reading Job Advertisements 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts and social studies worksheet, students examine 10 words and phrases commonly used in job advertisements. Students choose the correct word or words to complete 10 job advertisements. Students then match 10 sentences...
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Famous Quotations

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
For this language arts and history worksheet, students read 12 famous quotations from history. Students match the quotation to the name of the famous person (from the word bank) who said it.
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Using Adjectives 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 14 incomplete sentences with an adjective missing. Students insert any appropriate adjective that fits the sentence.