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English--"Humpty Dumpty"--Identifying Rhyming Words
In this rhyming words instructional activity, students read Humpty Dumpty and begin recognizing rhyming words. Students unmix a mixed up batch of words by putting the words in 3 word family columns and list each one underneath one of the...
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Making More Words With "at"
Young scholars explore phonetics by identifying words with one specific sound. In this rhyming words lesson, students discuss the sound "at" and the many words that contain the same sound. Young scholars utilize index cards to...
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction
In this intermediate paragraph correction worksheet, learners answer questions about errors in sentences. In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer eight questions.
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Inspire a Life of Reading
Making letters out of goop, sight word bingo, tic-tac-toe vowels. Download this packet loaded with activities designed to engage beginning readers. Although designed for adults, many of the activities are appropriate for any age group.
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How to Write an Alliteration Poem
Learners follow five steps to compose an alliteration poem. They choose one consonant and brainstorm as many nouns, verbs, and adjectives they can think of to create rhyming sentences that come together in a poetic fashion.
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Discussing Poetry In Class
Students investigate syllabic metre and rhyming techniques by analyzing poetry. In this language arts activity, students read the poem Considering the Snail and discuss the nature and mood of the poem with their classmates. Students...
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Rhymes
Young scholars study rhymes using the topic of fruits and vegetables. For this rhymes lesson, students discuss rhyming words and riddles. Young scholars make up their own fruit or vegetable riddle as a class. Students complete a 'rhyming...
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Rhymes
Students complete rhyming word activities. In this rhyming words lesson, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Students pick out words from the poem that rhyme and brainstorm...
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Cool School Poetry
Students generate a word bank drawing on vocabulary from fifteen school related topics. They use the word bank to write poetry in the styles of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky.
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'P' Is for Poetry
Students write rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. In this rhyming lesson plan, students come up with various words that could rhyme for each letter. Once they come up with rhymes for each, they publish them in a book along with...
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Valentine's Day Poems
Roses are red, violets are blue, poems are sweet, and educational too.
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Nurture Poetry
Learners create a poetry book. In this poetry lesson, students write a cinquain poem, name poem, haiku, limerick, and preposition poem.