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Calligraphy, Handwriting And The Alphabet

For Teachers K - 8th
Students produce calligraphy projects using writing skills and unique tools in this six-day Art activity. Emphasis is placed upon the work of Portland, Oregon calligraphy artist Inga Dubay and her experiences with "Italic" writing...
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Keyboarding: Formatting A Report Using MLA Style

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Introduce your class to the MLA style of formatting. In addition to studying the formatting, learners improve language skills and review word processor features. They use the Interwrite SchoolPad for the first time to assist in proofing...
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Spelling-Silent Letters

For Students 2nd - 5th
Silent letters make spelling and reading an even more challenging task. You class can practice detecting silent letters with this printable handout. Learners can also complete the worksheet as an online quiz. Note: Answer sheet is provided.
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Was or Were

For Students 2nd - 6th
Was and were are verbs used for present and past tense. Use this printable handout to challenge your class; they must choose which verb fits correctly into 16 different sentences. Note: Answers are provided.
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This, That, These and Those

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read ten sentences and choose the correct pronoun: this, that, these, those, or that. Completes each sentence to be grammatically correct. Answer sheet is provided.
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There, Their and They're

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read ten sentences and choose which word completes each sentence correctly: there, their or they're. Answer sheet is provided.
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Spelling--Plural Nouns

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learners choose the correctly spelled plural noun for each of 12 examples. They distinguish between possessives and plurals, need to know when to add -s or -es, and may need to change y to i and add -es. Class members can check their...
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Either and Neither

For Students 3rd - 9th
Choose the correct pronoun, either or neither, to complete ten sentences. Make each one of them grammatically correct. Answer sheet is provided.
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Choose Your Words Wisely

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Improve word choice! Writers use dictionaries and thesauruses to aid them in choosing exciting words to incorporate in their writing. They rewrite sentences and practice identifying words that can be replaced using a better word. Flip...
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"Tom's Night Out"

For Students 4th - 6th
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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A Day in the Life of a Homeless Person

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners examine the day in the life of a homeless person. In this humanitarian lesson, students examine the life of a homeless person while discovering the importance of social justice in our society.
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A Pixie Biography Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice biographical writing after completing research on the subject.  For this journalism lesson, students read a story of an important person's life and discuss the important moments along the way.  Students utilize their...
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Story Quilt Project

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how quilt making was a family and community activity. They read and discuss books, complete various handouts, and create a paper quilt celebrating philanthropic activities.
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Do They Agree?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review and practice subject-verb agreement by cutting and pasting, and by writing a simple paragraph in which the subjects and verbs agree. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to practice subject-verb agreement.
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Rule of 3 Web

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students create a web with the writing topic in the center of the web. They extend three branches from the center of the web, write the main ideas that support and develop the topic. They draw three branches that extend from each main...
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Alphabetical Order

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students working in pairs or small groups match up letters of the alphabet to their images. Students then match up letters of the alphabet to market items (a-apples).
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Capitalization and Proper Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
For this recognizing proper adjectives worksheet, students review usage with examples and use them to identify proper adjectives in sentences, capitalize them, and fill in the blanks. Students write eight answers.
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Bubble Festival

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice scientific inquiry while learning about bubbles. In this lesson about bubbles, students explore characteristics of bubbles. Students move through nine different "bubble" stations following directions and completing an...
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You are Uniquely You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare and contrast simple machines and their functions. In this cross-curriculum science simple machines lesson, students observe examples and read about simple machines, then use body movement to demonstrate how machines...
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Color Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe colors. For this descriptive writing lesson, students brainstorm color descriptions using all of the senses except sight. Students write poems including similes, sensory images, and interesting word choice. Examples are...
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Getting an Apartment

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive vocabulary worksheet, students use the words and phrases bank to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Students write 10 answers.
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Pullman Strike

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore the Pullman Strike.  In this U.S. history lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the Pullman Strike of 1894.  Learners discuss how this strike divided our nation.  Students work with a group to analyze a newspaper...
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Plot/Story Problem/Resolution

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze the plot, problem, and resolution of a story. In this story analysis lesson, students read stories and fill out graphic organizers about the plot, story problems, and resolution.
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A Tree is a Friend

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the value of trees in our society.  In this ecosystem instructional activity, 5th graders read the book, A Tree is Nice, and discuss with classmates how trees are essential to our existence due to creating oxygen...

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