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Unit Plan
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Amazing Speeches

For Teachers 5th
Students study the speeches of Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and Chief Joseph. Students write a story set during the Nineteenth Century Era. Students present their story to the class. Handouts and worksheets are included in the...
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Lesson Plan
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Speaking with Words and Sound

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice moving from manual communication boards to an electronic voice output device. They replace Mayer-Johnson picture symbols with words on student's manual communication boards.
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Lesson Plan
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Writing and Presenting a Fable Using Research

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Elementary and middle schoolers research animal facts and use them in a fable. First, they pair-share to find animal traits to use in writing a fable. They then complete a prewriting worksheet. After going through the writing process,...
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Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Paperboy: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Little Man, in Vince Vawter's Paperboy, is a great baseball player, but due to stuttering he'd rather not speak to a soul. Scholars read how Little Man deals with his fears as they use vocabulary words to complete sentences, answer seven...
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Lesson Plan
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The Daily Scoop

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils report classroom news. First, they write complete sentences using adjectives and adverbs to describe events. Next, they take turns presenting interesting news to the class using appropriate volume and clarity. As an extension,...
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Worksheet
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Somebody, Anybody, Nobody, Something, Anything, Nothing Exercise

For Students 5th - 10th
In this vocabulary skills instructional activity, students respond to 15 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of indefinite pronouns.
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Lesson Plan
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Idioms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students, who are not native English speakers, determine how idioms are used in speaking and writing. In this idiom lesson, students listen to tapes of non-native speakers, and work on vocabulary exercises aimed at increasing their use...
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Worksheet
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Frequency Adverbs: A Conversation in Class

For Students 5th - 8th
In this grammar activity, students practice using frequency adverbs. They work with another student and take turns asking and answering the 15 questions on the page. Frequency adverbs are used in both the question and the response.
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Channel Islands Film

Arlington Springs Man: Lesson Plan 1

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Learning to craft quality questions is a skill that can be taught. Class members use the Question Formulation Technique to learn how to create and refine both closed-ended and open-ended questions. They then view West of the West's...
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Lesson Plan
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Guidance for Creating Writing Lessons for Dyslexic Students

For Teachers K - 12th
How do you help a child with dyslexia succeed as a writer? Here is a resource for those who need guidance in creating writing lessons for their young scholars with dyslexia. It discusses research-based strategies that can be used and...
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Lesson Plan
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Watch the Road Signs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
What makes a good speaker? Upper elementary learners practice oral fluency by working with a partner to read nonfiction books. While reading, they practice using correct tone of voice, making eye contact, and speaking clearly.
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Worksheet
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Do You....?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL conversation learning exercise, learners collaborate to interview classmates about the 7 topics illustrated by a picture. All questions will be answered yes/no.
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Lesson Plan
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Monologues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore speech techniques by reading a monologue in their class. In this language arts lesson, students answer questions about their feelings on specific topics in order to get them comfortable while speaking. Students complete...
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Lesson Plan
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Parts of Speech Review

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students need to know how to correctly use words in their writing and speaking. By reviewing parts of speech with hands-on activities, students retain and enjoy studying sentence structure.
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Lesson Plan
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Grammar Conventions/Vocabulary-Parts of Speech/Dynamic Vocabulary Review

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study verbs. In the grammar lesson, 5th graders are put into small groups and write verbs on each poster board posted.
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Lesson Plan
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Author's Day

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Have your learners choose an author to study. One resource link gives a list of approved authors. Scholars read at least three works produced by that author and produce three separate book reports as well as a two-page author report....
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Lesson Plan
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Monkey and Rabbit Together

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Engage young ones and explain grammar with the folk tale Monkey and Rabbit Together. Using a list of verbs from the story, young readers work on verb participles and proper speech habits. The story itself is not included. Social studies...
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Worksheet
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Writing Transitions: However, Nevertheless, Still, Despite That Nonetheless, Even So

For Students 5th - 8th
Use a writing transitions worksheet to help your class sharpen their writing skills as they read several examples, and rewrite seven sentences using the words however, nevertheless, still, despite, nonetheless, and even so appropriately.
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Verb Tenses Exercises

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 27 mulitiple choice and fill in the blank questions regarding comparatives and superlatives. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Worksheet
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"At" and "In" Exercise

For Students 5th - 11th
For this grammar skills worksheet, students respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the use of the prepositions "at" and "in."
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Present Continuous

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 40 fill in the blank questions that require them to use the present continuous form appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Irregular Verbs

For Students 4th - 9th
In this online interactive English activity, students respond to 94 fill in the blank questions that require them to use irregular verbs appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
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Descriptions

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students describe things using sensory words.  In this adjective lesson, students practice conversations describing items they touch.  Students use words to describe properties of items such as size and texture.
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Worksheet
Grammar Net

Past Simple v. Past Perfect Simple

For Students 4th - 10th Standards
Help English learners tell the difference between the past tense and the past perfect tense with a grammar instructional activity. As kids read twelve sentences, they change the given verbs to the correct tense based on context clues.