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The Great Eight: Teaching the Eight Parts of Speech

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Integrate grammar activities and review into your daily classroom routine to facilitate practice and reinforcement of this vital skill.
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Lesson Plan 18: Art Project! Design Your Own Book Cover

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Finished your novel? What’s next? Designing the book cover, of course. But how to begin? After examining the covers of published books and noting the common elements of these jackets, young novelists design a front and back cover for...
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Impromptu Speech

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Focus on presentation techniques with this lesson, which prompts middle schoolers give an impromptu speech. They practice public speaking by giving a short unprepared speech. Some preparations are made to include an introduction, body,...
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WORD BINGO: GAME A (LESSON 2)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this word bingo worksheet, students are given 5 cards for "Game A." This is somewhat confusing, as other worksheets are also labeled "Game A." Each player card contains some vocabulary words and some blank spaces. a Caller's Card is...
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What are the Elements of Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the poem "Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes" and analyze the form, figurative language, and mood. They complete a T-chart containing what they have learned about Pablo and the evidence from the poem supporting their conclusions.
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Describing Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate different types of pets.  In this pets lesson, students discuss a variety of animals and their habitats. Students complete activities such as pet pictionary, pets as fashion accessories, role playing pet ownership,...
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15 Seconds of Fame

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write an autobiographical essay. In this writing lesson students read a narrative, Panic in Paris, and review the elements of a narrative as a class discussion. Well-known stories are used as examples for writing their own...
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Making Comparisons

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students investigate making comparisons by working with a classmate on this oral language activity. Students pick a card that has 2 items on it, such as "emails, letters." Students make comparative...
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Mini-dramas 1: Situations for Short Role Plays (Theme: Work)

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this language arts learning exercise, students improve oral language and communication by collaborating with a partner in a role playing exercise. Students choose one of 4 situations on the card and role play with their partners.
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Matching for Young Students

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this matching worksheet, students are given 10 identical cards with drawings of objects such as foods and flowers. These cards can be cut and used for matching activities or oral language skills (especially for ELLs).
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Food Concentration (Matching Game)

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
In this matching worksheet, students are given 18 sets of cards with a full-color illustration of a fruit or vegetable, along with its name. This game could be used for oral language practice with ELL students.
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Friends in the Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders build a classroom community by getting to know each other better. They ask classmates various questions and use graphic organizer software and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students practice their oral language skills while asking...
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2nd Grade - Act. 01: Exploration Tubs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders communicate ideas, information, and feelings.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 3, Lesson 11: Poly Doodles All Day

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore geometric vocabulary through creation of shapes on a geoboard. They present design attributes, transfer of design, and color-coding components mix to create a fun and exciting lesson that stretches student thinking.
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Eloquent Speech

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...
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Message Time

For Teachers Pre-K
Students complete message time activities to improve their emerging literacy skills. In this emerging literacy lesson, students discuss writing symbols and the writing process with their teacher, as well as reading prompts. Students...
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Testing Your Speaking and Listening Skills - Role Play - Family

For Students 8th - 12th
In this role playing worksheet, students role play the language that they would use talking about a parent's divorce and meeting their father's new girlfriend. There are no questions associated with this worksheet.
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills - Ask Personal Questions – Question Sheet

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this questioning worksheet, students read a list of personal question they can use to ask for information. They read questions such as, "What do you do for a living?," "What are your hobbies?," and "Have you been on holiday lately?"...
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Making Formal Requests

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of making formal requests and examples are included in the lesson for teacher presentation. They practice using the phrases in a variety of situations and then make presentations for others to hear.
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Awesome Audio Book

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students choose a written piece and present it aloud in a student-made recording. They analyze how sounds are used to elicit emotion.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 5, Lesson 19: Hey, Hey, Whaddaya Say!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners rehearse scripts by recording themselves on audiotape and then playing it back to self-assess strengths and weaknesses.