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New words in the dictionary
Students examine how language evolves. They discover that language reflects changes in society. Students guess the meaning of words. In a group activity, students become wordsmiths by inventing new words. Students devise alternative...
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Geometry Center Games
First graders review the placement of positional words and shapes. In groups, they travel between eight centers throughout the classroom in which they participate in various activities. They focus on concepts that are related to Geometry.
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High Frequency Word Scavenger Hunt
First graders participate in a word scavenger hunt. They practice saying and identifying letters. They work together to help each other.
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Vocabulary Zoo Game
Students participate in an activity which is focused on new vocabulary words and their definitions. They study vocabulary that will be used in an upcoming read aloud. They make an animal sound each time one of the vocabulary words is read.
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The Power of Words: Social Justice Words
Young scholars role-play the position of a presidential candidate. They create their platform to include social justice programs and present it to the class. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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Counseling
As a group, students read a book about saying unkind things to others. They answer questions as a class and discuss a better way to handle the situation.
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Making Words - With A Twist
Students take a scrambled word and try to make other words using all of the letters. They form words out of playdough as well.
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Line Jumping: Differenciation of Words
Young scholars participate in a line jumping game in which they have to decide what part of speech the word is. They can practice the difference between adjectives and nouns or nouns and verbs.
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R-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-s
Second graders combine letters to make several short words. They create word families and discuss letter patterns and make one word from all the letters at the end of the lesson plan.
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Picture This!
First graders watch the teacher model how to draw pictures and write words in a First, Next, Then, Last - 4 block graphic organizer. They write and draw in their own 4 block papers.
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Picture Me with Words
Students search in newspapers for words that describe them or what they like. They gather the words and use them to create a self-portrait. They read "boring" sentences and rewrite them using more descriptive words. They write 10 word...
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Rewriting Alexander's Day
Students experiment with word choice and sentence fluency to revise Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst.
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Mystery Masks
First graders listen to "Is Your Mama a Llama?" for descriptive words. They make a mask showing features of one animal. They draw a self-portrait and staple their masks onto the self-portrait. They write 3 complete sentences that...
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Poetry: Serve Warmly and More Often
Students identify the mood and theme associated with the language of poetry. They discuss personal interpretation in small groups, and as a class and * experiment with language and rhythm.
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Word Wheel
In this literacy worksheet, students cut out the circle and the cut out box on the clock. Students then place the large shape on the circle and fasten them through the center marks. Students turn the circle to reveal various words in the...
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School-Home Links: Words and the Spaces Between Them
In this word spacing worksheet, students use a pencil to draw a line between the words in each line of the story 'Yummy!' Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Word Search #2
Through this simple word search, learners can practice their reading skills. This 7 question activity requires students to take a letter puzzle and form words.
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Find the Food Words
In this find the food words worksheet, students search and identify 9 different words related to Thanksgiving. They complete a word search by locating each of the listed food words in the puzzle.
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Phonemic Segmentation
Young scholars shown how to hear and manipulate the sound in words. They isolate the first sound in a word, the last sound in a word, and all the sounds in a word. Students are told that they are going to hear words and they need to...
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Yummy in My Tummy
Students explore phonemes in spoken words. They discuss the correspondence u=/u/. Students identify a meaningful representation for the phoneme and practice identifying /u/ in both written and spoken words. Students learn a tongue...
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Illustrate Inequalities
Sixth graders participate in a activity that involves the concept of inequalities. They translate the words of problems and put them into a visual illustration. The illustration should include a number line for assessment.
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Word Books
Learners explore art and writing. They create a word book consisting of new words that they come across in their reading or words they hear from people. Students create a cover for their word books.
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Frequency Words
First graders use a graph to answer questions about the frequency of words. Using rhymes, they fill in a chart about the data they collected. In groups, they use their word wall words to identify them in a book.
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Wacky Word Play
Students investigate word and picture puzzle techniques. They complete and create word and picture puzzles.