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"Book Report Gallery" Bulletin Board
Read all about it! A camera is all you need to create a fun bulletin board promoting books. Take pictures of readers holding their favorite books and position comic-book style talk bubbles over the pictures. Created with markers and...
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Peer Editing / Revision
Complete the steps of the writing process. Emerging writers present final drafts of essays that include thesis statements, appropriate paragraphing, elaboration, and style. They participate in a peer editing activity that requires them...
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Civil War Photographs: What Do You See?
A study of an image from The Library of Congress collection Civil War Photographs 1861-1865 launches an investigation of the connection between the Civil War and American industrialization. After analyzing “Petersburg, Va. The...
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Teaching Summarization
Examine the process of summarizing a piece of text using the book So You Want to Be a President? Kids review the definitions for main idea, topic sentences, superordinate terms, and supporting details. Next, they work in small...
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"The Merchants of Cool"
Why are so many advertisements geared towards the teenage population? Watch a video with your class (link included), and have them fill out the attached listening guide. Then discuss persuasion, presenting biased information, and where...
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Write a Story
Here is a great way to explore narrative writing! Learners review a previously constructed story map and identify the characters, setting, and main events in the book Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock retold by Eric A. Kimmel. They...
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School News
Compile a school newsletter with your budding journalists! Use the school calendar to assign each learner a specific even to cover! Possible events include the science fair, sports games, concerts, talent shows, etc. This is a project...
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Parts of Speech
This online multiple choice quiz focuses on upper-level grammar concepts. In addition to covering simple parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives, this resource also covers more advanced information, such as transitive vs....
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Writing Process-- Revision and Editing
As guided practice, class members work together to revise a model persuasive paragraph. Then they practice independently with their own writing. The included rubric looks at prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, nonfiction text...
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Introduce: The Suffix -ing
Second and third graders are introduced to the suffix ing and examine a list of words with the suffix. They examine the meaning of the target suffix as it relates to the present verb tense and connect suffix ing words with...
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Biology Training Module
Are you a koalafied biologist? The lesson begins with research about human survival and our ecosystem. Then, an online training module simulates the effects of changes to the plants and animals in an ecosystem. Finally, scholars research...
NASA
The Cycle of Matter
An educational lesson focuses on the idea of conservation of matter through a demonstration of the water cycle, a discussion of digesting food, and the path of carbon and oxygen atoms as they change form.
Global Oneness Project
A Day in the Life
We often see other countries depicted in movies, but getting a close look at a typical day in the life of a young person from another country isn't as common. Give your pupils such a look with a resource that helps class members...
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The Meaning of an Algebraic Fraction
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students determine the values for which an algebraic expression is undefined. The one page worksheet contains seven multiple choice questions. Answers are provided.
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Solving Fractional Equations
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders solve irrational functions by identifying the variables and make sure the equation is a true statement. They solve word problems also. There are 12 questions with an answer key.
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INFORMATION DETECTIVE
Students generate 2 or more questions without teacher support. They state known information and make personal connections without teacher support. They select two or more resources to answer his/her question. They distinguish...
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Mr. Ben's Farm
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a short story about a farmer. Students complete a crossword puzzle, questions, and short answer activities in response to the story.
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Logarithms
Students explore the concept of logarithms. In this logarithms instructional activity, students answer true/false questions about logarithms. Students simplify logarithms and condense and expand logarithms.
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Happy Easter, Biscuit!
In this reading comprehension worksheet about the book, Biscuit , students complete a missing letter vocabulary 10 question section. Students then complete a word hunt and answer questions about the book.
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Clifford Takes a Trip Worksheets
In this Clifford Takes a Trip worksheet packet, students complete a vocabulary word search, a crossword puzzle, character map and writing activity, comprehension questions, and 5 true and false questions. They write 8 vocabulary words in...
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Wetlands in Our State
Fifth graders access prior knowledge to create a KWL about the wetlands. For this wetlands lesson, 5th graders research to answer the questions in their KWL.
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Froggy's Baby Sister: Worksheet Packet
In this Froggy's Baby Sister learning exercise packet, 2nd graders will learn vocabulary words my filling in missing letters and using a textbox, answer 10 yes or no comprehension questions, find words in a word search, complete cloze...
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Working With Words
In this words worksheet, students complete a variety of worksheets involving configuring 11 words, completing sentences with 10 words, writing 4 words in complete sentences and locate and circle 14 words in a word search puzzle. Students...
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Vocabulary and Comprehension Packet
In this Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl worksheet packet, students will unscramble 15 vocabulary words using text boxes as a tool, search for and circle 15 vocabulary words in a word search, complete 10 cloze sentences using a word...