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Celebrating Halloween through Language and Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Use the theme of Halloween to spice up campfire stories, journal writing, and presentations in your classroom.
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Christo/Transformations--from Discovering Great Artists

For Teachers 4th - 8th
students challenge their imaginations like the artist Christo by transforming an everyday object into something new. Students use everyday objects in order to create something new. Students use materials such as objects found in nature...
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Creative Writing and Analysis

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students read and analyze poems by Li Po and Wang Wei. They answer discussion questions, identify the elements of the poems, examine and discuss Chinese landscape paintings, write an original poem, and write a comparison/contrast essay.
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Dr. DooRiddles

For Students 4th
In this riddle worksheet, 4th graders read the given clues and solve the riddles.  Students write the missing word below each riddle on the line provided.
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Sequence

For Teachers 1st
First graders are read a story and discuss the beginning, middle and end. Using a piece of paper, they draw three trees each one in a different season of the year. They show their trees to the class describing each one in the correct...
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Japanese Festivals and Celebrations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the importnce of celebrations anf festivals in Japanese culture and then create a story based upon an image from the instructional activity. Resource links are provided for images of events.
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Season's Readings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use descriptive language to write riddles on their favorite seasonal subjects; they illustrate the "answers" to their riddles using the medium of their choice and compile both riddles and illustrations to create a book.
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Picture Prompt: Squirrel and Skunk

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This story starter provides students with a picture of a skunk and a squirrel, which they can use to write a story. The title, beginning, middle, and ending is up to the student. Additionally, the worksheet includes a text box for...
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Picture Prompt: Squirrel

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this story starter, a picture of a squirrel surrounded by falling leaves prompts students to think of a story idea. Students can then write the story, practicing a beginning, middle, and ending. The worksheet includes a word box area...
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Haiku Fun!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore Haiku and create their own Haiku poem.
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Fall Reflections

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create a multi-media landscape of a tree in fall color. They use the Y-method of drawing a tree.
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A Separate Peace

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students work in small groups to create a word web or other graphic organizer that explores one or more of the following words: rivalry, peace, trust, suspicion, or impulse. They discuss the pros and cons of "healthy competition."
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Four Seasons in Flannel

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a Lakeside quilt using clear, vibrant colors. Embroidered and buttonhole-stitched blocks are brought to life. Appropriate for beginner to plus skill level students. Lesson is set up for three 3-hour sessions.
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Bermudian Vernacular Architecture

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students, after researching, discussing and analyzing vernacular architecture in detail, answer a question and answer sheet, review an extensive vocabulary of key words, complete an activity sheet on the key words, and critique a...
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Visions of Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars examine the importance of silent reading before practicing the technique of visualization. They listen while the teacher leads they through a visualization exercise in which they imagine they are at the beach. Next, they...
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Silly Sid

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Uh, Uh, Oh, It's U

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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silent letters

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students are asked to find the words that have silent letters and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Calendar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are associated with the use of a calendar. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Advanced Spelling Challenge 4

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this spelling worksheet, students will look at 3 boxes each containing 10 words. Of those 1o words, 5 words are spelled incorrectly. Students will underline each incorrect word and then spell it correctly. The words are in British...
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Words For Playing Silent Scrabble

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this literacy worksheet, students work to create a game board to use the words on this list. They should practice reading and spelling them.
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Observing Capitalization Rules

For Students 4th - 5th
In this capitalization learning exercise, students complete three activities that help them follow the rules for capitalization in their writing.
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Explorit's Tasty Food Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
For this foods worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice online interactive worksheet about foods that we eat.
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Building a House Using Circles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study circles and problem solving. For this critical thinking lesson, students build a house using all of the circles given to them gluing them onto paper.

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