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Thump Your Thinker

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss how t and h together make one sound and then make the sound while examining the mouth movement associated with it. They listen for the sounds in sentences that are read to them before making words with the Elkonin...
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Shaggy Sheba Shakes!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /sh/ digraph in order to determine that when the letters are together in a word they make one sound. They use letter boxes, letter manipulatives with the sh taped together, and poem, "My Shaggy Dog." Using the...
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The Cat in the Hat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in an emerging literacy lesson in order to focus on the skill of phonemic awareness. The letter "a" is the phoneme that is chosen for letter and sound recognition in the lesson.
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Poultry in Motion (The Little Red Hen Meets Chicken Little)

For Teachers K
Students read stories and use reading and writing skills to sequence, compare and contrast, predict, and identify parts of a story. Six lessons on one page.
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Time to Rhyme

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use phonograms to create pairs of rhyming words. After a discussion of nursery rhymes, students listen to an oral reading of "The Cat In The Hat." Through matching activities, they identify rhyming pairs and create their own...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, examine how to fill out a job application form with a prospective employer. After seeing one model for the students, they practice one and then fill out an actual job...
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Adult ESOL: Obtaining Employment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study how to complete a job application. They identify personal information, employment history, education, and references. They work in pairs to complete an activity sheet and participate in a speaking exercise to ask and...
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Technology that Makes Phonics Fun

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities.  For this educational technology lesson, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of phonics....
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Life of a Logger

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms, explore how to convert dates to numeric form with correct pronunciation. In pairs, after modeling of examples, they convert several dates to numbers.
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Shake Out the SH!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /sh/ digraph using a tongue twister chart and practice saying the sound. They examine pictures to decide which contain the /sh/ sound and determine if the sound is at the beginning or end of the word. Next, working...
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Emotion Similes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils define what a simile is before writing a poem that is based primarily on similes. They brainstorm and write the poem using the give format. They write drafts, revise and present a final poem.
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School-Home Links:

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood reading words worksheet, students sound out 5 letter combinations and then read the words with the consonant cluster. Students identify 5 words that begin with tr.
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F is for Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter "F, f" in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "f" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "f" sounds. Next, they practice writing...
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Teaching Guide: Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the book Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?. In this language arts lesson, students focus on a variety of aspects within the book. Students study the illustrations, listen for rhymes, and attempt the tongue twisters in the text.
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The Doubling Rule

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice the rule for doubling the final consonant of a word when adding a suffix. Through guided practice and class discussion, they identify the spelling patterns that require letter doubling. Students practice doubling by...
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Writing a Narrative

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read the short story "Eleven". They write a narrative composition focusing on the use of voice. Students use a computer to create a pre-writing graphic organizer and type their final draft.
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School-Home Links: Reading Words

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood reading words worksheet, students sound out 5 letter combinations and then read the words with the consonant cluster. Students identify 5 words that begin with th.
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Subject/Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students underline the subject and choose the appropriate verb in parentheses that makes twenty-five sentences grammatically correct.
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Answer to May 31 Word Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
In this algebra worksheet, students use algebraic expression to rewrite word problems and solve the equations. There are 4 expanded questions on this worksheet.    
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Coral Reefs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the animals that live in a coral reef and how they adapt to their environment.  In this coral lesson plan students write a short book on how animals inhabit the coral reefs. 
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All About Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a safety podcast. In this safety instructional activity, students in a robotics lab are introduced to the safety rules for each station. They create a podcast about one station explaining the rules with video, graphics,...
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Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze and interpret figurative language. They listen to some examples of poetry which use figurative language. Then, they divide into groups and attempt to find more examples. Finally, 8th graders write what the poet is...
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Glory Field Author Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create brochures about Glory Field author Walter Dean Myers using internet research and Appleworks, or a similar software program. Emphasis is placed on finding non-copyrighted material.