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ESL Holiday Lessons

Thanksgiving

For Students 5th - 10th
Near Thanksgiving, learners complete activities surrounding the holiday. Some of the activities include a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, correct word choosing, multiple choice, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...
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K20 LEARN

Active Shakespeare: Making Shakespeare Accessible

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Two sonnets, both alike in theme and story, break from ancient language to new glory. The prologue to Act I of Romeo and Juliet provides scholars with an opportunity to examine the language Shakespeare uses to create timeless stories....
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Curated OER

Samuel's Choice: Comprehension Questions

For Students 4th - 7th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students will complete 10 short answer questions after reading the book Samuel's Choice.
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Curated OER

Vocabulary Multiple Choice. Worksheet 23

For Students 10th - 11th
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students choose the best answer from the four possibilities to compete each of the eight sentences. The learning exercise is intended to be used with advanced English language learners.
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EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th Standards
Delve into the heart of dramatic dialogue with a unit focused on Oedipus the King by Sophocles. Having completed an online exploration about ancient Greece beforehand, ninth graders read the play's opening lines and analyze how...
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Curated OER

Reading Comprehension 5: Level 8

For Students 6th - 8th
Why is an atlas called an atlas? Because it is named for the Greek Titan, Atlas, of course. Young readers learn all about Atlas and atlases in a short passage used as the basis of a reading comprehension exercise. After responding to...
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Curated OER

Books - First Impressions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this literature choice worksheet, students choose a book from a library. They draw the cover of the book and write a statement telling why they choose the book.
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Curated OER

Springfield Wiki Lesson - Literature Circles

For Teachers 6th
Using a variety of novels about survival, such as Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, pupils create author's studies using wikis. First, learners are placed in groups to study a particular novel. Then, they create a page...
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Curated OER

A Handmade House Book with Student Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this lesson for your bookmaking project. First, young writers work on making an accordion fold house book. After composing a variety of pieces of writing, they can use their book to store their writing. The structure is ideal for a...
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Curated OER

Book Club Order

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete a simulated book order form for their class. In this book club lesson, students budget and plan an order form for their fellow students, discussing why they chose specific books.
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Unit Plan
Tell City Schools

The Cay

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Support your instruction of The Cay by Theodore Taylor with this extensive unit of materials. Provided here are prereading activities, worksheets and discussion questions for the entire book, and reading quizzes that you can use to check...
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Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Shiloh: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Marty is faced with a tough choice in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Shiloh. Scholars read to find out how Marty deals with his situation before completing worksheet activities to help readers gain a better understanding of the story....
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Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Wonder: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Beauty is more than skin deep. Auggie, the main character in Wonder, has a facial defect, but his inner beauty shines. Taking a cue from Auggie, scholars learn how a person is more than outer appearance. To finish the resource, they...
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NOAA

How Do We Know?: Make Additional Weather Sensors; Set Up a Home Weather Station

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Viewers learn about three different weather measurement tools in installment five of the 10-part Discover Your Changing World series. They build weather vanes to collect data on wind speed, barometers to determine air pressure, and rain...
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Curated OER

In The Shadow of the Pines: Sugar Cane Time

For Students 7th - 8th
This resource provides a short reading passage, an excerpt from In The Shadow of the Pines by Karen K. Newell, about a family and their sugar cane harvest during the Great Depression. After the reading, there are four multiple choice...
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ReadWriteThink

Literature Circles: Getting Started

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Make reading more enjoyable and interactive with literature circles! Here you'll find detailed lessons to begin the literature circle process. Ten lessons introduce each role learners take on. Literature circle roles include...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Part Two: A Truly Inspirational Book List for Teachers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The second article of my two-part series on terrific books for teachers.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Cotton in My Sack

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
As part of a study of saving choices and opportunity costs, class members listen to a reading of Lois Lenski's Cotton in My Sack, and then evaluate the spending choices made by the Hutley family.  
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EngageNY

Module Reflection and Writing Book Reviews

For Teachers 7th
Scholars take time to reflect on the unit and the end-of-unit writing assessment. They use a Working Conditions Reflection to help guide them through the exercise. Readers then begin working on a book review for the book they have been...
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Writing
K12 Reader

My Favorite Book

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
A simple question can spark such a range of responses and creative thought. Use this writing prompt to get your youngsters talking about the thrills and adventures of reading, as they detail their favorite books, what they are about, and...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Parts of Speech

For Students 7th - 8th
Review advanced grammar concepts with this standard online interactive multiple choice quiz. Young grammarians must know simple grammar principles such as verbs, prepositions and adverbs as well as higher-level knowledge like passive vs....
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
Harper Lee's seminal novel To Kill a Mockingbird provides rich material for this interactive online reading comprehension quiz. Multiple choice questions and clear explanations with the answers to clarify details. Check content for...
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Interactive
Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
This quiz for To Kill a Mockingbird tests basic reading comprehension of the novel. The multiple choice questions focus on characters and plot. Make sure you look over the content carefully to be sure that these are the questions you...
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Curated OER

The Witches of Eileanan quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Multiple-choice reading comprehension questions cover The Witches of Eileanan in this online quiz. Answers are available when readers submit the quiz online. Use as an assessment for independent reading.