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Building Bridges for Young Learners--Culture
Students explore the concept of "culture." In this cross curriculum literacy and world history lesson, students listen to a letter written by a child from Namibia, then compare and contrast life in Africa with their own life. Students...
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2nd Grade Social Studies
Having a basic understanding to how our economy works is a great way to help students understand the world around them. This Social Studies presentation focuses on defining the concepts of trade, goods, service, wants, needs, and...
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Word Roots NAT, TRACT, and SEQ Advanced Crossword Puzzle
A challenging activity that builds vocabulary as it tests knowledge of the word roots NAT, TRACT, and SEQ. This 12-clue crossword puzzle requires pupils to generate words that appropriately match the clues provided as well as contain the...
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A Christmas Song Read Along
Singing, holiday music, family get togethers are all part of typical American Christmas celebrations. Prepare your autistic or special needs class for social engagement through a group sing along. They can build reading skills, rhythm,...
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Vocabulary Words
Building a strong vocabulary is key for building a strong literacy foundation. Guide your students through basic vocabulary words appropriate for younger grades or ELLs. Many of the words appear to be grouped by spelling rules, such as,...
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Wild And Crazy Word Finder
This worksheet provides 10 blanks to record new or interesting vocabulary during any reading activity. The class follows up with a discussion of these words. This worksheet is not necessary, but if you want a uniform reading vocabulary...
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Vocabulary Words of the Southwest
A simple vocabulary definition worksheet has young geographers of the Southwest putting term meanings into their own words. The fifteen words include (but are not limited to) adobe, butte, canyon, economy, erode, fossil, and landform....
National Endowment for the Humanities
David Walker vs. John Day: Two Nineteenth-Century Free Black Men
What was the most beneficial policy for nineteenth-century African Americans: to stay in the United States and work for freedom, or to immigrate to a new place and build a society elsewhere? Your young historians will construct an...
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Increasing Vocabulary Using Internet Connections
Students retell the story, "The Mitten," by Jan Brett, as a group by using the computer program,
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Vocabulary Practice: Choose the Correct Completion
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read 16 sentences and choose the best word to fit in the sentence from two choices.
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Worksheet 13 Vocabulary Review
In this completing conversations activity, students read ten short conversations. From a list of given phrases, students complete the missing sentences in the conversations.
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Worksheet 14 Vocabulary Review
In this completing sentences worksheet, students read ten sentences and complete them by checking all possible words that would make sense from 4 choices.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In these vocabulary building worksheets, students complete several activities to help them learn vocabulary words. Students use definition clues, word scramble, sentence writing, and timed reading activities to learn the vocabulary words.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In these vocabulary building worksheets, students learn how to identify and use the given vocabulary words using the definition clues. Students unscramble letters, write the words in sentences, and complete a timed reading of the words.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In these vocabulary building worksheets, students complete several vocabulary activities that help them learn to identify, spell, and use the vocabulary words. Students use definition clues, word scrambles, sentence writing, and a timed...
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Vocabulary: Often-Confused Word Pairs
Sixth graders practice their word choice. In this vocabulary development lesson, 6th graders practice choosing the correct word when given a pair of words that are often confused for each other. this lesson includes a worksheet for...
Hello-Hello
Spanish – Learn Spanish (Hello-Hello)
Pick up basic conversational Spanish with animated videos featuring three characters: Pablo, Ana, and Marcos. As Pablo and Marcos get to know Ana, they talk about a variety of subjects. Learners can acquire the vocabulary in each...
Diablo Valley College
The Language of Sets and Set Notation
The basics of number theory and set notation are explained in a highly approachable way in a self-contained lesson and worksheet. Introducing the vocabulary and concepts from ground zero and building to more complex ideas of subsets...
Penguin Books
An Educator's Guide to Jan Brett
Prepare to teach Jan Brett stories by taking a look at this teacher resource, which includes text-based questions, writing assignments, discussion ideas, and vocabulary practice for 18 different stories.
DiscoverE
Coding Without Computers
See what it feels like to be a robot. Scholars use programming vocabulary to program a human robot and test out their codes by acting them out. The code should result in stacking six cups into a pyramid.
Hello-Hello
Portuguese – Learn Portuguese
Marcos and Paulo have just met Ana. Watch as they use Portuguese to introduce themselves and get to know each other. Language learners then complete a series of activities designed to help them master each brief conversation.
Cornell University
Electroplating
Silver pennies and copper nickels are made possible by applying some chemistry. Learners use electrolysis to coat a penny with zinc sulfate and a nickel with copper sulfate. Their investigation builds an understanding of electroplating...
Mind Snacks
SAT Vocab - MindSnacks
Who knew learning and practicing vocabulary for the SAT could be this absorbing? With 500 words to learn after an upgrade, and nine different games for practice, users are sure to feel prepared on testing day!
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Byzantine Architecture
View Byzantine architecture from the comfort of your classroom. A PowerPoint presentation introduces important vocabulary terms and examples of Byzantine architecture in the ninth lesson of the 11-part series. A Jeopardy game reviews...