John Talavera
Autism iHelp – WH Questions
Who, what, when, where, and why questions are often the questions that teachers use to foster engagement, verbal communication skills, higher-order thinking, and hopefully, a deeper understanding of the world. This tool is geared toward...
Curated OER
Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Words Beginning with SL
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by the difficult words that contain a sl-blend.
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Valentine's Day Vocabulary
Positively Autism has produced another resource for building sight word recognition, content specific vocabulary, and an understanding of holiday events. Special-needs learners will see the word and an associated image of items common to...
Sensory Connection Program
The Tree of Self Esteem Game
Create a respectful classroom community and boost children's self-esteem with this collaborative activity. Working in small groups, children take turns filling in each other's tree of self-esteem with compliments, personal strengths, and...
English Genie
Printable Scrabble Letters
Set up your own word and vocabulary games with a set of Scrabble tiles. Included are all the letters of the alphabet (plus extra vowels) as well as pieces for triple and double word score and triple and double letter score. Learners can...
Biology Junction
Protein Synthesis
Watson and Crick built the first model of DNA in the 1950s, and our understanding of DNA since then continues to grow exponentially. Scholars learn about protein synthesis by observing a presentation and completing a worksheet. Both walk...
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Grammar Skills
In this grammar worksheet, students write a list of words in the correct order to form eight complete sentences. Two of the sentences include a question.
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Building ELD Confidence Through Games
Fun ways to get your English Learner's involved in the classroom.
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Compound Word Bingo
In this bingo game learning exercise, students use the words after, bag, base, battle, bride, butter, chair, chatter, dock, eye, flower, grass, hedge, light, foot, chop, noon, pipes, ball, ship, groom, cup, man, box, yard, witness, pot,...
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Spelling Lesson Plan: Make a Word Race: Class Teams
Young scholars practice their spelling words. In this spelling skills instructional activity, students play a game that requires them to race to the front of the classroom to spell their spelling words before the other team does.
Beacon Learning Center
Power Words
Using words can create a power struggle! Using antonyms and synonyms can create a Power Words game! Check out this activity that teachers your class the difference between the two and how to use a thesaurus.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Sentence Building 3
In this sentence building worksheet, students will write 6 sentences following this format: article, adjective, adjective, noun, verb (present continuous), article, adjective, noun.
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Building Trust
Young scholars identify the qualities that make them trustworthy. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the word "trust" and play a game that demonstrates trust between the players. Young scholars discuss people they know who are...
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The History of Scrabble
Learners discover the history and rules to the classic board game, Scrabble. In this spelling instructional activity, students complete a KWL chart on Scrabble and present their findings in an oral report. Learners work in pairs to...
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Building Sensitivity and Awareness
Young scholars recognize the needs, disabilities and attitudes of seniors. In this sensitivity awareness lesson plan, students work with residents of a senior citizen residence and build a relationship with a senior. Young scholars...
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Building Blocks
Students navigate to various websites and play educational games to reinforce learning. In this game lesson, students catalog games to play in various areas of the curriculum;. Students play online and board games.
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Building Budgets
Students explore New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They estimate budget allocations for such a proposal while practicing the calculation of percentages.
Spelling Words Well
Slip It In!
Bad, bid, bed. Jib, jab, job. Kids practice building short-vowel words with a game that challenges them to provide the missing short vowel in the provided word card.
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You Can Count on Spelling
Here is a cross-curricular activity that is suitable for virtually any grade level! Learners calculate the mathematical value of their spelling words using the letter tiles from a Scrabble game and identify the spelling word with the...
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Hubris Lesson Plan
Bring this lesson on hubris to your short story unit. After reading Jack London's "To Build a Fire," young readers discuss the role of hubris in the protagonist's death. The lesson has connections to other short stories, such as "The...
Lincoln Public Schools
Cereal Box Project
Challenge your class with this fun and engaging engineering design project. The goal, to create a brand new cereal complete with a list of ingredients, a name and logo, and a box to hold it in. Starting with a survey to determine the...
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What's the Weather Like? Primary Level
Elementary schoolers and language learners will shine with a series of games and activities that feature weather words. The exercises can be adapted for pairs, small groups, or whole class participation.
John Talavera
Autism iHelp – Opposites
In/out, up/down, big/small; understanding opposites is a fundamental vocabulary-building skill. This app uses real-life photographs, to introduce the learner to the concept of opposites. Learning opposites is necessary for understanding...
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Family Game Night
Students plan and carryout a family game night to build family relationships. In this family building instructional activity, students identify games their families enjoy and use the FCCLA planning process to plan a family game night.