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Plural Nouns in Use
Transforming singular nouns that end in "y" into their plural form is the challenge presented by this 10-sentence noun instructional activity.
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April Writing Ideas
There are so many things to celebrate in the month of April, like April Fool's Day, Earth Day, and spring! Use these fun prompts to get young writers writing during the month of April.
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The Jungle Book Post-Show STEAM Lesson
An ecosystem is really just the flow of energy through many different living organisms. A study of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book leads to an environmental science activity in which learners study how various factors can affect...
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Papalotzin y las Monarcas
Students examine theme. In this Papalotzin y las Monarcas lesson, students read an English or Spanish version of the story. Students discuss the themes of community and positive change in the story.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppet Book
First graders create their own puppet book to go with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" book.
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Letter b is for Butterfly
In this printing letter b instructional activity, students study the example lowercase letter b. Students then practice printing the letter on the 4 provided lines.
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Butterfly Life Cycle
Students read books about animals and describe their structures, how they grow and change, and their life cycles. In this animals lesson plan, students also make animals out of pasta.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement takes practice to master; give your learners a chance to put their skills to the test using these 10 sentences. They choose the correct verb from two options for each sentence. Encourage subject recognition and not...
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Studying Idioms and Word Meaning
Idioms are really confusing, but learning them will help your readers deepen their understanding of a variety of texts. This 11-slide presentation offers several examples (like "break a leg" and "mind your manners") to help readers use...
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"Leap, plashless": Emily Dickinson & Poetic Imagination
Learners examine different poems from Emily Dickinson. They practice listening for meter in the poems and make connections between the texts. They also practice their own creative writing skills.
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Going Nuts for a New Grade
Students describe the practices they follow to get ready for a new school year. Using those practices, they create a list of resoultions that they might improve on during the new year. They complete a worksheet and share their answers to...
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Worksheet 5/7 A Colony of Collective Nouns
Practice identifying and using collective nouns with this resource. For this activity, pupils circle the collective noun and the group that it describes in each sentence. They then use the collective nouns to write their own sentences....
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Florida Crossword
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues and find 10 terms to complete the crossword puzzle about the state of Florida.
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Texas Alphabet Activity
In this alphabet activity instructional activity, students read the words related to the state of Texas. Students then alphabetize the 10 words.
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Plurals: Words Ending -sh or -ch
The worksheet starts with a brief explanation about adding -es to pluralize nouns that end in -sh or -ch, and adding -s to other nouns. Then your learners circle the correctly spelled plural version of a noun in 10 example...
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Letter A Word Search
Here's a great way to practice handwriting and word recognition. In this letter identification lesson, learners identify eight words with pictures to help them learn vocabulary and reading skills as they use lowercase letters to complete...
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Strategy Script #4
This instructional activity is designed for college pupils who are having anxiety regarding public speaking. In it, the speech givers go through a process of using imagery in order to reduce anxiety. The instructor guides the pupils in...
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Compound Word List
Never run out of compound words to teach your pupils by keeping this list nearby! All 16 pages are made up of lists of words organized alphabetically.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Second graders watch a video about Eric Carle before listening to his story entitled, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They notice how the caterpillar eats its way through the days of the week and they examine the life cycle of the...
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Making Three Letter Words
For this three letter words worksheet, students write a letter in each butterfly wing to make a three letter word. The letter on the butterfly body will be the middle letter in each word. Students can create 8 words.
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Making Three Letter Words
In this three letter words worksheet, students write a letter in each butterfly wing to make a three letter word. Students use the letter on the butterfly body as the middle letter for each word they create.
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Political and Social Impact of World War II
Sixth graders study the life in Jewish ghettos during World War II and learn about tolerance and compassion. In this WWII activity, 6th graders discuss Jewish ghettos but with a mistreatment of the kids with stickers to signify the...
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Creepy Crawlies
Students investigate various insects through different activities. They read the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. They recite nursery rhymes and play Bingo with pictures of insects. They consider insect-related poems...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Visually represent a retelling of the story by writing and illustrating their own Hungry Caterpillar book.Observe and describe the life cycle of a butterfly.Also, observe caterpillars, record growth rates and changes over time.