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The Letter "O"
In this literacy worksheet, students color in the letter "o" and decorate it according to the theme of the ocean that includes fish and a boat.
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Printable Alphabet Poster
Decorate your classroom with a simply adorable alphabet poster. Each letter is represented with a cute drawing and a cursive word. The poster is in full color and designed to print at 24 by 36 inches. See the materials tab for additional...
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African Savanna Habitat Diorama Craft
Set the stage for a unit or lesson on the African savanna by creating a cute habitat diorama. Cheetahs, lions, zebras, and elephants are all present in a shoe-box-sized craft that requires your learners to color, cut, and paste. These...
DLTK
Groundhog Paper Craft
Get crafty this Groundhog's Day with a hands-on activity that combines creativity and making predictions. Scholars color, cut out, and put together a friendly image of a groundhog and showcase whether they feel the weather will be sunny...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Are You Balanced?
Balance scales create a strong visual of how an individual prioritizes one's self alongside their commitments to the community, school, and home. Scholars complete a graphic organizer then discuss their findings with their peers. A...
Curriculum Corner
Ice Cream Booklet
On the days leading up to summer, use a booklet of practice skill sheets in the classroom. Beginner pupils should be able to master the skills they've learned in math and reading before they head home for the summer, like counting to 30,...
Freedom Archives
Special St. Augustine Issue
The articles and images in the June 1964 edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Newsletter detail the events in St. Augustine that were instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stirring...
Kenan Fellows
Unit 4: Bioethics and the Future of Biotechnology
What's the future of biotechnology? Explore a hot topic in the fourth and final unit in a series of Biotechnology lessons. Learners develop an understanding of the many issues in bioethics, then create an argument for or against the role...
Virginia Department of Education
Analyzing and Planning Persuasive Writing
Young writers work backward to analyze persuasive techniques. As a class, work through the provided persuasive letter: a plea to an imaginary city council to lift a city-wide ban on fast food restaurants and discount stores. Start by...
California Department of Education
An Online Tool I Can Use
Tools for school—and beyond! Introduce your sixth graders to online tools to plan their academic and professional futures. The fifth and final lesson plan in a series of career and college readiness activities focuses on a scavenger hunt...
Kenan Fellows
Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...
Have Fun Teaching
March ABC Order
Reinforce alphabetizing and spelling skills while getting into the St. Patrick's Day spirit with a festive word sort that challenges young scholars to place and write words in alphabetical order.
Cornell University
Insect Anatomy
Young entomologists discover insect anatomy in a very detailed unit plan. Offering background information for teachers about various insects, class members explore the differences between bugs and insects—and yes, there are many...
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Dog
In this letter and word recognition worksheet, students recognize the letter d and the word dog. Students follow directions by coloring each part of the picture a certain color, and practice printing the letter d.
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E Is For Elephant
In this letter e worksheet, students learn to form upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter e. Kids trace examples of the letters and then print them on the practice line. Students color a picture of an elephant.
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V is for Violin
In this letter v activity, students color the word violin, a picture of a violin, upper and lower case letter v's, then practice tracing and writing the upper and lower case letter. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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A Letter Recognition
In this letter A instructional activity, students observe pictures of words beginning with A, read a sentence using the word picture, and write the beginning letter A on each word's blank space. Students fill in three A answers.
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Rainbow Spelling (Kinesthetic Approach To Encoding)
Second graders demonstrate their encoding skills by spelling words using color coded paper, match correct letters with the colored paper to spell the words in standard form, and self correct any errors made in the spelling with colored...
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B Is For Bear
In this letter B worksheet, students follow the directions to color the upper and lower case examples of letter B the correct colors. Students color a bear and trace upper and lower case letter Bb before practicing on their own.
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T Is For Turtle
In this printing letter T, students trace examples of upper and lower case letter T. Students color the word turtle and follow the directions to color upper and lower case examples of letter Tt.
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Making Words: 1
In this making words instructional activity, students color the consonants yellow, cut out the letters, and make words with them. Students make 2 - 7 letter words.
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Making Words: lesson 11
In this making words worksheet, students color the consonants yellow, cut out the letters, and make words with them. Students make 2 - 7 letter words.
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Making Words
In this making words worksheet, students color the consonants yellow, cut out the letters, and put words together with 2 to 7 letters each. Students complete 6 columns of words.
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Making Words: 3
In this making words instructional activity, students color the consonants yellow, cut out the letters, and make words with them. Students make 2 - 7 letter words.