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Create a Healthy Calendar

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Health nuts create a month-long calendar presenting health-themed pictures, tips, or facts in each day's box. Rather than just a project, you could raise the required number of health facts and use this as a unique assessment of...
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Find the Error 43

For Students 6th - 12th
In this grammar learning exercise, students review a newspaper advertisement and list the grammatical errors they find. Grammatical errors may include: apostrophes, articles, spelling, singulars, plurals, and punctuation.
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What's the Scoop on Casey

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer and create a newspaper article about Casey's infamous at-bat.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this biography worksheet, students read a factual biography of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. The students then answer 14 questions. Note: there is a grammar/spelling error in the title on this page.
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WORDS FRANKLY SPOKEN

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students visit appropriate websites to discover quotes from Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. Working in pairs, they choose three quotes on which to elaborate and then write two original quotes.
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Relating to Franklin's Age of Reason

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read a selection describing 13 virtues from "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." They keep track of their behavior and whether or not they can keep up with 5 chosen virtues. They write a 5 paragraph essay on their...
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I Am a Book

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss books that have been banned and the things that they have in common. They explore the concept of freedom of speech and write poems based on their discussion.
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Busy Beaver

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice editing for conventions, focusing on one element at a time after reviewing conventions poster. They examine how to use proofreader's marks and discuss how to edit using them.
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What are Nouns?

For Students 5th
In this grammar worksheet, 5th graders focus on nouns.  Students take the online test by reading each of the given sentences and clicking on the noun in each.
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Pronouns

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this pronouns learning exercise, student take 3 tests where they click on the pronouns in each sentence. Students do this for 3 sentences.
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Unit One - Introduction to World Religion

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine World Religions within this lesson. They can choose which assignments to complete depending on the grade they want to receive. There are no objectives to bounce off of when you view this lesson.
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Osteoporosis

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Osteoporosis has long been viewed as an "old ladies' disease," but there are many people at risk. There are also many things young people can do to reduce their risk factors. Learn about all of this and more through a comprehensive...
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Learning About Opioids

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Feeling high is not the only side effect of abusing prescription opioids. Middle and high schoolers learn more about specific painkillers, including Fentanyl, Oxycodone, and Clonazepam, as well as their common brand names and extensive...
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Mistakes That English Native Speakers Make 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar learning exercise, students analyze 20 sentences and mark the one error in each. Students look for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling or writing style. This page is intended for ESL adults, but is usable for...
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Proofreading Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
in this proofreading learning exercise, students read a set of passages and rewrite, correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage.
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Giving Directions

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this spelling worksheet, students locate 20 misspelled words in a conversation about directions. Students underline the errors and write them correctly above.
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Beat the Spellchecker!

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, students look for mistakes in an add and in sentences. Students complete 2 activities where they look for mistakes.
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Writing a Biography - Part Three

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students edit and revise a first draft of an essay which they are in the process of writing. They proofread for grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors while using their word processing skills.
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Multicultural Canterbury Pilgrimage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create travel brochures that detail various people and places that are encountered on the way to Chaucer's Canterbury.
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Using Spreadsheets and Graphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore mathematics by utilizing computers. In this graphing instructional activity, 3rd graders gather class data based on a particular topic such as the "favorite candy" of the class. Students utilize this information and...
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Drafting and Revising Essays

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners draft and revise essays. They share their essays with their partner. Based on the feedback they receive, they revise their essays for clarity, purpose, and tone. They proofread their essays, fixing errors in spelling, grammar,...
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Sidewalks to Success in Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars write a brochure that educates incoming middle school students on how to succeed.
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Living Biographies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a multimedia slide presentation containing facts, graphics, and sounds relating to a biographical figure based on their reading of a biography or an autobiography. They present their slide presentations before the...
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Prom Letters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write two narrative letters, one to their grandparent and one to their best friend, describing their prom date. They organize the details on a graphic organizer, and write the letters addressing the style, tone, and level of...