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Acrostic Poems: What's In a Name?
Students find words that begin with the letters in their own names, using a variety of sources including word banks and online dictionaries. They create an acrostic poem. Pupils revise poems as needed, for meaning and conventions. ...
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Spinning a Web
Lisa Trumbauer's big book, Spinning a Web, provides kids with an opportunity to practice word sequencing, to use correct punctuation, and to develop comprehension skills with a cloze reading evercise.
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Fluency Is Too Cool for School
What does a successful reader sound like? Help readers gain fluency and become successful readers through repeated readings of given poems. They use the cover-up method to help them decode new words and chart their progress as they...
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To the Sea
Improve pronunciation and phonemic awareness in your first and second graders! With this plan, they distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel...
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Lassie Come-Home: Novel Study
If only all best friends could be like Lassie! Lassie Come-Home offers a glimpse of the special relationship between man's best friend and a beloved owner. Scholars complete worksheet activities while reading about Lassie's...
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Ruby Holler: Novel Study
A journey of a lifetime awaits you in Ruby Holler. Troublesome orphaned twins pair up with an older couple for a magical adventure. However, the journey must begin with the pairs staying together in Ruby Holler. Scholars soon learn...
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Sunny Delight
First graders explore completing experiments through the scientific method.
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Poems of Respect
Students write poems of respect. In this character education lesson, students use the words "please," "thank you," "excuse me," and "I'm sorry" in acrostic poems that define the polite words and phrases.
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No Need To Be Puzzled About Me
Fourth graders investigate acrostic poetry by researching the Internet. In this poetry writing lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet detailing their personal activities and interests. Students view the form of an acrostic...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 6
In this vocabulary enrichment worksheet, 5th graders read and analyze eight sentences in order to choose the correct word by multiple choice to fill each blank to make each sentence grammatically correct.
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Write Your Own A-E Poem
In this a-e instructional activity, students first write words that rhyme with cake, match pairs of a-e words, complete sentences with a-e words, then make up a poem using one or more given words on each line.
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Holocaust
The Holocaust is the focus of this interactive poetry strategy. The classroom will be set-up to remind students of the Secret Annex, with a table, lamp, and various other props. Each participant will receive 3 Saltine crackers and...
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem -igh- Words
For this writing worksheet, students write a poem that uses -igh- words. They write 4 words that rhyme with bright, match -igh- words, and use the -igh- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the -igh- words...
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Poetry Unit Test
In this poetry activity, students complete multiple choice questions on different aspects of poetry. Students complete 40 questions total.
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Rhyming Exercises: Li and Chi
In this rhyming exercise: Li and Chi worksheet, students fill in the missing rhyming words for a poem about Li and Chi with the words supplied in a list, answers available online.
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem
In this writing activity, students write a poem that uses -ai- spelling pattern words. They write 4 words that rhyme with rain, match -ai- words, and use the -ai- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the...
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Total English Advanced: The Right Preposition!
In this preposition practice worksheet, students correct 8 sentences that contain preposition errors. Students then write 8 sentences using the words in the word bank with prepositions that appropriately form complete sentences.
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“Dressing Up” an Introduction
Are your pupils ready to move beyond a thesis statement by adding additional detail to their introductory paragraphs? Provide this handout to give your class some ideas for spiffing up their work. The page includes a sample paragraph...
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Symbolic Poem
Pupils read and analyze several highly symbolic poems. They create their own symbolic poem, read it to the class, and discuss whether they can guess any hidden meanings.
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The Witch of Goingsnake
Students complete literary analysis activities using proverbs. In this proverbs lesson, students interpret a proverb and discuss the structure of poems. Students write essays explaining the summary statement and complete a Venn diagram...
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem
In this writing worksheet, 2nd graders write a poem that uses -ee- words. They write 4 words that rhyme with dry, match -y- words, and use the -y- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the -y- words on the...
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Write Your Own -oo- Poem
For this recognizing words spelled with the -oo pattern worksheet, students use -oo word banks to match word pairs, complete sentences, and write rhyming words in a list and in a poem. Students write thirteen answers.
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Write Your Own -oa Poem
For this recognizing words spelled with the -oa pattern worksheet, learners use word banks to list words, match pairs, complete sentences, and write a poem. Students write thirteen answers.
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Powerful Poetry Presenting the Writer's Soul
Students research Langston Hughes poetry for his use of figurative language. In this poetry analysis lesson, students research the life and poetry of Langston Hughes and his use of vivid words. Students complete 23 different...