Basic Handwriting for Kids
Action Verbs 2
In this identifying action verb usage learning exercise, students read incomplete sentences for context and tense clues and choose from multiple choice answers to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Student choose five verbs.
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Classify Rocks
Students classify different types of rocks. In this earth science lesson, students test different rock samples and construct a chart to record observations. They create a concept map that answers essential questions.
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Ee is for Egg
In this literacy worksheet, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
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Total English Intermediate: Very Useful Idioms
In this intermediate idioms worksheet, students practice idioms as they complete a graphic organizer by interviewing classmates and write a paragraph based on the notes from the graphic organizer.
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Referencing the Classical Past
Students discuss the sculptural group of Three Goddessesby Joseph Nollekens in a study of the classical past. In this Classical history lesson, students describe the three figures in the painting and read an excerpt for the story the art...
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Spelling: Homophone Review
Third graders practice using homophones. In this homophones instructional activity, 3rd graders review what makes a word a homophone and use clues to complete a worksheet that requires them to write in the correct homophone.
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Frogs Rule
In this language arts worksheet, students examine the reading of the text in this short story with the clues of the pictures to help decipher meaning in context.
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Wright Brothers Centennial: North Carolina, Creation and Development of the State
Eighth graders examine technological advances and how they influenced the quality of life in North Carolina. Using maps, they locate the city of Kitty Hawk and discuss why it was chosen for the first flight. They read primary source...
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Musical Vocabulary Links
Students use well known songs to help them learn new vocabulary and apply meaning to the words. They make associations to the songs in order repeat and memorize new words. They use the Star Spangled Banner as an example in this lesson plan.
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Rhyme Time
Students listen to a variety of stories and identify rhyming words. They sequence events in the story and generate rhymes of their own. They sort words by rhyming families and write rhymes of their own.
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Outpost Communications Exercise
Young scholars engage in a unique study of the solar system with the integration of technology in the form of e-mail. They communicate to each other on e-mail and give clues to an imaginary location without revealing the source the...
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What Does It Mean?
Students demonstrate an understanding of words with multiple meanings. They give the meaning for each "trunk" in the sentence.
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My Secret War - The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck: Lesson 2
Fifth graders explore world history by reading historical fiction. In this World War II lesson, 5th graders read the story My Secret War and identify the importance of fiction when analyzing history. Students answer study questions about...
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American Quilts
Third graders are introduced to new vocabulary associated with slavery and the Underground Railroad. In groups, they use the vocabulary to identify the various ranges of freedom and create their own vocabulary webs. To end the lesson,...
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Gray Whales: Hitchhikers: Free Rides on Gray Whales
Learners read about Gray Whales and circle any unfamiliar terms.
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Express Yourself!
First graders work as a group to generate and play a game that displays an understanding of developmental level reading vocabulary based on a grade level checklist. This lesson really engages the creative side of your students!
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Reporting Live From...
Students examine the many disasters in West Virginia. In this US history lesson, students write about and give an oral presentation of one of the disasters as if they were reporters.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Government and Community Resources
Students, after reviewing/examining a lengthy list of vocabulary terms, explore and identify government officials, especially the current United States President. They view a variety of pictures with government officials on them and...
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ESOL Government and Community Resources
Students view pictures of government official and identify each by name and
title. They compare these U. S. officials with those in the students' native
countries then write a sentence about each of the officials.
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Antonym Comparison of Animals and Me
Students explore the purpose of antonyms. In this language arts lesson, students create a list of words to describe animals. Students use the list to generate antonyms for each descriptive word.
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The Perfect Man: Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography
Eleventh graders study the characteristics of an autobiography. They read from the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and discuss and write an essay regarding some of his quotes.
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Kindergarten Holocaust Unit
Students determine that we are the same. They discuss that we have differences and realize our differences make us special. They recall the ways in which human beings and Sesame Street characters are alike. They create a second...
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Caterpillar/ Bank On It 1
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the reading passage about the caterpillar. They fill in the passage by using the word bank.
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Third graders experience what life was like during era in which "Sarah, Plain and Tall depicts using modern technology.