Organizer
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Breaking News English: Record-Setting Beijing Olympics End

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Record-Setting Beijing Olympics End," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Japanese Emperor and Anthem

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Japanese Emperor and Anthem," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Japanese Emperor and Anthem

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Japanese Emperor and Anthem," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Organizer
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Breaking News English: Court Jails Pirate Bay File Sharers

For Students 5th - 11th
In this English activity, students read "Court Jails Pirate Bay File Sharers," and then respond to 2 graphic organizers, 47 fill in the blanks, 7 short answers, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Trial Postponed

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Trial Postponed," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: South Korean Wins Women's British Open

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "South Korean Wins Women's British Open," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Is Modern Culture Ruining Childhood?

For Students 7th - 10th
There are a lot of different ways a learner could respond to this New York Times article discussing the effects of modern culture on childhood. After reading the article, pupils construct a thoughtful blog post. The guiding questions...
Lesson Plan
Harper Collins

Parrot in the Oven: Response Journal

For Teachers 6th - 12th
After completing Chapter 5 of Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida, readers make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections to Victor Martinez's novel by crafting journal entries addressing comments and questions to characters in...
Worksheet
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ESL Actions Matching Game Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL action word/verb worksheet, students examine 10 pictures of actions such as rollerblading, taking photos, reading a comic book, and swimming. They match the pictures to the words or phrases that describe them.
Interactive
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MyVocabulary.com: Word Roots SPECT, STA, and VERT Beginner Definition Match

For Students 6th - 9th
Learners are provided with 12 vocabulary words, all of which contain the word roots SPECT, STA or VERT, and their corresponding definitions. They must then match the appropriate definition to each word. This is a beginner level...
Lesson Plan
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Ask a Librarian

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Discuss how asking questions is a vital part of not only the research process, but the lifelong process of information literacy. Middle schoolers work in small groups and practice the skill of asking questions. Afterward, they complete...
Lesson Plan
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"Knot" the Whole Truth: Writing a Modern-Day Story with a Tall Tale's Voice

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Beyond Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, tall tales can be a great way to teach young writers about word choice and voice in their writing. Using Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee  and the Six-Trait Writing process, they begin to write...
App
NFPA

Sparky's Birthday Surprise

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Fire safety is a hot topic for kids! With this resource, little ones will read, color, draw, and play as they are learning about prevention and, as an added bonus, practice naming shapes, counting, and adding numbers! Reading, math, and...
Lesson Plan
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Rules, Advice, and Course Review

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners write about advice and rules when on a boat.  In this conversation and vocabulary lesson, students write about various themes studied during the English course and reflect on what they have learned.
Unit Plan
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Getting Teenagers ToTalk

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students/Teachers exercise how to keep the conversation peer centered. They focus in pairs and keep to fairly short discussion activities. Students compile a teenage time capsule.
Worksheet
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Using Measurement

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers concentrate on attaining new knowledge of the science standard using the creative medium of games and puzzles.
Interactive
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Turn Off the TV

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary usage online/interactive activity, students fill in the blanks in sentences with vocabulary words from the word bank. Students fill in 10 blanks.
Lesson Plan
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Building Sensitivity and Awareness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the needs, disabilities and attitudes of seniors. In this sensitivity awareness lesson, students work with residents of a senior citizen residence and build a relationship with a senior. Students simulate the...
Lesson Plan
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Teaching the Novel in Context

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students write a context paper.  In this teaching the novel in context lesson, students view a primary sources to recreate the cultural and historical context of the novel.  Students make the connection between the literary...
Worksheet
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Lesson 8: Summarizing Information

For Students 5th - 7th
For this summarizing information worksheet, students read a featured article, summarize the article, identify the story's five W's and one H, and identify appropriate relevant facts.
Lesson Plan
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The Electric Hearth

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine popular media. In this media awareness lesson, students keep logs of their interactions with media and then write an essay regarding the data.
Worksheet
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Preposition Matching Game

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL prepositions vocabulary worksheet, learners analyze 7 pictures that show the position of a ball in relation to a cardboard box. Students match these pictures to the prepositions that describe them.