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What I am Puzzle 42

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this online interactive problem solving worksheet, students respond to 1 multiple choice question that requires them to select the picture that matches 2 descriptive sentences. Students submit their answers to be scored.
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What I am Puzzle - 43

For Students K - 2nd
In this online interactive problem solving worksheet, students respond to 1 multiple choice question that requires them to select the picture that matches 2 descriptive sentences. Students submit their answers to be scored.
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What I am Puzzle - 45

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this online interactive problem solving worksheet, students respond to 1 multiple choice question that requires them to select the picture that matches 2 descriptive sentences. Students submit their answers to be scored.
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What I am Puzzle 50

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this online interactive problem solving worksheet, students respond to 1 multiple choice question that requires them to select the picture that matches 3 descriptive sentences. Students submit their answers to be scored.
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Writing a Movie: Summarizing and Rereading a Film Script

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars watch a videotape or DVD of a film segment (5 to 10 minutes) with a lot of action and little or no dialogue. After viewing the segment, young scholars write a descriptive summary of the scene.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a description of an animal.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students discuss ways to write to appeal to all five senses.  Students then describe an animal in a paragraph and pair up to guess the animal.
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China: Dim Sum: Writer's Workshop Mini Lesson: Dominant Impression: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars write and illustrate a descriptive paragraph entitled "My Favorite Place" highlighting a dominate impression or dominant feeling in their paragraph.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a one-page description of a postcard received from the teacher. After finishing, they tape postcards to the blackboard and number them. They read their descriptions, while other students guess which card the student is...
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Color Description

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore the use of description in literature and color. They read Hailstones and Halibut Bones and discuss the description of each color. Students what each color makes them think of and they create pictures for each color.
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Self-portraits: Integrating Arts And the Language Arts

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students look into a mirror and draw their own self-portraits. Then they write a descriptive essay, describing the portrait and the features of their face.
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Descriptive Words

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use descriptive words in writing. For this descriptive words lesson, students learn to show instead of tell. Students enter into a discussion of adjectives and adverbs, then add descriptive words to sentences to make vivid word...
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Line and Description

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in order to explore different forms of poems, are introduced to line breaks and description through "The Pickerel" guided visualization.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice descriptive writing. In this unique writing activity, students hear a story about a mitten. Then three grade levels come together to first, create a mitten on KidPix; second, describe the designed mitten; and third, try...
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What's Inside? Reading Text Using a Question and Answer Format

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use a variety of print media to copy words from. They listen for facts while the teacher reads to them. They listen to a book about eggs and write a book of their own.
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Reading Strategies for Elementary Students

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students practice using strategies to help them read. They participate in activities that help them sound out words and determining the main idea. They also examine good and bad reading habits.
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Read Across Texas

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read various books about the state of Texas. They read their assigned book, write a book report, and create an illustration or a shadow box of a scene from their assigned book.