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Utah Cities Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Utah cities worksheet, students examine 10 city names in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed for...
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Wyoming Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Wyoming worksheet, students examine 20 state-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed for...
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Appreciating the Language and Interpreting the Meaning of Hamlet's Soliloquy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be."  In this Hamlet lesson plan, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines.  Learners then read the lines aloud and identify descriptive...
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The Mountain Community: Why Flagstaff?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify geographical features that hindered or promoted settlement in the city of Flagstaff, Arizona. In this settlement lesson plan, students write a summary of what they learned and identify geographical features on a map.
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Words in the News: Adidas Buys Rival Reebok

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students name as many brand names as they can. In groups, they practice using new vocabulary words and match them with their definitions. They read an article about Adidas buying Reebok and answer questions.
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Take A Verb Back In Time

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a story that takes place in the past and include regular and irregular verbs. In this verbs lesson plan, students identify the verbs after they write their story.
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The Great King of Ayutthaya: King Naresuan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners appreciate the greatness of the Thai King who devoted himself to regaining the independence of Thailand.
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ESOL Basic numbers and SHapes

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review then recognize the letters A-Z both uppercase and lowercase and the numbers 0-100. They practice letters orally then play a letter writing game and number game as a class.
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Illustrate With Character

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine character traits and apply characteristics of those traits to images and quotations. They design, save and print using a desktop publishing program. They utilize reference tools to locate quotations.
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Words In the News US Execution Delayed Again

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete worksheets and an online quiz to increase their vocabulary before reading an online article about the death penalty in the US. They participate in a mini-debate on the issue.
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Pasta Research

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story STREGA NONA together as a class and discuss what they know about pasta. They each receive pieces of pasta to glue down on construction paper and write beneath each one what they think it looks like.
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United States Colored Troops in Missouri: Finding African American History at the M

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze primary source documents about African American soldiers in Missouri. They work together to complete a worksheet about the document. They discuss the information they gathered as a class.
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The Very Hungry Kindergartner

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create The Very Hungry Kindergartner books. In the books, students will write in and illustrate a page for each month they are in school.
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Playing with Language: Tall Tales and Codes

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars interpret and identify the elements of folktales, with an emphasis on tall tales, in this lesson. Students utilize brainstorming techniques to list ways people communicate. Young scholars also read and create a time line...
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Adopt Ivan

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars brainstorm and discuss what students need to grow up healthy and happy. They read about families and situations where young scholars are not in healthy and happy situations, and the importance of adoption.
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In the Scheme of Things

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the food webs of different animals. They discuss the characteristics of those animals as well. They work together to develop their own definition for the word niche.
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Explorers Stopped in Russia

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read an article about an explorer attempting to walk around the world. They complete vocabulary exercises and take a quiz. They identify several examples of homographs in English and complete a worksheet.
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Words in the News: Education Bill Backs India's Poor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss different groups of people who have been discriminated in the history of the world. They practice using new vocabulary words. In groups, they match the word with its definition.
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Words in the News: Final Round of Aceh Disarmament

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the different ways national and local disputes have been settled. In groups, they work together to match a word to its definition. They read an article and answer questions about the Aceh disarmament.
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Harvesting the Seeds of Technology

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students determine what the phrase "stewards of the earth" means and evaluate the responsibilities that term entails. They assess whether or not applications of technology and science are consistent with our role as stewards of the earth...
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Landform Bingo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners review landform terms and review fact and opinion. They make fact and opinion statements and play landform BINGO.
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Who's Responsible?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write short stories. In this defining words lesson, students look up the meanings of responsible and irresponsible and write their own definitions for the two words. Students write two short stories about a responsible pet...
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Sayings and Phrases

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders respond to six sayings that are introduced in this lesson. They brainstorm, justify, explain, describe, create and relate as they respond.
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Oxymorons

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the use of oxymorons in everyday speech and writing. In small groups, 12th graders develop a list of common oxymorons they have heard or read to present to the class, and search the Internet for additional oxymorons.