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The Chocolate War
Pupils participate in a variety of activities in order to take part in a layered curriculum unit that focuses on a novel study. This allows for a student centered classroom and instructional practices.
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Grammar Sentences
In this grammar instructional activity, 3rd graders correct the capitalization, parts of speech, and more in sentences. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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Spark (A Variation on Sparkle Spelling Game)
Pupils participate in a game in which they practice their spelling words, in which each student adds another letter to the word. They are given the chance to rejoin the game if they miss a letter.
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The ABCs of Healthy Foods
First graders, after reviewing the food pyramid, look for fat, sugar, and salt in food.
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The Best Pet
Students listen to the story , Pet Show, and discuss the variety of animals that were in the show. The class recalls the animals and practice sounding out the names. Then they decide which animal should receive the best of show ribbon.
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Spill the Beans
Students play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.
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Awesome Alliterations
Young scholars review examples of alliteration in Shel Silverstein's poems. They are assigned a letter of the alphabet and then write an original alliterative poem using that letter.
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Short Vowel Sounds
Students write down all short vowel sounds. They read their spelling words and attach them to each short vowel sound. They practice writing each spelling word under each short vowel sound that they have listed on their paper. They...
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Wordsworth's Poetry
High schoolers read Wordsworth sonnet, "The World is Too Much With Us," and complete reader response criticsm worksheets. They examine the poet's ideas and techniques then write a letter to Mr. Wordsworth and explain how he might feel...
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The Atomic Bomb Dilemma
Students examine consequences of using atomic bomb in light of resulting peace, distinguish between fact and opinion and analyze sources to recognize bias and points of view, and assume role of reporter, critic, cabinet member, or...
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Sh Sh Sh: The Baby is Sleeping
Students work with the /sh/ digraph. They read and spell words that contain the phoneme /sh/. Students read Sh!Sh! Stop that Noise. They identify the words containing the phoneme /sh/ while reading the story. Students practice spelling...
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Express Yourself
Students investigate the different types of sentences that are found in common usage including exclamatory, interrogative, declarative, and imperative. They examine samples of the different types of sentences and identify the name for each.
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The Patchworker-Sentences Making Sense
Students are introduced to the activity by writing some sentences with words in the wrong order. They are told that the patchworker needs help to get things in the right order. Students are asked to read the list of words on the...
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Permutations and Combinations I
In this permutations and combinations instructional activity, students read story problems and identify them as a permutation or combination. They select the correct formula and compute the answer to the problem. This one-page...
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Phonics: Short Vowel U
In this phonics short vowel U instructional activity, students look over six pictures, pronounce each one, find the actual word from the word box and then write the actual word for each picture on the lines provided. Students put an X on...
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No, Not, Never Avoiding the Double Negative
For this double negative words worksheet, students correct double negatives within 4 sentences by editing and rewriting the sentences.
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Let's Compare Adverbs of Degree
In this adverbs of degree activity, students fill in the blanks to 8 facts about adverbs of degree and change 3 words into comparative degree and change 3 words to use the superlative degree to compare those words downward.
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Various 11--Grammar and Spelling Quiz
In this interactive sentence completion worksheet, students complete the ten given sentences by choosing the correct answer. The topics addressed include verb agreement and spelling.
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Zombie Board Game
In this calendar worksheet, students play a game where they say the position of the day, month, or letter on the space with the determined amount of time. Students complete 34 problems.
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Potter spells
Students decipher the meaning of Rowling's magical words by looking at their Latin origin and write their own spells. They test their knowledge of Harry Potter spells with a quiz. Also, students match Rowling's spells with their...
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Made You Mad
Students explore the phoneme for the vowel-consonant-silent e grapheme. They recognize the silent "e" at the end of words and practice speaking them. Students say words, spell them, and say tongue twisters with the vowel differences. ...
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Igga Bigga
Young scholars explore consonant digraphs in written words and use them in their own sentences. They work with /th/, /sh/, and /ch/ digraphs. Students read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything and identify words with the...
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What's Your Thing? Self-Esteem, Peer Support
Learners explore their personal strengths. After participating in group discussions, students list verbs that describe their talents. They observe a commercial describing characteristics and talents. Learners create their own mini-talent...
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Big, Bigger, Biggest - Comparatives
In this comparatives worksheet, the learners read a description about comparatives and superlatives. Students fill in the comparative and superlative adjectives in a table for 12 adjectives and fix sentences by filling in the correct...