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Test Your Spelling Skills
In this spelling skills activity, students find the small words inside the bigger words by analyzing the words below. Students underline the smaller word to complete the 20 examples.
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Dictionary Definitions
In this dictionary definitions worksheet, students find the definition for the 6 words and then write the words into 6 original sentences.
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ESL Vocabulary Trace and Read: Places
In these English Language vocabulary worksheets, 3rd graders first trace the number places or original numbers, then write them on their own, and finally use the numbers to recall the correct place vocabulary word to write on the lines.
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Initial Consonant Clusters -1
In this literacy worksheet, learners find the words to complete the crossword puzzle. They are focusing on the concept of consonant clusters.
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Run-ons, Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this sentence writing worksheet, students are given pairs of sentences with directions to form one new sentence using commas, semicolons and/or conjunctions. Students can self check or trade and grade using the answer key provided.
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Alphabetical Order
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students working in pairs or small groups match up letters of the alphabet to their images. Students then match up letters of the alphabet to market items (a-apples).
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Dr. Seuss's Who's Whoses
In this recognizing Dr. Seuss book characters worksheet, students observe pictures of characters and match them with their descriptions from Dr. Seuss books. Students match 8 answers.
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Spot the Anagram - Dolch Spelling Test 6
For this Dolch spelling worksheet, students analyze the original word and then the four mixed up words in each example. Students underline the mixed up word that contains all of the same letters as the original word to answer the 10...
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Spot the Anagram Dolch Spelling Test
In this anagram learning exercise, students underline the mixed up word that contains all the letters of the first word. Students complete 10 examples.
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Spot the Anagram Dolch Spelling Test 5
In this anagram activity worksheet, students underline the scrambled word that contains all the letters from the given word. Students complete 10 examples.
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Fundamentals of English Grammar
In this past tense worksheet, students gain an understanding of verbs used in the past tense. Students read 11 sentences and underline the past tense verb in each and then write their own sentences using the verbs that have been underlines.
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Plagiarism
Transform this short, bulleted list into a true or false questionnaire for your young researchers. Most kids aren't even sure if they're plagiarizing, so help them really understand what it means before assigning them a research...
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CLOZE PROCEDURE for The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
An advocate of the cloze procedure to determine what learners already know about a topic?  Class members listen to an excerpt from The Call of the Wild and then fill in the blanks on their cloze copy of the passage.  Directions...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Cloze Procedure
Are your readers ready for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? Use a cloze procedure to determine if the reading level of Twain’s classic is appropriate for your pupils. The cloze passage, an answer key, as well as directions and a score...
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Bus
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a one paragraph text about buses. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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To "B" or not to "B"
High schoolers can enhance their research skills through using the Internet to discover the answers to these trivia questions. All of these answers begin with the letter "B."
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MLA Documentation Exercises
Has your school adopted the MLA style for documentation? If so, use this activity to assess whether or not your class members know the rules. Young researchers complete of series of documentation exercises using the MLA format. They...
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Idiom
In this idioms worksheet, students write meanings of the idioms provided to them. Students complete 20 idiom meanings on this worksheet.
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Animal Farm Chapter 8
In this Animal Farm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions and define 4 terms pertaining to chapter 8 of Animal Farm by George Orwell in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Parentheses and Brackets
Practice using parentheses and brackets with your class using this handout and short exercise. This could also be used as a reference sheet, since it lists several different proper ways to use parentheses and brackets, with examples of...
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Hunger Games Fan Mania
"I'm just going to cry!" One fan said while waiting to meet The Hunger Games cast. Read an article with your class about the mobs that waited for a chance to meet the cast of the movie sweeping the country by storm. Read this article...
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Misplaced and Dangling Participles
Help! I’ve misplaced my modifier! Misplaced modifiers and dangling participles are the subject of a worksheet that first defines basic terms and then offers examples of correct usage. Armed with this information, young grammarians attack...
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Christmas Symbols Crossword Puzzle
In this Christmas worksheet, students read 10 clues that pertain to Christmas symbols. Students fit the correct answers in a crossword puzzle.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2
There is nothing more frustrating than discussing theme in literature, and now the Common Core requires that your learners determine two or more, and discuss the development of it throughout the text. This is crazy, but manageable with...