Facing History and Ourselves
The World the War Made
The United States Civil War forced Northern and Southern societies, as well as the people who made up those societies, to reconstruct their vision of themselves and their identities. A series of video-based web lessons look at the great...
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Toni Morrison's Beloved: For Sixty Million and More
Complex, disturbing, and challenging, Beloved is the focus of a activity that provides three activities to guide a close reading of Toni Morrison's novel. Readers create chapter titles based on key plot elements or themes,...
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Outdoor Activities: Taking Science Outside
Students participate in various outdoor science activities to enhance their observation, classification, and analysis skills. In this outdoor instructional activity, students begin by observing a tree from a straightforward angle, then...
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Cow Eye Dissection Lab
Students explore the anatomy of the eye by dissecting a cow eye Students are introduced the concept behind vision and the anatomy to the eye.
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Making A Match
Students read a poem containing sight words, then match word cards to the sight words in the poem. In this language arts lesson plan, students draw pictures next to sight words on a worksheet embedded in the plan. A good lesson for...
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I Can See You
Second graders explore living without sight. In this senses lesson, 2nd graders review the different senses and what they use for each sense. Students discuss what it would be like to not be able to see and they read a story about a...
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Touch and Feel Box
Students investigate their sense of touch to help become more descriptive with their observations. In this sensory instructional activity, students reach inside a box to feel an object then guess what it is. Students then...
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Rainbow Milk
Students complete activities to learn about rainbows and the importance of dairy in their diet. In this sense and diet lesson, students discuss rainbow colors, the importance of sight, and the importance of dairy in a healthy diet....
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Penny and Cup Game
Students study the human body and their five senses by participating in a penny cup game. In this human senses lesson, students test their monocular and binocular vision by completing a penny drop experiment.
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Famous Leaders
Students explore the goals and visions they have set for themselves. They discuss realistic expectations for themselves and others. Students explore their own individual leadership styles by reading a biography of a leader they admire....
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Word Wall Words
Pupils practice recognizing sights words. In this literacy instructional activity, students recognize and read 200 sight words, use combinations of words to make sentences, use words to fill in basic sentences, successfully pass spelling...
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Musical Chair Review
Learners play a simple game designed to reinforce letter names, sounds or sight words. They walk in a circle as music plays, and stop in front of a chair when the music stops. Each chair has a letter or sight word that the child must...
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The Gray Wolf Story Pyramid
Young scholars explore comprehension and understanding of what they read. They practice using the correct spelling for frequently used sight words and uncommon words. Students apply the correct principles of grammar. They read the...
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Spot the Anagram-Dolch Spelling Test 3
In this spelling activity worksheet, students examine 10 Dolch sight words and select the anagram for each of them from the answer choices offered.
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Spot the Anagram-Dolch Spelling Test 2
For this spelling activity worksheet, students examine 10 Dolch sight words and select the anagram for each of them from the answer choices offered.
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Spot the Anagram-Dolch Spelling Test 1
In this spelling activity worksheet, students examine 10 Dolch sight words and select the anagram for each of them from the answer choices offered.
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Spot the Anagram-Dolch Spelling Test 8
In this spelling activity worksheet, students examine 10 sight words and select the anagram for each of them from the answer choice offered.
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Spot the Anagram-Dolch Spelling Test 7
In this spelling activity worksheet, learners examine 10 sight words and select the anagram for each of them from the answer choice offered.
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Kindergarten Homework #8
In this kindergarten homework #8 learning exercise, students name letters, make the sounds of letters, read sight words, read sentences, substitute initial consonants and practice making initial consonant sounds with parental guidance...
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Word and Letter Practice #10
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students say letters and sounds of letters, practice reading simple sentences and sight words, then say names of pictures and say the beginning sound of each.
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Homework for Kindergarten #17
In this homework for kindergarten #17 learning exercise, students name letters, make letter sounds, read sentences,read sight words, blend words and practice letter sounds for 3 days with parental guidance.
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Essential Words- Unscramble the Second 100 Words
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 100 "jumbled" words and write them correctly. These are high frequency sight words.
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Cherry Pies and Lullabies
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read 5 sentences that are missing words. Students fill in the blanks in the sentences with the appropriate sight words from the word bank.
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All the King's Men Theme of Visions of America
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in All the King's Men. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.