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Howl Theme of Visions of America
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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Complete the Story
In this cloze activity worksheet, students use 10 Dolch words from a word bank at the top of the page to complete a paragraph. They complete a paragraph about the first day of school.
Heritage Foundation
The Office of the Executive
An executive is not just a leader of a company; you can also use the term to describe the president of the United States. The ninth part of a 20-part unit teaches high schoolers about the importance of the executive branch and the...
Leadership Challenge
Know/Want To Know
What I know. What I want to know. What you need to know. These are the questions that form the basis for a displayed thinking activity that encourages future leaders to "set out with intention and purpose."
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Spell, Shoot, Score!
Games are great ways to motivate. The class is split into two teams; each team earns points by correctly spelling given words. To score bonus points, teams get to shoot baskets with a small ball. Tip: This game could be used to reinforce...
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St. Patrick's Day
You can print these St. Patrick's Day vocabulary words out, show them as a slid-show, turn them into a holiday book, or make them into a game. There are nine different images for you to use with the special-needs or autistic children in...
Baylor College
Servings and Choices
An important part of balancing caloric intake to energy expenditure is knowing how many Calories you are consuming. In the fifth of a seven-lesson series on food and energy, learners estimate their daily caloric intake, then use a...
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The Way You Dream: Gandhi and King's Visions of Nonviolence
Learners read Gandhi and Dr. King's messages about nonviolence and discuss their visions about loving one's enemies. In this nonviolence lesson, students read Gandhi's "Ahimsa, or the Way of Nonviolence" and Dr. Martin Luther King's...
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Fry's Fifth Hundred - Words 71-80
In this sight words worksheet, students read 10 sight vocabulary words from Fry's list, then trace each word 2 to 4 times. This is a great activity to help students learn to read and spell sight words.
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Fry's First Hundred Words: 11-20
For this sight word worksheet, students trace words 11-20 of Fry's first hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Fourth Hundred Words: 31-40
In this sight word learning exercise, students trace words 31-40 of Fry's fourth hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Fourth Hundred Words: 41-50
In this sight word worksheet, students trace words 41-50 of Fry's fourth hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Fourth Hundred Words: 51-60
In this sight word activity, students trace words 51-60 of Fry's fourth hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Fourth Hundred Words: 71-80
In this sight word activity, students trace words 71-80 of Fry's fourth hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Fourth Hundred Words: 61-70
In this sight word worksheet, students trace words 61-70 of Fry's fourth hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Second Hundred Words 1-10
In this sight word worksheet, learners trace words 1-10 of Fry's second hundred sight words; words are traced either 3 or 4 times.
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Fry's Second Hundred Words 11-20
In this sight word worksheet, students practice tracing words 11-20 of Fry's second hundred sight words; words are traced 3-4 times.
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The Vision of the City in the Mind's Eye, 12501700
Pupils create their own symbols for a city from other letters of the alphabet (or geometric shapes). They rotate the letters to explore their possibilities. Corporate logotypes and other trademarks make excellent examples for this activity.
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Rainbow milk
This activity explores the sense of sight, nutritional needs, and the importance of milk and dairy in our diet. Students discuss color mixing, surface tension and rainbow milk. Students actively mix three colors of food coloring with...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 1: Words Writers Use
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 7 words. All words are high frequency sight words. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.
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Fish Activities
In this fish activity worksheet, young scholars learn a counting rhyme about fish. They then discuss the best way to care for fish and they learn 4 different types of fish. On the second page, students count lines of fish and color them...
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Right on Target
For this r-controlled words activity, students examine 7 sets of letter and unscramble them to form "ar" words. Students then match the 7 words to the matching pictures.
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Cloze Activity
Students brainstorm possible replacements for blanks in a cloze activity. They work in groups to decide which of their possible replacements are prefered for each blank. They then prepare to present their ideas of the text to the class...
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The Night Before Christmas Activity Card
In this language arts worksheet, students respond to the book The Night Before Christmas by completing an activity at home. Students cut out the pictures on the page and glue them on top of the outlined word they describe in the poem...