Lesson Plan
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Fluffy's Valentine Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In these reading comprehension worksheets, young scholars will read "Fluffy's Valentine Day" and work towards vocabulary development and story recall. Students unscramble 15 vocabulary words followed by a word search, a 12 sentence...
Worksheet
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What Is a Euphemism?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this euphemism worksheet, learners study about this writing convention. Students guess what 5 euphemisms mean, then complete some writing and evaluating questions about euphemisms.
Worksheet
The New York Times

New York Times Reading Log

For Students 7th - 12th
Inspire your pupils to read the news and make connections between articles and another text, event, or experience with a straightforward reading log. Learners note down the article information at the top of the learning exercise and then...
Worksheet
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Speaking and Listening

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students ask a partner 14 questions and write their responses. Students also discover how they can ask 6 questions in a different way.
Worksheet
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Regents High School Examination Mathematics B

For Students 11th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students are provided with questions that are reflective of the types of questions on the New York State Regents Examination.  The twenty-four page worksheet contains a combination of...
Worksheet
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Regents High School Examination

For Students 11th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, students are presented with questions indicative of those on the Regents high school examination.  The twenty-four page learning exercise contains a combination of thirty-four...
Worksheet
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Regents High School Examination

For Students 11th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students are presented with questions indicative of those on the Regents high school examination.  The twenty-four page worksheet contains a combination of thirty-four multiple choice and...
Worksheet
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Regents High School Examination Mathematics B

For Students 11th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students are provided with questions that are reflective of the types of questions on the New York State Regents Examination.  The twenty-four page worksheet contains a combination of...
Worksheet
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Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students write the equation of a line given the coordinates of two points on the line.  The one page worksheet contains a combination of three multiple choice and free response...
Worksheet
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You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover... But Can You Judge a Book By Its First Line?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature/book analysis worksheet, students read and think about the first sentence of a book which is provided. Based on this first sentence, students answer 6 questions, making predictions about what the book will be like....
eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 2 - A History of the United States: Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
The second volume of the Core Knowledge History of the United States ebook begins by asking young scholars to consider the impact immigration, industrialization, and urbanization had on the United States in the late 1800s. The text ends...
Interactive
McGraw Hill

Population Biology

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The carrying capacity of an environment varies based on the organisms that live there. Using a virtual lab simulation, scholars test two protists living in their own environments and a third environment where both protists live....
Lesson Plan
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It's Under Discussion

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create brainstorming webs to facilitate discussions about writing about an informational topic. In this writing lesson plan, students do this in groups and then free write about their topic.
Worksheet
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Adaptive Worksheet-Answering Questions

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this adaptive questions and answers instructional activity, students write answers to a set of 3 simple questions based on a sentence given at the top of the page.
Lesson Plan
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Radio Free America?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the controversy over the recent FCC vote to loosen restrictions on media ownership. After researching the background and position of local radio stations, students evaluate and make recommendations about free speech.
Lesson Plan
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Radio Free School

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore radio news formats, styles, and sequences, and then write segments for a student-centered news radio program. In small groups, students develop and write news segments for a student-centered radio program.
Interactive
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Emerson's Essays - Essay Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Emerson's Essays. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
Handout
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How to Write a Four Star Extended Response

For Students 4th - 6th
Teach pupils how to write a strong extended response with this handout. Learners can follow the instructions to write their responses and keep this page with them for reference. There are examples included. This might be a useful...
Activity
Administrative Office of the US Courts

Morse v. Frederick

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
If you stop a student from expressing views that advocate drug use, are you violating their right to free speech? Use the 2007 Supreme Court case Morse v. Frederick to discuss a nuanced interpretation of the First Amendment....
Lesson Plan
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Pourquoi Tales

For Teachers 5th
Lead a web search for information on writers and discuss the craft of purposeful writing as a class. Your students investigate "pourquoi tales" which are "why" stories. and then write their own examples of pourquoi stories to share in a...
Lesson Plan
Prestwick House

New (March 2016) SAT Reading Test Practice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The SAT. The ACT. AP exams. The very mention of these exams can cause the college bound to feel anxious. One way to combat Test Anxiety is to provide high schoolers with models of these tests and give them opportunities to analyze...
Lesson Plan
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Listening and Speaking Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
Everyone needs help being a good listener! Play a round of "Have You Ever?" with your youngsters, letting them walk around the room and find others who have or haven't done things on your self-created sheet. This game can get really...
Writing
Poetry Class

Free Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th
It will cost you little to ask class members to engage in a free writing exercise that helps even reluctant writers craft a poem.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Lesson 3: Essay Organizer

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
A three-minute exercise warms-up scholars' writing abilities in order to follow a writing process that ends in an essay. The essay's topic is a barrier and the values used to break it. Four steps include choosing a topic,...