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Litter
Students discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. In this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.
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Sally's Silly Somersaults
First graders engage in an emergent literacy lesson based upon the skill of phoneme awareness. They practice recognizing different sounds from prior knowledge for practice and then work on the new phoneme.
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Go Fish card game for recognition of vocabulary words
Learners play Go Fish card game (with a teacher made deck of cards) for recognition of vocabulary words
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Is this the right book for me?
Sixth graders recognize strategies for selecting nonfiction texts. In this book selection lesson, 6th graders practice procedures for knowing if the book is just right for them. Students select from a variety of texts and share their...
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Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke; The Letter F
Learners listen to the story of the four famished foxes and practice writing the letter F. In this letter F lesson, students work with their teacher to find F words in the story and make a list on the board. Learners then draw...
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Minimal Pair Pronunciation Lesson
Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.
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Lesson Plan on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Fourth graders describe the weather conditions and location of the Edmund Fitzgerald when it sank in Lake Superior.
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Left Foot, Right Foot
Students listen to "The Foot Book", by Dr. Seuss. They participate in a discussion/activity about the book and feet. They trace their feet, label them 'left foot' and 'right foot' and compare their drawings to one another.
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Voice
In these writing style worksheets, students practice developing their writer's voice. Students complete three activities that help them with their writing voice.
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Traveling Back in Time
Learners recall memories from childhood and share them with the class. In this memory lesson, students listen to the book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and determine the types of memories people have. Learners look for items from...
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
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Homonyms - Quiz
In this homonyms worksheet, students choose the correct word from each set of three homonyms in order to complete in each sentence correctly.
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Physical properties of matter
Sixth graders find the physical properties of matter. In this matter activity, 6th graders measure mass, volume, and density. Students are broken into 3 tiers with 3 different activities based on their understanding of mass and...
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A "Tail" to Tell
Young scholars write a sequel to the original The Three Little Pigs story or a fractured version of it and share it with classmates.
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Presidents: Past and Present
Students identify George Washington and the current president and distinguish between past and present events. They listen to a text about Washington and make predictions. They generate a list of synonyms for past and present and...
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Tobacco Road
Students use court records to learn that tobacco was used a source of currency in early Delaware history. Students choose something in their culture to use as currency instead of money.
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Counting Fun with Gummi Bears
Students count the numbers one through ten out loud and show the numbers using manipulatives.
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Truman Foreign Language Lesson
Eighth graders use target vocabulary in a foreign language to ask and answer questions about Harry S. Truman. They access a website about Truman and answer basic questions based on presented photos and text.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Mick Inkpen: The Great Pet Sale
A video of the book "The Great Pet Sale", written by Mick Inkpen. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Just Books Read Aloud: Meomi: The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef
A video of the book "The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef", written by Meomi. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Great Depression" by Mike Kubic
A learning module that begins with "The Great Depression" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Common Lit: Alexander the Great
A learning module that begins with "Alexander the Great" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Auburn University
Auburn University: Developing Reading Fluency
Auburn University provides great, simple tips for young readers working to improve their ability to read and speak fluently. There are two methods outlined for improving oral fluency: "The direct approach," and "The indirect approach,"...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sentence Scramblers
A great exercise to help students practice reading fluency by using sentence strips and games.