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Fact and Opinion Detectives
Third graders see how to distinguish facts from opinions in a child's news magazine. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders utilize a sample story and a worksheet which gives them practice in distinguishing fact from opinion.
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Big Bellies and Dandy Duffs
Learners practice tracing and identifying lower-case b and d letters as well as pictures containing examples of those letters. They mimic the sounds that the letters make and offer examples of those sounds rhyming when applicable.
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Venn Diagram: George Washington & Abraham Lincoln
In this Venn diagram worksheet, students compare and contrast George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. A description of how to complete the Venn diagram is included.
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Vertical Venn Diagram
In this graphic organizer worksheet students compare two things on this vertical Venn diagram. This diagram does not have word labels.
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Using Homophones in Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders write a sentence for each homophone. They write 6 sentences using words such as two, too, hole, whole, by, and buy.
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Homophone English Grammar Worksheet
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders circle the correct homophone to complete each of 7 sentences. They read the definition of a homophone at the top of the page.
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Homophones
In this homophones instructional activity, students review 14 examples of homophones and then complete the sentences with the correct homophone.
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Begin Reading Seedfolks
Students are introduced to the book Seedfolks and the concept of community. In this Seedfolks literature study lesson, the first in a unit, the teacher reads the first half of the book and students answer comprehension questions and...
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Homophones 3
In this homophones learning exercise, students read 16 words that have a homophone partner. Students write the word that sounds the same as the given word. There is no word bank.
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Homophones 5
In this homophones worksheet, students read 15 words that have a homophone. Students write the word that sounds like each word given.
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Lesson Ten: Direction
Young scholars explore the concept of relative location. In this map lesson, students read I Hate English by Ellen Levine and consider how maps and globes help people to familiarize themselves with an area.
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The Bones of the Story
Learners describe the five elements of a story--setting, characters, problem, events, and resolution. They use the Clifford series of books, and a worksheet imbedded in this lesson to help them explain the five elements of a story.
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Seussville Meets the 4 Blocks
First graders read and examine Dr. Seuss books, and create and write their own stories.
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Christmas at Mud Flat Lesson Plan
Young scholars analyze the characters in the book Christmas at Mud Flat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze characters in the book, then choose which character they personally identify with the most. Young scholars...
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Writing Applications
Tenth graders read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and complete characterization activities. In this characterization lesson plan, 10th graders work in tiers to examine the text for evidence about the way Dickens uses the...
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Spiders
Students come to the conclusion, from various clues given, that the mysterious creature is a spider, and discover spiders come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes.
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The Joke's on You!
First graders share and create jokes to promote and enhance reading skills (fluency, emphasis, timing and sight word recognition), acquire vocabulary and recognize homophones. Students read their jokes aloud, concentrating on voice...
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Animals in the Wild
Students compare/contrast paintings with similar subjects and themes. They discuss how a painting may relate to life experiences. Students draw animal families and compose a story about a painting by Gerome. They discuss zoos and...
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Organizer --triple Venn Diagram
In this graphic organizer worksheet students use this triple Venn diagram to compare 3 things. Students can organize facts and compare and contrast.
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Homonym Search
In this homonym worksheet, students learn what homonyms are and underline the two homonyms in each sentence on this worksheet. There are 10 sentences on the page, but the first one is completed as an example for the students.
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Vocabulary Worksheets Basic English Grammar 3rd Edition Chapter 16: Making Comparison
In this opposite worksheet, learners complete 12 sentences with the words that are opposites of the italic words from the word bank.
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Totally Us
Students create unique biographies. In this Totally Joe lesson, students read the James Howe book and then collaborate to write name biographies in small groups.
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Soft Syllable Endings
Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar activity, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 3
In this complete the sentence instructional activity, students decide which 2 words best fit into the 2 blanks in the sentence. Students complete 10 sentences.