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My Childhood Portrait
Students practice descriptive writing by viewing auto-portraits of young children. For this art analysis lesson, students examine an auto-portrait of their teacher as a young child and ask him/her questions about their youth....
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Cluing into Symbols Robert Frost
Learners use the Internet and video to discover how find evidence in poetry in order to discover the theme(s) of the poems. They are able to define poetic devices like simile, metaphor and repetition. Students identify themes in...
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Romeo & Juliet (Drama)
Ninth graders read and internalize the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many intriguing and thought provoking assignments are waiting for the completion of students within this lesson profile.
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Electrifying Franklin
Fourth graders research and present information about Benjamin Franklin's life and accomplishments. In this lesson on Benjamin Franklin, 4th graders review idioms and sayings written by Franklin then compare and contrast his various...
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Word-O for Fluency
First graders are introduced to the game of Word-O to increase their fluency while reading. Individually, they look, say and write at their high frequency words and practice spelling them. To end the lesson, they are introduced to new...
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Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop
Students complete worksheets by circling similar letters used in rhyming sounds. They form rhyming words using index cards and play a game of rhyming Bingo. They use letter tiles to form the rhyming words in the Dr. Suess book "Hop on Pop."
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Gingerbread Baby Board Game #10
Students are read the book "Gingerbread Baby". They examine the journey the baby traveled in the story and in turn create a game board. They draw pictures along the board to show different parts of the story.
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Twin Words
Students discuss twin words. They examine the use of homophones and create cartoons to illustrate the homophones. Students play "Go Fish" using synonyms, antonyms, or homophones.
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Lesson Plan #2
Seventh graders practice analyzing vocabulary words within sentences to enhance word recognition and word meanings. They utilize the process of context clues to define a variety of vocabulary words from the story, "The Most Dangerous Game."
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Rhyme Around Baseball
Students use word family endings to create rhyming words for that word family. In this rhyming instructional activity, students divide into teams and play a game of word baseball where they create rhyming words for a specific word family.
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ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 12
In this advanced ESL vocabulary worksheet, students read 10 sentences that contain missing words. Students analyze the 4 similar word choices given and select the word that will correctly complete the sentence.
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Identify and Generating Rhyming Words, Bingo
Students play a bingo card game to to build accuracy with rhyming words. In this rhyming words activity, students identify rhyming words with a picture card. Students continue to practice game until there is a winner.
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Word Games from the Turn of the 20th Century
Third graders research games from the early 20th century and compare them with contemporary games. They create their own games including objectives, equipment, number of players and rules. They test the games by playing them.
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Sight Words
Students access a variety of sight word related resources on the Internet. They play concentration, read online books, play sight word bingo, and view various sight word lists and illustrations.
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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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Fly Swatter Spelling
Young scholars practice spelling words by swatting fake insects. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students participate in a spelling game in which teams must spell a word correctly one letter at a time. Young scholars may fix...
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Memory Mania
First graders determine what a compound word is and how to form them. In this compound word instructional activity, 1st graders participate in a teacher led instructional activity in which they identify compound words. They play a memory...
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2nd Grade Language Practice
In this language practice worksheet, students complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions related to a variety of 2nd grade language concepts. An answer key is included.
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Go Fish card game for recognition of vocabulary words
Students play Go Fish card game (with a teacher made deck of cards) for recognition of vocabulary words
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Sparkle Spelling Game
Students participate in a game to help them with their spelling words. They rotate around the room with the first word, with each student giving the next letter. They continue if they get the letter right or sit down if the letter is wrong.
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Spark (A Variation on Sparkle Spelling Game)
Pupils participate in a game in which they practice their spelling words, in which each student adds another letter to the word. They are given the chance to rejoin the game if they miss a letter.
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Game Shows in the Classroom
Students participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.
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Irregular Word Fluency, Word Potato
Young scholars study words. In this word fluency lesson, students play a version of the game Hot Potato to practice correctly saying irregular words. They play as a class with a basket of irregular words. This lesson includes a links to...