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Phonics lesson for -ew and -oo
First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...
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Window-Eyes Lesson 11 Numbers and Capitalization Alert In the Screen Menu
Students practice using the Window Eyes setting to work with numbers settings, and upper and lower case letter alerts.
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Finding Rhyming Words in a French Poem
Explore rhyming in this phonemic awareness and French lesson plan. Listen to the poem "J'Adore la Pizza" by Karen Kransky and identify rhyming words. Compare grapheme spelling patterns with like phonemes, and sort word cards according to...
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Building a Complete Sentence with Sternberg
First graders use Sternberg templates to create complete sentences. In this complete sentence writing lesson, 1st graders discover that sentences begin with a capitol letter and end with punctuation, and form a complete thought. Students...
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Using Numbers Everywhere
Kindergarteners explore various representations and uses of numbers to develop number sense. They participate in an activity and arrange patterns into groups. Students compare the sets and describe the objects in each set.
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Canyons: Magic Square Activity
A fan of magic squares vocabulary activities? Readers use terms drawn from Gary Paulsen’s Canyons to complete an exercise. The worksheet, an answer sheet, as well as complete directions for crafting a magic square, are included.
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Sprouting Scientists!
First graders observe and describe plants as they grow from seeds.
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What's Your Angle?
Students examine The New York Times' coverage of immigrants' rights in order to gain an understanding of how different news angles function. They assess the angles of different news media outlets, such as television, radio, and Internet...