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Curated OER

Who's There

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, make a list of at least three animals that would survive well in a particular environment. After an allotted time, they pass their list to another group, where they will add to it. They discuss adaptations each...
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Curated OER

Geologist and Core Sampling

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a cupcake and attempt to answer each question on the observation page. They write three sentences that explains how a geologist takes core samples of the earth's surface. Students make sketches and write...
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Curated OER

SWOOP Reading

For Teachers 1st
First graders read fluently. In this phonics lesson students practice reading strategies for fluency. They write a response in their journal about the book read in class.
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Curated OER

Identifying Conflicts in Stories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice analyzing story points by discussing Cinderella.  In this reading comprehension lesson, 5th graders identify the four main types of conflicts in stories and how they are presented in modern day...
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Curated OER

Name that Number

For Teachers 1st
First graders state numbers from 1 to 100. In this name that number lesson, 1st graders must identify and state 10 random numbers given on a worksheet.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Understanding Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The principle of linguistic relativity looks at the connection between language and thought processes. This resource provides an explanation of linguistic relativity, its historical context, different types of research approaches, how it...
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Language and Linguistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The language we use everyday reveals a great deal about who we are and where we come from. However, did you know that language is linked to psychology, biology, and other sciences? Explore the "science" of language: how the brain...
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Other

The Association for Computational Linguistics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted to the computational linguistics community and contains membership information, publications and journals, and special interest groups.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linguistic Roots and Affixes (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to recognize linguistic roots and affixes to use in determining the meaning of academic English word and in other content areas.
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Other

Eastern Michigan University: Linguist Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find job announcements for linguists in this publication put out by Eastern Michigan University.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Linguistic Patterns of English and Navajo Speakers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read study the charts to complete a five-question quiz on the linguistic patterns of English and Navajo speakers.
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Other

Speech, Music and Hearing: Historical Linguistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief definition of the term historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines. This site is a good starting point for studying and comparing languages
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Rti: Culturally/linguistically Responsive Intervention

For Teachers K - 1st
This 2006 brief on preventing disproportionate representation in special education seeks to answer the question: "Are we identifying and serving the "right" students?" It was written by Shernaz B. Garcia and Alba A. Ortiz and produced by...
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: A Cultural, Linguistic, Ecological Approach

For Teachers K - 1st
This 2008 brief discusses how RTI can be adapted for English Language Learners (ELL). It provides an initial framework in the use of RTI that considers students' life experiences, including their language proficiencies in their first and...
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W. W. Norton

Norton Anthology: The Linguistic and Literary Contexts of "Beowulf"

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these online resources from the "Norton Anthology of English Literature" to provide both depth and breadth to your understanding of the poem "Beowulf," whether you are a student reading it for the first time or a teacher preparing to...
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Boston University

Sign Stream: American Sign Language Linguistic Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interesting research project that provides a database tool for analysis of linguistic data captured on video. There is a free downlad available which may be used with possible upgrades available for purchase.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: George Boole

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews page offers an excellent biography on George Boole, an English mathematician and linguist (1815-1864.) Discusses his life and his contributions to these fields.
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Other

Elemadrid: English Spanish Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
A very effective resource tool in helping both the teacher and the student define unfamiliar words. This online dictionary translates a word from one language to another, in a wide range of languages. Can easily change the languages by...
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Other

Thinkmap Inc.: Visual Thesaurus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The most visual thesaurus you will ever see! Watch words become alive and move in front of your eyes. This resource offers a trial version free, which only allows you to look up a certain number of words before it makes you pay....
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Responding to Comparison/contrast: The Sketch N Write [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a PDF instructional activity. After studying vocabulary words or concepts that have similarities and differences, young scholars create a two-sided Sketch-n-Write for two or more words (or concepts). On the right-hand side of the...
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University of Calgary

Native Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
The study of Native history can be broken into three broad categories, region, culture and language. Three interactive maps provide more information about each cultural, linguistic or regional group. Students are challenged to read and...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Question of Primate Language

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Hawes's article deals with a variety of topics related to primates language and communication skills. Several of the topics covered in the article include Animal Linguists, When Monkey Talks People Listen, Ape Bilinguists, and more.
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Other

Bryan Strome : First Nations Seeker

For Students 9th - 10th
An alphabetical listing and detailed map showing the location of the lands of the aboriginal tribes and linguistic groups found in North America.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Multimodality: The Five Modes of Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the five modes of communication: visual, linguistic, spatial, aural, and gestural along with examples of each.

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