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Chinese Ice Sculptures Melting

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine, critique and study a newspaper article on a famous ice festival in China that is being affected by rising global temperatures. They complete three worksheets on the article that deals with comprehension questions, a...
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Knights Templar Trial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the trial of the legendary Crusader Knights who were tried for heresy by Pope Clement. They read a text which about the trial proceedings of the Knights Templar, review vocabulary and complete matching exercises.
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Words Starting With Y

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing words beginning with the letter Y learning exercise, students match the words with their pictures. Teachers choose black and white or colored options. Students match five answers.
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Name That Sound

For Teachers K
Students begin to demonstrate beginning reading strategies. In this technology lesson plan, students match the correct beginning letter and letter sound to a variety of pictures created in a "Kid Pix" template.
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Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create different types of sentences. In this sentence writing lesson, students use various types of sentences to make writing interesting. Students play online games and use the interactive whiteboard to practice.
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Big Machines! Big Buildings! Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a book and understand the cumulative events of the story through sequencing. In this lesson about cumulative texts, students are able to read the story and understand the sequence of the events. Students listen to the...
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Venerable Inventors

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discuss important historic inventors and read their biographical information.  In this world history lesson, students describe Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison, and Guglielmo Marconi using vocabulary terms used in their text....
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Question Answer Response Strategy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Readers of Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry are introduced to the Question Answer Response Strategy (QAR) as a way to increase their engagement in and comprehension of the novel.
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 4: Proverbs

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
"Eneke the bird says since men have learnt to shoot without missing, he has learnt to fly without perching." As part of their study of Things Fall Apart, class members read Paul Hernadi and Francis Steen's essay, "The Tropical Landscapes...
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Identity Lesson 7: Logical Fallacies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What are the effects of competition in an academic environment? The competition between the main characters in A Separate Peace motivates a series of activities that asks readers to take a stance on competition, and then to develop a...
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Worksheet
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Reading is Fun: Where to Look For Information

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students learn where to look for certain information by matching things they want to know with where they can look for the information. Worksheet is designed to be signed by students and parent when completed.
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Title Match-Up

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to a game in which each card they receive will have half of a book title on it. They find the person who has the other half of the title and they sit down in a circle. Students when whisper what they know...
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify cause and effect relationships in a short story. After reading a short story, they participate in a discussion of how one event in a story can lead to several others. Students are then paired for a matching task that...
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Free Printables: Follow Me Cards

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this follow me worksheet, students cut out the 14 cards, each of which has two saying on it. They then match up the bottom saying on one card with the top saying on another card. Once all of the cards are matched, they will create a...
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Computer Applications: Web Design Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become familiar with the workings of Windows 3.11 especially Program Manager, File Manager, and MS DOS Prompt. They open, develop, save, and copy a text file within the windows environment. They become familiar with Netscape and...
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Understanding Irony

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discuss irony. In this language arts lesson, students identify irony and give examples of irony from their lives, a book, and current events. Students classify types of irony.
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Opening A Bank Account

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify the different types of accounts offered by local banks. Students review and define appropriate banking terms when opening an account. Working in pairs, pupils role play the proper way to open an account. This lesson is...
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Synonyms 1

For Students 4th - 6th
For this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 3 synonyms and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of each of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Synonyms 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills instructional activity, students examine 4 synonyms and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of each of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Synonyms 3

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 4 synonyms and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of each of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored
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Synonyms 4

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills learning exercise, students examine 5 synonyms and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of each of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Synonyms Practice 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 3 words and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Synonyms 6

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 5 synonyms and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of each of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Synonyms 8

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 3 synonyms and match them to the sentences that feature the meanings of each of the words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.