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Unlocking New Words

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the various types of suffixes and prefixes. In groups, they identify the root words and determine the proper suffix or prefix to add to the root. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to end the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Franklin Goes to the Hospital

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book "Franklin Goes to the Hospital" and are introduced to 3 tier two words. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students listen to the usage of the  key words in the story. Students then answer questions...
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Review of Personification and Alliteration

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study personification and alliteration in various fiction texts. In this literary devices lesson plan, students use various texts to identify the literary devices of personification and alliteration. Students use examples of...
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Investigate a New Word from "Notes from the Trail"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and take notes from Notes from the Trail. In this reading fluency lesson, students read back and share their notes finding 7-10 new words. Students define, write an unrelated sentence and present.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Into the A, B, Sea

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a classic book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Into the A, B, Sea and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the story vocabulary words...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Great Kapok Tree

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Great Kapok Tree and identify the use of vocabulary terms. Students define the selected vocab words and...
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Vocabulary Building Cards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students select vocabulary words from their reading each week then complete a card for each word which includes definition, source and a sample sentence. They share their cards with the class and complete vocabulary building cards...
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Language Worksheet 2

For Students 10th - 12th
For this language application worksheet, students read selected pieces of literature and then complete a graphic organizer based on words they encounter and their meanings. 
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Itsy Bitsy Spider and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Pupils define the selected vocab words...
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Using O. Henry's the Ransom of Red Chief To Develop a Larger Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders expand their reading vocabulary in order to increase comprehension. They play a game using vocabulary from a novel.
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Vocabulary Lesson (Color Words) Using Various Books by Eric Carle and Internet Sites

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate color words. In this vocabulary, high frequency words, and technology lesson, students visit various websites to practice reading color words. Students listen to Eric Carle books and observe the illustrations,...
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Intro To Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of using probability. They review the use of mean, median, and mode within the context of previous instruction. Students predict outcomes and calculate them in small groups. The...
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Making a Case for Beginning Wigh Suprasegmental Features in Pronunciation

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils explore the ways in which voice quality and intonation can convey meaning.
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Night of the Twister

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use reading strategies for Night of the Twister. In this reading strategies lesson, students name five major catastrophes and books about each. Learners complete a vocabulary section, make inferences and predictions, read the...
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Live with Lewis and Clark!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students list in chronological order the major events in the Corps of Discovery's westward journey. They research goals of the expedition, the make up of the Corps, the modes of travel, the route and the interactions with American Indians.
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Progressive Movement in Kansas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the Progressive Movement in Kansas. In this Progressive Era lesson, 7th graders study various facts about this era in Kansas. Students create a presentation on a law that was passed during this time.
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No Flaw With Newton’s 1st Law

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain what inertia is in their own words. In this physics lesson, students investigate how Newton's first law applies to their robot. They discuss real world examples of the 1st law.
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Interactive Crossword

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a crossword puzzle to revise a set of vocabulary terms studied. They converse with each other as they complete their crossword puzzles in order to share and use each of the vocabulary terms in context and reinforcement.
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Geography Booklet

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore geography terms. Students use resources to find real examples of landforms in the world. They create a map showing the landform. students label the surrounding features, countries and states. Students use each...
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Goal-Makers Win the Game!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the meaning of the word "goal". As a class, they identify examples of goals with their teacher's guidance. Individually, they complete a worksheet to identify their short and long term goals and complete a...
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Review of Literary Devices

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review literary devices. They use both fiction and nonfiction texts to review metaphor, simile, alliteration, imagery, symbolism and personification. This lesson has a scripted guide for the teacher to follow.
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Maus: Bingo Vacabulary Strategy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The definitions for unfamiliar words drawn from Art Spiegelman graphic novel memoir, Maus, provide the clues for a vocabulary bingo game. 
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Semantics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Use this PowerPoint in your college linguistics, English, psychology, or communications studies course. Not flashy, this presentation is still full of high-level concepts and vocabulary regarding semantics and verbal ambiguities, irony...
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Sentence Styles: Lesson Ten

For Teachers 7th - 9th
For a basic overview of phrases (prepositional, absolute, appositive, and participial), use this presentation in your grammar unit. Each slide contains a short explanation and an example, concluding with a slide about relative clauses....