Balanced Assessment
Plenty of Pentagons
Why are only four colors needed to color webs from regular pentagons, not five? An assessment task requires young mathematicians to first construct regular pentagons using a compass and straightedge, then has them consider a shape formed...
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Metric Units of Weight and Volume
Getting the right measurements can save a lot of time and money in the real world. Learners are introduced to unit conversion and how to accurately go from one unit to another. The first pages are notes and then the packet finishes with...
Curated OER
Using A Dictionary
Students explore English by completing a word definitions worksheet. In this dictionary lesson plan, students practice locating a list of vocabulary terms in a "Dictionary Race." Students complete a worksheet based upon word cards and...
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Making Sense with Amelia Bedelia
Students listen to a read aloud of Peggy Parish's. Teach Us Amelia Bedelia and make a list of all of the phrases she misunderstood. They rewrite the directions for easier comprehension.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory the Terrible Eater
Students are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Dandelion
Students are read Dandelion, by Don Freeman. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the story is...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest
Students are read I Love You the Purplest, by Barbara Joosse. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of at least three "Tier Two" words. As a group, they discuss the meanings of the words...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Into the A, B, Sea
Learners are read Into the A, B, Sea, by Deborah Lee Rose. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Julius, the Baby of the World
Students are read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of seven new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, before and after the story is...
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Research questions
In this research worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about different research items. Students complete 12 questions about the internet, different resources, and more.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Miss Spider's Tea Party
Students identify new vocabulary words in the story Miss Spider's Tea Party. In this vocabulary lesson, students raise their hand each time pre-identified words are heard as the story is read and use words in various contexts throughout...
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Banana Quiz
For this ESL worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about bananas. For example, "Bananas are an excellent source of..."
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Idioms Beginning With E
In this idiom worksheet, students complete a total of 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the meaning of a given idiom. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is labeled as an ESL activity, but is...
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Vocabulary Practice: Past Time
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences that express past time.
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Idioms Beginning With S
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meanings of idioms beginning with S.
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Botany
In this botany worksheet, students read a 2 page article on botany, choose the multiple choice answer to 3 questions, determine if 3 statements are true of false and fill in the blanks in 5 facts about botany.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 27
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers...
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Comprehension of Jack Be Nimble
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the poem Jack Be Nimble and answer questions about the reading and vocabulary. Students choose three multiple choice answers.
Primary Resources
Homophone Review
In this online interactive homophones activity, students answer 14 multiple choices and write 1 paragraph using are, our, they're, their, and there.
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Worksheet #49 - Constitution
In this historical quiz worksheet, students test their knowledge on multiple historical references about the Constitution as they answer the ten fill in the blank questions.
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Basketball Caps
Students work on a problem, individually or in pairs. They are asked questions that focus on average. They discus that the average number represents an equal redistribution , rather than just being able to state the rule. They write...
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Richard the Second #2: Fun Trivia Quiz
Challenge your class to recall information about Shakespeare's Richard II. This online quiz provides fifteen questions based on characters and basic plot points. Use it as a check for understanding or a quick sponge activity. Since this...
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Introducation to Vocabulary for a Lesson about Communities
Students practice using new vocabulary they learn about communities. In this communities vocabulary lesson plan, students use synonyms, context clues, and relevant content to unlock the meaning of new vocabulary words.
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The Rainbow Fish
Students listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.