George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Teaching Primary and Secondary Sources
What makes a source primary or secondary? Middle schoolers read a definition of each term before exploring different examples and applying their knowledge to a research project.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
Accompany a reading of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea with a thorough literature packet. Although the materials are meant to prepare readers for a timed essay, the background information and the activities are sure to engage...
Curated OER
Beginning Reading: The Letter V
In this letter V activity, students first circle all of the upper and lowercase Vs they can find in the letter search. They then practice writing the upper and lowercase letter V three times.
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Beginning Reading: The Letter G
In this letter G recognition and printing instructional activity, students circle all of the upper and lowercase versions of the letter G that they can find in a letter scramble. They then practice writing both the upper and lowercase...
E Reading Worksheets
Figurative Language Finder
To demonstrate their understanding of figurative language, middle schoolers use a guided reading worksheet to find examples of figurative language in a text, identify the technique being used, and to explain how they were able to...
Curated OER
Telling Time in Words
Writing out time can be tricky! Give your scholars practice with this pair of worksheets featuring both analog and digital clocks. They read the times and write it out in the boxes provided. Make sure you specify that learners are to...
DePaul University
The Working Tools of Insects
The animal kingdom is full of interesting organisms that have unique ways of surviving. Children read about different insects that have special tools for building homes and protecting themselves. When finished, learners identify the main...
K5 Learning
I Have Been Thinking…
Scholars read a short story about a girl visiting her grandmother, identify the main idea of the tale, and then write a sentence about this idea. Learners practice their phonics skills by filling in word blanks with letters to complete...
Curated OER
Changing Sentences
Learners examine five pairs of sentences and combine each pair to create compound sentences by using conjunctions. This worksheet provides excellent practice for young writers regarding writing higher-level sentences.
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Telling Time By 5 Minute Increments
Young learners practice telling time from analog clock illustrations. There are nine illustrations here, all illustrating increments of five. You could use this worksheet for practice or a short quiz.
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Total English Advanced: Spend a Fortune
Encourage practice of the English language with this scenario. English language learners read the passage provided and discuss the questions in small groups.
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The Meanest English Teacher Ever
Upper graders will use a reading comprehension worksheet about the meanest teacher to practice comprehension. They will read a 5 page story titled The Meanest English Teacher Ever and answer 4 comprehension questions about it.
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Degree
A Standardized Test-type of worksheet on grammatical rules of degree awaits your students. They carefully look at ten sentences and focus on the parts of each sentence that is underlined. If the underlined portion has a mistake, they...
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Spelling Words and Alphabetical Order
In this spelling word learning exercise, students practice reading and writing each of twelve spelling words which include after, enough, words, and above. They write the words in alphabetical order on the blanks at the bottom of the page.
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Spelling Words and Alphabetical Order
In this spelling learning exercise, learners practice reading and writing each of 12 words which include sheet, office, explain, and narrow. They write the words in alphabetical order on lines at the bottom of the page.
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Spelling Words and Dictionary Guide Word Worksheet
In this spelling worksheet, students practice reading and writing a list of 12 spelling words which include neither, doctor, mouth, built, and mother. They look up the words in the dictionary and write down the guide words at the top of...
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Spelling and Rhyming Words Worksheet
In this spelling word worksheet, students practice reading and writing each of 12 spelling words which include sleep, big, not, and wish. They write a word that rhymes with each word on blank next to that word.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #172
In this spelling activity, students practice reading and writing 12 compound words. They write sentence using the words and alphabetize them.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #160
In this spelling worksheet, students practice reading and writing twelve spelling words. Next, they look up the word and write its' definition. All words are math related, having to do with area, geometry, and order of operations.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #150
In this spelling worksheet, students practice reading and writing twelve spelling words. Next, they write the words in a sentence and the alphabetize the words. All words are one-syllable and contain the suffix "ain."
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #136
In this spelling activity, students practice reading and writing 12 spelling words. They define the words and then write them in alphabetical order. All words relate to government treaties, trade, and politics.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #147
In this spelling worksheet, students practice reading and writing 12 given words. They write two of the words in a sentence. Finally, students place the words in alphabetical order. All words in the list are vegetables.
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My Spelling Words #90
In this spelling instructional activity, 3rd graders practice reading and writing each of the words listed. Then they alphabetize each of the words on the lines provided on the sheet.
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My Spelling Words #93
For this spelling worksheet, students practice reading and writing each of the spelling words listed. Then they alphabetize each of the words at the bottom of the sheet on the lines provided.