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A Day at the Fair

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students should be able to read this story and know one to one matching, read repetive sentences, where to begin when reading, and use speech balloons appropriately. They predict what happens in the story before reading with a small...
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Here's an Instant Activity for May 3, 2004

For Teachers 1st
First graders use their visual skills to improve their spelling skills. In this spelling lesson, 1st graders read words and find smaller words within each example.
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Brown Bear Phonics

For Teachers K
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence.  In this writing lesson, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type sentence.  Students create...
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Peg and Hen

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound.  In this short e sound lesson plan, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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First Letter Changes

For Teachers K
Pupils use the books of Eric Carle to change the first letter in a word to see a new word. For this phonics lesson plan, students change the beginning letters in poems and books.
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Here's An Instant Activity for April 7, 2003

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice their spelling skills with soft syllable endings. In this spelling lesson, 5th graders complete soft syllable interaction activity with their teacher. Students then write 16 le-ending and ly-ending word pairs to...
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Color

For Students 9th - 12th
In this color worksheet, students read where light comes from and the different colors created through a prism. Students compare light (additive color) with pigments (subtractive color). Then students complete 1 drawing, 6 matching, 22...
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How Big is Big?

For Students 2nd - 4th
The blue whale is the focus of this life science worksheet. Students read an excellent selection on the blue whale, and answer ten comprehension questions. Then, students are divided into two groups. Each group has to estimate how big 85...
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Living in an Igloo

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a book entitled, "Living in an Igloo." After observing the book, 2nd graders predict what will happen in the story. They explore the steps in building an igloo. Students review strategies they can use to decode...
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Best Friends

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a literature study using the children's book "Best Friends". They participate in a class discussion while reading the book answering open-ended questions. Students use past experiences to aid in the acquisition of...
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The Best Thing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars participate in a literature lesson while reading the children's book "The Best Thing". The teacher uses the method of guided reading while helping students with reading comprehension skills. Young scholars answer...
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Bath Time

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils strengthen reading comprehension skills with the guided reading of Bath Time. They practice literacy skills like reading a patterned sentence with the help of the teacher for scaffolding. Students also recognize the sequencing of...
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Loose Tooth

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book Loose Tooth by Magaret Yatsevitch Phinney. They discuss the activities that the character does on each day, connect the girl's experience with their own, and practice writing the days of the week with capital letters.
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Cleaning Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read "Cleaning Day" by D. H. Figueredo. They predict what they would expect to see the father and child on the cover of the book doing, confirm their predictions after reading the story, and reflect on the relationship between...
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Bibim Bap For Dinner

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a literature analysis while reading the children's book "Bibim Bap For Dinner". The teacher performs a guided reading with the students while focusing on the skill of recognizing the main theme of the book....
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At The Firehouse With Dad

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a guided reading of the children's book "At The Firehouse With Dad" They improve reading comprehension skills with the use of independent practice. The students then answer discussion questions while reading the...
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At The Park

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a study of literature with the guided reading of "At The Park". They practice the skills of beginning sounds with the use of phonics and concept of print by matching illustrations with intended meanings.
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Can you Top That?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students make connections between their own experiences and the story, "get" the author's message and be able to discuss it with other readers, and apply their reading skills and strategies. They predict what happens in the story,...
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Chinatown Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read "Chinatown Adventure" by Laura E. Williams. They read about what the girl and her mother do when they go on their Chinatown adventure, make predictions about the ending, and compare their predictions with what actually...
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Leo and the Butterflies

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a book entitled, "Leo and the Butterflies." They discuss the rainforest and butterflies. Students observe the pictures and predict what will happen in the story. They examine reading strategies for decoding unfamiliar...
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Give Me Five at Christmas Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study about senses by taking a walking field trip, creating a word bank, reading a story and singing a song.
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Lesson Plan: Final Phoneme ll, ff, ss

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students apply word level skills through shared and guided reading.
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Picture Hunt: R Control O

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.
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Put Me in My Place: Using Alphanumeric Grids to Locate Places

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice locating points on a large wall grid and create and label a neighborhood map. In this geography lesson, students spell and discuss places as the teacher places them on the map. They discuss the concept of an...