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"A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary in Context
Ray Bradbury does it again, providing a story full of symbolism and interest. After your class reads "A Sound of Thunder" and studies the difficult vocabulary, quiz them with this sheet. Example words include aurora, expendable, and...
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Irregular Verbs in Present & Past Tense
The English language has many irregular verbs. Clear up confusion with a quick exercise. The worksheet focuses on the many forms of three different verbs: Break, shine, and speak. Pupils read each sentence and select the correct form of...
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On the Road
Jack Kerouac's cult classic, On the Road, is the focus of this resource designed for teachers
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Vocabulary Lesson
Students play a ball game to reinforce vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson plan, 1 student throws a ball to another student and states a vocabulary word. The receiving student has to define the word. If they do, they get to throw...
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Snowman Sight Words
In this sight words worksheet, students cut out 20 circles, each with a two letter sight word. Students match these word circles to the identical words on a game board.
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John's Trucking- Counting the Miles
In this graphs worksheet, students analyze a pie graph showing miles driven by three truck drivers in a week. Students fill out a chart in which they calculate total miles driven.
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Find a Word--High Frequency Words--Worksheet #4
In this high frequency words instructional activity, learners locate and circle nine high frequency words often used in the English language. Students complete a word search puzzle.
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Find a Word--High Frequency Words--Worksheet #3
In this high frequency words instructional activity, students locate and circle nine key words that are often used in the English language. Students complete a word search puzzle.
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Find a Word--High Frequency Words--Worksheet #6
In this high frequency words learning exercise, students locate and circle in a word search puzzle ten key words used often in the English language.
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Find a Word--High Frequency Words--Worksheet #7
In this high frequency words learning exercise, students locate and circle in a word search puzzle twelve key words used often in the English language.
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Find a Word--High Frequency Words--Worksheet #1
In this high frequency words worksheet, students locate and circle/highlight the following eight key words in a word search puzzle: boy, girl, children, woman, people, baby, the and is.
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Piece of Pie Chart
In this math worksheet, students examine a pie graph which shows a student's homework over 2 hours. Students read the information, then use a pie chart template (divided into 24 parts) to make their own homework chart.
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Deciding Which Type of Graph is Appropriate
In this graphing activity, students read about line, bar, and pie graphs and then determine which graph is the best way to express data results. This activity has 3 short answer questions.
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Elements of Fables
Students explore the attributes of fables. In this literature lesson, students read several fables and identify the moral lesson, characterization, and figurative language in each. Students then retell their favorite fables in their own...
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The Invention of the Popsicle
In this invention of the popsicle learning exercise, students read for information and assess comprehension. Students answer six multiple choice questions.
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How Tragic!
Tenth graders read and study, in-depth, a specific classical tragedy, in this case, Oedipus. They explore strategies from making meaning out of or interpreting texts, as well as strategies for determining how authors create meaning in...
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Finding Synonyms
Student identify synonyms in poetry. In this grammar instructional activity, students define what a synonym is and view several examples on the board. Students read a selected poem on an overhead transparency and circle the synonyms.
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Poem Analysis
In this poetry worksheet, students select poems, read them, and then respond to 17 questions about the content, response, and history of the poem.
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Travel-Tracer-Literature Circles
In this travel tracer literature circle worksheet, students track where the action of a story takes place by recording where the action begins, where key events happened, and where the events ended. They describe the settings in detail...
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Agriculture is a Cycle
Learners explore cycles in nature. In this cross curriculum agriculture lesson, students define "cycle" and research weather and planting folklore. Learners make a bracelet in which individual colored beads represent the many "cycles" of...
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Rhyme at Circle Time
Pupils study the importance of clean hands and practice the literacy skills of listening, matching, auditory discrimination, vocabulary, and rhyming. They illustrate their rhyme chart with drawings or photos taken doing the different...
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guided reading using OWLS
Students complete activities based on All About Owls written by Jim Arnosky, Owl At Home written by Arnold Lobel, and Owl Moon written by Jane Yolen.
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Catherine, Called Birdy: Literary Circles
Learners discuss the conclusion of Catherine, Called Birdy. In this Catherine, Called Birdy lesson, students complete a family and friend tree detailing relationships and write down all references to God in August and...
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Reading the World, Then and Now
Students distinguish geographic features using Ptolemy's map of the world.