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Real or Make-Believe?

For Students K - 2nd
A learning exercise about Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann challenges young learners to decide which story events could be real, and which could be make-believe. After writing the events in each space, they then use the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is a Make Believe Story?

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore the concept of make believe stories. In this genres of literature lesson, students discover the difference between realistic fiction and fantasy. They are asked questions during and after the reading of a book to ensure the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monsters are Make-Believe

For Teachers K
Students decide if items are real or make-believe. In this instructional activity on reality, students listen to the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and discuss the difference between items that are real and items that...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language worksheet, students answer questions about real or make believe, spelling, editing, and choosing the correct word. Students complete 4 problems.
Unit Plan
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Surprise!: Challenge Activities (Theme 2)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Surprise! is the theme of this series of challenge activities. The surprise comes from the information your scholars will discover when researching topics such as alligators and crocodiles, living in other countries, becoming a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's the Real Thing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils listen to a read-aloud of Shel Silverstein's, The Giving Tree, identifying which parts of the story and which are make believe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Grade 2 Daily Language Review Worksheet

For Students 2nd
In this grammar review worksheet, 2nd graders read a sentence and answer 2 comprehension question, circle the correct spelling of 2 words, fix 2 sentences, tell if the sentence is real or make believe for 2 sentences, and write 2 words...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Mythology of Munich

For Teachers K
Students listen to a story read by their teacher and identify the pictures inside it to be real or make believe. In this fiction and non fiction lesson plan, students also write a real or make believe story of their own.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TELL THE SEQUENCE IN AN ORAL REPORT

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders survey a favorite story he/she has read or heard read aloud. They use the graphic organizer to draw illustrations that show the beginning, middle and end of the story. They tell the title of the story, whether it is...
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Heroes

For Parents 2nd - 3rd Standards
Three creative activities follow reading a fiction and nonfiction book about heroes. Scholars build hero action figures out of clay for make-believe play, explain in written form how they show bravery, kindness, patience, thoughtfulness,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skill Sheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions in which they correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skill Sheet 6

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, learners respond to 4 questions that require them to correct misspelled words correctly, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentence is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Grade 2 Daily Language Review Worksheet

For Students 2nd
In this language review worksheet, 2nd graders choose whether 2 statements are real or make-believe, circle the multiple choice word that best fits 2 sentences, circle the word in 2 lines that is spelt correctly and fix the mistakes in 2...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ASSESSING LISTENING THROUGH THE CLASSICS

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students demonstrate listening behaviors. They assume appropriate listening position, minimize/avoid behaviors that interfere with listening, and attend to speaker. They distinguish between real and make believe and cite 2 or more...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 1: Classifying Texts as Fiction or Nonfiction

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders characterize fiction and non-fiction books, they discover the characteristics of each type of book and compare two books (one fiction & one nonfiction) about the same subject. They make a list that describes what...
Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skill Sheet 5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, students correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skill Sheet 9

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling skills instructional activity, students correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skill Sheet 10

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this spelling skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to correct misspelled words correctly, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Review

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling skills worksheet, learners correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentence is real or make-believe.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Now That's Beautiful!

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Your class experiences dozens of messages about beauty every day by reading magazines, watching movies, and listening to the radio. Have them analyze society's view of beauty in groups after discussing several resources, including...
Activity
PBS

Predicting/Making a Hypothesis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
As an introduction to the hypothesis and testing method of investigation, young history detectives engage in a special investigation of a family artifact. After watching a short video that demonstrates the method, they develop a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is It Moose-Mooses or Moose-Meese?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners play librarian and have to shelve books on moose after determining whether the books are fiction or non-fiction. They must study Alaska and follow a format of questions to determine where to shelve the books.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are You For Real?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students try to find newspaper and magazine articles that are informative or persuasive. They practice determining the differences between the two types of articles. They identify the devices authors use to persuade the audience.
Worksheet
K12 Reader

What is Culture?

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
What makes up a society? Read a passage about culture and community and answer five reading comprehension questions.