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Real or Make-Believe?
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...
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What is a Make Believe Story?
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...
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Monsters are Make-Believe
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...
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Language Practice
In this language worksheet, students answer questions about real or make believe, spelling, editing, and choosing the correct word. Students complete 4 problems.
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Surprise!: Challenge Activities (Theme 2)
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...
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It's the Real Thing
Pupils listen to a read-aloud of Shel Silverstein's, The Giving Tree, identifying which parts of the story and which are make believe.
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Grade 2 Daily Language Review Worksheet
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...
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The Mythology of Munich
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.
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TELL THE SEQUENCE IN AN ORAL REPORT
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...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Heroes
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,...
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English Skill Sheet
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.
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English Skill Sheet 6
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.
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Grade 2 Daily Language Review Worksheet
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...
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ASSESSING LISTENING THROUGH THE CLASSICS
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...
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Lesson 1: Classifying Texts as Fiction or Nonfiction
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...
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English Skill Sheet 5
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.
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English Skill Sheet 9
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.
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English Skill Sheet 10
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.
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Language Review
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.
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Now That's Beautiful!
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...
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Predicting/Making a Hypothesis
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...
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Is It Moose-Mooses or Moose-Meese?
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.
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Are You For Real?
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.
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What is Culture?
What makes up a society? Read a passage about culture and community and answer five reading comprehension questions.