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Sounding Out CVCE Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. For this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...
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Halloween Literature Unit: Creative Writing Project

For Teachers K
Students practice their creative writing skills and build cooperative learning skills. In this creative writing project, students review parts of a story. Students reinforce the concept of sequencing and develop stronger writing skills. ...
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The Easter Bunny That Overslept by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this short story worksheet, students read and analyze the short story "The Easter Bunny That Overslept," by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich and then complete a variety of reading activities. Students complete a word search, a crossword...
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Tales From Around the World

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read stories. In this culture lesson, students read stories from different regions around the world. Students look for each region on the map and listen for interesting cultural details in the story. Students then discuss the...
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Marvelous Mysteries

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore mystery stories.  In this reading and writing instructional activity, 5th graders complete a planning guide for an original mystery.  Students use the writing process to create a mystery story. 
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Conflict in"the Interlopers"

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars read "the Interlopers" and define the four conflicts in the story.  In this conflict lesson, students write an original story about three of the four conflicts in the book.
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Mr. Ben's Farm

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short story about a farmer. Students complete a crossword puzzle, questions, and short answer activities in response to the story.
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George and Martha by James Marshall

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this short story learning exercise, students read, analyze and complete a variety of assignments over the short story "George and Martha" by James Marshall.
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Henry and Mudge: The First Book by Cynthia Rylant

For Students 5th - 8th
In this short story worksheet, students read and analyze the short story "Henry and Mudge: The First Book" by Cynthia Rylant and then the students answer thirty five comprehension questions in a variety of formats.
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The Lake Trip

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this pollution and animals instructional activity, students read and discuss a short story on one families trip to a lake and their encounters with pollution and Eastern Blackbirds. Students then answer 6 short answer questions...
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Thinking About Violence: Child Abuse

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students recognize different forms of child abuse (in story), explain why the government (child welfare) can interfere in family life, and create short "stories" for the other major characters in Ken's Story.
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The Little Leprechaun

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these reading comprehension worksheets, the students will read a short passage and answer the questions following. The students will respond to three multiple choice recall questions, ten yes/no answers, and four fill in the blank.
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Fantasy crossword

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this crossword worksheet, students fill in a crossword where all the clues have to do with images of fantasy stories. Students fill in the crossword for 52 clues.
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a short story about polar bears, answer 4 multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question.
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Genre Lesson: Autobiography

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Have your middle schoolers write a short story about themselves with an autobiography unit about Rosa Parks. They learn the difference between biographies and autobiographies, define the different types of autobiographies and determine...
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Young Learner's Writing Workshop 2

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students choose a short story and role play one of the characters in the story. They interview each other about the character they are playing to research them.
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Character Education: Breaking Rules

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, students are presented with a short story about a scenario where it is necessary to break a rule to be safe. Students write in response to the story.
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Election Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Election Day worksheet, students read a short story about a girl who runs for president of her class. Students answer 5 questions about the story.
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The Lady With The Alligator Purse

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this "The Lady With the Alligator Purse" worksheet, learners complete multiple worksheets to trace the words in the short story, use alligator purse squares to add one-digit problems and doctor rectangles to subtract, draw hands on...
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Imagine a Kelp Forest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a story based on their research of the kelp forest. In this ecosystem lesson plan, students view a video and research the kelp forest ecosystem. They write a short story imagining the discovery of a new species in the kelp...
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Writing Up a Spanish Storm: Using Creative Thinking for Creative Writing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students in a Spanish class are introduced to the techniques of creative writing. In groups, they focus on the pre-writing section of creative writing and keep a folder of their works throughout the lesson. They end the lessons by...
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Poems Put to Use

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to sample poetry recitations. They discuss times when poetry might be used in real-life situations to move/motivate other people or audiences. They identify particularly moving passages and then quote them effectively to...
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THE SWEET TASTE OF SUMMER

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading of text worksheet, students read and analyze a short story about watermelons and then answer eight questions in complete sentences.
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You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Students 4th
In this prediction worksheet, students answer questions about what the book and Little Women and will be about based on the first sentence of the book. Students become authors writing their own short story with the given first line.

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