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"Faster, Faster, Red Riding Hood!"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice becoming fluent readers by recognizing words accurately, rapidly and automatically. They read and reread the book, "Red Riding Hood," by James Marshall and "Frog and Toad Together," from Scholastic, in pairs and with a...
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Saving the Rainforests

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students search and study the various web sites on the rain forest. They determine parts of speech of each new word. Once this has been done, they read the composition first silently and then aloud. They demonstrate comprehension of the...
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Taking a picture Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders use question words to answer comprehension questions.  In this reading strategies lesson, 1st graders use picture cues and predict events in a story. Students use context clues to understand unfamiliar words. Students...
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Lesson 5: In the Courtroom: Understanding the Players and the Action

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Young lawyers put Goldilocks on trial as they develop an understanding of the legal system in the final activity of this five-part series. After learning about key terms relating to litigation, students are assigned roles and reading...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Evaluating Functions Graphically and Algebraically

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
High schoolers evaluate functions graphically and algebraically. After completing that step, they write a statement describing the input and output.
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Hi, My Name is A

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice decoding pseudo words with the vowel-consonant-e...
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Using Contractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the use of contractions. In this contraction lesson, 2nd graders examine what contractions are and how to form them properly. They use a song to learn which words to change when forming contractions before writing 6...
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The Plain Train sat in the Rain

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the ai=/A/ grapheme by reading "James and the Good Day" with a partner and discussing it. Next, they recite a tongue twister focusing on the ai=/A/ correspondence. They make words using their letterboxes and letters before...
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Shhh!!! I'm Reading!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading silently decodable texts in this lesson. They discuss the importance of being able to read silently. They then practice silently reading "Wemberly Worried." An assessment/checklist is included in this lesson.
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ESOL Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students copy and practice familiar transportation vocabulary words. They write senteces using contractions for simple directions. They listen to a traffic hews report and summarize the report in their own words. They compare and...
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Guided Reading with Hey! You're Eating my Homework

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice vocabulary via a discussion of pets and animals that may have interfered with homework. They view the title of the book, and discuss what might be happening in the picture. Students discuss strategies for reading...
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Guided Reading with Ten Oni Drummers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the book, Ten Oni Drummers. Working in guided reading groups, they discuss fantasy as a genre and preview the book. They review word identification strategies and read the book silently. After reading, they confirm...
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Monkey Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to gain fluency and become successful readers through repeated readings. They use the cover-up method to help them decode new words and chart their progress as they complete one-minute timed readings with a partner.
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1.2.3. Click! I See It!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners listen as the teacher reads the poem 'I Wish I Could Meet the Man That Knows' by John Ciardi. They share what they visualized as the teacher read the poem. They practice reading the book "Frindle" silently while creating...
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I Ate Grape Cake

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on vowel-consonant-e pattern. They practice reading and...
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Wade Swayed At the Masquerade

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading words with vowel patterns that change the sound of the vowel. After reviewing the short vowel sound /a/, they are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel...
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Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange: Classroom Objects (other, other

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars study the names of classroom objects, then examine their cards and read the information silently and very carefully.
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Ready to Read? On your mark, get set, GO!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read the same book several times in order to increase their reading fluency. Also, they use the silent cover-up method of decoding words. Working with a partner they practice the silent cover-up. Next, they complete repeated...
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Scrabble Endurance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice movement skills while working on their spelling. They review spelling words and practice the locomotor and non-locomotor skills involved.
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Reading Lessons for Alaska State Standards - Reading Rate and Fluency

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read a given passage silently. The student then reads the same passage orally to a partner. The partner records the number of words pronounced incorrectly. The student then sets goals to increase oral reading speed and...
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Introduce /K/

For Teachers K
Students explore language arts by participating in an alphabetical letter writing activity. For this letter "K" lesson, students practice sounding out the letter in class and pronouncing unfamiliar words which start with the letter K....
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Taking it to the Streets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the concept of cultural diffusion. They give examples of cultural diffusion throughout history; e.g. the development of Cuban music and dance. Students explain how cultural diffusion impacts civilizations, past and...
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Four Corners Spelling

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a spelling activity using clapping and rhythmic patterns. For this ongoing spelling lesson, 2nd graders practice various spelling words in groups and using rhythms.  Students then independently spell words.
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Speed Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed assessment of...

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