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Say It with Meaning: Applying Sayings and Phrases
Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.
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Bread in a Bag
This lesson focuses on making bread, but also spends some time on the origins of wheat. In order to make the bread, each class member receives a kit full of the materials they will need. Included here is a detailed list of instructions...
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Irony At Owl Creek
Learners engage in study of literature in order to identify the use of irony in the context of reading two stories. They are compared and contrasted and the irony is exposed. The activities include the answering of several key questions.
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KG Lesson Plan
Eighth graders explore the four major components of an autobiography. As they discuss the major characteristics of an autobiography, 8th graders list the advantages and disadvantages of traditional, word of mouth, tales. Individually,...
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Sentence Structure
Students focus on sentence structure, and how to construct the necessary elements for a sentence to be considered complete. They practice diagramming sentences, focusing on the independent and dependent clauses.
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Literature: Poetic Devices Review
Tenth graders examine poems by Shel Silverstein and identify literary elements in them. The exercise is part of an examination review about poetic elements. The review concludes with students writing nature poems displaying the devices...
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Spanish-Speaking Countries
Pupils explore geographic areas. They list as many countries as possible, divide the countries into groups, and label the groups with logical names. As an introduction into Spanish, students memorize all the Spanish-speaking countries...
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Reviewing Language
Eighth graders examine some of the basics of the writing process in order to improve long-term writing goals. They apply the concepts of using speech, prefixes, and suffixes. Students use and describe the different steps of the writing...
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Reading Research!
Students observe the pictures in non-fiction books that focus on animals in the winter. In addition, they also listed to some read aloud books about hibernation, migration, adaptation and dormancy. Students draw pictures and write notes...
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Radical Raptors
Young scholars are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. They discuss their positive and negative experiences with...
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Polynomials in The Magical World of Numbers
Students identify and describe polynomials and their elements, discuss simple parts that make up equations, inequalities, and exponents, take notes on definitions of terms and their types, including monomials, binomials, and trinomials,...
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Patricia's Garden
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a three paragraph story and answer three comprehension questions provided at the end of the story. The directions ask for complete sentences.
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Weather Word Problems
For this weather worksheet, learners complete 5 short answer questions comparing and contrasting daylight hours at different locations around the world.
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Preposition of Time
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate preposition of time to fill in twenty-four blanks that make each sentence grammatically correct.
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Work, To Work, Working
In this ESL grammar worksheet, students read 12 sentences that have a missing word. Students fill in each space with "work." "to work," or "working."
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Seasonal Analogies
In this analogies instructional activity, students read and analyze seven analogies and choose the appropriate multiple choice word that completes each one correctly.
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Bellwork for Week 16-Climate
In this bellwork learning exercise, students answer a variety of questions about the climate, climographs, biomes and factors that control climate.
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Total English Advanced: Fortunes Crossword
In this fortunes crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 17 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also write 5 sentences using 5 of the words or phrases from the crossword puzzle.
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Problem Solving: Find an Average
In this finding the average word problem activity, students problem solve and explain why the average is reasonable or not reasonable. Students solve six problems.
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Fun with Flowers
Students make observations of flowers. In this life science lesson, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.
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New Year's Topics
Students work in small groups to dialogue about New Years topics. In this research lesson, students answer questions with the opinions about the new year, then choose a topic to research and report their findings to the class.
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Past versus Present Perfect
In this past and present perfect review worksheet, students fill in the 20 blanks in 15 questions with the appropriate forms of the verbs listed in parentheses.
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Decorating the camp cabin
Learners make a decoration for their camp cabin out of materials found outside. In this decoration lesson plan, students use twigs, twine, glue, an acorn, and a penny to make a cabin creation.
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Water Bottle Flowers
Pupils create recycled art. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their flowers made from recycled water bottles.