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Total English Upper Intermediate: Sequencing Events
For this sequencing events worksheet, middle schoolers complete 6 sentence starters and write a story using one of 3 provided titles. In small groups students share their work.
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Practice Regrouping 15 to 18
For this adding and subtracting practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to regroup.
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Sam and the Lucky Money
Third graders read the story Sam and the Lucky Money. In this reading instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss the story. Students write in a reader's response journal as they read the story.
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Conventions: Hyperbole
Fifth graders discuss hyperbole. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders understand that hyperbole enables writers to make a point by describing something in an overly dramatic way. Students create a list of objects that can be used to...
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Phases of the moon
Third graders name the phases of the moon. In this moon phase lesson plan, 3rd graders listen to the story The Moon Seems to Change and they discuss the different moon phases. They take oreos and split them apart and look at the cream to...
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Mapping Out A Summary
Students summarize a selected piece of fiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read silently, students read a chapter in the novel they are currently reading. They write a chapter summary using a story map and the process...
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Where Does It All Come From?
Pupils analyze a reading selection. In this community lesson, students read a story about how community helps a family in need. Pupils discuss their community organizations and how they help those in need.
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Pent-up Pentominoes
First graders are introduced to pentominoes in this lesson plan. Using the Internet, they match pentominoes with the same shape and use a grid sheet to make their own. They are read books by their teacher and they identify the...
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Reading Comprehension Volume 5 Number 1: The Idea
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about a teacher who expects the class to always line up in alphabetical order. Students fill in the 10 missing words, choosing from the four choices for each space.
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Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Second graders complete a scavenger hunt on the World Wide Web in which they locate facts about Thanksgiving using a Power Point presentation. Once they are done answering the questions of the hunt, they take turns typing their answers...
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Precious Things - Dealing With Loss
Students inquire how to deal with a personal loss. They explore how to deal positively with feelings. Students read stories about individuals who have lost personal possessions. Students rank items in order of preciousness. They...
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The Bear Facts About Summarization
Students practice summarizing techniques in this lesson. They listen as the teacher reads from a non-fiction article, and the class creates a story map to highlight the most important facts from the article. They use the map to write a...
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Jack And Jill
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the reading of "Jack and Jill" with the help of a poster to set the context for class activities like discussion. They read the story and fill in the blanks for the words that are...
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Book Chats
In this book chat worksheet, learners read a book and participate in a book chat for the novel. Students use the example questions to discuss the book. Learners take turns asking each other questions as they participate in the speaker...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Young scholars discover gardening by documenting plants grown on school grounds. In this botany lesson, students utilize digital cameras to capture images of plants on photo hikes which are turned into a slide show. Young...
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Humility
Students explore the character trait of being humble. They read the story of "The Hare and the Tortoise" and discuss the hare's character. Afterward, students read, "The Sailor Man." They compare and contrast "The Hare and The Tortoise"...
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Rate of Work and Motion Problems
In this ratw of work and motion worksheet, students solve 14 word problems. Six of the problems are labeled class work, and 8 are labeled homework. Answers to all problems are included at the bottom of the page.
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RoundRobin
Third graders, following an original start to a new story, verbally add on to the story with sentences that revolve around the major points of information. After the students come up with a story, they draw out the main points in the...
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Graphs
Students listen to the book, TOPS AND BOTTOMS looking at different vegetables from the story that they have tried in class that week.
They then focus their attention on a graph called, "What is Your Favorite Vegetable?". They place a...
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Finding Your Way Around the I & M Canal
Fifth graders utilize a map of the I&M Canal (imbedded in this plan), and perform a series of tasks. They calculate distance, find specific points of interest and solve a set of story problems about the canal.
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Is That Expression in Your Voice Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding strategies, 3rd graders, working in groups, write sentences that could be read with expression. Each member of the group takes turns...
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Who's Who? Subject and Object Pronouns
In this subject/object pronoun worksheet, learners play a game, choosing cards with pronouns written on them and placing the pronoun in sentence. Other players determine whether it has been correctly used in the sentence to score points.
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Following a Monster
Students follow tracks of a monster who has walked through their classroom to see what he has done. They discuss sequencing vocabulary before using computer software students sequence the monster's visit using a concept map. In a word...
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Class Forums: An English Language Arts Lesson for Information Resources
Tenth graders listen to a controversial piece of writing. They with opposing viewpoints face one another. After ground rules are suggested and adopted by the group, 10th graders articulate their positions in successive turns.