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School District No. 71

Adding Written Detail: Using Jane Yolen’s Owl Moon as a Mentor Text

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Access your senses with a worksheet on sensory language. Based on Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, the worksheet prompts kids to find examples of each of the five senses, as well as phrases for inner emotion. 
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Comparing Poems

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Young literary analysts compare two poems by the same author. Readers look for slant rhyme, observe the beat and rhythm of each, and search for repeated vowel sounds. After re-reading, they observe the lack of punctuation and the stanza...
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Mixed Prepositions 13

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this prepositions online interactive worksheet, students choose the multiple choice preposition in 10 drop down boxes that completes each sentence grammatically correct. Students check their answers online when completed.
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Superstitions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the various superstitions they encounter in our culture. Working in groups, they create a vocabulary list of words related to superstitions. Working in teams, they play Pictionary in order to aid in the create of...
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Pizzazz!...Basket Stories

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the use of connectors and sequence words. They discuss common story endings and beginnings. Students brainstorm ideas for a creative story and compose a story for the rest of the class.
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I Said a Boom Chicka Boom

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore how to blend words. They distinguish phonemes and practice blending them. Students practice the /oo/ sound and identify words that contain that sound. They read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and identify words that have the...
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ESL-Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL idiom worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the idiom similar to given words. A website reference is included for additional resources.
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Prepositions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this prepositions worksheet, students identify prepositions and their objects in sentences. In this drawing lines and arrows worksheet, students identify prepositions and objects in ten sentences.