Writing
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What Is Your Favorite Place?

For Students 7th - 12th
Good writing can come from personal places. Budding online authors read an excerpt from a narrative-style newspaper article and then respond to several related writing prompts. They compose blog responses that use vivid imagery to...
Worksheet
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Name For Numbers

For Students 2nd
In this same number facts worksheet, 2nd graders use either addition or subtraction to solve 8 math problems and then place the two math problems that match the numbers at the bottom of 4 trees on the lines provided.
Worksheet
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Tennessee Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing proper nouns about the state of Tennessee worksheet, learners read the names in the word bank and match them with their descriptions. Students match 10 answers.
Worksheet
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Am I a Place?--Place Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this place nouns worksheet, learners look over 12 words and put an N on the line before the word if it is a noun and an X if the word is not a noun. Students write down 3 of their favorite places to go.
Worksheet
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It's a Noun Thing!--Names of Things

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this names of things worksheet, students participate in a hunt for things as nouns. Students look over a list of 12 words and place an N on the line next to each noun and an X next to each word that is not a noun. Students list 3 of...
Lesson Plan
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Name Games

For Teachers K
Students develop a sense of self. They complete several activities involving their name. They disuss what names are useful for safety purposes.
Lesson Plan
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Johnny Appleseed Walkabout

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders calculate mileage for a journey. In this place value and measurement lesson, 2nd graders read Johnny Appleseed, work in groups to locate his birthplace on a map, locate the other states he stopped in, and measure the...
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Agriculture’s Lasting Heritage

Apples Around Us

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Apple tasting launches an investigation of the story and travels of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed. After listening to his story, class members craft a summary of the tale, chart his journeys on a map, and sample different...
Lesson Plan
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My Favorite Place

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify important buildings in their community. They discuss the variety of places and services available in their local community. Indivually, students write a paragraph describing their favorite place(s) in the community....
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Words Around Us Memory Game

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars employ memory and letter-sound skills like the classic game Concentration to succeed at this literacy game. Partners choose from rows of upside-down cards, trying to match letters to images with the corresponding initial sound.
Lesson Plan
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Africa and Us

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read a story about a boy in South Africa. They identify places in South Africa they might want to visit. They compare and contrast life in South Africa with their life in the United States.
Lesson Plan
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Categorizing Objects

For Teachers K
Kindergartners practice the important skill of placing things in their correct categories. They must discern between items of clothing and items of food. The use of the Inspiration 7 educational software is effectively used in this...
Lesson Plan
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Be a Celebrity and Share Your Life with Us

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Sixth graders discuss their likes, dislikes, hobbies, goals, and special events in their lives. They write a five paragraph autobiography focusing on style, transitions, and details. This is well-suited for either explanatory or...
Lesson Plan
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Cross Patch

For Teachers K - 2nd
Leaners will recite "Cross Patch" and examine its related emotions and vocabulary. They chant "Cross Patch", participate in listening games and identify rhyming words. Afterward, they place the rhyme in their "My Very Own Nursery Rhyme...
PPT
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Nouns

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is an outstanding presentation on nouns for your young writers. After discovering that a noun names a person, place, or thing, learners practice identifying nouns by choosing the noun from a list that describes a picture they are...
Lesson Plan
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Migration Activation

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students play the role of migrating birds. As a class, they simulate a migration of birds to one place and back again. They relate their habitat size and changes to their current population numbers. They discover the many dangers of...
Lesson Plan
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Great Lakes Food Web

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify species and components of a Great Lakes food web. Using note cards, they place themselves in the correct order of the food chain based on the species present. They discuss what they believe happens to various species...
Lesson Plan
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What's Your Name?

For Teachers 1st
First graders type their first and last names proficiently on the keyboard.
Worksheet
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Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- May #4

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Internet fact hunt activity, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to answer 5 multiple choice questions. They answer US history, science, literature, and geography questions.
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When Am I? (16)

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
How can you tell when a story takes place? Use context clues to infer the time of day and seasons of five short reading passages. Kids then note each passage's time period as daytime or nighttime, as well as winter or summer.
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A Christmas Carol

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol may begin with the reminder of Marley's death, but it doesn't have to end with the last page of the book. Extend the reading into a crossword puzzle that includes clues about Jacob's accessories,...
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K12 Reader

An Adverb Can Tell How

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
The -ly adverbs are the focus of a worksheet that asks kids to select adverbs from the provided word bank to add additional information about how the action of the sentence takes place.
Writing
K12 Reader

Adjectives Add Interest

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A world without adjectives would be a sad place indeed! Make sure adjectives stay around by teaching your class about what they are and how using them can make a boring story truly interesting. Learners put this idea into practice by...
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Where's That Shape?

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Your kindergartners know their shapes - but can they identify their locations? A 3x3 grid contains geometric shapes such as diamonds, circles, and hexagons, and pupils locate the shapes within the grid. Which shape is underneath the...