EngageNY
Mid-Unit Assessment: Evidence and Inference in Pygmalion
Scholars complete the Pygmalion mid-unit assessment to show their progress toward the unit's stated goals. The assessment requires learners to read text and successfully answer multiple choice and extended response questions.
EngageNY
Citing Evidence: The Ending of Pygmalion
Show time! After completing questions over Pygmalion section nine, scholars perform a reader's theater activity of pages 87-88. They then revisit their Eliza Character Trackers and add details as needed.
EngageNY
Close Read, Part 1: “Taggot, the Blacksmith’s Daughter”
There would be no luck if it were not for bad luck. Scholars take a close look at the theme of adversity through multiple reads of Taggot, the Blacksmith’s Daughter. They place sticky notes on important details of the story and complete...
Novelinks
The Cay: Concept Analysis
This overview of Theodore Taylor's The Cay is designed as an introduction for teachers who are considering using Theodore Taylor's novel for whole-class and/or book circle study.
Polar Trec
Nature's Density Column
Nature provides density columns in the polar regions that provides food for many animals. Young scientists build their own density columns with water in order to answer analysis questions. Through a slideshow presentation, scholars...
Curated OER
What Are the Layers of the Rain Forest?
Students investigate the different levels of the rain forest by comparing it to an apartment. In this ecology lesson, students practice using forest related vocabulary words and complete a vocabulary data sheet. Students...
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Level 3--Maintaining Employment
Students examine and define an extensive list of vocabulary words that refer to employment, including the Employee Assistance Program, as well as the keeping of a job. They complete a variety of activity sheets to assist them.
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Create a Community that Promotes Academic Language
Set your elementary, middle, and high schoolers up for success by implementing a variety of strategies to build academic language.
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Lyddie: An Instructional Unit Resource Guide
Katherine Paterson’s young adult novel Lyddie is the foundation of a differentiated instruction unit that not only explores the rise of industrialization and labor but women’s rights issues as well. After learners read the novel, they...
Roald Dahl
The BFG Lesson Plans
A 55-page unit examines the novel, The BFG, by Roald Dahl. Six lessons pay close attention to friendship, dreams, and believing themes while analyzing interesting characters, writing creative vocabulary, smilies, metaphors, an exciting...
University of Kansas
Newspaper in the Classroom
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
Curated OER
Word Choice: Loss and Lost
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and then complete each sentence with the word loss and lost.
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Sea Level Trends ~ Ocean Front Property: An "Immerging" Market
Young oceanographers take a look at sea level data from several cities over a few centuries. They use the data to fuel a discussion about what kind of changes are taking place and the impact they are having on the coastal ecosystems....
Curated OER
Spelling List 23: Words with -er and -est, and Academic Vocabulary
For this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are er and est words and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Matching Fractions Vocabulary
In this matching fractions vocabulary activity, 6th graders match eighteen words about fractions in one column with definitions in the other column.
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Impossible Word Search
In this health worksheet, high schoolers look for challenging vocabulary terms and the answers are found when clicking on the button at the bottom of the page.
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Solve Calculations Written in Words
In this math words worksheet, students solve 16 problems in which math sentences in words are translated into numbers and operations. Students solve the mixed operations number sentences.
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Old Man and the Sea Vocabulary list 1
In this literature worksheet, students find the words that are related to the book The Old Man and the Sea and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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More Words Commonly Misspelled By Fourth Graders- Word Search
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are commonly misspelled and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Word Search Lauren Morgan
In this social studies worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms in the word search. The answers are found when clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Civil War Word Search
For this social studies worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms related to the Civil War. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Spanish Word Search
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words listed for the Spanish vocabulary. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Lord of the Rings Word Search
In this Lord of the Rings word search, students locate vocabulary words from this book. They identify approximately 70 words from a given list. An answer sheet is provided.
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Spanish words
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the vocabulary words for Spanish and the words appear to be missing. One should try the links at the bottom of the page.