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Writing Bug: Principal for a Week
In this writing worksheet, students read a story starter which asks what they would do if they could be a school principal for one week. Students write the story.
University of North Carolina
Curricula Vitae (CVs) versus Resumes
The term curricula vitae might sound more sophisticated than the term resumes, but that doesn't mean it's the preferred document to send to potential employers. As explained in a handout on curricula vitae (CV) versus resumes, part of a...
Curated OER
Reading: A Terrible Morning
In this verb forms worksheet, students read a story about a terrible morning that has words missing. Using the 11 words in a word bank, students write the correct form of the verbs to complete the story.
Curated OER
Phonics: Long O With a Silent E
In this long o with a silent e learning exercise, students say what each picture is, write in the o and e to finish each word, trace each word and then read each of the twelve words out loud.
Curated OER
Making the World a Better Place - A Little Princess
In this character building worksheet, students write about the things that they would do to make the world a better place. They work on a page that is decorated with a picture from Frances Hodgson Burnett's, A Little Princess.
Curated OER
Homes of Yesterday and Today
Students explore homes as shelters while they built writing and technology skills. In this homes of yesterday and today lesson, students produce books using digital photography. Students develop vocabulary while researching how homes are...
EngageNY
Drafting Body Paragraphs
That's just the style. Learners begin with a mini-activity about formal writing style. They then use what they learned about formal writing to begin the body paragraphs for their End of Unit 1 Assessment Prompt: Adversity in the Middle...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment: Final Essay
This is just the transition phase. Scholars participate in a mini lesson about using transitions in writing. They then have a brief peer critique of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs for their end of unit assessment. Learners...
Federal Reserve Bank
Little Nino's Pizzeria
Engage your youngsters in basic economics by connecting the terms to dessert and pizza! After a discussion about intermediate goods and natural resources, learners read and connect a pizzeria to economic terms.
Wish for the Future
Wish for the Future
What would be your class's ideal world 30 years in the future? What about 100 years? Use a series of activities to discuss globalization, sustainability, scientific contributions to society, and the global community of which your...
EngageNY
Analyzing Text Structure: “Water Is Life” Paragraphs
Water, water everywhere. Readers revisit paragraphs six through nine in the article "Water is Life" to answer text-dependent questions. They then pair up to reread the article focusing on its structure and record their thoughts on...
EngageNY
Applying Research Skills: “Rachel Carson: Environmentalist and Writer”
It's important to cite sources! Scholars take a closer look at their research about DDT by examining how to cite sources. Learners take turns sharing information that would be used to cite sources to complement Rachel Carson:...
EngageNY
Analyzing the Structure and Content of an Essay to Inform
Outlines are a great asset to essay planning. Scholars read and analyze a model essay about the importance of daily reading and consider how it would look in an outline format. Next, they outline their own informative essays about rules...
EngageNY
Inferring About Characters Based on How They Respond to Challenges (Chapter 4: "Los Higos/Figs")
How do you know what a character's personality is like if an author doesn't tell you? With a focus on character development in Esperanza Rising, pupils complete a jigsaw activity to analyze the actions of Mama, Abuelita, and Miguel. Once...
NPR
Is There Really an Immigration Line?
If you've ever looked at the US immigration system, you know that it is complex and a source of controversy. An insightful lesson plan encourages learners to conduct their own analyses of the US immigration system by asking them to...
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Extra! Extra! Read All About It?
Remember the Lusitania! As part of their study of the causes of World War I, class members examine newspaper articles and propaganda posters about the sinking of the Lusitania and then craft their own news story about the event.
Federal Reserve Bank
Ben Franklin: Highlighting the Printer
By studying Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer, your class will have a fantastic opportunity to learn about the economic concepts of entrepreneurship, human capital, and investment.
Federal Reserve Bank
Worth!
Before loaning a friend money, what factors would you consider and why would you lend it? Your young economists will face questions like these in a lesson plan on banking, profit, risk, and reward, which includes the reading of the...
Curated OER
Amnesty:More Than A Word
Students examine two advertisements, both of which claimed a 2007 immigration reform bill would provide "amnesty" to illegal immigrants. They research a bill and check the accuracy of advertising claims. Afterward, they write their own,...
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Write it. Read it. Find it.
In this phonics activity, students respond to 8 fill in the blank questions by writing the words of the objects represented in the picture, reading the written words, and finding the objects represented in the picture.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Say it. Find it. Write it. X it.
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 6 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, finding the word from the wordbank at the bottom of the page, writing the word, and placing an X over the word in the wordbank.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Say it. Write it.
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 7 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, and writing the newly formed word three times.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Trace it. Read it. Write it. Find it.
In this phonics activity, students respond to 5 questions by tracing the word presented, reading the word written, writing the word as it is presented on the page, and drawing a line to find the newly formed word from the set of pictures.
Curated OER
Using an Author's Clever Strategies in One's Own Writing
Students examine specific clever strategies of the author and incorporate them in their own writings. They emulate Storti's strategies in writing an arresting lead and share their pieces in a class discussion, allowing them to critique...