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Could You Elaborate on That?
Fourth graders engage in a lesson which teaches the parts of an expository essay and how to organize and write an expository piece from a given topic. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which...
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Queen Anne's War and Its Impact on Deerfield
Students researchhow Queen Ann's War of Europe affect Native Americans in New England. After reading excerpts from History of Deerfiel by George Sheldon and Nuthatch's Dilemma, a story about a Pocumtuck woman, students are prepared to...
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One Word Substitution 7
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter A.
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Suffixes for Nouns and Verbs (Ex's 1-6)
In this grammar worksheet, students read and discuss general guidelines associated with prefixes and suffixes. Students then complete six exercises associated with adding different types of suffixes.
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The Past Continuous Exercise
In this verb tenses worksheet, students explore the past continuous and the past simple verb tense. Students determine the correct form of the verb to complete each of the nineteen sentences.
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Adverbs of Manner 2
For this online interactive adverbs practice worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with the appropriate adverbs of manner from the word bank. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Prepositions with "Go"
In this preposition with "go" activity, students enter the preposition from a word list to complete the verb phrase with "go" with answers available.
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Your Just Desserts
Students write letters to town officials and local businesses asking for favorite dessert recipes. They tabulate their responses in a spreadsheet. Students turn their survey results into colorful graphs.
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Writing Away For Information
Young scholars review the format used to write a friendly letter which they will use to write an e-mail. They use questioning techniques as they write a letter of inquiry using a number of drafts. Using a word processing program they...
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Life in Britain during the Industrial Revolution
Learners comprehend the living conditions, experiences and opinions of the people who lived during the Industrial Revolution. They examine primary source documents relevant to the topic. Students compose a letter representing the living...
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An Ag Interview
Students examine the role of agriculture in the American economy. They interview a person in the agriculture business and create original questions to ask. They present their findings to the class and write thank you letters to the...
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Working on the Slant
Compare and contrast a major news story from various newspapers. How does the perspective change? Are certain things included in some of the stories and left out of others? Have pupils complete a graphic organizer to compare how...
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Sticking to a Budget
Set scholars up for financial success by throwing them into the hypothetical real world.
Minnesota Literacy Council
Adult Computer and Employment Skills
Whether you are an experienced computer user or a newcomer to technology, a packet full of computer vocabulary, tips, and guided practice is sure to enhance your technological knowledge. Learners can hone their word processing skills and...
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Teaching to Learn: A Reciprocal Teaching Lesson
You can have your students become the teachers to review and demonstrate content knowledge.
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Technology Newsletter
Students discuss impact and value of modern technological inventions on society, contemplate world without technology, skim magazines and newspapers for advertisements highlighting modern technologies, and work with partner to create...
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Rebecca Brown's "Forgiveness" and Christine Delea's "CoCo Chanel in the Stairwell"
Students, after reading and analyzing Rebecca Brown's "Forgiveness" and Christine Delea's "CoCo Chanel in the Stairwell," explore and focus on the author's tone and genre analysis. They interpret different rhetorical situations as they...
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Pay It Forward Project
Create a list of random acts of kindness and have your class perform them during a designated week. Learners will also participate in a project centered around being kind to others. Each grade chooses their kindness project, and then...
US Department of Education
Early Childhood: Five Themes of Geography
Any preschool teacher would be thrilled to have a resource like this one. It includes activity ideas, discussion leads, book suggestions, and a glossary for learners ages 2 - 5. The entire booklet focuses on ways to teach young children...
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A Lesson To Accompany "The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking"
Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...
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One Grain of Rice
Upper graders read the story One Grain of Rice, and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast topics found in the story to current event topics today. Groups of three learners work together to create their diagram. The topics they must...
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An Independent Nation
If your kids are curious about the American Revolution, help them understand more about its background with a reading passage and comprehension questions. Kids use context clues to answer each question, some of which require more...
Alabama Department of Archives and History
New Deal Programs in Alabama
New Deal programs are the focus of an activity that prompts middle and high schoolers to consider the end of the Great Depression. Groups examine primary source materials to gain an understanding of how these programs were implemented in...
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Addressing a Personal Size Envelope
Students correctly address a personal size envelope. In this addressing lesson plan, students organize information such as an address, return address, and stamp on an envelope.