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Onomatopoeia Poems
Students write onomatopoeia poems. In this creative writing lesson plan, students listen to a picture book that introduces the concept of onomatopoeia. Students create their own list of words and write a short poem using onomatopoeia.
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The Little Red Hen
For this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Little Red Hen. Students complete 13 questions.
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English Exercises
In this recognizing animal names reading learning exercise, 1st graders name 10 animals. A word bank of the animal names is provided and students must write the name to match each animal picture.
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Agriculture- It's More Than You Think
Students research careers in agriculture. In this agricultural instructional activity, students discover the various careers related to agriculture. Students construct resumes and "apply" for agricultural jobs.
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Taming the Wild Aurochs
Sixth graders read and discuss the domestication of animals in history. In this Aurochs reading lesson, 6th graders define vocabulary and list similarities and differences between wild and domesticated animals. Students complete an...
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The Clone Age
Learners relate the ethical and practical arguments in favor of cloning and against cloning. They research the issue and plan a public service advertisement campaign for or against cloning.
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The Gingerbread Man
Students complete a variety of activities related to the Jan Brett version of the book "The Gingerbread Man." They compare and contrast two versions of the story, prepare and eat gingerbread cookies, describe their gingerbread man...
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Scientists Study Dinosaur "Mummy"
Students share ideas about how scientists know about dinosaurs, then read a news article about the recently found remains of a hadrosaur. In this dinosaur lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a class discussion and...
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Homograph Exercises
For this recognizing meanings and usages of homophones/ homographs worksheet, learners read sentences containing both homophones and a definition and underline the word in the sentence that matches the definition. Students identify 10...
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Tabloid Tales
Students write news stories to accompany tabloid headlines. In this tabloid lesson plan, students learn the power of persuasion and exaggeration by writing stories based on actual tabloid headlines.
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The Wild, Wild West, or Was It?
Fifth graders explore the American West. In this Westward Expansion lesson, 5th graders examine the opportunities that the West offered American pioneers. Students watch a montage video and analyze primary documents regarding the topic.
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Full Dolch Word List
Sight words are listed based on how frequently they are used. There are 250 words on the list. This would be a good, general resource for a teachers of grades 1 - 3. It is useful to know what words your class should know, and how well...
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Complete the Story
In this story learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to a story about a music teacher with words from a word bank. Students fill in 12 blanks total.
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Topic Books: The Farm
In this ESL farm-themed activity, students assemble the booklet and read about things they might see on a farm. Students then respond to 8 true or false questions, 1 short answer question, and 4 matching questions regarding the...
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Barnyard Bingo
Students explore farm animal sounds. They sing a song that introduces them to the sounds of farm animals. Students create animal bingo cards to help them recognize the correct sounds for each of the farm animals. They discuss the types...
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Taming the Wild Aurochs
Fourth graders assess the development of animal husbandry, outline it in detail as well as arrange the steps in sequential order. In addition, they discuss how certain animals came to be domesticated, concentrate to research on one of...
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Agriculture- It Is More Than You Think
Students investigate agricultural careers and all the related jobs tied to them. The lesson has a great introduction with information for the students and teacher. The lesson incorporates drawing and writing to engage multiple...
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Real People, Real Farms: Case Studies of Animal Agriculture
Students explore sustainable animal production. In this agriculture lesson, students examine how animal production is managed in the US and world. They apply this knowledge to real life situations by evaluating the sustainability of a...
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Holistic Lesson Plan 4
Students identify farm animals after receiving visual stimuli and a verbal prompt. They apply appropriate social language into her vocabulary base through group interaction with peers. They mimic a physical action when given a model.
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Corn
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about corn. They then answer the 10 reading comprehension and vocabulary questions at the bottom of the page.
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A Day at the Fair
Students explore the American tradition of state and county fairs. In this American fairs lesson, students read an article about American fairs and complete a five senses table for experiences at fairs. Students role play a family...
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Evaluative Reading Comprehension
In this reading instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about reading lists, classifying, grouping sentences, and more. Students complete 20 problems.
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Silly Sentences
Students read and illustrate silly sentences. In this sentence structure instructional activity, students draw illustrations to reflect the parts of one of the silly sentences. Students pictures should show all the parts of their silly...
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Comprehension-"The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash"
In this comprehension worksheet, students answer a set of 9 questions about The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash. A reference website is given for additional resources.