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Back To School Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the story "The Gingerbread Man". They search for teacher created and placed clues to help find The Gingerbread Man. They follow the clues as they navigate their way through the school and become aquainted with areas...
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Idioms Quiz: Body 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive recognizing idioms learning exercise, students read idioms about the body in isolation and in context to find their meanings. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers, click the "Answer" button and the "More...
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Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students organize facts about Harriet Tubman. In this writing lesson, students research Harriet Tubman, sort facts about her into two categories, and use the information they have found to write about her life in complete paragraphs.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
This Fun Trivia interactive, online quiz may be engaging for readers who want to self-assess their basic understanding of Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; however, I do not recommend it as a class assignment given the lack of...
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"The Princess and the Pea" Story Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this story comprehension worksheet, learners complete comprehension and discussion questions about The Princess and the Pea. Extension questions and research suggestion included.
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Gwendolyn Brooks

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write a poem. In this writing instructional activity, students learn about Gwendolyn Brooks, a famous poet. Students discuss shape poetry and how it is written. Students choose an object from nature and write their own shape poem.
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Possessive Nouns

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this possessive nouns learning exercise, students correct the possessive nouns in the sentences to show belonging. Students complete 10 problems.
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Rosa Louis Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe Rosa Parks' contributions and how they affect us today, and identify important events occurring at this time in history.
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Singular to Plural

For Students 4th - 5th
In this singular and plural nouns worksheet, students read the sentences with singular nouns. Students then rewrite the sentences, changing the singular nouns to plural nouns and correcting other grammatical elements.
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Using Your Senses

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars analyze the Alabama quarter and discover information about Helen Keller. They participate in an activity requiring the use of the five senses. They write about a time they were brave.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Connecting Across and Down

For Students 6th - 8th
For this family and relationship crossword puzzle worksheet, middle schoolers practice key vocabulary as they read the 9 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also write a sentence using each answer about a person in their...
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Spiritual Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore Italian Renaissance artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students examine "Madonna, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Saint Paul'" by Bernardo Daddi. High schoolers investigate the use of space, scale, and proportion in...
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Wagons West: Native Americans

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine interactions between Native Americans and settlers. In this Westward Expansion lesson plan, students analyze select passages from Plains Indians by Dana Newmann and The World of Native Americans by Marion Wood....
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Chapter 26 – The 1960s & 1970s Counterculture

For Students 9th - 12th
In this 1960's and 1970's America worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the counterculture and respond to 41 short answer questions.
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Imaginative Power - Exploring Superheroes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify super human powers and their uses found in comic and cartoon characters, identify use of visual elements such as line, shape, and color, and create drawings of an original super character with at least two extra...
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Pablo Picasso

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research Pablo Picasso and apply what they know in a created piece of artwork. They create artwork out of geometric shapes such as triangles, rectangles and circles. They access the Internet to research Picasso and complete...
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Irregular Plural Nouns

For Students 5th - 6th
In this irregular plural nouns worksheet, students read explanations and examples of irregular plural nouns, then interactively type the plural form of 15 nouns, with immediate online feedback.
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February and Other Words with Tricky Spellings

For Students 5th - 6th
In this February and other words with tricky spellings learning exercise, students use scrambled letters, definitions and a dictionary to identify 65 words with tricky spellings, then write them.  A list of more irregular words is included.
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Mrs. Katz and Tush

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read Patricia Polacco's Mrs. Katz and Tush before comparing Jewish heritage with Black history using a Venn Diagram. They complete the diagram either as a whole group or in a small group setting. Next, they sample the Jewish...
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Making the World a More Beautiful Place

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover how they can contribute in a positive manner in their community. In this service learning lesson, students experience literature through the lens of responsible citizenship.
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Making the World A More Beautiful Place: Earth Day

For Teachers K
Students study ways to take care of the environment as part of an Earth Day activity. In this environment lesson, student listen to a read aloud of Barbara Cooney's, Miss Rumphius, before discussing how she works alone but is part of an...
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Irregular Verbs Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this irregular verbs worksheet, students complete 4 exercises where they fill in the blanks to sentences with irregular verbs from a word bank. Students complete 16 sentences for each of the 4 exercises.
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Mapping the Story

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to John Steptoe's story, "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" and create a story map.
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Word Choice: Whoever and Whomever

For Students 5th - 6th
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and complete each sentence with one of the choices of whoever or whomever.