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PPT
Curated OER

How to Write a Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Have your class write a letter using this resource as a guide. Learners discuss the various elements of a letter including the heading, greeting, body, etc. Then, they talk about the importance of well-formed paragraphs. This is a great...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Module 3--Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this writing module worksheet, students fill out the opposites of eight adjectives describing towns/cities, fill in seven blanks in seven sentences with words from the word bank and write a paragraph comparing themselves to a friend...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Galileo and His Telescope

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learn about Galileo Galilei's contribution to modern science with a reading passage that focuses on reading comprehension. After kids read several paragraphs about his life, they answer five questions about the information they have just...
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Interactive
McGraw Hill

Choosing Effective Details

For Students 7th - 8th
In this paragraph revision learning exercise, students rewrite a boring paragraph, adding details and descriptions in order to bring the paragraph alive. Students may use their imagination to provide details, and they may revise and...
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Lesson Plan
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Can You Do This?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write paragraphs describing activities for classmates to perform using toys such as balls, jump ropes or hula hoops. They take turns reading their paragraphs while other students follow the directions.
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Worksheet
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Meet Arnold Palmerstone-- The Most Boring Man on Earth

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students practice reading for detail by studying 4 paragraphs describing the everyday life of a family man in England. Students answer 12 multiple choice questions about the story.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing Synonyms to Early Writers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper elementary schoolers examine the concept of synonyms and how using a variety of vocabulary through synonyms can expand their writing skills. They revise a paragraph using synonyms located on the Visual Thesaurus and participate in...
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Writing
K12 Reader

Adjectives Add Interest

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A world without adjectives would be a sad place indeed! Make sure adjectives stay around by teaching your class about what they are and how using them can make a boring story truly interesting. Learners put this idea into practice by...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Eliminating Wordiness: Exercise 3

For Students 5th - 9th
The focus of this writing worksheet is to have writers revise and edit a three-paragraph passage to eliminate wordiness and repetition. The paragraphs are quite long, and this should take most students quite a while to complete.
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Worksheet
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K12 Reader

Identifying Adverbs III

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Put young grammarians to the test with an activity about adverbs. A five-paragraph passage prompts kids to find the adverbs and circle them, noting their purpose in context.
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Call of the Wild

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Using a paragraph from Jack London's Call of the Wild, readers demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage.
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Worksheet
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K12 Reader

Galileo and His Telescope

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Readers are asked to identify how a key detail reveals the main idea of a paragraph about Galileo.
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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Sheep Brain Dissection

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Bored with frog and earthworm dissections? Had your fill of fetal pigs? Anatomy students will be intrigued by the sheep's brain, and you will be prepared with guiding questions, extension activities, and pictures as they dissect one —...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test your reading skills

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read paragraphs and answer multiple choice and true and false questions about them. Students read 5 paragraphs, answer 3 multiple choice questions for each, and 10 true and false questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Build a Tasty Sandwich

For Teachers 5th - 10th
The subject doesn't sound to interesting, but with a child's imagination even a trip to the store can be an adventure. The class writes a narrative story about a trip to the store. They organize their stories to include an introductory...
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Activity
Curated OER

Spanish Video Project - Me Gusta…

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Find out what your Spanish pupils like and dislike with an oral presentation in the form of a video, poster, or PowerPoint. The assignment page provides requirements for the project in paragraph and checklist format. Pairs can use the...
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eBook
Planet e-Book

The Great Gatsby

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The Great Gatsby has become one of the most iconic novels in American literature. An eBook allows readers to access the full text of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. With the original words and paragraph breaks intact, new generations...
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Worksheet
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Mail Carrier

For Students 4th - 6th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about a mail carrier then answer 5 true or false questions that involve making inferences based on the reading passage. Then students write an opinion paragraph...
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Lesson Plan
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Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students add adjectives to a paragraph to make it more exciting and describing. In this adjectives lesson plan, students compare 2 paragraphs, one with adjectives and one without, and then add in their own to another paragraph.
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Lesson Plan
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Show! Don't Tell!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars write a descriptive paragraph. In this writing instructional activity, students define elaboration and discuss the characteristics of an elaborate paragraph. Young scholars write a paragraph that contains vivid adjectives,...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Adele's ESL Corner: Next Weekend-2 Vocabulary Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students use words given at the top of the page to fill in blanks and complete a paragraph. Students may click on a button to hear the audio version of the paragraph.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter Thirteen Test: Using Gerunds and Infinitives

For Students 6th - 8th
For this grammar test worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions as they choose the correct gerund or infinitive to complete 10 sentences. Students also read 18 sentences and mark whether or not they are written...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Powerful Verbs

For Students 5th - 8th
In this vivid verbs practice worksheet, students examine 9 sentences and 3 paragraphs. Students then replace the boldfaced verbs with more vivid verbs. A word bank with suggestions in included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Practice End Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this end marks learning exercise, students place a period, exclamation mark or question mark at the end of sentences, correctly punctuate a paragraph and write interrogative, exclamatory and declarative sentences.