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Identifying Family
A reading of Stella Blackstone’s, Bear’s Busy Family launches a genealogy writing project. Young researchers use key words from the story, daddy, sister, uncle, etc., to write stories to illustrate and combine into a family book. While...
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Ocean Animals - A Kindergarten Research Project
Something’s fishy! Assign each of your pupils an individual sea creature and investigate the oceans. Young oceanographers utilize Kidspiration software to research a creature, illustrate an image, and create fact cards about their...
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Asking Questions About a Picture 6
Learners of any age will be able to use this questioning worksheet, if creative enough! Really encourage your learners to brainstorm thoughtful questions about the picture they see. As a bonus, you could encourage learners to create as...
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Recognizing Complete Sentences
Paste the dresser drawers into the correct dresser in order to recognize complete sentences! The dressers are blank graphic organizers, and complete and incomplete sentences are written on drawers for learners to cut out. Pupils get a...
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Predicates
Sharpen writing skills in your young learners! Five sentence starters are written with blanks after them. Predicates are listed in a box at the top to choose from as writers complete the sentences.
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Every Five Minutes Word Jumble
In this word scramble instructional activity, students read the numbers in five minute intervals in the word bank, unscramble those words on the instructional activity, and write them correctly. Students write 12 answers.
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Hickory Dickory Doc Tell Time
Learners discover time keeping by reading clocks. In this time-telling lesson, students read the story Hickory Dickory Dock, and discuss the measurements of time we use. Learners complete worksheets in which they identify the times of...
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Irregular Word Fluency: Password
Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient!
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School-Home Links 32
Is your child learning the double vowel long e sound? Have your learner point to the picture, say both words the box, and choose which word uses the target vowel sound.
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Spelling: Long i
The long i sound is illustrated in bite, kite, time, life, line, and mine. Use these vocabulary words to teach the target sound. Learners will say the word, print the word, and create recipes using the target words.
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Home Spelling Practice: Initial Consonant Clusters
Let's get your youngsters spelling and writing! Young spellers take six words, print them, and either say or write a sentence that uses the word. Intended for at-home practice, this reinforces newly learned vocabulary.
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Here's an Instant Activity for September 19, 2005
Young writers study similes and then complete a writing activity for similes. They complete a teacher-led activity for similes and then work independently to write sentences using the given similes. A solid lesson!
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Titles Using the Main Idea
Young writers learn to write a good name for a story that tells the big idea. They read a one-sentence illustrated story and from two choices, write a title in capital letters. Nice worksheet!
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Language Arts Assessment: Primary
Youngsters complete a four-question quiz. They correct spelling, compound words, and errors in sentences. Very nice practice for young writers.
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Grammar Test
First graders read sentences and then rewrite each one as an interrogative sentence. Students write eight questions. They partner up and read their sentences to a peer.
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Changing Sentences
Learners examine five pairs of sentences and combine each pair to create compound sentences by using conjunctions. This worksheet provides excellent practice for young writers regarding writing higher-level sentences.
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Articles Quiz
Learners complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers. They score one point per correct answer; a printable version is included. A good activity!
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Articles
Here is an article/adjective practice worksheet. Learners review articles and then fill in the blanks in six sentences with the appropriate article. Good, basic practice.
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Article Adjectives: A/An
First graders read the nouns and noun phrases. They fill in the space with the article adjective "a" or "an." Everyone complete 10 examples.
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Indefinite Articles
Indefinite articles are the focus of this worksheet. Learners review and discuss how to use articles correctly in sentences. They make two columns, one A and one AN, and then place fifteen words underneath one of the two columns where...
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Using Indefinite Articles 1
First graders choose which indefinite article to use before 15 nouns. Learners will write "a" or "an." Since these are two of the most common articles, this worksheet provides valuable practice.
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What is a Biography?
Investigate biographies with your class. Compare autobiographies and biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr. as an example. Learners explore the factual components that make up a biography and locate several biographies of notable...
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Word Search: Pronouns
Learners are given a puzzle on which to find 18 pronouns. The pronouns are listed on the bottom of the page. The words appear diagonally, horizontally, and vertically.