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Vocabulary Wars
Students use educational software to improve their spelling retention using a visual approach based on helicopter flight. They research helicopters, play Battleship, or design a creative presentation after they research an aspect of...
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Super Spellicopter
Students play a software based spelling game to increase their ability to spell frequently used words. They work on creative word work when they are not on the computer. They write words using different colored crayons and markers.
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Measuring Using Oodles of Noodles
First graders explore and evaluate the use of both standard and nonstandard forms of measurement. They use noodles to measure the lengths of each line they have drawn. They glue the noodles to the page under the given line.
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Frantically Fragmented
Young scholars practice changing sentence fragments into complete sentences.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds
Young scholars recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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Lights, Camera, Action!
First graders complete a variety of activities in which they practice recognizing verbs including a word guessing game. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use worksheets imbedded in this plan to play the verb recognition game.
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Nothing To It!
First graders explore the zero property of addition and subtraction through the creation of a class book. Includes an assessment sheet.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Giving Things a Name
Students label images seen on an interactive website. For this early writing lesson, students do their best to write the name of the object seen on the screen.
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Web-Based Practice
Students explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Students...
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Where I live!
In this local geography worksheet, learners complete 4 fill in the blank questions regarding the locations of their homes. Students are asked to reveal their address, city and state by writing inside house shaped boxes.
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Introduce Vocabulary: One Hungry Monster
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson plan, students read the book One Hungry Monster and identify the use of three vocabulary words. Students define the chosen...
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Introduce -ed = /d/, -ed = /t/ Words
First graders explore word structure by participating in a phonics activity. For this word ending lesson, 1st graders discuss the -ed endings to many words and practice sounding out words with that ending. Students identify the changes...
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Introduce Vocabulary: a Day at the Apple Orchard
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book A Day at the Apple Orchard and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the...
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Students explore English by reading a children's book in class. For this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse and discuss the use of three vocabulary words. Students define the selected...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Fly Away Home
Young scholars explore English by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book Fly Away Home and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Young scholars define the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Ruby’s Wish
Students explore English by reading a children's story in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Ruby's Wish and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab words and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Tar Beach
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson plan, students read the book Tar Beach and discuss the setting and plot with their classmates. Students define a list of vocabulary...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Subway Mouse
Learners explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book The Subway Mouse and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Learners define the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Surprise Garden
Students explore English by reading children stories in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Surprise Garden and identify the settings, plot and characters. Students define a list of vocabulary words from...
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Sight Word Soup
Students explore language arts by completing a vocabulary activity. For this sight words lesson, students discuss the commonly used words that are seen often in writing and define 10 new words each week. Students utilize flashcards,...
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Classroom Jobs
Students explore responsibility by participating in class exercises. In this classroom community lesson, students utilize flash cards which assign one of six jobs to every student in the class. Students perform their class...
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How's the Weather?
Learners explore earth science by researching the Internet. In this weather pattern lesson, students utilize the website weather.com to analyze the weather in different geographic locations. Learners view charts and graphs based on...
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Puppet Show
Students explore politics by defining several jobs in the government. For this House of Representatives lesson, students identify several important roles men and women have in the House as well as the Senate. Students identify what it is...