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Thomas Edison: The Wizard of Menlo Park

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
What would change in your daily life due to a power outage? Here, learners explore the inventions brought to us by the one and only, Thomas Edison, and imagine a day without them. Scholars take part in a grand conversation and write a...
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My Favorite Thing to Do

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students realize that a paragraph is a short piece of writing that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Every story, essay, article, or book is like a patchwork quilt made of little paragraphs stitched together
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The Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

For Teachers 1st
First graders read Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, write sentence or paragraph about their experience with a bad day, and combine their work with that of classmates to create class book.
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6 Traits: conventions

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students watch a video and write using conventions. In this conventions lesson plan, students edit their writing for the correct spelling, grammar, and paragraph usage.
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The Best Season - Fill In the Blank

For Students K - 1st
In this seasons worksheet, students use 5 words from a word bank or their own words to complete a paragraph about the seasons. They write an original sentence about their favorite season on the lines below the paragraph.
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Abduction Prevention Spelling Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this abduction prevention worksheet, students read paragraphs about abduction prevention and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
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Delicious Descriptive Adjectives

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students write out recipes with different adjectives then share them with the class.
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Distinguish Communities by Their Architecture

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students distinguish between a rural community and a city community by observing the architecture in each one. They observe and discuss pictures of buildings. Students write a paragraph explaining the purpose of a particular building....
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Learning About Evaluation

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students determine how to evaluate non-fiction student writing. In this evaluation lesson, students write two non-fiction writing pieces for homework. They exchange writing pieces with a classmate and evaluate the writing for proper...
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Fire Safety Spelling / Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fire safety worksheet, students read paragraphs about fire safety and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
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Gun Safety Spelling Worksheets

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this gun safety worksheet, students read paragraphs about gun safety and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
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6 Traits: Organization

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students make logical patterns in their writing to demonstrate the trait of organization. In this organization lesson plan, students focus on events proceeding logically.
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6 Traits: Sentence Fluency

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students practice writing with sentence fluency in order to make the story more enjoyable for the reader. In this sentence fluency lesson plan, students focus on rhythm and flow.
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Letter Hunt

For Teachers K - 1st
Students search for and find certain letters, blends, or vowel combinations in words, sentences and paragraphs. They investigate how these letters, blends or combinations are used in "every day" writing.
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Fire Safety Spelling / Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this spelling and handwriting worksheet, learners practice writing 4 specific spelling words associated with fire safety 2 times each on the lines provided. Students listen as each fire safety paragraph is read out loud.
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Keeping Little Kids Safe Spelling Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling and handwriting worksheet, students practice writing 5 specific spelling words associated with the safety of kids 3 times each on the lines provided. Students listen as they hear each paragraph about...
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Complete the Story

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this cloze activity worksheet, students use 10 Dolch words from a word bank at the top of the page to complete a paragraph. They complete a paragraph about the first day of school.
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Let's Roll Robots!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students write a story about robots. In this creative writing lesson, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of the robots to add...
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High Frequency and Spelling Words: "A Butterfly Grows"

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this "A Butterfly Grows" high frequency and spelling word instructional activity, students read and write given spelling and high frequency words, use them in sentences and practice reading a paragraph.
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There's a Monster in My Closet!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create their own monsters that exist in their imaginary closets and decorate their environment. They then write a short story to describe their illustration using a prompt.
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Spelling Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, students practice writing their spelling words containing the long i and long o sounds. Students write 24 spelling words.
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Close Your Eyes and Imagine...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the techniques and strategies to become more fluent readers through visualization. They read and construct mental images from the reading of a text. The book, "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White is read in class and then...
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Making Predictions by Analyzing Key Ideas and Details

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils make predictions. In this language arts lesson, students read nonfiction texts and make predictions about what they are going to read. Pupils confirm and revise their predictions as they read the text.
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I Like School! - a Rebus Story

For Students K - 2nd
For this Rebus reading comprehension worksheet, students are given a one-paragraph story about school. They are asked to change the illustrations into words. A "key" is given with the correct spelling of each word. A short quiz...

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