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Developing a Global Perspective for Educators

The Lorax - Language

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify text features and how they communicate meaning to the reader. In this media literacy instructional activity, learners view the movie The Lorax and discuss how students from another country would respond to this...
Interactive
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Language Exercises

For Students K - 2nd
In this language worksheet, students write words that start with the beginning letter given and complete the clue, and look at the picture and tick the sentences that are true. Students complete 2 activities.
Interactive
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English Exercises: Verbs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive English activity, students respond to 9 multiple choice questions that require them to select "have" or "has" to finish each of the sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Art Transitions: Morphs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify artistic expression by participating in a morph activity. For this art analysis lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring and examine some of his flip books. Students practice creating artistic transitions...
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Reading English School-Home Links

For Students 1st
In this literacy worksheet, 1st graders practice reading a story as their home learning partner points to the words. They examine the directionality of reading the English language.
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English Skill Sheet 9

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this spelling skills worksheet, students correct misspelled words, identify word families, and determine if the content of a sentences is real or make-believe.
Interactive
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English Exercises: Food Activity

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this food vocabulary online learning exercise, students use drop down menus to name the food that is pictured in 14 examples. They complete 5 sentences with some or any, and unscramble 11 food words.
Interactive
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His or Her

For Students 1st - 4th
In this his or her worksheet, students label body parts and clothes, write details about boys and girls, choose the correct words for sentences, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.
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Have or Has

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this have or has instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the words have or has. Students complete 8 sentences total.
Interactive
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Using Say or Tell in Sentences

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this interactive grammar worksheet, students complete the paragraph by filling in the words "say" or "tell." There are 15 fill-in's to complete.
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Sentence or Sentence Fragment

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this sentence and sentence fragment worksheet, students examine 12 groups of words and determine whether each one is a sentence or a sentence fragment.
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Does it Have a Long I or a Short I

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this phonics learning exercise, students say the name of each of twelve pictures. They identify circle either the long i or short i symbol to tell which sound is in the picture.
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Fun Fonix: Say it. Write in the th, qu, or wh. Read it.

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students demonstrate their knowledge of the concept by responding to 12 fill in the blank questions. Students say the words represented in the pictures, write th, qu, or wh at the beginning or ending of the...
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Starting or Ending Blends- "th, qu, or wh"

For Students 1st
For this beginning or ending blend worksheet, 1st graders examine 12 black line pictures. They draw a circle around the proper beginning or ending blend under each picture. They choose between "th, qu or wh."
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Fiction or Nonfiction

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing a nonfiction passage, students read a passage about sharks, determine if it is a make-believe fiction passage or a true nonfiction passage, and put an X on their answer choice. Students choose one answer.
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My Daily Routine

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Foreign language learners work in pairs to translate the daily routine of celebrities or everyday people, presented in daily planner format, into English. They then illustrate and record their own daily routines in storyboard (film...
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Who is Worth More Than Gold?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Young writers compose an opinion piece that details who they feel is worth more than gold.
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Time Capsule: Oral Presentation

For Teachers 1st - 12th
A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation.  In this foreign language lesson plan, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using their target...
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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Do your young readers know that poems can be performed as a team? They listen to a few examples from Paul Fleischman's book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, paying attention to how the how readers work together....
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Experience This!

For Teachers 1st
What would you do if you had to go to school all day every day? Tillie tackles this problem in Sharon Creech’s A Fine, Fine School. After a discussion of how Tillie got the principal to change his ways, brainstorm with your class...
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Calligraphy, Handwriting And The Alphabet

For Teachers K - 8th
Students produce calligraphy projects using writing skills and unique tools in this six-day Art activity. Emphasis is placed upon the work of Portland, Oregon calligraphy artist Inga Dubay and her experiences with "Italic" writing...
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Monkeying Around with Junie B.

For Students K - 2nd
Junie B. Jones is the star of this worksheet. Learners draw a picture of what she thought her brother looked like in Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business. They draw another example of figurative language.
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Dolch Sight Word Booklet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
First and second graders expand their vocabulary by reading a word recognition booklet.  In this English vocabulary lesson plan, learners utilize a booklet of 220 basic sight words which they read over everyday and are quizzed on...
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Research Projects for Regional History

For Teachers K - 12th
Young writers of any grade level research a historical topic of their choice about their local community. Using primary sources, they examine the historical significance of their area. They participate in activities such as going on a...