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Growing Independence and Fluency Lesson: Ready, Set, Read Expressively!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners practice becoming more fluent readers with fluency by assessing one minute reads and repeated readings. They also practice reading silently and then read the book, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,"...
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Nascar Reading

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to sentences read with fluency and without to determine which sounds better. Next, with a partner or in a small group they practice reading a book three times. Finally, as an assessment, they read the book while being...
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Ready to Read? On your mark, get set, GO!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars read the same book several times in order to increase their reading fluency. Also, they use the silent cover-up method of decoding words. Working with a partner they practice the silent cover-up. Next, they complete...
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Hop Scotch

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the letter sound of o=/o/. They encounter Elkonin Boxes to assist them with their task as well as the tongue twister "Oliver had an operation in October, and Oscar gave...
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Expression Makes Reading Exciting!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars examine how reading with expression makes stories more interesting by listening to a reading in monotone and one with expression. Reading in pairs, they practice with passages of Judith Voirst's, Alexander and the...
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Hop on Pop - Short 'o'

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the alphabetic significance of the letter /o/ along with its awareness of phonemes in spoken words. They assess on construction paper the phrase, "We like to hop on top of Pop who's on top of a hot rock" written on it...
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Flying Through The World Of Books

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing chunking and book talks, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading expression after...
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The better to eat you, dear!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing sentence structure, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read with their partner. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading...
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I Read On My Own!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine how to choose books to read on their own and how to participate in reading discussions. They practice the two finger rule for choosing an independent reading book and how to look at the book's topic for personal...
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Who, What, When, Where And Why is He There?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the process of asking the 5 W questions in order to increase their reading comprehension while reading non-fiction passages. They review silent reading techniques before listening to a teacher read aloud, and discussing...
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Creepy Crawlies

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the world of insects. They join Greenpatch Kids, an organization of young people who are interested in nature and want to protect our environment. In addition, the students assess use of technology as a valuable...
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Lower Grade Basketball Activities

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students demonstrate basic knowledge about how to use a basketball properly. The teaching of the lesson is done through modeling and students assessment is done with drilling and practice with the basketball activities.
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Life Cycles: Plant Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this plant parts worksheet, students assess their understanding of plants and plant parts. Students answer question about vocabulary, vegetables with seeds, and measuring plant parts.
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Math Quilts

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson plan, students examine how geometric shapes flip, turn, and slide to create a pattern. Students analyze the role that quilts played in helping slaves escape to freedom. ...
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Fuel the Brain

Counting Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
If your class understands the value of coins, this worksheet is a great way to assess that knowledge. Students are given an amount of each coin that Mia and Sarah have and will have to determine how much money in total each girl has.
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Halloween Add or Subtract Worksheet 1

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Twenty-eight subtraction problems are presented using single- or double-digits. Because of a fuzzy bat at the top of the page, this is a Halloween-themed worksheet. Use it as a homework assignment or assessment of subtraction skills.
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Noodle Knockdown

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars take a variety of poses to practice overhand throwing. For this overhand throw lesson, students participate as attackers (throwing the ball) or defenders (trapping the ball). Young scholars will be assessed on their...
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Light and Dark

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore the concept of light and dark. In this light sources lesson, students use an interactive whiteboard to discuss light sources and illumination. The learners complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the parts of a flower and pollination of flowers. In this plants lesson, students use an interactive whiteboard to label the parts of a plant and the functions of each part. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Worksheet: Dividing by 3

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Multiplying each number by three serves as a warm-up on this division task. The remainder of the instructional activity provides 28 division problems, each with a divisor of three. Ideal for an assessment, especially because the answer...
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Worksheet: Dividing by 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
First notice that an answer key is available by the click of a box at the top of the page. Then you will see that learners practice the  four times table before delving into division. Twenty-eight quotient-finding problems follow. A...
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Worksheet: Dividing by 9

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Review the nine times facts and then apply those facts to division. With 28 division problems to find quotients for, this makes a terrific assessment. All of the problems have the number nine as a divisor, and an answer key is provided...
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Dinosaurs 1: Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore dinosaurs. In this dinosaur identification lesson, students watch video clips for different dinosaurs from the Discovery Kids website. Students discuss the clips with their teacher. Students may then role play the...
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Aluminum Can Drive

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a recycling project to clean-up their school. In this service project lesson, 2nd graders assess their campus for litter, set up a recycling project, clean up their campus, and recycle the trash. Students also...

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