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Red Fish-Blue Fish Make a Wish

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners to read and pronounce words correctly. They investigate the letters that stand for phonemes so that spellings map out the phoneme sequence in spoken words. Students attach sounds to appropriate letters. They have some sounds...
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Family Word Slide "at"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words for the letters included on card 2 that attach to the suffix of "at". They can be used to play spelling games.
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Circus Tent Word Search Worksheet

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this word search worksheet, students locate 11 words that are associated with a circus or fair. They look for words such as candy, tigers, games, and elephants that can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal in the word search.
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The Long A Sound: Worksheet 3

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Let's learn about the long A sound! Youngsters practice saying the name of each picture listed, and then they unscramble the letters in the boxes provided. They write the word that contains the long A sound on the line. Note: The...
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Story Titles Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this story titles activity, students fill in blanks, completing story titles for given pictures, then write story titles of their own. One example is done for students.
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ABC Order

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students put a set of buses with names on them in alphabetical order, 9 total. A reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Summer Fun: Word Search

For Students 1st - 4th
In this word search instructional activity, students search for a list of 12 words in a "summer fun" word list. Words are can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forward or backward.
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Invention at Play Family Activities Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore child psychology by participating in an interactive children's game. In this child relationship lesson, students identify playtime as the key ingredient to have a child become intellectually and creatively motivated in...
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Maggie's Earth Adventures Unit

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students practice math, science, Spanish, and grammar skills using computer based activities in this unit of lessons. They experience lessons at different levels while tracking their progress using the attached progress chart.
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Squigly's Riddles

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this game worksheet, students solve three different riddles using seven clues. For example, "What does a frog drink when he wants to loose weight?"
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Contractions

For Students 2nd
In this contractions instructional activity, 2nd graders make contractions out of the 2 words given to them. Students complete 9 contractions in the spaces provided.
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Let's Visit Letter Land

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners listen to a story about putting words in alphabetical order so they can decide who should start the Letter Land Parade. They practice alphabetizing letters, and words.
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Christmas Complete The Paragraph Puzzle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Christmas complete the paragraph puzzle worksheet, students write in six missing words from the word list at the bottom of the page to complete the paragraph, with more puzzles and answers available online.
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Thanksgiving missing words puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving activity, students fill in the missing words to the paragraph about Thanksgiving. Students complete 6 missing words.
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Eggs of the World (World Egg Day)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students celebrate World Egg Day. In this egg-decorating lesson, students research egg traditions from other countries and then use their findings to decorate an egg in the tradition of the country they studied.
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I Think I Forgot Something!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Pupils examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Pupils read the book I Think I Forgot Something and answer...
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Adjectives

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify adjectives and brainstorm adjectives that may be used to complete sentences. Students draw pictures and describe them using adjectives. The teacher and students participate in an activity where they ask...
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Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the holiday. Students use the letters in THANKSGIVING to start each new line of poetry.
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Dr. Seuss's Who's Whoses

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Dr. Seuss worksheet, students match 8 Dr. Seuss characters to a short description about their personality, this includes Sam-I-Am, Horton, Grinch and others.  
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Respect

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the vocabulary that is associated with recycling and tell what recycling is. In this recycling instructional activity, 2nd graders use flash cards and Concentration type games to learn the vocabulary associated with...
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Beautiful Bovine

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Looking for a fun and interactive way to explore bovine biology? Learners read a brief informational text (included for printing) before participating in several cross-curricular activities. First, grab their attention with a hilarious...
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What is an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students learn the difference between primary and secondary stock markets. Obviously, students explain that it is difficult, if not impossible, for individuals to get shares of an IPO at the offering price.
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
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Reader Rabbit 1

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a reading lesson in order to improve phonics skills. They generate the short vowel sound in CVC pattern words. Students blend beginning consonant, short vowel sound and final consonant into words.