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Animal Top Trumps

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students use adjectives to construct sentences. For this english lesson, students play a card game based on Top Trumps. They use superlatives and comparatives during the game.
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Conflict Resolution in 9 Easy Steps

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate student psychology by reading assigned text about nonviolence. In this conflict resolution lesson, students read nine specific steps they should take the next time they are in an argument with someone. Students...
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Compound Words: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create compound words by combining two words chosen from the board. After listening to the read-aloud of the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, each student responds to the story by drawing a picture, and listing his/her...
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Amazing Grazing: Keeping Our Ecosystem Running

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover the value of sustainability within our ecosystem. In this ecological lesson, students discuss the importance of a food cycle in our society, and how humans can improve the conservation of a healthy ecosystem. Eventually...
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Gandhi's Life and Guiding Principles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate philosophy by researching the life of Mahatma Gandhi.  In this biographical lesson, 2nd graders listen to a reading of the book "Gandhi" and make a character map of his actions, feelings and thoughts.  Students...
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Teaching Descriptive Word Usage

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice their creative writing by using descriptive words.  In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders utilize their best descriptive writing to elaborate on one of 20 different bean bag characters.  Students listen...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's story in class. In this three tier vocabulary lesson, students read the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and identify the specific use for several vocabulary words. Students...
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I love My Hair

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore strategies to help focus on writing a personal narrative. In this personal narrative writing lesson, students read a book and discuss how the author lets readers know how they feel. Learners find a moment in their own...
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A Teeth Changing Experience

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students research human health by reading an educational story in class. In this oral health lesson, students identify the importance of brushing their teeth and consuming calcium. Students read the book A Teeth Changing Experience and...
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Spicy Hot Colors

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the book Spicy Hot Colors. In this colors lesson, 2nd graders experiment mixing paint and creating different colors. Students make text to world connections and record their responses and draw pictures.
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The Keeping Quilt

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover story analysis by discussing a book the class reads together.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the book The Keeping Quilt and discuss the different characters and plot points among the class. ...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and identify the use of specific...
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Ssshhh, Look at the Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learn that "sh" stands for /sh/ in spoken language. This digraph cannot be decoded by blending the /s/ and /h/ sounds, so /sh/ should be explicitly taught. This lesson gives the students practice recognizing /sh/ in speech and "sh" in...
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You Too Can Haiku: How to Write a Haiku

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by writing their own poems. In this haiku lesson, students investigate the Japanese culture and their beautiful music, poetry and art. Students count the syllables in every line of a haiku poem and write...
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Subject Object Pronoun Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Practice substituting subjects and objects in a sentence with the correct pronouns. A grammar worksheet prompts young learners to fill in the blanks for ten missing subjects, and then ten missing objects in different sentences.
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Word and Picture Match-- Verbs

For Students 1st - 2nd
The focus of this ESL worksheet is on matching verbs and pictures. Students analyze seveb pictures that depict people engaged in various activities, and match each picture to the verb that describes it.
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Walk a day in my moccasins

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students create videos about students in their classroom. In this self-expression lesson, students use videos to give voice to students who are reluctant or can't participate. Students listen to several books and generate questions about...
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I Must/ I Must Not

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL word and picture comprehension worksheet, learners examine seven pictures and complete a multiple choice question for each. They answer the question that contains the words "must not" or "must."
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Ready, Set, Action

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate parts of speech by analyzing action words in sentences. In this verb usage instructional activity, students read sentences to each other and identify the action words and verbs used. Students participate in a speed...
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Parts of Speech: Nouns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss nouns. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss nouns and pronouns. Students identify various types of nouns on a worksheet. Students play "Popcorn" Nouns.
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Delivering Service

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the term consensus. In this vocabulary lesson, students define consensus and discuss how and why people make decisions this way. Students also practice reaching a consensus on which classmate should receive the...
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Time & Itineraries Two

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore time management by participating in clock reading activities. In this itinerary lesson, students define a list of time telling vocabulary terms and practice reading analog clocks with a partner. Students identify ways to...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students develop new word knowledge by reading a children's book in class. In this vocabulary lesson, students read the book Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, and identify the use of three specific vocabulary words. Students define the...
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Accelerando - Israel, Peru, Russia

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete activities to learn about the music concept of accelerando. In this accelerando lesson, students sing songs and learn tempo. Students use the Yiddish circle dance 'Bim Bam' to complete a circle dance. Students also...