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Nouns, Verbs, and Describing Words
Second graders photograph items in their school and write a sentence that describes the items. They use different colored fonts when word processing the sentence to highlight nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
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Nouns and Verbs and Proper Nouns, Oh My!
Second graders identify nouns and verbs in written communication. They distinguish between between nouns, proper nouns, and verbs. Students discuss the difference between these parts of speech. In partners, 2nd graders write a sentences...
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You're Special
Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. In this complimenting lesson, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the lesson afterwards and...
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You are Special: I like ________ because....
Young scholars write positive sentences about their classmates. In this describing a classmate lesson, students discuss a picture presented by the teacher. After the teacher tells why she likes this person, young scholars write...
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Participating in a Class Birthday Party
Students celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her. In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party. Students create a bulletin board using...
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An Imaginary Trip
Students use their imaginations to write about an imaginary trip. In this creative writing lesson, students write about an imaginary trip. Students brainstorm writing ideas as a class and use past tense words in their writing....
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Beginning With Writing; Convey Ideas in Writing
Walk young writers through the process of creating an initial writing sample for their portfolio. They determine their purpose, organize their ideas, and then create a draft. The lesson includes worksheets and online resources to aid in...
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Parts of Speech: Nouns
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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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Young scholars read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.
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Wacky Web Tales
Students study the parts of speech and then review them. They identify each part of speech and place them on a tree map. Then they visit a website to create a "Wacky Web Tale" using information from the tree map. They print their tales...
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The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Young scholars read the story The Day Jimmy's Boa At the Wash and put the event boxes in order from the beginning to end of the story. In this sequencing lesson plan, students do this on the computer.
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6 Traits: Organization
Students make logical patterns in their writing to demonstrate the trait of organization. For this organization lesson plan, students focus on events proceeding logically.
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6 Traits: Voice
Students explore the trait of voice. In this language arts lesson, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Students view a video and practice writing.
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6 Traits: Sentence Fluency
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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Fictional Hereos
Learners are introduced to the definition of a hero. As a class, they compare and contrast the difference between non-fictional and fictional hereos they have read about. They read a story, create a story map of one of the heroes and...
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Spelling Graffiti
Students practice the skill of spelling through using creative art integrated with technology. They use technology by using powerpoint slides for each spelling word. Then students work to create posters for spelling words with colors or...
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Nursery Rhymes
Students recall details of nursery rhyme read by teacher, identify main characters, and demonstrate knowledge of poem by creating concept map about story that includes title, clip art, and changes in font and color.
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Day Four: Surveys and results
Students use expressions of frequency in the English language. In this ELL lesson, student survey their classmates and turn the information into a class bar graph.
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All About Me
Students create a collage from magazines, and the internet that is reflective of themselves and write a friendly letter via email to a pen pal. They take their letters through the writing process and write their final draft on Microsoft...
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All About Me
Students write a paragraph, make lists, draw, and brainstorm things about themselves, their goals, and their past. In this all about me lesson plan, students recall information about themselves, and interview others in order to write...
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Guide Word Practice
For this guide words worksheet, students learn how to use guide words in the dictionary when looking for a word. Students circle the words that could be found on the page with the three examples of guide words. Then, students rewrite the...
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Elaborating: Specific Adjectives
Students use adjectives to improve their descriptive writing. In this language arts lesson, students discuss adjectives that can be used to describe objects. Students complete sentences by selecting adjectives.
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Subject/Verb Agreement
Learners recognize the relationship between singular and plural subjects and verbs as they relate to developing stronger writing skills. For this writing lesson, students write and organize their thoughts and feelings while using their...
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Tall Tales: Read, Write, Draw and Sing
Students get to know the characters and events that shaped American folktales through writing, drawing and singing activities. Handouts and worksheets are included.