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Life Cycle of Butterfly
Second graders investigate life cycles of insects by writing a story. In this butterfly life instructional activity, 2nd graders create a checklist of the many steps a caterpillar takes before growing wings and flying. Students utilize...
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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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Picture Prompt: Skunk
In this writing worksheet, students examine a picture prompt showing a skunk and some garden friends. Students write a story about the picture.
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Picture Prompt: Penguins and Christmas Tree
What happens when penguins put up a Christmas tree? Only your students know for sure, since they're the ones writing the story! A picture of penguins around a Christmas tree is sure to inspire even your most reluctant writers to begin,...
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My Book of Thanksgiving Words
In these mini-book activity worksheet, learners create a Thanksgiving word mini-book that includes the words stuffing, Mayflower, Pilgrims, corn, Native Americans, and turkey. Students also write their own Thanksgiving word and draw a...
Polk Bros Foundation
History Dramatists
Bring the drama of history to life in your class and give your learners the opportunity to illustrate their understanding of a historical situation through the medium of a dialogue and/or play. Your young historians will consider a...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day
Second graders interact with the story of Alexander's horrible day by connecting it to their lives. They practice predicting, writing paragraphs, reading aloud, discussing his problems, making a card to cheer him up, and designing a pair...
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Autobiographical Writing
Second graders explore, examine and study the style of autobiographical writing and the relationship with the author. They rad three different types of autobiographical writings: narrative, poetry and newspaper article. Each student...
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Share Stories and Discuss
Students explore literature by examining story elements. In this storytelling lesson, students identify the importance of setting, and characters within a story. Students answer questions about their personal opinions on storytelling and...
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Classroom JR - Sentence Practice
For this sentence writing worksheet, students write a sentence using the word listed. Students must use the words as the correct part of speech in the sentence.
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Brown Bear Story Starter
In this writing instructional activity, students read a story starter about a brown bear who has just been awakened from hibernation. Students generate the rest of the story and draw a picture.
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Touch a Rainbow Story Starter
In this writing worksheet, learners read a story starter which asks how each color would feel if they could touch a rainbow. Students finish the story and illustrate their work.
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My Book of Winter Words
In these mini-book activity, students add to their vocabularies and practice printing when they create a mini-book about winter words. Students print the winter words on the blank lines, color the pictures, write their own winter word,...
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Acoustic Poems
Students explore acrostic poems. In this interactive poetry activity, students visit the ReadWriteThink.org website to view characteristics and samples of acrostic poems. Students develop acrostic poems by using the interactive site.
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The Palm of My Heart: Poetry By African American Children
Elementary students explore African American culture by reading children's poetry. They read the book, The Palm of My Heart which features poetry by an assortment of young African American boys and girls. Students define several...
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Hanukkah - ESL
Reinforce vocabulary and reading comprehension with a Hanukkah-themed collection of worksheets. Scholars first read a two-paragraph informational text, then apply their new-found-knowledge to match phrases, fill in blanks with...
Montgomery County Public Schools
Summer Journal Ideas
Twenty prompts, fifteen starters, and ten situations. What more could you ask for from a list of journal ideas?
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Lesson: Uncovering a Mystery: Making a Hypothesis
The class is presented with an image of a hand-carved leg. They act as art historians and hypothesize as to the purpose, nature, and creators of this amazing wooden leg. They compose journal entries from the point of view of an art...
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Star Stories
An unusually inventive and entertaining presentation awaits you and your class. The first few slides introduce the animals that certain constellations represent. There are also creative stories by other students of fictitious animals...
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The Bell Has Rung
In this phonics practice learning exercise, students read a story and fill in the 5 blanks in the story with the -ung ending words from the word bank. Students also write more sentences to complete the story on the provided lines.
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Lesson: I Can See Clearly Now Practicing Careful Observation
Poetry and art analysis go hand-in-hand. In groups, youngsters analyze a landscape painting, making careful observations. They use details found in the painting to inspire an original poem. The poem must include at least three objects...
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Lesson: Beyond First Impressions
Just like the colors and techniques used to create a vivid image, learners will use exceptional language to create vivid stories. They examine the techniques used to tell a visual story in the painting, Road to Santa Fe. They then use...
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Story Starters: Woodpeckers' Park
A great Earth Day and environment assignment, or even a basic creative writing lesson, this prompt helps students to begin the story of Woody and Woodruff, two woodpeckers who don't like litterers! Both a picture and an introduction can...
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Picture Prompt: Kids by the Creek
Students finish the story in this picture prompt, which shows two kids fishing by a creek. The prompt lends well to creative writing, as well as autobiographical writing. A word box allows teachers to type words that they want students...
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