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Pilkey Author Study

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and hear stories by the author, Dav Pilkey and research the list of books written by this author. They become illustrators to the novel "Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel," then they create a timeline of their lives...
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Ready and Action! Reading Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils work to improve their reading fluency and oral expression while reading aloud. With a partner, they read sentence strips and reread them to make the sentence more fluent and meaningful. They 'perform' their sentences for the rest...
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Shh! It's Reading Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate how to read silently. They discuss the "Cross-Checking" strategy, select a book for independent reading, and demonstrate silent reading. Students write a summary of what they have read in their reading...
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Picture This

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine how to create mental images to help them comprehend what they read. They discuss what it means to visualize and they draw a mental picture of what they read. Students draw a picture of what they see in their minds while...
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Peter and the Wolf - Sequencing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the story of Peter and the Wolf and answer comprehension questions. They then will name the beginning, middle, and end of the story using a graphic organizer. Students then individually illustrate each part of the...
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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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Visualize It, Understand It, Remember It!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars observe and demonstrate visualization exercises to improve their reading comprehension. They discuss how to visualize images, then draw pictures for sentences written on the board. Students read the poem Gumeye Ball by...
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Mrs. Katz and Tush

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read Patricia Polacco's Mrs. Katz and Tush before comparing Jewish heritage with Black history using a Venn Diagram. They complete the diagram either as a whole group or in a small group setting. Next, they sample the Jewish...
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Lightning Speed Reading

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students focus on improving their reading fluency. They discuss what it means to be a fluent reader and practice repeated readings with a short story. They work in partners and take turns timing one another for one minute reads.
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Dynamics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize and identify the three types of balance. They analyze and identify the type of balance used in various works of art. Students create a symmetrically balanced work of art. They use a ruler, shape templates, an...
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Adverbs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the function of adverbs and use them in sentences. They discuss how adverbs answer when, how, how often, and where, and identify the nouns, articles, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in sentences. Students then act...
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The Impact of the Physical Environment on Stream Macroinvertebrates

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore the relationship between leaf packs in streams and macroinvertebrate populations. They experiment with hand exposure to stream macroinvertebrates in natural leaf packs and then make leaf packs of their own. The...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Measurement: Length, Capacity, and Time

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to Susan Hightower's, "Twelve Snails to One Lizard" and discuss the need for standard units of measurement. They make a body model on butcher paper which they use to measure their body parts and complete a worksheet....
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Horses

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore caring for animals. They explore some of the key features of animal care and discuss the various events that horses can compete in. Students discuss the skills and preparation that is required when preparing horses for...
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Baby Animal Name Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this matching of animals to their offspring worksheet, students investigate seventeen animals in order to match them up with their young.
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Collective Nouns

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this collective nouns worksheet, students complete fifteen sentences by placing in each one the correct collective noun from the noun bank provided.
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Halloween Crossword-- Medium Difficulty

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this Halloween crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 15 clues and put their answers in the puzzle. There are words in a word bank on this page.
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Configuration Station #13

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this vocabulary worksheet, students examine 9 commonly used words and complete 30 activities. Included are word puzzles, fill in missing words, combining 2 words in one sentence, alphabetical order and illustrating.
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Animal Flashcards

For Students K - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students view a variety of pictures and flashcards to master the differences of each one while working in groups of two or three.
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Halloween Poems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Halloween poetry learning exercise, students read a collection of 9 short poems. Students illustrate each poem to show its meaning.
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Halloween Vocabulary Game

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this Halloween vocabulary worksheet, students use the Halloween pictures and words to play a game like bingo and recognize new words.
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How to Pronounce Each of the Phonemes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literacy reference table worksheet, students look at a phoneme and are reminded of the sound it makes by saying it in a given word. They can listen to the sounds of the phonemes by accessing a web site listed at the bottom of the...
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Halloween Crostic

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Halloween word puzzle worksheet, students will complete a crostic by fitting words into spaces according to number of letters.

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