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Adventure Stories
Students write an adventure story. In this writing lesson, students listen to an adventure story and identify the elements of an adventure story. Students use story starters to create their own adventure story.
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Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words: #3 Dolch Silly Sentences
Pupils practice word recognition skills. In this dolch sight word lesson plan, students arrange sight words to create silly sentences that are grammatically correct.
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Coordination and Flexibility
Students practice controlling their motion and reflexes by participating in different motor skill activities. In this physical education lesson, students utilize bean bags and hula hoops to help create flexibility and coordination...
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Sentence Scramble
In this grammar worksheet, students use cards with words on them to arrange correctly to make complete sentences. Students do this in teams and are timed to get points.
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Teaching Empathy : The Story of Ruby Bridges
Students explore "The Story of Ruby Bridges," by Robert Coles to uncover examples of courage in the lives of others and in themselves. This search into the story is meant to help students form connections with others and to foster the...
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Running Towards Fluency
Pupils practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They are timed during each reading and graph and compare their results.
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Helicopters
Using this reading passage relating to helicopters, students can practice comprehension and vocabulary skills. Because of the novel aspect of the topic, learners should enjoy reading the story and answering the 10 questions that...
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Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words: #16 Picture / Phrase Match
Students practice word recognition skills. In this dolch sight word lesson, students arrange sight words to the appropriate picture or phrase cards that match.
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School-Home Links: Possession and Apostrophes
In this apostrophe worksheet, students read through several sentences and choose the correct apostrophe word from the box to write on the line. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Investigating Sources-Artifacts
Learners discuss artifacts. In this social science lesson, students realize that artifacts can help one in determining about the person the artifacts belonged to. Learners will be put into small groups and will look at objects from a box...
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Can You Measure Up?
Students use technology to visit websites where they play interactive games, gather information to complete activity sheets, and complete online projects. One lesson using 'Inch By Inch' by Leo Lionni, takes students to an interactive...
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Reading Comprehension Strategy Ideas
Students participate in pre-reading activities, journal keeping, vocabulary lists and other reading comprehension boosters. These activities can be applied to many genres.
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Space Shapes
Students read "Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes" by Stuart Murphy and view a PowerPoint presentation on shapes. They identify shapes presented in the book and then identify shapes found in their classroom.
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Unit Plan on Travel
Young scholars research a vacation to the state of Florida in order to acquire language skills. They also use the internet to create an imaginary vacation. Literacy is improved through student engagement and language is related to...
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Lousia May Alcott
Students examine the life of Louisa May Alcott. Using the Internet, they examine the types of books and plays she wrote. In groups, they compare and contrast the types of covers used on the various publishing's. They design and color...
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Nonprofits?
Students distinguish the nonprofit sector from the for-profit sector. They define and give examples of nonprofit organizations, name and illustrate examples in the local community and compare and contrast nonprofits to the for-profit...
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Haiku For You
Young scholars discuss prior knowledge of Haiku. They use computers with internet connection to find information about haiku. Students work in small groups to summarize their research and discuss Japanese culture. Young scholars write...
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Here's an Instant Activity for November 5, 2001
Third graders practice spelling ou words. In this phonics and spelling lesson, 3rd graders brainstorm words using the 'ou' spelling pattern. Students review compound words and brainstorm compounds words. Students complete the 'instant...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Third graders experience what life was like during era in which "Sarah, Plain and Tall depicts using modern technology.
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Painless Poetry
Students choose two poems they like and share them with the class. Then they write their own poems using various forms.
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Spelling Practice - Yawn!
Third graders participate in oral activities to remember spelling words. In this spelling lesson, 3rd graders participate in orally spelling the words using different sounds for consonant and vowels. Students repeat spelling different...
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Harry Potter: Early Grades Activity
Pupils analyze labels and explore the social hierarchy found in Harry Potter. They expore inclusion and exclusion in social groups.
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Bible Activity-- Mark 12:28-34
In this Bible worksheet, students study the story and lessons in Mark 12:28-34(the greatest commandment). Students complete activities on 7 pages including crosswords, codes, coloring, mazes, and word search.