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Poetry4kids

Creativity Exercise - Describe the Sky

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Scholars stretch their writing muscles with an exercise that asks them to describe the sky using similes and metaphors. 
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Poetry4kids

Alliteration and Assonance Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Scholars analyze the poem My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye by Ken Nesbitt in order to locate examples of alliteration and assonance. After reading the poem, alliterative words are underlined and assonant words are circled. 
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Poetry4kids

Onomatopoeia Poetry Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Two exercises boost scholars' knowledge of a onomatopoeia with excerpts from famous poems. In exercise one, participants circle onomatopoeia words. Exercise two challenges writers to choose three words to use in an...
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Poetry4kids

Personification Poetry Lesson Plan

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Scholars take part in two exercises to boost their knowledge of personification. After reading a detailed description and excerpts from famous poems, writers list action verbs and objects then combine words to create a humorous...
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Writing Response

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Prior to reading chapter 15 of the book, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, examine the painting, Shipwrecked by Edward Moran, and respond to the feelings that arise within and how it relates to the characters of...
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Curated OER

Word Art

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word art instructional activity, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
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Language Review #2-Grade 3

For Students 3rd
In this language review activity, 3rd graders correct sentences, determine tense, write sentences, determine number of syllables and write an abbreviation. A web site reference for additional activities is given.
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Language Quiz #11

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language quiz worksheet, students fix sentences, determine sentence tense,and  complete analogies.
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Daily Oral Language Activities: Idioms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the use of idioms. In this vocabulary and reading lesson plan, 3rd graders explore what idioms are and make their own idiom cards to help them understand the use idioms in language.
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Language Practice: Present Perfect

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this language activity, students edit sentences, write past participles of words, and put sentences into present perfect form. Students complete 3 activities.
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Art Transitions: Morphs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify artistic expression by participating in a morph activity. In this art analysis lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring and examine some of his flip books. Students practice creating artistic transitions...
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Speech and Language Samples

For Teachers K - 12th
Students tell a story, describe a picture, share about a favorite toy from home and are recorded using an iPod with a voice recorder. They create a playlist of their voice and reading samples to illustrate progression over time.
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Popcorn Spelling (Elementary, Language)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders stand with letter cards to spell words given by the teacher. A quick time-filler game to practice spelling words.
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Language Review Quiz

For Students 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders answer a variety of grammar questions. Questions consist of correcting sentences, filling in the sentence with the best word, writing contractions, and choosing words with the same meaning.
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Choose Your Words Wisely

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Improve word choice! Writers use dictionaries and thesauruses to aid them in choosing exciting words to incorporate in their writing. They rewrite sentences and practice identifying words that can be replaced using a better word....
Writing
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Printable Story Starter: Treasure in the Daisies

For Students 3rd - 4th
Class members can practice using sensory details and imagery with this writing prompt, which provides a vivid introduction about a girl who discovers a treasure box in her mother's garden. The middle, ending, and title of the story are...
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Fairy Dictionary

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Use artwork to illicit responses in a writing journal, and then present your class with the short list of key terms provided. Can your learners add any of their own key terms? Segue for a second, and read tales such as Peter Pan or...
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Erase the Quiet

For Teachers K - 12th
Students recognize how music, theater, dance, and the visual arts can be combined to contribute to their own active learning. They work in small groups to research and use critical thinking skills to identify ways in which the arts could...
Writing
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Printable Story Starter: The Get-Away

For Students 3rd - 4th
This fun, creative writing prompt invites young writers to continue the story of Boe and Tim, who discover a hot air balloon while escaping from their big sisters. The worksheet provides a space where learners can finish the middle and...
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Come To Your Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Write narratives that include ideas, observations, or memories of an event or experience, and be sure to use concrete sensory details! Groups utilize a few of the famous I Spy books in order to create narratives that utilize sensory...
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What Are You Doing? ??Que Pasa?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners better appreciate the variety and utility of languages spoken around the world. Then they study everyday words in two languages. Students also construct a system of flashcards to learn and test their new vocabulary knowledge.
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Detective Game

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this book report learning exercise, students answer questions about a book report asked in detective language. Students complete 5 questions.
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All About Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
First, have each English language learner fill out the 15 sentence frames. Then, pair up your learners and have each share their completed sentences. There's a place for the listening partner to record his or her partner's sentences....
PPT
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Have your class practice using descriptive language in their writing. This resource provides learners with a list of terms and adjectives. For example, one slide shows a picture of a wolf, and then lists descriptions, such as moon howler...

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