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Phoneme Split and Say

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Little ones are provided with all the tools needed to begin segmenting phonemes. There are twenty Elkonin box picture cards, five blank Elkonin box cards, and full instructions on how to help pre-readers practice splitting and saying...
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Complete Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Being able to distinguish between a complete sentence and an incomplete sentence is an important skill, one set as a standard by the Common Core initiative. This presentation does a shows viewers what it takes to make a complete...
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When Turtle Grew Feathers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore the Choctaw Native American tribe.  For this cross curriculum literacy and U.S. history lesson, students locate where the Choctaw Indians lived on a United States map.  Young scholars listen to When...
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Flying with Adam Raccoon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing rereading and decoding strategies , students complete multiple reads of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed...
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Reader's Theater Script Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, young scholars perform a short reader's theater script based on the book Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. Students take a part in this 4 character play and read or perform it.
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Express Yourself!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students practice the strategy of reading fluently with expression with the story "Who took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?" They read and reread the story utilizing different strategies when stuck on a word. Students practice whole...
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore the challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through a physical education simulation. In this cross-curriculum physical education lesson, students work in groups of three to log 8000 steps, stopping to participate in...
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Japanese Inspired Activities for the Classroom

For Teachers K - 8th
Students become more aware of cultural differences by reading a variety of multicultural books about social issues. They assess various Haiku's by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Kamishibai stories by Dianne Clouet and snapshots from Japan by Peter...
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Subject Verb Agreement: Singular and Plural Verbs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this subject verb agreement worksheet, students read 10 sentences and choose the singular or plural verb that agrees with the subject and best completes the sentence.
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The Smallest Object

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this the smallest object learning exercise, students review and discuss words that begin with the letter R and circle the smallest object in four different windows that are filled with different sized objects.
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Davy Crockett

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Davy Crockett worksheet, learners read 1 page about Davy Crockett and answer multiple choice questions. Students answer 5 questions.
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Rainforests Rule

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this rainforests worksheet, students read for information and assess comprehension skills. In this true and false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank worksheet, students answer ten questions.
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Beginning Critical Reading - Nuts

For Students 3rd
In these critical reading worksheets, 3rd graders read the short story about nuts. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Simple Present: Wh- Questions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing questions worksheet, students read 5 illustrated sentences. Students change each sentence into a "wh" question using the question word in brackets. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Spelling List 31: Sight Words, "oo/ew" Words, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, oo/ew words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Learning about Titles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this title activity, students read titles, then fill in blanks after reading short passages, selecting a title and then filling in facts.
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Alphabetizing Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners listen to an explanation of how to put words in alphabetical order with examples provided. Students complete the worksheet to alphabetize animal names independently.
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Spelling Words Puzzle II

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students receive instruction using examples to find missing letters in their spelling words. They fill in the blanks of each spelling word choosing from a list of animal names provided.
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Hidden Hibernators

For Teachers K - 8th
Students review the concept of hibernation and the animals that sleep during all or part of the winter. They complete the Hibernation Word Search Puzzle to name 16 animals that hibernate during the winter months.
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Trees at Work... Just Look!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the significance of trees. They collect magazine pictures of animals that live in trees, list products that are made from trees, collect twigs and create an item using the sticks, and bring in and discuss food from...