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Illegal coffee threatens wildlife

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after reading an article from the World Wide Fund for nature on coffee possibly being grown illegally in an Indonesian national park and being sold to major coffee brands, answer several worksheets to text questions about the...
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My Trip to America

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create their own stories about a trip to America, based on an oral reading. Student stories be compiled for a class Thanksgiving book.
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YANG AND THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars perform a web scavenger hunt to find information about the author of the book, YANG THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR. They develop an understanding of how writers use personal experience to add voice to their writing.
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Story Parts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the three major parts of a story. After reading the book "Stellaluna," students discuss the beginning, middle and end of the story. They write a short story depicting the events that would happen if the story...
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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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Looking Inside a Textbook

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice newly acquired knowledge by working in pairs or is small group to answer questions in a practice sheet. They become familiar with the terminology used to identify textbooks. Pupils give the definition of: Textbook,...
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Forget Fragments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and correct fragments in writings. Students perform activities to write incorrect and correct fragments. They create puzzle pieces from fragments. Students participate in fragment activities.
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Language Arts Vocabulary Database

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils read a selection and identify the vocabulary words for the current week. Individually, they use the words to write in complete sentences and put the words into a database. They also practice their typing skills and must keep the...
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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Writing Personal Goals for the Summer

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and discuss the book, Miss Rumphius. They go over new vocabulary included in the book and discuss the concept of setting goals. They set their own goals for the summer and present them using a graphic organizer...
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Sentences: Edit and Correct

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this sentence activity, students draw lines under correctly written sentences, then fix an additional set.
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Language Practice #7: Grades 2-3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language practice worksheet, students write proper nouns correctly, choose words to complete sentences and replace nouns with pronouns.
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Evaluating Progress

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Teachers explore various ways to evaluate Students progress. They study the testing of word recognition, sound discrimination, grammar knowledge, oral comprehension, and oral expression. They explore ways to provide feedback after...
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My Family

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Ensure that your learners can describe their families using Portuguese by following the steps provided here and using the included worksheets and assessments for reinforcement. After a brief introductory activity, learners complete...
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Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders watch "School House Rocks" video about adjectives. They discuss how adjectives both describe and compare things. They determine the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives and how to add "er" or "est" to...
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The Time I Got Lost

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders go through the writing process but substitute paper and pencil with the computer to create a story about "The Time I Got Lost".
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The Scoop on Summer

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a noun that names a place they spent their summer vacation, a verb telling one activity they did, and use those words to write a complete sentence. Finally, they use an ice cream cone graphic organizer as a guide to...
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Tale of the Tooth Fairy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars share social and cultural traditions and values. They develop listening strategies to explain what is heard.
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ESL: Gerunds and Infinitives

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL gerunds and infinitives worksheet, learners read about the usage of gerunds and infinitives, then complete multiple choice questions, clicking on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Present Continuous Verb Tenses

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this ESL speaking an writing exercises worksheet, students review present continuous verb forms as they read about the verbs and record their answers to 4 questions.
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It's Bigger, Faster, and Stronger

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ESL talking comparative worksheet, students practice conversations as they examine the objects picture in the sheet and talk about them with someone. Students then practice writing comparative words and forming sentences.
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Goal Setting and Self-Assessment

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the importance of good study habits as a skill necessary for success in school. They focus on their goals and discuss how this would help to improve grades. They determine how much an F weighs their grade down.
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Vocabulary Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students in an ESL classroom are introduced to new vocabulary for a new section. As a class, they are dealt an index card with an envelope with a vocabulary word on the outside. They practice writing new sentences with the new vocabulary...
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Water Around Us

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders learn the effects of temperature on the states of water. Then students create paper snowflakes. Finally students complete a computer project with software which teaches the different states of water.