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Parts of Speech Review

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice the parts of speech using index cards to label words in a sentence.
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Renewable Energy Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct sentences using nouns and verbs from a "renewable energy" word bank. In this cross curriculum ecology and sentence structure grammar and mechanics lesson, students listen to the book Our Earth: Clean Energy by Peggy...
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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. Flip...
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Do You Haiku? We Do!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders try their hands at writing Haiku, a form of Japanese poetry. Haiku is usually 17 syllables in three-line form. This engaging lesson has many excellent worksheets and website imbedded in the plan. They share their finished...
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Bears' House Vandalized, Witnesses Say Blonde Girl Spotted Fleeing from the Scene

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore journalism. In this expository writing lesson, students read several newspaper articles and note common features. After reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett, students work with a partner to write a news...
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Paul Revere's Ride

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and discuss the selection "Paul Revere's Ride" (included with the lesson). Students imagine they live in one of the villages that Paul Revere stopped. They are awakened by his knock on the door. Students write an essay...
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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Can your class tell the difference between passive and active writing? Use this lesson in your writing conventions unit. The lesson prompts middle schoolers to create essays, demonstrating understanding of an active versus passive voice...
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Journalism 101

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students understand the writing style in a newspaper. In this journalism lesson, students recognize that a newspaper has a catchy headline and objective writing. Students interview someone in an area of interest and write a news article.
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Extra! Extra! Hear All About It!

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Learners summarize their weekly class activities by writing a newsletter.  In this journalism instructional activity, students create a multimedia presentation for their parents based on the classroom events that took place during the...
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Feature Column: Virtual Field Trips

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  In this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Students participate in...
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The Amazing Maud Lewis

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students investigate cultural art from Canada by reading about Maud Lewis.  In this Canadian history lesson, students identify the work of Lewis by visiting her magazine website.  Students identify other heroes in Nova Scotia before...
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Flight Dreams - The Pressure on Parachutes

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars investigate air pressure by researching parachutes.  In this physics lesson plan, students participate in three separate experiments utilizing air pressure and paper products to test theories on parachutes.  Young scholars...
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Max and Wife

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students participate in a game to see who knows each other best.  In this getting to know you lesson, students discuss several questions and work in pairs to get to know each other.  Students are then asked questions about their partner....
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You've Got Mail: Letter Writing Lessons and More

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learning about mail and letter writing can lead students on an educational journey that can be rewarding.
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Parts of Speech Review

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students need to know how to correctly use words in their writing and speaking. By reviewing parts of speech with hands-on activities, students retain and enjoy studying sentence structure.
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Must, Have got to, Have to

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this must, have got to, and have to worksheet, students read examples of when to use each in a sentence. Students also read the examples for the past and present.
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Modals of Polite Request

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this grammar learning exercise, students are introduced to the modals of polite request and are given examples of each. There is an included exercise for students to complete.
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Agriculture Cares for the World

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs and...
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Adjectives and Descriptive Phrases

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the use of adjectives and descriptive phrases to improve their written pieces. For this adjectives and descriptive phrases lesson, students look at demonstrative adjectives, common adjectives, and proper adjectives. They...
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Reviewing Main Events in Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze elements of fiction while reading.  In this reading analysis lesson, students read specific texts and retell the information they remember.  Students discover how sequential storytelling works.
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Sequence Of Events

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the concept of sequence of events. They work in groups to properly sequence The Three Little Pigs, then work individually to write their own stories about their individuality.
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Citizens For the New Zoo

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete Internet research to find information about an animal and its basic needs. They design a model of a zoo habitat that would accommodate their animal. They write a letter of recommendation to a Zoo board of directors...
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Wacky Web Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study the parts of speech and then review them. They identify each part of speech and place them on a tree map. Then they visit a website to create a "Wacky Web Tale" using information from the tree map. They print their tales...
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Parts of Speech Museum

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students apply their knowledge of the basic parts of speech while studying them. They create display boards that show visual and written examples of the different parts of speech. The museum consists of project boards with pictures and...

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