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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students define from a word list for a literary selection. Using the literary selection, they read the vocabulary in context. They determine the definition of the word as used in context and create a crossword puzzle using the...
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Twisting Versions of Little Red Riding Hood

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read orally two versions of Little Red Riding Hood (Classic and Cajun) They compare and contrast the two Little Red Riding Hood versions. Students create a concept map to demonstrate the comparisons/contrasts. They could also...
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Walk on the Wild Side

For Teachers 3rd
Have your class practice alliteration using this lesson. Learners listen to stories with alliterative elements and create their own sentences illustrating this technique. The lesson is incomplete, but could be enhanced to provide a...
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Visualizing Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders represent multiplication of a two-digit number by a two-digit number as the area of a rectangle with dimensions of the two factors. They find patterns for the number of different base ten blocks in a rectangle representing...
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Let Freedom Ring: The Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use text and photos to visualize the delivery of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic "I Have A Dream" speech. They analyze Dr. King's speech for examples of imagery and allusion and create original poetry and illustrations...
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Earth's Just Peachy!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are introduced to the various layers of the Earth. Using fruit, they discover each layer and discover the use of similies in describing it. They watch a video to better describe each layer of the Earth and its purpose.
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Idiom Sentence Maze

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this idiom sentence maze worksheet, students use problem solving skills to work their way through the maze by stringing together idiom sentences.
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Spring Similes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners write similes with a partner. In this spring similes instructional activity, students discuss the season an write a story using a minimum number of similes.  
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At the Dinner Table: A Foreign Language Lesson

For Teachers K - 5th
Students name dinner-table utensils in the foreign language being taught. In this foreign language vocabulary lesson, students create a restaurant table setting with labels to learn vocabulary of the table in the language they are studying.
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Fall Similes

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. They first write the autumn simile, and then arrange the plants around the border of the paper. They use natural plants which must be pressed.
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Busy As a Bee

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners define the term 'simile,' write their own similes using the words as or like, and work cooperatively to write similes. In addition, students write stories that include similes and illustrate picture books that contain similes.
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Christmas Similes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students write similes that pertain to the Christmas holiday. Students complete 6 similes that have been started, then write 4 of their own.
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Using "BE"-Crossword Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar crossword worksheet, learners complete a 10 word puzzle, using clues at the bottom of the page. The puzzle focus is basic grammar.
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Almost Famous: Three People Who Aren't in the History Books

For Teachers K - 6th
Enrich your history lessons with books about three little known figures: Thomas Banning, Annie Taylor, and Tony Sarg.
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Biography Worksheet

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Learn more about a famous person in history and record this information on a biography format worksheet. After conducting research on a person of interest, biographers record information about their...
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Upper and Lowercase Bb

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
The letter B is the focus of a handwriting practice sheet. Here, scholars trace an uppercase and lowercase letter then independently copy their tracing on dotted lines. 
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Paragraph Writing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders receive Gummi hamburgers. They discuss parts and structure of a (real) hamburger. Students dissect the gummi hamburger and rearrange the pieces. Students discuss the problems that would be caused by this with a real...
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Master Spy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain that a code is a system of symbols, letters, words, or signals that are used instead of ordinary words and numbers to send messages or to store information. They practice deciphering a variety of secret codes used in...
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Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this identifying the vocabulary word worksheet, students read clues written across and down to figure out the words in the crossword puzzle. Students write 9 answers.
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George Washington Carver

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn and research the life of George Washington Carver.  In this historical figures instructional activity, students read a book on George Washington Carver, discuss his character and the challenges he faced in becoming a...
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Halloween Exercises - "A Ghost Story"

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online Halloween reading comprehension activity, students read "A Ghost Story." They use drop down menus to choose the correct answers to 11 reading comprehension questions. They hit the "Done" button when they are finished.
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Funky Illuminated Fairy Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create their own fairy tale.  In this book making lesson plan, students write a fairy tale and turn it into a book. They use decorated initials and borders to make it look like an illuminated manuscript.
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Introducing Biographies-Getting to Know You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study biographies as a nonfiction genre while examining a variety of examples. Next, they access and complete an online tutorial about biographies. They choose one person that interests them to conduct further research using a...
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Crossword Puzzle, a and an clues

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this crossword puzzle activity, students use be verbs, articles, and nouns to complete the puzzle. Students write ten answers.