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A Pixie Biography Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice biographical writing after completing research on the subject.  In this journalism lesson, students read a story of an important person's life and discuss the important moments along the way.  Students utilize their...
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Creating Comic Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize the elements needed to create a comic strip. In this comic strip lesson, student understand that comic strips need words and pictures. Students find differences and similarities in comic strips. Students describe how...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders focus on fluency by reading the book Charlotte's Web. For this reading strategies lesson, 4th graders partner read, do guided reading, and independent reading to increase fluency. Students use Venn Diagrams, discuss cause...
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Featuring Fairy Tales

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing activity, students investigate a fairy tale by selecting one from the school library and completing the 7 writing activities.
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Plot/Story Problem/Resolution

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars analyze the plot, problem, and resolution of a story. In this story analysis lesson, students read stories and fill out graphic organizers about the plot, story problems, and resolution.
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Creative Book Reports Make Reading Fun

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Giving students a variety of options for reporting on chapter books is simple to do.
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Journal Writing Idea - Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Carve out some time for your youngsters to write in their journal. Today, they write a story about pets. They learn the value of a journal and how to keep up with it, and they enhance story development by planning their story before...
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Beatrix Potter's Naughty Animal Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain insight into the unusual, solitary world of Beatrix Potter's Victorian childhood and can compare/contrast it with their own world to explain why Potter wrote such simple stories and why she wrote about animals rather than...
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You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Students 4th
In this prediction worksheet, students answer questions about what the book and Little Women and will be about based on the first sentence of the book. Students become authors writing their own short story with the given first line.
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You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prediction worksheet, students answer questions telling what they think the book, The Little Match Girl will be about based on the first sentence. Students write their own short story using the first line as their starting point.
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You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover, But Can You Judge a Book By Its First Line? #2

For Students 4th - 6th
For this literature/book analysis worksheet, learners read one sentence which is the beginning of a book. Students then answer 6 questions based on this one sentence, predicting what it will be about and other story elements. They then...
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Beginning with Bosch

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore surrealism through the artwork of Hieronymus Bosch. In this surrealism lesson, students understand the characteristics of the art of Bosch and create an original artwork and poem to go with it.
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Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write poems and a narrative story.  In this writing lesson, students read stories and poems written by other students and read examples of haiku's and diamonte's.  Students write an acrostic poem and a diamonte poem.  Students...
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How Can We Write A Story Using Dr. Seuss' Writing and Illustration Style?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a story.  In this writing style and illustration lesson, students review elements of Dr. Seuss' writing and illustration style and read a few more books written by him, examining the writing style.  Students work in...
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Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice word processing skills while writing Haiku and diamonte poems.  In this poetry computer lesson, students choose  from a group of rainforest animals and write about their animal.  Students write a narrative story. ...
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Panther Exam: Writing a Play

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of panthers by writing a play on the subject.  For this animal life lesson, students view a slide-show on school computers of a veterinary exam of a panther.  Students utilize this scenario to write a...
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Adolf Hitler: Was Hitler a Passionate Lunatic?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate WWII by researching Adolf Hitler. For this dictator biographical lesson, students identify the role Adolf Hitler played in the self destruction of Germany by reading secret transcripts from German leaders. Students...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate storytelling by analyzing images in a book.  In this reading analysis instructional activity, students read and analyze the book Alexander and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.  Students observe the illustrations...
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Pioneer America: Legendary Westerners - Can One Person Really Make a Difference?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research famous Americans from the Westward Movement and complete an interview. For this Westward Movement lesson, 4th graders work in pairs to research someone who was important during this time period. They prepare and...
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Map Your State: Regions of Arizona

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define vocabulary and locate physical features on maps.  In this mapping lesson plan, 4th graders explore regions of Arizona through landforms found on topographic maps.  Students research the history and culture of the...
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Character Analysis Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Graphic organizers can be a great tool to help students understand character analysis.
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Get Everyone Reading and Talking About Books

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
You can promote the love of reading with creative projects.
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The Magic in Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch a portion of a familiar film and write responses to a series of questions. They apply their observations to short stories.
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Steps to Narrative Writing: Narrative Writing Guidelines

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This presentation outlines some very basic steps to narrative writing. The slides include bullet points about getting started and making a plan; however, there is not much actual curriculum in the presentation.

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