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Write a Round-Robin Story

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Students discover the elements of a story (introduction, plot, climax, resolution, denouement). In groups of five, one student writes an introduction and passes it to the next person, who writes the plot and passes it to the next person,...
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My Important Place

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians of Oregon is told here. Pupils are shown pictures of the ancestral lands of the Nez Perce, and they learn about how they were forced to leave it. Students complete an essay which...
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Character in a Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Develop a mystery character using clues from a bag. This engaging activity will help learners understand character traits. They develop a list of the items from the bag, discuss and develop the character with a partner, and create a...
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Persuasive Writing -- Commercial Style

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create persuasive TV commercials for common products. They develop a list of products, write the script for a commercial, and act-out and videotape the commercial to present to the class.
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Web of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Highlight the importance of each animal in an ecosystem by having scholars research different endangered species. Research is a lot more streamlined when learners are provided with a tool such as the graphic organizer attached here. How...
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Aesop and Ananse: Animal Fables and Trickster Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete compare and contrast activities dealing with fables and trickster tales to determine how each uses animals to portray human characteristics, specifically strengths and weaknesses, as well as pass wisdom from one...
Unit Plan
Henry Ford Museum

You Can Be an Innovator ... Like Henry Ford

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Why did Henry Ford want to invent a car for the masses? Why did Henry Ford locate his factory in Detroit? Why did Henry Ford encourage the idea of a 5-day work week? Young innovators find the answers to these and other question in a unit...
Worksheet
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Spelling Connections: Grade 4: Alphabetical Order

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling instructional activity, students number each group of 8 words in alphabetical order and write them on the steps. Students then use picture clues to complete 4 sentences. All words have long vowel sounds with silent E.
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Silent Consonants

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling activity, learners learn to spell a list of 20 words that have silent consonants. Students write each word one time. There are at-home spelling activities listed that learners may complete.
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Contractions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling activity, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. All words are contractions. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.
Worksheet
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Spelling Connections: Grade 4 Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
For this spelling worksheet, students read the 24 clues and determine the word fits. Students place the words in a crossword puzzle that has no word list.
Worksheet
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Spelling Connections: Grade 4 Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students read and analyze 20 clues and determine the correct word answer. Students fit the words in a crossword puzzle. There is no spelling list on the page and no word box.
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Eliminate Fragments and Run-ons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Fix fragments and run-ons. Kids practice editing a piece of their own writing, read, and take notes of common examples. They practice connecting independent clauses and then use the information to edit previously written pieces. Note:...
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Reading Comprehension-Grade 3

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars read several short selections at 3rd grade level. Each selection is followed by 1-2 multiple choice questions. An answer key is given at the end of the set. 
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Dictionary Guide Words: How Do They Guide Us?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, after brainstorming what the word "guide" means, examine how to use guide words in a dictionary to locate words. They define "guide," identify guide words in a variety of dictionaries and locate words using guide words....
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Computer Science Unplugged

You Can Say That Again! – Text Compression

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Compression, the process computers use to store information, is the focus of a resource that presents two different stories that describe the concept of compression by eliminating repeated letters and replacing them with a...
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Recorded Books

Teacher's Guide: The Pinballs

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Dive your class into the novel The Pinballs by Betsy Byars with the support of this reading guide. Including short answer questions, a multiple choice comprehension quiz, and extension activities, a variety of materials are...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Adjective Antonyms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Easy or hard? Fast or slow? Invite your class members to practice with antonyms. They identify each adjective and then use provided antonyms to rewrite the sentences.
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Comma Usage

For Students 4th - 10th Standards
Sometimes it feels like young writers just place commas as they please! Ensure that your pupils uses these important punctuation marks properly by requiring them to study the information here and complete the grammar exercise....
Interactive
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Alabama Acrostic Printable

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Alabama using the letters ALABAMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
Interactive
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Oklahoma Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Oklahoma using the letters OKLAHOMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
Interactive
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South Dakota Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
Interactive
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Independence Day Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding the 4th of July using the letters INDEPENDENCE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Mapping Roxaboxen

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Roxaboxen and draw a map of the Roxaboxen community. In this language arts and geography lesson, 4th graders use specifications given, adding features to the map as described in the book and creating a legend.