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Word Review Card Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils play a card game where they match the meaning of the word to the word or its prefix/suffix. They listen for the teacher to call out the definition and, with two players facing off, the first one to slap the correct card wins! Kids...
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Getting Hooked, Introduction for a Narrative

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How can you interest your reader? Here is a great lesson on reading and discussing the characteristics of a narrative. Elementary schoolers explore writing techniques to hook the reader. They identify their hook and share their...
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Story Structure Slide Show

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Analyzing the sequence of actions in dramatic stories leads to deeper comprehension of story structure. The class identifies the main actions in each section of a story and develops frozen tableau's for the identified actions of the...
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Five Quick Games Build Reading Skills

For Teachers K - 8th
Build reading skills with these five quick games! Whether you're hoping to build grammar, syllabication, or word recognition skills, this resource has options for you. Kids will love taking a break from the mundane to play these...
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Be Sure About Brochures

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use the computer program Publisher to create a brochure. They use graphics and ClipArt to illustrate their brochures. Students research topics to include in the brochure.
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Change of Perspective

For Teachers 4th - 7th
After reading an example of a Cultural Connection about a particular person, class members are asked to think about what this person might experience on a daily basis. They then craft a narrative from the subject’s point of view.
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Move the Sounds

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Use cut out letters to make beginning sounds, blends, and word families that ultimately make new words. Learners move around physically as they hold the letters to make the specified blend or word. Assessment suggestions are included.
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Listening/Reading Transfer - Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 5th
Work on predicting and making inferences with Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff. After every few pages, the teacher asks listeners to make predictions of what will happen next. Develop critical reading strategies with your young...
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Pair Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Practice thinking critically and editing by finding basic errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Partners read the stories What's Up? and Cold Water Clean. They look for and edit any mistakes they find. Worksheets are available...
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Nouns

For Students 2nd - 4th
Give your young grammarians practice with nouns. With this five-question worksheet, they read the sentence, select the noun to the right that completes the sentence the best, and write the word in the blank. 
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Amelia the Pigeon: Lesson 1

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils listen to the story, Amelia the Pigeon, predicting Amelia's story and creating their own stories of Amelia's flight using pictures of New York City. They build views of their neighborhood by pulling together drawings from the class.
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Commas

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Help your pupils punctuate properly! This particular worksheet focuses on commas and requires learners to write original sentences that fulfill certain comma requirements.
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Heroes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore reading comprehension strategies. In this character development and reading comprehension lesson, students brainstorm common traits of "heroes." Learners read Heroes, then identify the personal conflicts the story...
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Vocabulary of Ancient Rome (Grades 4-6)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars define and presents definitions of words that relate to ancient Roman cultural life.
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Compound Words 3

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this compound word practice worksheet, students examine the 7 listed pairs of nouns and write compound words using each pair.
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Animals in Ancient Rome (Grades 1-5)

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students invent, illustrate, and describe hybrid exotic animals, their imaginary origins, and lifestyles. They explain the ways in which ancient Romans made use of various animals.
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Greek and Roman Myths in Art-A Set of 7 Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars paricipate in seven activities to investigate ancient stories about heroes, monsters, gods, and goddesses.
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Writing About Art: Comparing Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write a composition comparing and contrasting two portraits. In this comparing and contrasting lesson, students will observe two portraits and compare them through their writing. They then will write a letter to the artists...
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Research Writing-4th Grade Multiple Choice

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this research writing worksheet, students solve a total of 25 multiple choice problems related on research writing. An answer key is included.
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Gun Safety Spelling Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling instructional activity, students write 5 spelling words about gun safety 3 times each on the lines provided. Students read 5 paragraphs on gun safety.
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Spelling List 3: Sight Words, Suffix "-able," and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, suffix -able, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 3: Sight Words, Schwa N, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list instructional activity, students practice spelling words that are sight words, schwa n, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Simile Stories

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view song lyrics and identify similes in the song text.  For this similes lesson, 4th graders define and identify similes on a worksheet.  Students write their own similes using various adjectives.
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Comparatively Speaking

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice creating similes and metaphors together as a class. Individually students create similes and metaphors and illustrate them.