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Story Creation Magic: Character, Setting, Plot

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students review the terms plot, setting, and characters and examine how all of these elements are needed to make a story. They are given parts of stories and they try to identify all of those parts of the story.
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American Idols

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students design a biographical web for a famous American figure. They identify key research questions and organize information as a prewriting strategy. This can be done individually or as a class, depending on your needs and students.
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Inventors - A Multimedia Presentation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research inventors. In this research project, students select an inventor and research their accomplishments. Then, students create a PowerPoint presentation to help share what they have learned.
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"Hector's World" Episode 5

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students consider when, and if, they should share information about themselves over the internet. In this online safety lesson, students view the show "Hector's World." They then discuss how to use caution, unsafe feelings, and the help...
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Nottingham, UK City Quiz 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this visiting and finding information about the Victoria Shopping Centre in Nottingham, UK activity, students read questions and go on a scavenger hunt to discover the answers. Students write 15 answers.
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Writing an Information Paragraph on a Villain

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this villain worksheet, students fill out facts sheets, information planning sheets, and more to write an information paragraph on a villain. Students complete 5 activities.
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Cristiano Ronaldo

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Cristiano Ronaldo worksheet, students read about the life of the soccer player, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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The Twelve Months: A Slavic Cinderella Variant

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students locate Slavic countries and identify a few characteristics of those countries. They read and/or listen to the Slavic tale, "The Twelve Months," and compare this version with another Cinderella story.
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Shh...It's a Secret!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.
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Worksheet 4. Reading: The First Woman in Space

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this vocabulary review worksheet, students read a brief 4 paragraph selection about the first woman in space and answer 10 multiple choice questions pertaining to it.
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A or An

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this a or an worksheet, learners put a or an in front of other words. Students put a or an in front of 45 words or phrases.
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Pronoun Practice-Simple

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pronoun worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with correct pronouns, 21 total. A reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Hugo Chavez

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous leaders worksheet, learners read a passage about Hugo Chavez and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Antonyms

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Pupils encounter words that are antonym pairs with opposite meaning. Students show examples of antonyms to the class. Pupils increase knowledge of antonym pairs. Students share stories full of antonyms with each other.
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Pass It On: African American Poetry to Inspire Writing

For Teachers K - 8th
Students read through poems in a book called Pass it On. There are 19 poems from famous African American poets contained in the book. The poems are specialized for children and after the children have learned about the author and about...
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Pee Wee Scouts

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students read books to discover the importance of friendship, teamwork, and community service. After reading the book, they discuss conflict resolution strategies. Students discuss healthy eating food pyramids. They write an essay...
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American Revolution: Who Am I

For Students 4th - 5th
For this American Revolution worksheet, students read 5 paragraphs, each giving clues about a famous person in the Revolutionary War. Students use a word bank to find the answer.
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Using a Dictionary- Definitions - Volume 5, #25

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dictionary worksheet, students use a dictionary to help answer 5 multiple choice questions about the meanings of words. Students are asked the meaning, synonym or antonym of a word in bold type.
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Using a Dictionary--Meanings

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this meaning of words worksheet, students utilize a dictionary to look up four words and choose through multiple choice answers the best definition for each word.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Martin Luther King, Jr. crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read 15 clues about this civil rights activist. Students fit their answers in the puzzle, which has no word bank.
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Rosa Parks Dies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks Diesand answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Rosa Parks lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, sharing...
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Using Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, students respond to 24 multiple choice questions that require them to identify verbs in a reading selection.
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Theatre: Oral Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate cultural traditions. In this multi-cultural lesson, students discuss various cultures and research their traditions.
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Knights and Dragons Cloze Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this knights and dragons cloze activity worksheet, students read a 4 paragraph selection and fill in the blanks with words from the provided word bank.