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Exploring Latin Word Parts
Fourth graders complete a worksheet. In this root words lesson, 4th graders discuss the meaning of a root. Students view words with the Latin root stru/struct and discuss their meaning. Students repeat this process with other Latin root...
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Fun with Anagrams!
Students complete a worksheet. In this anagrams lesson plan, students are introduced to anagrams and look at examples. Students complete a worksheet where they answer questions with anagrams.
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Homographs and Homophones
Fourth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this homophones and homographs lesson, 4th graders define homographs and look at examples. Students contrast homographs and homophones. Students complete a worksheet where they fill in a...
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Symbols Communicate Without Words
Students write different symbols we use in writing out in their word form. In this word symbols lesson plan, students practice writing out what the symbols represent. For example the symbol % stands for 'percent'.
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Consonant or Vowel
Students discover what the teacher has revealed about them after leaving the room for a few minutes. A scenario is set up to which if the question ends with a vowel they answer "yes" or if it ends with a consonant they answer "no." After...
Edmentum
Roald Dahl Day
Who's your favorite Roald Dahl character? What book by Roald Dahl is the most exciting for you? Explore the wacky world of Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, and more with a helpful resource pack for...
Poetry Class
Free Writing
It will cost you little to ask class members to engage in a free writing exercise that helps even reluctant writers craft a poem.
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Scent-Inspired Composition
Our sense of smell has a wonderful way of bringing back memories. Unlock those memories with an olfactory-inspired writing prompt that challenges writers to tell a story about a specific smell and the memories it conjures.
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Paper Fortune Tellers for Exploring Upsetting Emotions
What kinds of thoughts help us to cope with problems and approach difficult situations? Support learners on the autism spectrum in exploring their emotions and considering the connection between our thoughts and our feelings using one of...
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Origami Ducks: Geometry, Listening, and Following Directions
Make origami ducks with your class to reinforce geometry concepts and vocabulary; develop fine motor and visual translation skills; and enrich study of Japanese culture, the pond habitat, or migration. Create a whole group "worksheet"...
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Consonant Digraphs 'TH', 'QU', and "WH'
In this consonant digraphs worksheet, students look at seven pictures, say what each picture is, write what the picture is three times a piece and then make a complete sentence for each word.
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The Civil Rights Movement
Students learn about the civil rights movement and create a timeline to understand events in chronological order. In this history lesson, students work in groups to choose one activist from the Civil Right era to research. Students then...
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Phonics
In this phonics worksheet, students view seven pictures, pronounce each one, write each picture three times a piece and then make a complete sentence using each picture in each sentence.
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Making Words - With A Twist
Students take a scrambled word and try to make other words using all of the letters. They form words out of playdough as well.
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O, I C!
In this phonetic letters instructional activity, students use phonetic letters of the alphabet to answer the short answer questions. Students answer 35 questions total.
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Winter Word Scramble Worksheet
In this winter words worksheet, learners unscramble the winter words and look at the pictures for clues. Students complete 8 problems.
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Poetry
Students reflect on a news report through poetry. Students write a poem based on this week's news events. Students share poems with each other. Students reflect on a poem of their choosing.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: How to Teach Spelling
A teaching resource with free downloads of PDF documents and graphic organizers along with guidelines and practice activities to use while teaching students to become better spellers.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Missing Letter
In this free version of the game, choose from four sets of words, depending on the grade level. A letter is removed from each word and students must put it back. Includes 'Spelling Test' and 'Teach Me' features.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spelling and Vocabulary Challenge
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this activity, students drag letters to form spelling words. Students also write sentences on the Activboard using vocabulary words. This is a great literacy center activity.
Other
Free Phonics Lessons: Lesson 60
Word lists and practice activities for the suffixes "tion" and "sion."
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Class Flow: Add Ed and Ing Endings to Verb
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces rules for correct spelling of verbs ending in -ed and -ing. There is a wonderful interactive activity and Activote assessment.
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Class Flow: Pepita Talks Twice
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is based on the Harcourt Reading Series, Pepita Talks Twice. Use this to discuss vocabulary words, spelling activities and grammar activities that correlate to the story.
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Class Flow: Hot and Cold Summer
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is based on the 5th grade Harcourt Reading Series. The lessons focus on spelling, grammar and vocabulary. Many items are linked to activities. The students will be engaged!