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Thanksgiving Word Jumble
For this unscrambling words about Thanksgiving worksheet, students use the words in the word bank as clues to the scrambled lettered words. Students write 20 words correctly.
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Time Capsule - Show What You Know, Project
In this time capsule worksheet, students follow the directions to make index cards and write draft ideas on paper about tips to think about when studying a particular unit. Students complete 3 sets of directions for the students of next...
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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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Role Models/Heroes
Fourth graders discuss what it means to be a hero and research Saskatchewan heroes. In this heroes lesson plan, 4th graders make bulletin boards based on their research of heroes.
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Melody Words
Fourth graders compose a melody by placing words on the music staff. They play their melody words for the class.
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Internet Pen Pals
Students write letters to e-mail pals and respond to letters received. Students describe the geography of their community to their pals.
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The Evolution of Arkansas Elementary Education
Fourth graders interview older citizens to discover earlier educational history. They write essays based on their interviews.
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School News
Students create a video of school news to improve writing skills, speaking skills, questioning skills, and to help build self esteem.
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Jesse's Ice Cream Stand
Students evaluate the best price to scoop size combination for profit. They complete a poem on the concept of profit for earning money and calculate profit in several situations.
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Word Processing and Internet Planet Report
Fourth graders write a research report on a selected planet in the solar system. They conduct Internet research, save a graphic from the Internet onto a disk, bookmark websites, and present their report.
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Four Kinds of Sentences - Fun Review
Fourth graders review for the Four Kinds of Sentences.
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Flat Stanley Letter
Fourth graders write a letter requesting that the recipient assist the student in his/her Flat Stanley project.
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Picture This
Students examine their life experiences as well as their classmates when they share their heritage or an important event from their past through writing as an extension of an Orientation.
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Using the Software Program "Kid-Pix"
Students create a slideshow using the software program Kid-Pix. They use the differences in rocks and minerals for their presentation. They also demonstrate different ways to import and save pictures using the program.
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Spy on a Spider
Pupils view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Language Arts Vocabulary Database
Students read a selection and identify the vocabulary words for the current week. Individually, they use the words to write in complete sentences and put the words into a database. They also practice their typing skills and must keep...
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Applied Skills Assessment
In this skills worksheet, 4th graders answer 48 questions from the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress in Language Arts and Mathematics.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Spelling and Vocabulary
This site provides hands-on Spelling Activities from Houghton Mifflin for grades 1-8. Students can also do a word find. The word find correlates with the Houghton Mifflin Spelling series.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Under the Spell Of...spiders!
Learn about their unique characteristics, how they hunt, and reproduce. Learners will appreciate the excellent photographs and background information. Teachers will love the series of three lesson plans about spiders, complete with...
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.
Other
St. Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School: More Activities for Older Children
Students can complete spelling activities with six different stories. Each story asks students to read along and then choose the correct spellings of ten words throughout the story. Answers can be checked and score is tallied at the end...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students/ Homographs F Same Spelling Different Meaning
This online activity gives two definitions and asks what word, that begins with "F," fits both. Clicking the box gives the answer. There are twenty-three questions.
Other
Growing With Grammar: Consonant Digraphs Wr, Kn, and Ck; Schwa Sound [Pdf]
This file contains two five-day spelling/vocabulary lessons. The first lesson covers words which contain the wr, kn, and ck digraphs; the second lesson covers words which contain the schwa sound. Each lesson contains a list of words with...