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Steve Jobs
In this famous people learning exercise, students read about the life of Steve Jobs and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is...
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Name That Noun
In this nouns worksheet, students use noun cards to identify types of nouns and write lists of nouns while they are being timed. Teams compete against each other.
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Drama Warm Ups
Here's a 15-page packet packed with ideas for warm-up activities that can be used for drama classes or in content courses. Each activity is coded to indicate materials needed, space requirements and appropriate audience. A great...
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Math Averages
Students perform different activities to better explain that the word "Average" has 5 different meanings.
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page
Fourth graders create and solve sports-related word problems.
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Let's Play Mathematical Baseball
Students explore the concept of spelling geometric terms and words with number prefixes. In this spelling geometric terms and words with number prefixes lesson, students play a game of baseball. Students spell words correctly to advance...
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Family Words-- Male Or Female?
In this language arts learning exercise, students read 28 family words and decide if they mean someone male, female or can mean either. Example: mother-in-law (female). Students write the nouns in the correct box labeled "male" or...
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Understanding Quantities 2
In this language arts worksheet, pupils learn to use appropriate nouns when describing quantities. Students read the beginning of a phrase and add an appropriate noun. Example: A glass of ___
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A Twist On Teaching Affixes
Engaging your class in prefix and suffix instruction with these helpful ideas.
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Musical Note Value
Students will identify each symbol by sight stating the value of each. They will use cardboard notes to who what they have learned so far about the note values creating 4 and 6 count phrases.
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Re-telling The Tale
Students retell a fairy tale by writing on the computer. In this writing lesson plan, students draft, revise, edit, and publish their retelling of the story.
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Journalism - The Attention Grabbing Topic Sentence
Students act as journalists to grab audience attention with the topic sentence for their writing. They write paragraphs in quantities appropriate to grade level.
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Maggie's Earth Adventures Unit
Students practice math, science, Spanish, and grammar skills using computer based activities in this unit of lessons. They experience lessons at different levels while tracking their progress using the attached progress chart.
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Landmine Poetry
Students create a variety of poems based on information they gather about the worldwide landmine crisis. They create shape poems, diamante poems and acrostic poems. This is a very nice activity on poetry, with a strong tie-in to the...
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Literature: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Students examine websites about the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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The Food Web
Learners explore the role that the Arctic hare plays in the Canadian Arctic food web.
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Sing, Sing, What Shall I Sing?
Students view "Baby and I Were Baked in a Pie" and "Rain, Rain, Go Away" posters on the board. They also view "Sing, Sing, What Shall I sing?" poster, students are shown the cat playing with the ball of string. Students are asked if...
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Test Your Grammar Skills
In this grammar skills lesson, students read the descriptions and select the correct punctuation mark for each example. Students complete 10 examples.
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4 X 4 (Not a Jeep!)
Fourth graders work in groups of 4, complete a puzzle by matching terms and definitions.
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 6
Young scholars read Freckle Juice. In this comprehension lesson, students complete a story map and discuss cause and effect based on readings from Freckle Juice.
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Alex Schlotsky: "Full Court Miracle"
Learners view a film about a young man on a basketball team who is tired of being called a loser. They examine Jewish traditions as the young man in the film relates to his hertitage. They also examine the holiday of Chanukah.
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Sing Hot And Cold
Learners sing the English songs that are mentioned on the board. The closer the 'seeker' gets to the hidden object, the louder the class will sing; the farther, the quieter. From these clues the pupil should be able to find the hidden...
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Hiccup, Hiccup Go Away
Students discuss how the world of Mother Goose is full of sign, charms, and fortune telling, supplying advice on how to deal with life's events. They view a poster of "Hiccup, Hiccup." Students are asked if they have ever had hiccups....
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Using Your Dictionary
In this dictionary usage worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the definitions for the 10 adjectives. Students think of a noun for each adjective and write a sentence for each.