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Sum Stuff

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils are introduced to informational text. Students explore nonfiction as a genre. They identify the components and text structure of text nonfiction. Pupils read a nonfiction passage and write a summary of the passage.
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Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students find lost "treasure" using a treasure map after being shown a map that you have created where terms and symbols are discussed. The class is divided into small groups where they locate your treasure and then read a section from...
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California Missions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the Spanish influence upon California missions. Using the internet and other resource tools, they research a particular mission and write about its schedule, events, and beliefs. In groups, 4th graders create board...
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Men and Women of Space Exploration

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders research famous astronauts. For this space science instructional activity, 4th graders list famous astronauts and use reference materials and the Internet to write a report on them.
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Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read a short story and answer questions.  For this comprehension lesson, students read a short story and complete a worksheet answering comprehension questions and identifying the parts of a story. Students create their own...
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Christian Symbols

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Christian symbols worksheet, learners do computer work on a program to figure out what certain Christian symbols mean, paint a picture of symbols, and write what they symbols mean. Students complete 5 tasks.
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Noam Chomsky

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about Noam Chomsky and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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Designing Medieval Shields

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners design and create a medieval shield. They read and discuss the history and color schemes of how shield symbols are chosen, design and construct an original medieval shield, and write a paragraph explaining the design and symbols...
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Draw Your World - Moose Drawing

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create a drawing of a moose in its enviornment from step-by-step instructions. They discuss characteristic of the moose. Students write sentences, paragraphs, or a short stroy about their picture.
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Masks from Around the World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the history of masks, and create their own mask as a culminating activity. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation about the history of masks, complete a class KWL chart, create their own mask, and write a...
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The Basics of Creature Connectedness: Biodiversity Diversions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study biodiversity. They participate in a scavenger hunt to look for presence of wildlife and connections in nature. They create a collage about Venezuelan biodiversity in small groups and present to the class. They write a...
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Social Studies: Religions and Folktales of India

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine the world's major religions, focusing on India as presented in folktales. They take notes while reading the stories and retell them orally. Students research belief systems and write one-paragraph reflections about them.
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Ready, Set, Summarize

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the three step-process outlined by the instructor...
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Chunks, Chunks, And More Chunks!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students summarize a selected piece of text nonfiction text. After reviewing the process for summarizing, students read a nonfiction article, highlighting important information as they read. They write a summary paragraph using the five...
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Madagascar-Simply Summarized

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize a selected piece of text nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read silently, students read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the four step process outlined by the instructor. ...
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Ten Cents a Word

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the importance of summarizing in this lesson. They "sum up" an article about monarch butterflies. Students practice writing summaries of the article charging themselves 10 cents/word. They try to write the least...
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Summarizing and Mapping for Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils practice summarization in order to increase their comprehension of non-fiction text. They read and summarize passages by finding the main ideas in passages from a Social Studies textbook. After silently reading the passage they...
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Trumpet of the Swan Character Study

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this literature learning exercise, students complete a study of their favorite character from the Trumpet of the Swan. They fill in the name of their favorite character, complete a table with words that describe that character, and...
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Opera Buffa

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this opera buffa work sheet, students read a 1 paragraph description of opera buffa and then identify a melody that could accompany the lyrics on the sheet. In addition, students make up their own words for an opera buffa and then...
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English - "as Big As" -similes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this similes worksheet, students read a selection about similes and complete 10 similes. Students create five similes and write a paragraph using their similes.
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Reading: Games

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this games worksheet, students read the names of 5 common games. Students then read 5 paragraphs that describe the origin of a game. Students guess the name of each game and write it in the blank space.
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Total English Elementary: Meet the Greens

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this how much and how many worksheet, students read a 2 paragraph passage about a healthy family and write questions pertaining to the 12 underlined items in the text. Students then fill in a graphic organizer with healthy food...
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The Constitution of the United States

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Constitution of the United States reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 4 paragraph selection and respond to 8 true or false questions. Students write their own true and false statements as well.
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We Are a Comm-un-it-y. I've Got All My Classmates with Me-Part I

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the meaning of community. In this community instructional activity, students look at the concepts of civic engagement, civic responsibility, and common good. They determine how a classroom is a community and the need...

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