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The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars exchange information orally about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones during the 1960s until 1970. They work in pairs to complete a gap-fill activity from memory. Students play hangman at the beginning of the lesson.
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Help! I'm Trapped in the Principal's Body

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Who was the principal of Burt Itchupt Middle School?"
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More Joy of Abstract Nouns 1

For Students 5th - 8th
Students are provided with a list of 20 adjectives that they must generate abstract nouns to match. For example, the first term, luxurious, would prompt the answer luxury. Directions for this activity explain that abstract nouns don't...
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More Joy of Abstract Nouns 2

For Students 5th - 8th
Continue your classes' study of related vocabulary with a second list of adjectives that have corresponding abstract nouns. Students must fill in the missing abstract noun for each provided adjective. For example, satisfying (satisfied)....
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Seeing the Sights in London

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this spelling skills worksheet, students will rearrange 20 anagrams to find the names of famous London sights. Sights include Big Ben and The London Eye.
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The Joy of Abstract Nouns

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Help your class understand how adjectives can be related to abstract nouns by analyzing a list of 80 adjective/noun pairs. Example: luxurious/luxury. There are no questions on the page as this is a word list but it is a useful reference...
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Reading Comprehension 3 - A Lazy Holiday or an Exciting Holiday?- Test Your Reading Skills

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage about a young girl's plans for her summer holidays. They write the answer to 10 questions based on the reading.
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Reading Comprehension 4 - What Shall We Do Tomorrow?- Test Your Reading Skills

For Teachers 7th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 7th graders read a short passage in which one young lady talks to a young man about their holiday experience in Devon, UK. They answer 10 questions based on the passage.
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English Skills Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
To practice English skills using spelling words, learners answer 10 questions, some of which ask them to use a spelling list, though none is included. The questions cover the following topics: spelling, parts of speech, alliteration,...
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Word Meanings From Context

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read 4 paragraphs and answer the word definition questions that go along with each reading.
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Martin's St. Patrick's Day

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage once and then read it through a second time, pausing to write in the best words they can think of to fit in the blank. There are 10 blanks to fill.
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The Birchbark House: Chapter 11

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this The Birchbark House comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer questions covering chapter 11 of "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Active/Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 8th
Reinforce your lesson on passive and active voice with this grammar learning exercise. Young grammarians review examples of active and passive voice, and then determine which voice is used in a set of ten sentences. Next, students...
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Walk Two Moons Chapters 43-44

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer questions covering chapters 43-44 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the chapters and the novel.
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Pride And Prejudice: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this anticipation guide worksheet, students thoughtfully mark statements according to whether they disagree (D) or agree (A). Students will mark the same 7 statements before and after they read Pride and Prejudice.
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The Past Tense -- Simple Past

For Students 3rd - 5th
A quick review of the past tense begins this instructional activity. It focuses on the simple past, and has a diagram to identify past actions in visual terms. Adding -ed or -ied is explained, and the past forms of to be are clarified....
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Paws in Jobland: An Interview With...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers listen and watch television or radio interviews in order to learn interviewing skills. They work in pairs, and "interview" their partner to find out about his/her life, job, and any interesting personal facts. Peers...
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Test Your Writing Skills

For Students 5th - 7th
In this letter writing skills worksheet, middle schoolers examine 15 phrases from letters and determine whether each phrase is from a formal or informal letter. Good, solid writing practice!
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New Jersey Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the 10 statements associated with New Jersey. Students then complete the statements with the words from the word bank.
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Thanksgiving: Simple Present Tense Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learners read eight sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense verb needed to complete it correctly. Thanksgiving theme could help out in those antsy days before the holiday break.
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Clicking Your Way to Poetry: Composing Word Association Poems with the Visual Thesaurus

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Use a Visual Thesaurus to compose word association poems. Discuss poetry and word association, create word maps, then practice creating poems based on playful word associations. A perfect way to celebrate "Poem in Your Pocket Day" (April...
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Literary Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Develop their literary skills. In this literature lesson, students collaborate to read portions of books and examine settings, plots, main ideas, and conclusions.
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The Carpet Fitter: Reading Comprehension

For Students 7th - 9th
This online reading comprehension activity provides a short story and related questions. It may be appropriate for practicing for standardized tests as it includes 10 multiple choice questions and has a built-in timer.
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Searching for Meanings Beneath the Surface of the Poem

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze poetry. In this cultural perspectives instructional activity, students read the poem "Soccer Until Dusk" by Mark Brazaitis. Students analyze the poem and consider the cultural perspective it reveals.

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