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Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Memoirs
Students watch the video "Pierre Elliot Trudeau: Memoirs," complete a vocabulary list, and participate in a discussion of the video. They explore one of Cananda's most charismatic leaders.
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Webbing Context Clues
Fifth graders explore strategies for identifying the meaning of unfamiliar words. In this vocabulary lesson, 5th graders apply a think aloud strategy for unfamiliar words. Students use context clues to identify unfamiliar words and write...
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Moving Mountains: Big Ideas Start Small
Pupils read case study about three students who led fundraising efforts for tsunami relief, discuss key concepts and vocabulary, identify problems in their own school or community, and brainstorm ways to solve problems.
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Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday Bash
Pupils read a story about Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this Benjamin Franklin birthday lesson plan, students explore Mr. Franklin's role as an author, editor,...
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Context Clues
Young scholars practice identifying the meanings of unknown words using context clues. In this vocabulary activity, students read sentences which contain an unknown words. They will use the context of the sentence to determine the...
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Parts of the Body-- Fill in the Sentence Gaps
For this vocabulary worksheet, students study 20 body part names in a word bank. Students fit these into the sentences so they make sense in the idiom. Example: He was only paying --- service to your idea. (lip). Note: U.S. students may...
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Vowels in Unstressed Syllables
In this unstressed syllables worksheet, students figure out the answers to twelve question or statement clues associated with spelling words with vowels that have unstressed syllables. Students complete a word search puzzle.
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Pull Idioms
In this idioms worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks to sentences that contain a form of the word "pull" in them. Students complete 20 sentences.
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December Holidays Vocabulary Decoder Activity
For this December holiday worksheet, students match letters of words to definitions, decoding December holiday words. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
San Francisco Symphony
Dear Mr. Copland and Mr. Ellington
After a teacher-led demonstration on the lives and music of Aaron Copland and Duke Ellington, learners write a letter to them which shows their understanding of how a person's life experiences can be reflected in a composer's music. They...
Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program
Civil War on Sunday
Reading Mary Pope Osborne's Civil War on Sunday? Here's a packet crammed with activities, exercises, reading guides, and project suggestions. A must-have for your curriculum library.
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Worksheet 16 Crossword
In this crossword puzzle activity, students read 15 clues and fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no theme to this puzzle and no word bank.
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Crossword- Travel Theme
In this crossword worksheet, students read 9 clues and fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. Some of the clues have a theme of travel. There is no word box.
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Total English Intermediate: Very Useful Idioms
In this intermediate idioms worksheet, students practice idioms as they complete a graphic organizer by interviewing classmates and write a paragraph based on the notes from the graphic organizer.
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Slang Quiz: Mixed 1
In this slang worksheet, students select the meaning of the slang word used in each example sentence. There are 10 exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Mixed 1
For this idioms worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose the correct meaning of the idiom in the sentence. Students complete 10 problems.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 2
In this idioms worksheet, students read sentences with idioms about the body and choose the best response to the sentences. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 7
In this idioms worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about idiom phrases having to do with parts of the body. Students complete 10 questions total.
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E Ticket
In this grammar worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms that all begin with the letter "E." There are 45 words beginning with "E" located in the word search.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane- Memoir Lesson Plans
By teaching memoir lesson plans, teachers can help students expand their awareness of different languages and cultures.
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Words in the News
Students brainstorm ideas about the life of Buddihist monks through the internet or temples. The teacher identifies key terms and has the students look them up for meaning and put them in their notebook. The students then have a...
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Retelling Information
This scripted lesson suggests using the journalist’s five W’s (who, what, when, where, why) to teach readers how to summarize a story and to how to distinguish between significant and supporting details. A template and rubric are...
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Talk The Talk
Students create their own "talking sticks" that reflect personas they have invented in this Art lesson designed to introduce the Yoruba peoples from Nigeria. Emphasis is placed on personal reflection after completing the "sticks".
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Take the Prefix Challenge
Learners form words using prefixes. In this prefix lesson, students compete in a "prefix challenge" to see which team can combine a set of twelve prefixes with a set of twelve words fastest. Learners enter their words in...