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Unlocking New Words: Partner Presentations

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Following extensive modeling about how to apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to learn new words, partner teams create brief word presentations to teach new vocabulary to the class. Preselect words from upcoming social studies,...
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The Power of Words in Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"How can a few good words save a pig's life?" Posed with this question, your ELD students explore E.B. White's Charlotte's Web in a meaningful, valuable way. By analyzing specific word choice from the book, especially the excerpts...
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Compound Words

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Enhance your lesson on compound words with this colorful PowerPoint. This presentation defines a compound word, lists various examples, as well as includes a class activity and assignment. Note: During the reading activity, have students...
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Sight Word Fluency Lists 31 to 45

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Practice makes perfect. Scholars get a lot of practice with sight word recognition as they continue to read words from each list until they master all words. Lists offer both new and review words.
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Sight Word Fluency Lists 61 to 70

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Every word matters. Increase reading fluency with word recognition practice. Scholars continue to practice reading words in each list until they demonstrate mastery. Readers practice both new and review word lists.
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Writing a Character Sketch

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Combining descriptive and expository writing skills, middle schoolers create a character sketch about someone they know well. They use a graphic organizer to help them discuss a model character sketch and organize/write one of their own....
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The Color of My Words

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore the story The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph using this resource. Learners answer comprehension questions, fill in graphic organizers, and write a poem.
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Numbers and Operations as Words

For Students 4th - 5th
Teach numbers in word form with this activity. In this numbers and operations learning exercise, learners solve 22 problems in which numbers are written in word form. Students solve the problems and write their responses in word form....
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Sight Word Fluency Lists 16 to 30

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Record keeping and data is essential to tracking scholar growth. Educators record pupil mastery of sight word recognition on nine pre-made sheets. Teachers and parents easily view data, progress, and word mastery.
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Word Review Card Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils play a card game where they match the meaning of the word to the word or its prefix/suffix. They listen for the teacher to call out the definition and, with two players facing off, the first one to slap the correct card wins! Kids...
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High Frequency Words: Set 4

For Students K - 6th
Three pages plus twelve words equal a versatile resource ready to use. Here is a set of twelve high frequency words that you can print and cut to reinforce high frequency word recognition. Great for early readers, autistic learners, or a...
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High Frequency Words

For Students K - 6th
Phonemic awareness might not be a skill all autistic children will understand, but pattern and sight word recognition may prove to be more effective means of building strong reading skills. Use this set of twelve high frequency word...
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High Frequency Words: Set 3

For Students K - 6th
Here are twelve high frequency words that you can use as a game, flashcards, or to boost word recognition and reading skills. Intended for use with an autistic class but useful for any special needs or early readers. Just print, cut, and...
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Compound Words ESL 1 Beginners

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Bring vocabulary to life with this SMARTboard activity! With a list of (linked) compound words, learners combine each part of the word to complete the compound word. They then read a narrative and identify the compound words. The last...
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Color Word Cards - Level 1

For Students K - 6th
Is your Autistic pupil a visual spacial learner? If he is, then flash cards are a great way to build proficiency in object identification. Here is a set of 8 color flash cards for you to print, laminate, and use to reinforce color and...
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Stir Up a Character Analysis Recipe

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
What ingredients make up a character? A cup of honesty, a dash of humor, a pinch of cynicism? Based on real cookbooks they review in class, learners at any grade level three and up write recipes to describe characters familiar to your...
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A Walk in the Tundra

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Discuss the environment of the Arctic tundra using this resource. The focus of this lesson is the story A Walk in the Tundra by Rebecca L. Johnson. The appealing illustrations are bound to captivate your class! After reading the story,...
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Academic Reading Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
From A to Z, learners define, draw, and find examples of specific reading focus skills in an alphabetized reading vocabulary packet. Words include dialogue, theme, text structure, genre, paraphrase, and many more.
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Explore the Written Word with National Postcard Week

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Develop writing and analysis skills with a celebration of the postcard pastime.
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Comparing Two Stories

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Compare new and old versions of the classic story Alice in Wonderland in this comprehensive worksheet packet. Learners read an excerpt from the original, answering several analysis questions. They do the same for a more modern version,...
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The Last Word: Using Critical Thinking and Analysis to Reach a Decision

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Want to explore the process of writing a persuasive essay and tie it in with the upcoming elections? Class members use Venn diagrams and the hamburger model of persuasive writing to write a five-paragraph essay on elections and...
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Poetry Introduction: Reading Strategy and Response

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze a poem. For this poetry analysis lesson students read a poem, analyze it, and write a response. They write about their own thoughts on the poem's meaning and any feelings they have about the poem.
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Letter of Complaint

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Learners analyze this letter of complaint to the city council by answering nine short-answer questions. They examine author's purpose, word choice, claims, rhetorical questions, and general observations. There is a focus on constructive...
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Beach Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Familiarize young analysts with the relationship between words, meaning, and visual images. They consider the relationship between the painting Beach Poetry and the poem Sandpaper. They compose and illustrate an original a  beach poem...

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