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Summertime Fun

For Students 5th - 8th
In this summertime fun worksheet, students discuss twenty-seven key terms associated with summertime. Students locate and circle each key term in a word search puzzle.
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The Newspaper

For Students 5th - 6th
In this journalism learning exercise, students use a copy of their local newspaper to complete this page. Students answer questions about the publisher and staff of the paper, the weather, TV programming, comics and classified sections....
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Is It Irregular? - That is the Question

For Students 5th - 7th
For this grammar worksheet, students read about using irregular and regular verbs in sentence writing. They then answer the 26 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page.
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Vocabulary Review

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary review worksheet, learners determine synonyms in sentences. Students answer ten multiple choice sentences.
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Conversation Completions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this conversation completions instructional activity, students choose phrases and sentences to complete communication sentences. Students determine four fill in the blank answers.
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Grab a Winning Book to Read on March 3

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars identify periods of history and read a news article about a librarian who wrote an award winning book. For this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a class challenge and a vocabulary activity,...
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A Community of Givers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore charitable organizations. In this character development instructional activity, students read about children who have contributed to charitable organizations, research a variety of these organizations, plan a project,...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 9

For Students 4th - 8th
In this sentence completion instructional activity, students complete the sentence by choosing the best words to complete them. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Idioms - G

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing idiom usage worksheet, students read idioms with explanations of their meanings and then use them to give advice or answers as responses to the people's comments. Students write 7 answers.
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Wanted- Dead or Alive

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the characteristics of trickster tales. In this literary genres lesson, students read trickster tales from Africa and create a clay model of a trickster character. Students design a "wanted" poster with a...
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Idiom Quizzes - Clothes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive worksheet, students choose an idiom to replace the expressions in parenthesis. Students write 15 multiple choice answers.
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Idiom Quizzes - Money

For Students 5th - 6th
In this identifying meanings of idioms online/interactive learning exercise, students choose idioms to replace the expressions in parentheses in sentences. Students choose 30 answers.
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Teaching Story Elements: Jack and the Beanstalk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define fictional story elements. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read Jack and the Beanstalk and view an included SMARTboard lesson. Students use the SMARTboard to match the story element terms with the specific...
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Fun Plays on Famous First Ladies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students inquire about the lives of the First Ladies in our country. In this First Ladies lesson plan, students build knowledge about the contributions of First Ladies and how their childhood made them the person they are. Students do a...
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Abraham Lincoln and the Five-Dollar Note

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Students study Presidential history by researching Abraham Lincoln.  In this U.S. history lesson plan, students discuss the changes in the 5 dollar bill and create a timeline of Abraham Lincoln's life.  Students complete a...
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Surviving the Social Jungle

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars explore and recognize social structures. In this social standards lesson, students discuss social problems and cliques. Young scholars role play and search for bible verses that reflect how God wants them to handle social...
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Eagle Song

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students read a book.  For this comprehension lesson, students read the book Eagle Song stopping to answer comprehension questions about each chapter.  Students complete post reading activities including a Tree of Peace.
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Multiple Intelligences Survey

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
In this multiple intelligences worksheet, students complete a survey asking them about different ways they like to learn. Students complete 24 questions. This should be a very enjoyable activity for students.
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Alcatrazz

For Students 4th - 6th
Use this resource as a way to practice important skills. Learners can use this 10-question quiz to promote Internet researching skills. This could be used as a center activity.
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The Participial Phrase

For Students 6th - 8th
Need a review practice exercise for participial phrases? The assumption here is that young grammarians are already familiar with the grammar principles and terms and are ready to show their understanding of participial phrases, and for...
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Decimal Search

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students locate and report on books using the Dewey Decimal System. They return the book to its proper place.
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Avoiding Run-ons

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine how to avoid run on sentences. They look at the sentences containing run ons and rewrite the sentence on the line the way it should be written. They work independently to gain practice.
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Gary Paulsen's The Car: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 6th - 9th
With questions primarily about characters' names, this interactive online quiz tests knowledge of details about Gary Paulsen's book The Car. Pre-screen for accuracy as anyone can create quizzes on Fun Trivia. You might want to encourage...
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Using Active Voice vs. Passive Verse in Writing

For Students 6th - 8th
Need an active voice exercise? Learners rewrite a series of sentences to ensure that the subject of the sentence is doing the action. Beware the typos, especially in the title.