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Sight Word Soup

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore language arts by completing a vocabulary activity. For this sight words lesson, students discuss the commonly used words that are seen often in writing and define 10 new words each week. Students utilize flashcards,...
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Introduce Vocabulary: a Day at the Apple Orchard

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book A Day at the Apple Orchard and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Dolphin’s First Day

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story with their class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Dolphin's First Day and discuss the vocabulary used in the story. Students participate in a word play activity...
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Introduce Vocabulary: George's Store at the Shore

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore vocabulary words from the story. In this language arts lesson, students discuss vocabulary words from the story. Students discuss the word meanings and use the words in sentences.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Moonbear’s Bargain

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a book in class. In this story vocabulary activity, students read the book Moonbear's Bargain and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocabulary words and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: One Hungry Monster

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson plan, students read the book One Hungry Monster and identify the use of three vocabulary words. Students define the chosen...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship and identify the use of specific...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Story of Ruby Bridges

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Story of Ruby Bridges and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab...
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Introduce: The Prefixes en- and em-

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore language arts by participating in a word structure activity. In this prefix lesson, students discuss the en- and em- prefixes and identify everyday words that include them. Students discuss how a prefix changes the...
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Reintroduce /l/

For Teachers K
Students review the letter l and its sound following teacher modeling. In this language arts lessons, students brainstorm words that begin with the /l/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue...
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Introduce "ur"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination instructional activity, students discuss the sound "ur" makes and the types of words it appears in. Students identify the sound as the...
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Communication Skills Using Puppetry

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discuss communication skills. In this language arts lesson, students use hand puppets to discuss a specific topic with a partner.
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Handwriting for Kids-Cursive

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars write in cursive. For this language arts lesson, students practice writing words in cursive. Young scholars complete printable cursive handwriting worksheets.
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Summarizing Key Information

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students summarize information. In this language arts lesson, students summarize information from a fictional text. Students read a folktale and summarize the story.
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The One and More Than One Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore language arts by participating in a noun game. In this part of speech lesson plan, students collaborate in small groups and play a card game based on singular and plural nouns. Students cut out the cards from a worksheet...
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Looking at Portraits: Literary Monuments

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students examine artworks, research literature, create drawings, and make a 3-D model for a monument to a literary figure. In this literary portrait lesson, students discuss and analyze the sculpture Study of a Monument to Alexandre...
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Use of the Simile

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and write their own similes. In this literary devices lesson, 4th graders define and identify similes. The teacher scaffolds the lesson so that all students can write their own similes.
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Onomatopoeia

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate onomatopoeia. In this reading lesson plan, 5th graders create a list of onomatopoeic words from books read and brainstorm words of their own in small groups.
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Patterns In Poetry: Images (Part 3)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore imagery in poetry. For this poetry lesson, students examine how the use of metaphors and similes aid in reading comprehension. Multiple resources are provided.
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Become a Word Detective

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the origin of words in the English language.  In this language history lesson, students examine words by breaking them down and finding their roots.  Students analyze words from a poem and complete a word detective...
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Fun With the Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the English language by reading their dictionary.  In this vocabulary lesson, 3rd graders collaborate in groups to research a list of given words and complete a definition worksheet.  Students are graded by the...
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Leadership: Communicating With Your Peers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explore communication by using non-verbal cues. In this body language lesson, students utilize blindfolds to communicate with classmates through words only, then use only physical actions to communicate and compare the...
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Persuasive Drawing

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien to then complete a persuasive art project for the novel. In this literature and art instructional activity, students read the book and determine their preference for the story giving facts to...
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Where I Am From

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners study selected poetry to gain an understanding of influences on values and personal identity. They explore language terms such as personification, imagery metaphors and allusion. After reading a poem and discussing it,...

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