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"Shooting an Elephant" Critical Reading
In this "Shooting an Elephant" critical reading instructional activity, students identify the author and general topic of the piece. Students sum up the message of the author and identify the type of writing.
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Critical Reading #1: "The Myth of Doomed Kids"
In this critical reading learning exercise, students establish the context, author, and purpose of the piece then sum up the ideas that the author is trying to convey.
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Poems: calligrams
Have fun with shape poems! First and second graders write calligrams that add to the meaning of their poems. Great for your poetry unit or if you want to combine poetry and art lessons.
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Conejito
Third graders read the story "Conejito" and write a descriptive story about the rainforest in Panama. They answer story comprehension questions, complete worksheet questions about a map of Panama, and rewrite a paragraph changing the...
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"Voicing" - A Believable Account with "The Glory Fields" by Walter Dean Myers
Dr. Seuss and Walter Dean Myers team up to cover the topic of prejudice. Using The Sneeches (about the culture clash between star-bellied and bare-bellied Sneetches) and The Glory Fields (about a boy coming to America on a slave ship),...
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Comic Strip Templates
Comic strips are engaging, valuable tools for learners to demonstrate their understanding, convey main ideas and thoughts, and express their inner creativity! Be sure to check out the related materials of this resource, which include...
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Describing Things (Adjectives)
Describing things using adjectives is the focus of this instructional activity designed for language learners. Class members play games, draw pictures, and sing songs, adding adjectives to describe animals.
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Using Inference in Writing
What could have happened to a plane buried in snow? Have kids practice making inferences with a writing prompt for which they describe a photo without using specific key words.
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Real-Life Problems: Miles, Pounds, and More
Give young arithmeticians an applicable way to use their addition and subtraction skills with these five word problems. Each one presents a scenario requiring they add or subtract numbers with units (money, distance, weight,...
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Adverbs
Run quickly. Walk slowly. Jump high. As part of their study of English parts of speech, language learners engage in a series of activities designed to introduce them to the descriptive power of adverbs.
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Places & Where We Live
Where does a cow live? Language learners engage in a series of activities that asks them to match animals with their habitats.
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Places in My Town
Introduce language learners to the present continuous tense with a series of activities that ask them to answer the question, "Where are you going?"
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Writing Sentences
Challenge your second graders to use their writing and list-making skills with this straightforward worksheet. Given five sets of three items each (duck, dog, and hen, for example), young writers compose sentences that include lists of...
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Harmony and Expression in Writing Form
How do you write an interesting beginning, middle, and end of a story? With this lesson, young writers look to other stories as examples. Then, they use some of the attached graphic organizers to help them create their own story. Note:...
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Library Writing
Tie reading and writing to library appreciation! Learners answer four questions about the library and draw a picture of the location they most often visit. Extend the activity by taking a trip to a local library and checking out books to...
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Fairy Tale
Have your class take a look at this picture of a knight, ladies, and a castle to get ideas for a fairy tale. Learners can discuss their ideas for a story based on this prompt, write them down, and then craft their own stories. This...
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Commas
How well do your pupils know comma rules? Clear up confusion with this document, which includes an abundance of information about how and when to use commas as well as a practice exercise. Note: The answers are on the bottom of the page....
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Writing Check List
In this writing skills worksheet, students check a piece of writing they've completed using the check list. The check list includes sixteen different items to check.
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Critical Reading #2: "The Chase"
In this critical reading learning exercise, students read "The Chase" in a designated class period and determine the relevance of the author's life, the general topic, the type of writing, and the theme. Students then summarize the piece...
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Fun Fonix: Say it. Trace and Write in the A. Read it.
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders respond to 9 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, tracing and writing an "a" in the space provided (middle of each word), and reading the newly formed word.
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Creation Stories
Students read and research American Indian creation stories as a way to understand the origins of American Literature. They conduct Internet research utilizing Internet search engines. They create an online report page as well as write...
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Word Equation Questions
In this chemical equations worksheet, students are given 37 word equations and they complete each by filling in the product or reactant that is missing using words.
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Mad Lib: The Great New Toy!
In this filling in the blanks story completion worksheet, students read an incomplete story about The Great New Toy and fill in the blanks with appropriate answers. Students fill in 17 blanks to complete the mad lib.
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Quantity Terms With Count Nouns
In this substituting expressions for quantity words worksheet, students use the expressions little, quite a little or quite a bit of, few, and quite a few to replace phrases in sentences. Students rewrite 10 sentences.
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