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Using Supporting Evidence to Interpret Meaning-A Native American Folktale

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners read Native American folktales.  In this multicultural literature lesson, students research the style of writing used in Native American folktales.  They view a video of a folktale, and discuss the meanings of the...
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Election Day Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing vocabulary in context instructional activity, students use the word bank of words about election day to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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What's the Right Meaning?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing and correcting mistakes in sentences worksheet, students read two sentences, discover the mistake in the second sentence, and use words in the word bank to correct them. Students write 8 answers.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary from Mr Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant worksheet, learners cut out the squares with vocabulary words, alphabetize them, and create sentences using them. Students write 11 sentences.
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Shizuko’s Daughter: Knowledge Rating Scale

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How well do your kids know key terms from Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori? Have them review a list of words that they will encounter in the novel, and mark which words they know well, which words they've seen before, and which...
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Making Inferences (17)

For Students 2nd - 5th
Here's a bright inference activity that can enlighten the study of any text. Readers fill in a thought bubble with what they know about a story, then map on a scroll clues they found in the text, and record their insights on...
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For and Since

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Fill in the blanks with a activity that focuses on for and since. As kids read 20 time-related phrases, they decide whether to use for, since, or no reply.
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Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn the meanings and correct use of 10 words. Students complete ten assorted questions in which the words are used in context. Words seem unrelated.
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"My Side of the Mountain"

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners demonstrate comprehension skills be retelling 6-8 significant events. They identify new vocabulary words and determine the meaning by using context clues. They contribute to group discussion by sharing at least 1 idea/reflection...
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Helping Children Read

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read books with younger children, incorporating context clues and vocabulary aids as reading strategies to help the younger children learn to read. They discuss the concept of community capital and how this activity relates.
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Reading And Responding: Lesson 4 Nonfiction/test-taking Strategies

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a teacher led activity that focuses on reading nonfiction and test taking strategies. They examine the use of context clues to improve their vocabulary and summarization skills. Also, they complete the...
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Reading And Responding: Lesson 15 Nonfiction

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine a nonfiction selection in a teacher led lesson. They examine the author's purpose for writing the selection and identify the difference between fact and opinion. The compare and contrast expository and narrative...
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Reading Portfolio

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students record their own voices using microphones, computers, and reading selections and chart progress at recognizing words, phonics, word structure, and context clues. This elementary lesson uses the computer program Timeliner.
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Spelling and Reading

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use their spelling words for the week to solve analogies. In groups, they work together to place the correct word in the correct place in a sentence. They also read a paragraph and determine the meaning of the word using...
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Shh! I am Trying to Read!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the advantages of being able to read silently. They then review a "stuck on a word" strategy using context clues to determine meanings of unknown words. They then practice reading silently and the teacher assesses for...
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Winter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this literacy activity, learners use context clues and the word bank in order to complete the reading passage with the right word choices.
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School-Home Links: Learning New Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this new word worksheet, learners learn how to figure out new words using the other words in the sentence or context clues. Students then ask three questions to learn the new words listed. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Cells

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students use context clues and the word bank in order to complete the reading passage with the right word choices.
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Taxonomy Concept Map

For Students 6th - 9th
Reinforce learners' knowledge of scientific taxonomy with a helpful concept map instructional activity. Using a word bank, young biologists fill in the blanks to complete the description of organism classification.
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Lesson 5: Red Herrings

For Teachers 6th Standards
A red herring isn't just a fish! Identify the clues that an author makes in a book to mislead the reader and make predictions accordingly. Have your class discuss how it feels to be tricked as a reader and about making wrong predictions....
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There's Omegas in Those Hemp Seeds

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A very well-designed lesson plan focuses on the many benefits of Omega Fatty Acids. Learners read some articles on omega fatty acids, then access a glossary that is included in the plan. They fill in terms along with their definitions....
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Where Were Your Ancestors in 1871?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here is a nicely designed lesson plan on ancestry and family history. In it, learners read an article entitled, "Where Were Your Ancestors in 1871?" Then, they make up a series of questions to profile their family and their community 100...
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Lyddie: An Instructional Unit Resource Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Katherine Paterson’s young adult novel Lyddie is the foundation of a differentiated instruction unit that not only explores the rise of industrialization and labor but women’s rights issues as well. After learners read the novel, they...
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Rosa Parks

For Students 4th - 6th
Rosa Parks is a great book for studying the Civil Rights Movement. Use this packet of worksheets to track reading, elicit responses, and promote book-related activities. Character analysis, prediction and short essay skills will be...

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