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Health Education: An Integrated Approach

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in role plays in order to consider how they use body language and facial expressions to convey their feelings. For this nonverbal communication lesson, 4th graders discuss the importance of paying attention to...
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CSAP Preparation: Don't Wait for the "Eleventh Hour"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in language arts activities designed to prepare them for taking standardized tests. The language arts format covers science and social studies content. Handouts and worksheets are included in the lesson.
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Mapping Roxaboxen

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Roxaboxen and draw a map of the Roxaboxen community. For this language arts and geography lesson, 4th graders use specifications given, adding features to the map as described in the book and creating a legend.
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Through the Forest and Home Again: Maps Help Us Find Our Ways

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read Little Red Riding Hood, focusing on her path home to Grandma's house. In this language arts and geography lesson, students perform a reader's theater, re-creating the walk home and possible routes that could have been...
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Dog Gone

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students write friendly letters. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the parts of a friendly letter. Students compose a friendly letter. Students share their letters with small groups and draw a picture to go with the letter.
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Monster Writings

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice descriptive writing by describing a fictitious monster they created.  In this language arts lesson, 4th graders illustrate an image of a monster character they imagine and practice using their vocabulary to...
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Munsch mania

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders choose a Robert Munsch poem to interpret. For this language arts lesson, 3rd graders interpret their chosen poem by either acting it out or through illustrations. Once the interpretations are complete, students send their...
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Alabama Acrostic Printable

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive language arts learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem regarding Alabama using the letters ALABAMA. This learning exercise may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Oklahoma Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Oklahoma using the letters OKLAHOMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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South Dakota Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Independence Day Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding the 4th of July using the letters INDEPENDENCE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Goddesses Are Personifications Too!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the use of personification as a way of expressing ideals.  In this Language Arts lesson, students create an allegorical depiction of a contemporary ideal.  Students write labels that clearly support the...
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Citizenship

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students reflect on characteristics of good citizens, examine democratic symbolism, create an award and choose an individual to receive the award as part of this lesson on citizenship. Lesson ties together social studies, language arts,...
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Earth Day Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Earth Day using the letters EARTH DAY. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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A Little Alliteration

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry by completing various activities. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders practice recognizing alliteration and then create their own poem using alliteration.
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Compound-Go-Round

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students make compound words by putting together cards with whole words on them. In this language arts lesson plan, students play a game where they match up words in an attempt to make compound words that make sense. A fun, meaningful...
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Father's Day Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 6th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem regarding fathers using the letters FATHER. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Creating Poetic Devices

For Students 9th
In this creating poetic devices worksheet, 9th graders create 5 original examples of poetic techniques by listing and defining each term, then illustrating that example;  a list of terms and an example are shown;  a grading...
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Common Theme in Folktale: 900 Versions of Cinderella

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine various stories that have a Cinderella theme.  In this Language Arts instructional activity, 7th graders compare and contrast stories.  Students write various journal assignments in regards to the...
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Hole Mole

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the story Hole Mole and answer comprehension questions while learning about action words. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders read, discuss, and cook, while relating it all back to the story.
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Making Connections

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the main ideas in a passage from literature, and in a painting, and justify their conclusions using logic and language arts skills.
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Making A Match

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a poem containing sight words, then match word cards to the sight words in the poem. In this language arts lesson plan, students draw pictures next to sight words on a worksheet embedded in the plan. A good lesson for...
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Show The Movie!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders deliver story presentations that establish a setting with descriptive words, contain a plot and show, rather than tell, what happens. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders utilize sentences from the book, "Tuck...
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Poetry Power

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore language arts by analyzing poems in their class. In this word play lesson, 2nd graders define the terms rhyme, rhythm and alliteration and identify their uses. Students utilize class word lists to write their own...