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Writing Conversation: Using Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, learners learn to use quotation marks in written conversation. Students proofread 5 sentences and add the necessary punctuation. Then learners write a conversation, starting a new line and indenting with...
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Word Pairs

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners compare similar words that are often confused. In this Language arts activity, students review meanings of words that are often confused. Learners complete a worksheet and sentences to practice correct usage of these words.
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Dictionaries

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students understand the way the dictionary is laid out as well as the purpose for why people use dictionaries. In this language arts lesson, students recognize the need for alphabetical order and are able to find words using a...
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Reading-Author's Purpose

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students review what author's purpose is by understanding that authors either persuade, inform, describe, or entertain with their story. In this language arts lesson plan, students bring in junk mail and in small groups discuss what the...
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Writing a Storybook

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore language arts by creating their own stories in class. In this book making instructional activity, students read the story City Pig in class and create storyboard illustrations in order to analyze the story. Young...
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Phonics Instruction: Long Vowel Sound, Silent E

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by participating in a class word identification game. In this phonics lesson, students read several words in class and identify the different sounds between short and long vowel words. Students complete a...
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Types of Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, learners practice their skills in writing and placing punctuation marks for exclamatory, declarative, imperative, and interrogative sentences. Students complete 16 problems, and an answer key is provided....
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Troublesome Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars work on knowing when to use troublesome verbs such as lie, lay, sit and set. Printable flashcards, and a wide variety of online quizzes are embedded in this fantastic worksheet. A terrific...
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Story Summaries; The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson, students read the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss the main characters, conflict and setting. Students complete a...
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Underlining or Italics and Quotation Marks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheets learners will focus upon the correct usage of titles. Young scholars will focus on 14 sentences noting the correct way to punctuate the given proper nouns.
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Free Verse Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students will focus on free verse poetry. Students will articulate a free verse poem about family, feelings, and a favorite place.
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Root Words

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet students learn that root works are words from which other words are built. Students identify the root word in 6 words, then rearrange 6 scrambled words, putting the prefix, root word and suffix in order.
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Comic Book Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this Language Arts worksheet, learners create a comic book. Students write an outline that includes experiences, family, friends, animals, and superheroes.
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Student Resource Sheet-- Using Verbs in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students explore the use of strong specific verbs in their writing. Students first read the information and look at the examples given. Students then brainstorm strong verbs to replace common words and...
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MTV's Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use several strategies in poetry to convey tone and speaker. In this language arts lesson, students read and build vocabulary as they gain a larger understanding of how to write poetry. Students then work in groups in order...
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Earthquake Terror

For Teachers 4th
In this language arts worksheet, 4th graders answer the ten multiple choice questions based on the reading of a story about a terrible earthquake.
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Wordsearch Fun Blank Grid

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students use the blank grid and word bank lines to create a word search puzzle of their own with 20 words on topic chosen by each person. No directions are given on the page.
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Mrs. Wilson's Secret Reading Comprehension Questions Chapter Three

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, learners respond to reading comprehension questions pertaining to Mrs. Wilson's Secret. Students answer nine questions with literal, inferential, and opinion responses.
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Slowly But Surely

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The US mint has created this fabulous lesson plan, which practices language arts and mathematics skills. Learners will use the provided worksheets and step-by-step instructions to experiment with different sentence structures, use...
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Writing to Inform: Colonial Trades

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders who are studying life in colonial America engage in an instructional activity that has them create a "Help Wanted" ad that would have been written by a master craftsperson from back in the day. They utilize a graphic...
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Researching and Note-Taking: Building Expertise about a Colonial Trade

For Teachers 4th Standards
Building on the previous activity in this unit on colonial trade, the ninth activity has young experts continuing their research and writing summaries of the information they find. To begin, children participate in guided practice where...
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Peer Critique: Historical Accuracy of Ideas and Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th Standards
Promote collaboration in the classroom with a historical fiction instructional activity. Fourth graders partner up and read the other's narrative to give feedback on vocabulary choice and the accuracy of historical information. After...
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Whodunnit? The Case of the Missing Poodle

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Who purloined the poodle? Class groups read police reports and theorize whodunnit. The sixth of a ten-lesson series on mysteries.
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Great Online Art Sites

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.

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