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Alaskan Eskimo Collection

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students analyze mystery photographs to determine key characteristics about the Alaskan environment and Eskimo culture. In this Eskimo lesson, students read an Eskimo folktale and write their own in response. Lastly students complete a...
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Short e, Long e Spelling Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling activity worksheet, students rewrite the words with short e and long e sounds on the lines. Students spell 20 words.
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Icky Sticky Hands!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They use letterboxes to write 'i' words and read stories containing...
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Everyone is Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners study /e/ in both written and spoken words using a tongue twister and letterbox activities. They recite a tongue twisters and make words using letterboxes. Next, they read "Red Gets Fed" and find words that contain the /e/...
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Icky Stinky Fingers!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They use letterboxes to write 'i' words and read stories...
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Silly Siggy

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short /i/ sound in spoken and written words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /i/ sound. They then listen to the book "Liz is Six" and identify the words in the story...
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Dad's Fat Hat

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they examine the letter 'a' as it makes the short /a/ sound. Through instruction and modeling, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue...
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Shhh!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and spelling words containing the /sh/ digraph. They listen as the teacher says different words, and identify those with the /sh/. They then complete a worksheet with pictures and write the words under the...
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There Once Were Two Cats of Kilkenny

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to rhyme "There Once Were 2 Cats," by a poster. They are asked what they think is happening in the picture. Students are told that this is what cats do when they are going to fight. They are given the word card...
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Math Crossword Puzzle x6

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math crossword puzzle, student answer multiplication facts dealing with multiples of six. They write the correct number beside the problem, and then spell the word in the crossword puzzle. This one-page puzzle contains ten...
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Subtract Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators (H)

For Students 5th
In this mixed number subtraction activity, 5th graders rename the first mixed number. Students then subtract the whole numbers and fractions. Students solve 7 mixed number problems.
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Subtract Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators (J)

For Students 5th
In this mixed number subtraction worksheet, 5th graders rename the first mixed number. Students then subtract the whole numbers and fractions. Students solve 7 mixed number problems.
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Spelling-R-Controlled Vowels

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, students copy 20 r-controlled vowel spelling words. Parents are given 2 activities to complete with students.
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Consonant Sounds /z/, /zh/

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this consonant sounds worksheet, students spell the consonant /z/ and /zh/ sound words on the blank lines. Students spell 20 words.
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Icky Sticky

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pseudo words they read.
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Shhh! Quiet!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students become aware that when certain letters are put together in a word they are said with a single mouth move. Through modeling and a variety of guided practice activities they explore the /sh/ phoneme. They read and identify 'sh'...
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Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the vocabulary words that fit the definition for the 15 questions in the crossword puzzle.
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Winter Clothing Crossword

For Students 1st
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, 1st graders read the 14 clues and use them to find the words to complete the puzzle about winter clothing.
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Getting to Know the Presidents

For Students 4th - 6th
In this presidents worksheet, students use given web site sources to complete a graphic organizer comparing pairs of presidents, 5 pairs total.
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Slang Ain't the Thang!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine how a speaker uses words and images to express a message. They read a speech written by Sojourner Truth and discuss the purpose and audience, and identify the speaker's tools used in a speech by George W. Bush.
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The 2004 Presidential Election

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils examine the 2004 Presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Using a variety of primary source documents, they discover where the candidates stood on the issues. In groups, they create a tableau in which they...
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners examine the importance of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument. As a class, they complete a K-W-L chart about George Washington and write about what they believe is going on in a picture they are shown. They are...
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It's Icky Sticky

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pseudo words they decode.
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Chomp Chomp Chocolate

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. Students practice identifying the initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words by identifying pictures containing the sound. They read a decodable story...