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Foods and Languages of the World
Pupils explore Japan. In this Japanese culture instructional activity, students listen to stories regarding Japan, view Japanese art, learn Japanese words, and make Origami.
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Food and Languages of the World
Students listen to the story "No Blue Food" in this lesson. They then discuss Allegra, the main character, and her hesitation to try new foods. They participate in a matching game in which they match cards to determine a fruit topping...
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Foods and Languages of the World
Students celebrate diversity. In this multicultural appreciation lesson, students celebrate diversity by sampling food from different cultures, learning a few words in Spanish and identifying the seven different continents.
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That Sneaky E!!
Introduce your class to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph. Because the...
Water
Global Water Supply Middle School Curriculum
We take a steady shower stream and clean drinking water for granted, but in many countries around the world, the lack of water or a clean water supply is responsible for higher sickness and death rates. Taking a closer look at the water...
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Printing and Publishing
Explore African literature and artwork in a multicultural literacy and art lesson. Begin with a read aloud of Tiger and the Big Wind: A Tale from Africa, and afterward, have kids retell the main events in the story. They...
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Review of Personification and Alliteration
Learners review personification and alliteration. For this literary devices lesson, students use personification and alliteration in a sentence. Learners draw a picture reflecting personification.
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Sense Poetry
Access your young poets' senses and emotions with this activity, which guides them through the process of writing a "sense poem." After working on a sense poem as a class and modeling the procedure, individuals work on their own poems...
Manchester University
Alliteration
Kids create cool clauses selecting a single starting sound. Ah, alliteration.
English Club
Prefixes
The power of prefixes to change the meaning of words becomes clear to intermediate-level English language learners with a two-page worksheet. Individuals select a prefix from a provided list to alter words to match the meaning of...
Curated OER
Reaching English Language Learners Through Cooperative Learning
Students in ESL, ELL take part in small groups according to their language proficiency skills and to determine how to problem solve with a language barrier.
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Language Arts: Fluency and Comprehension
Students increase fluency through repeated reading exercises. In groups, they practice reading sentences prior to reading the book, "Jane and Bob." Individually, students read parts to the teacher who notes expression, smoothness, and...
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Language Arts: Final Drafting
Students are able to revise their own essays for greater clarity and fluency, adding explanation where needed and cutting extraneous information where appropriate. They are able to compose an academic essay with a complete introduction,...
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Spelling List 34: Sight Words, Greek Root "ann/enn," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of spelling words two times each. Words focus on sight words, Greek roots "ann"/"enn" and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 7: Sight Words, al/el, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are sight, academic or have the al/el sound. A website reference is given.
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Spelling List 4: Sight Words, "al/il," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, learners copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are sight, academic or have the al/il sound. A reference website is given.
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Spelling List 14: Sight Words, Short /aw/ Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are either short 'aw' words, sight words or academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 32: Words with Suffix "-est," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic vocabulary words or have the suffix -est. A website reference is given.
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Spelling List 30: Words with Suffix "-ly," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are academic or have the -ly suffix. A website reference for additional resources is given.
California Department of Education
Transitioning to High School
How do scholars prepare to take their next big step? The second in a series of six career and college readiness activities focuses on making a smooth transition from middle to high school. Groups research the resources available at their...
Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)
Understanding the Food Web
Building on prior knowledge of the pervious instructional activity in the series, pupils explain the previous instructional activity to each other. Then they write a simple guide for a young child to read on the same topic.
Novelinks
Where the Red Fern Grows: Graphic Organizer, Story Map
How do you grow a goal from a dream to reality? You make a plan! After reading chapters two and three of Where the Red Fern Grows, learners map how Billy earns his dogs by completing an organizer in pairs and then discussing answers in...
American Press Institute
Creating a Classroom Newspaper
Hot off the press: a mini-unit for class members to create their own newspaper. Complete with graphic organizers, extension activities, and helpful learning targets that teach parts of a newspaper, the resource contains everything needed...
University of North Carolina
Policy Brief
Not all writing assignments take the form of an essay. When it comes to politics, it's all about policy briefs. This type of writing is the topic of an informative handout, which is part of a larger series on specific writing...