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Sparkle Words

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to "sparkle words," which are really adjectives! They consider ten sentences which have a word missing, and choose the best of the three sparkle words on the slide to complete the sentence. A nice, motivating...
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Descriptive Writing: Parrot in the Oven

For Students 8th - 10th
After reading a selection from Victor Martinez's Parrot in the Oven, pupils use the graphic organizer to decipher the sensory details within the descriptive paragraph. They list various details under the appropriate sense ("see," "hear,"...
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Goods for You!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Have your class learn about Wisconsin and farming. Learners begin by listening to stories that describe farming and engage in a discussion of goods and services. They could also compare the goods and services provided in different states.
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Cookie Dough Equivalence

For Teachers 4th
There's nothing better than using a cooking lesson to teach about fractions! For this clever lesson, young chefs must determine the proper amounts of ingredients while using a standard measuring cup. The recipe is embedded in the plan,...
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Examining Primary Sources: The Ten Commandments

For Students 10th - 12th
Your home-school, Sunday school, or private Christian school students can build critical thinking and textual analysis skills by taking a look at Ten Commandments. They use this worksheet to analyze and break down textual meaning in an...
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San José State University

Parentheses and Brackets

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Practice using parentheses and brackets with your class using this handout and short exercise. This could also be used as a reference sheet, since it lists several different proper ways to use parentheses and brackets, with examples of...
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Shel Silverstein's Poems

For Students 1st - 8th
Check to see that readers recall specific details from Shel Silverstein's poems. The poems appear to be taken from the collection Falling Up. Bring this classic children's author to your class with this resource.
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Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 12th
Focus on Edgar Allan Poe's life and biographical information with this quiz. Five of the questions reference poems, but the other five ask about dates, times, and his family. Format is multiple-choice for biographical information and...
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Hamlet-Bodies, Bodies, Everywhere...

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Dwell on the tragic circumstances of Hamlet with this quiz. Every multiple-choice question deals with the death or near-death of a character in the play. Discover why Hamlet is truly a tragedy.
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Don't Know Much About Hoyt

For Students 5th - 8th
Hoyt Axton is a great artist, but he is often overlooked. Use this quiz to test your learners' knowledge of Axton. There are 10 multiple-choice questions on this worksheet. Note: You can print this out, or have your class take the quiz...
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Making Friends

For Teachers K - 2nd
Whether it's the first day of school, or there's a new kid in the class, it's always great to talk about ways we make new friends and be a good friend. Younger learners are presented with several scenarios to discuss and think about....
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Elections: In the UK

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Voting, members of Parliament, and elections are the topics of this interesting presentation. Follow the British voting process from turning in a ballot, to the jobs of the members of Parliament. Whether you live in the UK or not,...
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The Learning Network: More Like Disney

For Students 7th - 12th
A great source of high-interest reading for the language arts classroom! Meant to be used with an article also available on the New York Times website, this worksheet provides 10 comprehension questions about the reading as well as one...
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K12 Reader

What’s Being Compared?

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Can your pupils find the comparative or superlative adjectives in each of these sentences? To complete the exercise, individuals circle the adjectives and then note down the things being compared.
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Personal Pronouns

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Practice personal pronouns with a special focus on subject and object pronouns. Learners read 20 sentences and circle the subject or object pronoun in each. They note which is present with an S or an O.
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Woman Suffrage Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
What does your class know about the women's suffrage movement? Can they name the patron saint of this movement? Or can they explain why babies were used in the suffrage campaigns? Do they know what the most radical demand was? If so,...
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Sentence Types: "The Americanization of Shadrach Cohen"

For Students 8th - 11th
Readers identify sentence types with 25 examples based on Bruno Lessing's short story "The Americanization of Shadrach Cohen." For each, they choose from simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

For Students K - 2nd
Even if your mathematicians aren't sure about addition and subtraction yet, they definitely can put math skills to use when it comes to sharing toys! This set of basic math word problems give simple scenarios which will be familiar to...
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Other Uses for Commas

For Students 6th - 8th
Comma usage, in direct address or in appositives, is the subject of a one-page activity that begins with definitions, provides examples, and then asks learners to demonstrate their understanding in sample sentences.
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Sentence Fragments

For Students 7th - 9th
Tired of finding sentence fragments in your students' writing? Use this straightforward activity to help them identify when a sentence is not complete. Sixteen sentences prompt learners to rewrite fragments as parts of a complete...
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Brigham Young University

K-W-H-L for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

For Teachers 4th - 8th
To prepare for a study of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second in the series of seven books about J.K. Rowling's amazing young wizard, readers complete a K-W-H-L chart.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Let your learners voice their opinions on morals and human rights with an anticipation guide for Asa Butterfield's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Before reading the novel, kids read several statements that encourage them...
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Understanding Connotation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," which is available online, is used in the language lesson plan presented here. Middle schoolers read through the text for comprehension. Then, they reread the first paragraph and identify all the words...
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Context Clues Worksheet (Part 1) L.6.4a

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Practice using context clues to determine the meaning of words. While the words in this activity are relatively simple, they will help ease pupils into the process of using context clues. Make the activity stronger by asking class...

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