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Alliteration

For Teachers 4th
In this alliteration worksheet, 4th graders write alliterations with their first names, find rhyming patterns in poems, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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Repetition

For Teachers 4th
In this repetition worksheet, 4th graders make a word card for repetition, find repetition and other poetic devices in poems, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 3 activities.
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers 4th
For this rhyming words worksheet, 4th graders complete activities such as circling rhyming words, writing rhyming words, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Similes

For Teachers 4th
In this similes worksheet, 4th graders complete the similes and highlight similes in a poem. Students complete 4 activities on this worksheet.
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Metaphors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this metaphor worksheet, students make a "word card" with the word metaphor for their vocabulary bank, then determine whether statement from The Dragonslayer are similes or metaphors, 
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Pictures and Print: What's the Difference?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners watch a PowerPoint presentation. For this early literacy lesson, students watch a PowerPoint presentation describing print from pictures and the difference between the two.
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Mazes and Labyrinths

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students evaluate directions by participating in a maze activity. In this labyrinth lesson, students identify the history of mazes and labyrinths and utilize Google Earth to examine real life mazes. Students create their own mazes...
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Ancient World

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders play a powerpoint jeopardy game. This can be used as a test or as a way to review information. This is a culminating test for our unit on Ancient Worlds. The jeopardy game is based on goals in math, language arts, and...
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Folktales Reflect Daoist and Buddhist Traditions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare three Chinese folktales for their "messages" and literary techniques to see how they reflect Chinese Confucian and Taoist values. They discuss how folktales share certain subjects, characters, plots and themes.
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Bunyan, Appleseed, and More

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders listen to a variety of tall tales and compose their own tall tale. In this tall tale lesson plan, 9th graders complete  KWL chart about tall tales. Students discuss the elements of tall tales and then read example tales....
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Shark Attack

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine the white shark. They think critically about a set of shark facts and predict whether the statements are true or false. Students describe a year in the life of a white shark living in the Red Triangle. They create a...
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"Vacation Under the Volcano" Chapter 3 Vocabulary

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students fill in blanks with vocabulary words from chapter 3 of Vacation Under the Volcano. An answer key is included.
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Native Americans

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the culture of a variety of Native American tribes through literature and related activities.
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Explaining a Legend

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain the place of the legend of Herakles in ancient Greek life and compare ancient and modern legends in an essay.
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The Mayflower Compact

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use primary source documents to discuss the Mayflower Compact and the story of the first Thanksgiving. They discover how the Pilgrims were influenced in developing a community and American democracy.
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Proverbs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the origins of proverbs and examine several examples. Then they create their own collection of existing proverbs. Later they write their own original ones and share with the class.
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Anasazi/Mesoamerican/Andean: Time and Cultural Passages

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders role play the position of someone in one of six different civilization groups. They research the group's development, advancement and fall of their civilization. They create a presentation to share the information with...
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Memories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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Tell Me a Train Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a short story about train track safety and make a train shaped book.
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Tell Me a Train Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a short story based on train track safety and make a train-shaped class book.
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Train Cinquain

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write cinquain poems showing an understanding that people cannot outrun trains. They examine safety messages concerning tunnels, bridges and trains.
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Sticky Situations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and solve problems where railway safety is involved. They defend their solutions based on current safety information.
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How Did the Immigrants Get to the United States?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders search TDC database for images of immigration from other countries, maps, and diaries. They identify the challenges that immigrants had to endure to reach the United States.
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A Fish Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars closely examine and analyze an American tall tale. They find the key features of a tall tale and compose a tall tale of their own. Student groups write, edit and present their tales to the class.

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