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Jumbo Roald Dahl Quiz
In this Roald Dahl quiz learning exercise, students complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz about the works of Roald Dahl. Included are detailed questions about events in his books.
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Using Fairy Tales to Promote Retention of Ethical Standards
Learners explore ethical systems. Students read fairy tales and Bible stories to identify examples of ethical systems. Learners brainstorm and discuss movies, songs and poems that exemplify ethical system.
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"Robin Hood"
In this "Robin Hood" instructional activity, students, with a partner, discuss the differences in meaning between rob and steal, match eight words associated with Robin Hood and match six words/phrases with their proper definitions.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Lesson 1
High schoolers identify many careers within the music industry such as producer, A&R representative and recording studio engineer. They connect achievements of noted artists with their roles in the music industry.
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Anne of Green Gables Activity Sheet and Progress Test
In this activity sheet and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 25 multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank and short answer questions pertaining to Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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Plot Summaries
In this plot summaries worksheet, students read the plot summaries and write what the expositions, inciting moments, rising actions, climaxes, falling actions, and denouements are in them. Students do this for 2 plot summaries.
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Remembering Veterans
Students discuss the importance of remembrance and memorials. Students explore different war and memorials throughout the world. They examine the purpose of Remembrance/Memorial Day. They examine how emotions can be expressed through...
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Job and Work: Correct Usage
In this vocabulary worksheet, students review the meanings of the words "job" and "work", then fill in the blanks using context clues to determine the meaning.
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Breaking News English:
In this English worksheet, students read "Thousands Escaping from Lebanon," and then respond to 2 multiple choice, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Question the Grimm Brothers
In this writing questions instructional activity, students read each sentence and rewrite them including capitalization and question mark punctuation.
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Value: Non-Violence - Friendship With Animals
Students discuss the importance of respecting animals and properly providing for their needs. In a class setting, students read a story about animals and identify kind and caring actions toward the animals. After a class sing-a-long,...
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Using Cinderella Stories to Study Venn Diagrams
Seventh graders read Cinderella stories and complete graphic organizers for the various versions. In this story analysis lesson, 7th graders read versions of the story Cinderella. Students organize the story's information using a variety...
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Transforming Fairy Tales: Editing
Students edit fairy tales. In this transforming fairy tales lesson, students edit their previously written fairy tales for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Students also have the opportunity to peer edit.
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Taking a Page From Franklin
Students analyze sentences from Benjamin Franklin. They use their notes to state the same ideas in essay form. They compare the new work to Franklin's orginal work.
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Steve and Harriet's Wedding
Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/...
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Lesson 1: Theatre Arts
High schoolers create and perform based on cuttings from various plays and literature to demonstrate the learning of the process of improvisation. Students connect improvisation with theatre and real life. High schoolers participate in a...
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Actual Errors in Newspapers
In this journalism editing worksheet, students look at 26 newspaper headlines and explain what is incorrect about each one. Example: Escaped Leopard Believed Spotted.
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Using the Suffix 'ful'
In this suffix worksheet, learners complete a chart for words that contain the suffix 'ful.' Students then use the words to complete the sentences. Learners write the last set of words containing the suffix into their own sentences.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Tales and Anecdotes About Little Princes
A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Tales and Anecdotes about Little Princes by John Slater, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Prince Little Boy & Tales of Fairy Land by S. Weir Mitchell
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Prince Little Boy & Other Tales of Fairy-land by S. Weir Mitchell (1888), an illustrated book of fairy tales and short stories.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: The Little Lame Prince
"The Little Lame Prince", written in 1909 by Miss Mulock, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 61 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
Other
Chez: The Little Prince's Project English Version
Personal site dedicated to Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Features drawings, biography, bibliography, excerpts of his work and correspondence, bibliography, links, and many more resources. Unfortunately, the English version is incomplete and...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Antoine De Saint Exupery
A nice biography is given on the life of French aviator and writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Discusses his life as a pilot as brief career as a writer.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Making Room for Elephants
John Tidwell's article on elephants for Zoogoer Magazine centers on Asian elephants and covers topics including The Little Prince, The Princess and the Plague, and The Mating Game.