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End-of-Year Practice Test (Grade 7 ELA/Literacy)
Prepare your pupils for Common Core testing with this practice test. The test includes one fictional text and four informational texts for learners to read and answer questions about. Also included are answer keys, an online version, and...
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End-of-Year Practice Test (Grade 9 ELA/Literacy)
What better way to prepare your class for Common Core testing than with a practice test? The practice test includes several reading passages, both literary and informational, and learners respond to multiple choice questions...
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Adding s, ed, and ing To Words
Second graders learn how to add s, ed, and ing suffixes to words. In this adding suffixes lesson, 2nd graders participate in a teacher led lesson on the rules for adding endings to words before completing an associated worksheet.
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Phonics Word Search #34 Rhyming Words That End With -est
In this rhyming words worksheet, students locate 12 rhyming words that end with -est that are hidden in a word search puzzle. They locate words such as chest, pest, west, and jest.
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--en Word Family
In this --en word family worksheet, students add the "--en" ending to 6 consonants to form rhyming words. All words are in a hen shape.
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--ain Word Family
In this --ain word family activity, learners add the "--ain" ending to six beginning consonants to form rhyming words. All words are inside a train shape.
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--at Word Family
In this --at word family worksheet, students add the ending "at" to six beginning consonants to make rhyming words. All words are inside a cat shape.
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---uck Word Family
In this --uck word family worksheet, students add the ending "--uck" to six consonant beginnings to form new words. All words are inside a truck shape.
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Ending Letters: Pictures and Printing
Is your elementary class learning phonetics? For each picture, circle the correct end sound, write it in the accompanying box, and write the full word on the line provided. Five pictures are provided, all with varying end sounds.
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Phonics Endings --ar: Worksheet #2
Six colorful pictures all contain words that end in -ar. One space is left in front for learners to fill in the correct consonant or two. Turn this into a quiz or game to challenge your young writers!
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Word Scramble
Have your class play a motivating word game to practice reading skills. Learners take a look at a group of letters and use them to form words. The words all end in the -ay sound. A teacher could use this resource to practice reading,...
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End of Unit 2 Assessment: Working with Two Texts - Reading, Listening, Summarizing, and Synthesizing
As a summative assessment for this unit on colonial trade, fourth graders listen to and read informational texts in order to demonstrate their ability to take notes, write summaries, and draw connections. Young scholars first listen as...
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Literacy Activities for Any Time
As the title suggests, this packet is loaded with activities that can be used at any time. The common element in all the exercises is that they are connected to books by Dr. Seuss.
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"ing" Words Crossword Puzzle
In this language arts worksheet, students complete a 12 word crossword puzzle. Each sentence contains a missing word which will have the "ing" suffix. Students think of a word that will make sense and place their answer in the crossword....
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What's it Worth?
In this reading worksheet, students spell 5 pictures using scrabble letters. All words end in -ub. Students also add up the score of each word
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The ea and ear sounds
Focus on the /ea/ and /ear/ sounds. Learners complete three sentences by adding the appropriate ea word from a word bank, re-writing each sentence. Then, they read an excerpt from Little Red Riding Hood and find all the...
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Introduce Reading Connected Text
Get your scholars ready to read their first story...with a little assistance, of course. Projecting the short story (included) for all readers to see, point to each word so they can sound it out together. The strategy here is not to have...
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Identify Base Words and Suffixes to Read Multisyllabic Words #1
Show your scholars how adding an affix changes the entire meaning of a word; they focus on the suffix -able. You'll find a complete script here, but if you don't want to read this verbatim, use it simply as an outline. Learners...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonological Awareness: Onset and Rime, Guessing Game
An activity challenges scholars to show what they know about onset and rime. Learners choose from a stack of picture cards and give onset and rhyming clues to see if their partners can guess the word they are holding.
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Vocabulary Packet: Multiple Approaches
Looking for a complete vocabulary and spelling packet focused on high frequency words? Look no further. This printable packet includes six worksheets with activities to reinforce spelling and vocabulary competency. Learners complete a...
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Speech Writing: Identifying Criteria for a High Quality Conclusion
Learning is never-ending. Scholars learn about effective conclusions as they continue watching a video of an opinion speech. After analyzing the speech's conclusion, they work in small groups to write an ending for their own speeches.
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Proofreading: Lesson 2
Identify and develop strategies for proofreading with your class. They read and identify the grammar rules for capitalization, end punctuation, and commas, correct errors as a class, and complete three worksheets. This resource includes...
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Vowels and Consonants
Now that your scholars know the alphabet, make sure they understand that not all letters are the same! Explore the difference between vowels and consonants...not to mention that pesky y. Learners say the alphabet out loud and...
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English Skills Assignment 6.205
Study words and word choice with this resource. Although the presentation is overwhelming, several topics are covered here. Alliteration, root words, parts of speech, and word meanings are just some of the topics! There's also a...