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So You Want to Be A Poet?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study different types of poetry and then write examples in this unit. They write, among others, free verse, Diamante, Clerihew, and color poems.
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Say It with Meaning: Applying Sayings and Phrases

For Teachers 4th
Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.
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Unlocking New Words

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the various types of suffixes and prefixes. In groups, they identify the root words and determine the proper suffix or prefix to add to the root. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to end the...
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Freckle Juice - Lesson 3

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities with the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. In this literature instructional activity, students read Chapter two and find the definitions for new vocabulary words. They also complete an online activity...
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Freckle Juice

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students analyze a chapter from the assigned book they are reading.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read chapter four from Freckle Juice by Judy Blume, and discuss the main character, Andrew.  Students complete...
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Opposites Attract (Elementary School)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders generate a list of opposites found in the book, "Kaleidoscope of Kids". They use newspaper and magazine pictures to find opposites.
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Vocabulary Practice 1

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
For this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, short answer, analogy questions, and more about vocabulary words given. Students complete 10 problems.
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Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 20 problems.
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Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, young scholars complete 10 problems including analogies, multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, and more for the vocabulary words given. 
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Vocabulary Practice Week 2

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
For this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 10 problems.
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Practice With Vocabulary for Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners learn six new words from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar. Students answer 9 multiple choice and short answer questions about the meanings of the words.
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Practice With Vocabulary Words Week 1

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
For this vocabulary worksheet, students complete 10 problems where they do analogies, short answer questions, fill in the blanks, and more for the vocabulary words given including festered, dormant, grieve, and more.
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The Price is Right - Advertisements

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design written advertisements using cut out items from catalogs or newspapers in order to persuade consumers.
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The Nature of Haiku Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students brainstorm elements of nature art prints and photos. They identify the syllable count of Haiku and take a nature walk. They write Haiku poems while practicing the use of simile, alliteration, metaphor, and analogy to describe...
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Something About Me

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write a list poem based on a word that describes them. The teacher uses the poems to compile a book about students in the class.
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More Choices

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create onomatopoeia for a variety of things such as a mean dog, a crying baby or a doorbell ringing after exploring word choice as used by authors in selected books. They complete a Word Choice worksheet that is attached.
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Laundry List of Idioms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders think of idioms related to laundry as they create a laundry list of idioms.
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Using Analogies to Improve Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create and analyze analogies and infer word meanings from these relationships. Words can be taken from selection(s) or topics currently being read in class. These exercises strengthen student reading comprehension.
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Beowulf

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read selections from Beowulf and summarize the poetry selections in their own words. Students discuss the poem, then create a modern version of Beowulf by using their own words and their own poetic form.
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Read Aloud/ Narrative Analysis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read passages of Koya's Cousin Del before answering questions in a discussion setting. They listen to a variety of musical pieces before detailing how the music makes them feel in a short piece of writing. They share their...
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My Favorite Things

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify "masterpieces" and mass-produced objects. They explain why they value a given object and determine what physical materials were used to create the objects. They create a class book featuring objects that they value.
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Thesaurus

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students analyze a thesaurus entry and answer 5 questions about it. Students also use a thesaurus to answer 10 questions.
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Intermediate Matching – Types of Books

For Students 5th - 6th
In this book genre worksheet, students draw a line from the book type words to their definitions. They match nine words, which include dictionary, cookbook, encyclopedia, and fiction, with the definition that best describes it.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Silent Consonants

For Students 4th - 5th
For this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have silent consonants. Students write each word one time. There are at-home spelling activities listed that students may complete.

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