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Present Perfect – Have You Ever?

For Students 5th - 8th
Designed for an English language development class, this worksheet is more like a treasure hunt. Learners walk around the room looking for others who have done a certain thing, like ride a horse. They use these prompts to practice asking...
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Analyzing "Do Not Tax the Colonies"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this primary source research worksheet, young scholars examine a copy of "Do Not Tax the Colonies," (not included) and respond to 6 short answer questions regarding its content.
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What Brought Settlers to the Midwest?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Drawn by promises of fertile land, thousands of settlers poured West because of the Homestead Act of 1862. By examining images of the ads that drew them westward, learners consider the motivations for movement. They also consider how the...
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Chunking Huck Finn

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Read a designated chapter of the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and discuss the chapter summary in small groups. Groups present their summaries and answer questions specific to their chapter.
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Survivor Game

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners discover competition and trickery by participating in a class game. They participate in a role-playing game called "Survivor" in which students utilize critical thinking skills to identify who is the "Bad Guy." Students win the...
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Growing in Character

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore how to build their character by respecting and appreciating various cultures. In this character education lesson, students read the book Seedfolks and answer questions based on the character's cultural...
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CCSS Unit Design Template for Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Art classes, like any lab class, require extensive preplanning and set-up time. Use this planning template in the quiet before the storm to identify the equipment and materials that will be needed, the procedures and processes...
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Guess Who?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students who are learning the English language play a Guess Who? game to review vocabulary. Each student is assigned a term. All other students must try to figure out what term the others have by asking yes/no questions. They ask...
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Who Has the Biggest Mouth?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students divide into groups of three or four, elect in their group who they think has the biggest mouth. This question will be followed by Mrs. Peters' joke about big mouths and frogs. Students then be asked how they could prove to the...
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Who I Am - Likes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a "Who Am I" sheet to decide what kinds of things they like and then have a class discussion.
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Who? What? Why Does Your Family Do That?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explain that Japanese and Americans have different values concerning behavior, education, and work. They fill out questionnaires which ask about their family practices and compare their answers with Japanese families.
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The Great "What If" Question. How might American history have been different had Lincoln lived?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the impact of the assassination of President Lincoln. After researching the Republican positions on Reconstruction and analyzing documents related to the Reconstruction, students take a position and explain their...
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Asking and Answering Questions- The Verb "Be"

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this question and answer, word order, comprehension worksheet, students answer 15 questions, write 10 questions for the given statements, and put words in the proper order in 8 examples. They read a story and answer 12 comprehension...
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Family Members-- Who Am I?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL family members vocabulary worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict different members of a family. Students read the question by each picture and select the correct name of the family member from 4 choices.
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Politics: Who Is in Control?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the article "Council Members Clash over Administrator's Job." They be asked to think about how they would feel being placed in the same situation. All students participate in role playing the news article.
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ESL: Who Would Make These Requests?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL making requests worksheet, students complete a total of 12 multiple choice questions, reading a questions and choosing who would ask it. 
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Find Someone Who...

For Students Higher Ed
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students ask their peers a series of questions. They fill in names of peers who fit each description. The worksheet is intended to be used for adult English language learners.
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Meet the Experts, Who are They, Anyway?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the interview as a means of gathering information. Each student interviews a local expert on the subject of their choice. They write interview questions once they complete their interview. Students summarize...
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Who Works for the Common Good in Our Community?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the role of community service organizations. As a class, they listen as members from local organizations speak to them and answer any questions they have. They respond in their journals to different prompts to...
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Who Lives Here?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concept of philanthropy. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students examine water conservation efforts in desert regions as they act as members of a city council committee investigating...
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Who Works for Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this character development and career lesson, students identify job opportunities in a nonprofit organization and research the necessary skills needed for these jobs. ...
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Summing It All Up in a Nutshell

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of summarization strategies. They discuss the process of asking the five W questions, and apply then to a passage from the book "Sarah Plain and Tall." Students then finish the chapter from...
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Developing Questioning Skills by Investigating Political Cartoons

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze a collection of political cartoons based on one theme to determine what information is present and what information seems to be missing to tell the story of the event.
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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on A Walk to Remember. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of...