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1st Grade - Act. 16: Dancing Mice
First graders creating mouse attached to a helium balloon, and dance around to the sound of some fun music.
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A Day of Hanukkah
You can teach your students about Hanukkah using these fun activities.
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Storytellers: Pearl Jam
Students examine the nature of their own generation by looking at current events and music styles. They update old lyrics with new ones that are more relevant to current times and express a truth about their own generation. Finally,...
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Interconnections Between Private and Civic Life -- Focus on the County
Students distinguish between civic and public life. In groups, they identify the relationships between the two types of arenas as well. They research the roles of the Fairfax County government and how well they provide healthcare,...
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Who Writes History?
Students examine why certain historical figures get credit for their accomplishments while others are forgotten. They read and discuss two informational handouts, discuss why people remember Columbus even if he was not the first person...
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Ordering News Reports Lesson 5
Students create a news program with several reports. They examine the newsorthiness of the reports. They include different types of reports in their news program. They consider how the different reports appeal to audiences.
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Storytelling and Drawing
Students orally retell the Yosemite Miwok legends and design accompanying artistic depictions. They discover the various storytelling elements, such as plot and theme.
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Prezi: Bme Beginning Middle End
Become a better reader by learning how to identify the beginning, middle, and the end of a story. Discover what clue words will help with the identification.
Read Works
Read Works: Sequence Kindergarten Unit: Beginning and End
[Free Registration/Login Required] This webiste provides a lesson in which students identify and describe the beginning and end of a fiction story. Lesson includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice and...
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Pbs 45 & 49:...trauma & Loss: Beginning, Middle & End
Lesson plan for kindergarten and first grade that teaches about the beginning, middle, and end of a story along with dealing with trauma and loss by using the story "Bridgett Bunny?s Ordinary Day That Wasn?t" (link to the text included)....
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Prezi: Beginning, Middle, and End
Based on the story, Harry the Dirty Dog, this slideshow introduces the different elements of the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
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Common Core: Curriculum Maps: Tell a Story, 1 2 3 [Pdf]
In this second six-week unit of Kindergarten, students focus on sequence as they enjoy "Counting Books," both fiction and informational, and stories based on "three."
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Story Mapping Worksheet (Pdf) [Pdf]
Printable PDF file of a Story Mapping Worksheet. Students identify the main events in the beginning, middle, and end of a story. It is provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Writing
The BBC offers quick (bitesize) activities, revision options, and quizzes on a variety of writing skills, covering writing arguments, writing factual documents, and writing stories.
Education.com
Education.com: Rl.2.5 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] The following worksheets can help students practice the Common Core State Standards skill of describing the overall structure of a story.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Sandwich Story Starters
These simple activities actively reinforce the importance of writing a story that is complete: one that has a good, solid beginning; a middle of substance, detail, and high interest; and a satisfying ending.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Explore Time With Theater [Pdf]
In this lesson, learners explore different activities performed at different times of day. Student directors physically place other students in the order in which activities are performed during the course of a day. Learners then become...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Great Expectations
Discovery Channel School offers a lesson plan regarding the study of Charles Dickens novel, "Great Expectations." Students are asked to note that a writer considers theme, plot, characters, setting, and point of view when writing a...
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Beginning Reporting: The Rest of the News Story
Just because much attention is paid to the lead of a story, it doesn't mean the middle and the end aren't important too. Here you can get tips on how to make the whole story effective, from a professional reporter.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Go Figure With Figurative Language It Helps With Predicting!
In this lesson, young scholars will use figurative language, digital tools, and illustrations to write a story. The teacher will model how to use an app that has onomatopoeia to create a story with a good beginning, middle, and end. A...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Sequencing With "A Big Fish for Max"
Today students practice close reading as they look for evidence in the story so they can sequence the events for the beginning, middle, and end.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Letter K
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learning activities related to the letter /k/ are included such as word identification, initial letter recognition, blending with short vowels and /k/ck, and story structure with beginning, middle, and...