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High Earners Can Still Struggle
Students explore the concept of financial trouble. In this financial trouble lesson, students read an article about people who earn large salaries, but still have financial trouble. Students discuss ways to avoid and get out of debt....
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High Earners Can Still Struggle
Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students read an article about credit debt and financial trouble. Students discuss ways to avoid financial trouble. Students make a cause and effect chart for the people in...
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Your Body Within Your Community
Students identify and discuss the function of each of the major body systems. As a class, they discover how this relates each one of them in their community. They discuss their role as a member of their community and how people depend...
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Using English Grammar: Nouns
In this definition practice worksheet, students choose the correct definition of the italicized word. Students have three choices from which to choose.
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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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Persuasive Advertisement For A Novel
Sixth graders engage in a project to persuade classmates to read a certain novel. They create a poster using persuasive advertising language. Media can be included in the form of pictures and other graphics to make the visual...
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Independent Reading Responses
Pupils participate in independent reading activities by reading a book at their independent reading level and selecting activities to complete after reading. Activities are broken up into C Level, B Level, and A Level activities.
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Interconnections Between Private and Civic Life -- Focus on the County
Young scholars 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...
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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.
Other
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.
Other
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: 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.
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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.
Read Works
Read Works: Sequence Kindergarten Unit: Beginning and End
[Free Registration/Login Required] This webiste provides a instructional activity in which learners identify and describe the beginning and end of a fiction story. Lesson includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
Other
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."
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Explore Time With Theater [Pdf]
In this lesson, students 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. Students then become...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Go Figure With Figurative Language It Helps With Predicting!
In this lesson, students 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 video...
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.
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.
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.