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Irregular Verbs
In this irregular verbs activity, students fill in the blanks with the correct form of the irregular verbs given. Students complete 13 short answer, 18 multiple choice, and 10 fill in the blank questions.
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ESL Grammar: Passives
In this ESL passives worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the best way to change a sentence to passive form. A website reference is given for additional activities.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Students develop strategies for adding and subtracting fractions. They search for and generalize patterns.
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Harriet The Spy
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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Homophones
In this homonyms worksheet, students read 5 sentences and choose the correct homonym to complete the sentence. Students then use the word they did not choose in a sentence.
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"Ode to the Bluebonnet"
Fourth graders create an acrostic poem using the word "bluebonnet" They brainstorm adjectives and descriptive phrases for the bluebonnet and its habitat. They read The Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie de Paola. students integrate...
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Hope Child Surviving Against All Odds
In this Language Arts worksheet, students answer 2 questions about the theme of surviving against all odds in the novel Hope Child.
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Inverted Sentences
In this inverted sentences worksheet, students read the definition of inverted sentences and how to conjugate verbs in them. They circle the correct form of the verb in 10 sentences. They invert 3 regular sentences and write 2 original ...
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Singular to Plural
In this singular and plural nouns worksheet, students read the sentences with singular nouns. Students then rewrite the sentences, changing the singular nouns to plural nouns and correcting other grammatical elements.
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ESL-Telling Stories
For this ESL telling stories worksheet, students label a set of pictures using a word bank given, then ask a partner given questions about the pictures.
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Plurals
In this plurals instructional activity, 7th graders review and discuss how to change regular nouns into plural nouns and change twelve ordinary nouns into plural nouns.
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Who says I can't be Sherlock Holmes?
Students create a "crime scene" in their classroom and have to tell what's out of place. The class is given a set of cards that are all face down and have to play concentration. If they get a matched pair, they get both cards. Whoever...
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Phrasal Verbs Mixed Bag Quiz #3
In this language arts worksheet, students read 8 sentences and choose the word or phrase that best matches the meaning of the phrasal verb.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak
Death narrates a poignant tale of collecting lives and stories through Nazi Germany while constantly circling back to Liesel, who survives because of the love she shares and her love of language. Selected (6) reading passages (grades...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with a foster family, the Hubermanns, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger's...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Mahfouz: The Thief and the Dogs
Guide to Naguib Mahfouz's The Thief and the Dogs, including historical background, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit with project ideas and essay topics. A radio show, with transcripts, features excerpts from...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
On the first day of summer, 12-year-old Percy Jackson learns that he is a demigod. He joins Camp Half-Blood, where he learns the skills required to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt. Selected (7) reading...
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Lightning Thief Discussion Guide
Book summary and discussion guide for The Lightning Thief. Printable Student Handout available along with suggested answers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: The New Kid and the Cookie Thief
A video of the book "The New Kid and the Cookie Thief", written by Lisa McCourt and Mary Young. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Appu Series: The Truthful Thief
A video of the book "The Truthful Thief", written by Appu Series. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: The Lightning Thief: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Lightning Thief.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "Lightning Thief Review From the New York Times" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Polly Shulman's review of The Lightning Thief published in the New York Times. Quotations from the text are blue while summaries are red, and the reviewer's...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Thief" by Maurice Baring
The full text of the short story "The Thief" by Maurice Baring. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Thief" by Guy De Maupassant
The full text of the short story "The Thief" by Guy de Maupassant. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.