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Until Then I Had Only Read About These Things in Books

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read assigned text about the World War II. In this Holocaust survival lesson, students identify the mass murders associated with Adolf Hitler's Nazi party and read stories of young men who narrowly avoided the death camps....
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Sometimes I Feel Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the feelings of happiness, sadness, anger, fear and examine instances when these feelings are present as well as positive ways to react to these feelings.
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Fire Prevention Week: Day Five Fire Fighting Equipment

For Students K - 1st
In this fire safety worksheet, students will look at a picture of a pumper truck and a ladder truck. Students will find out and discuss information about each kind of truck.
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Reading Teammates

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book "Teammate" after participating in pre-reading activities that include examining the concepts of segregation and discrimination. In this six week literature study, they make timelines, discuss what they know...
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Cat in the Hat

For Teachers K - 5th
Explore the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss with your class. They will design a pattern for the cat's hat. They will create color pattern designs with candy and frosting. In the end, they will describe their pattern.
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We Love to Read Bulletin Board

For Teachers K - 5th
Young artists create a bulletin board based on books they have read. They complete a book report and share the information with the class, and use different types of technology to help finish the board.
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Narrow It Down: Books

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students ask yes-no questions to identify a secret book. In this asking questions lesson plan, students ask yes or no questions about books to identify a secret book. Students identify the book and then read one of the example books.
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It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students create a variety of quil blocks to create a unique pieced quilt top during every class. Based on the book It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt. Students create a quilt block after each lecture.
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Pick-A-Phonic Picture Books

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore phonemes. They create a picture book when a new phoneme is introduced. Students discuss the new phoneme and words that contain the phoneme. They create phoneme books shaped like the phoneme being studied. They...
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Writing a Book About Farm Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the book, Pigaroom carefully. They create lists of animals that may be on the farm and then write their own books about farm life. They proofread their stories using editing checklists and exchange their paper...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Sequencing Lesson

For Teachers K
Students listen to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and summarize to story to demonstrate comprehension. They review the days of the week and create their own book.
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Alphabet Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe language arts by reading children's stories in class. In this alphabetical lesson, students read the books The Sound of the Week and Alphabetivities and practice making letters using arts and crafts. Students create...
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Literature Circles: Typical Discussion Day Structure

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders practice and facilitate a discussion.  In this literature lesson plan, 10th graders practice using effective discussion strategies. Students participate in reflection and self-assessment on their own discussion...
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Dear Diary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the main...
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Whoever You Are

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Deep down, everyone is the same. Discuss the similarities and differences between people across cultures with a series of reading activities based on the beautiful story and illustrations in Whoever You Are by Mem Fox.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas

For Teachers K - 2nd
You can keep this printable idea sheet and use when you're in a tight spot. It contains cross-curricular ideas that span every subject while relating to the African tale, "Anasazi the Spider." Learners will act, write, move, count,...
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Home Reading Log

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Ask your learners to keep track of their independent reading progress on a weekly reading log. There is space to write the title of the book, the pages read, a brief summary of what was read each time, and the minutes read. Each of the...
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners identify the stages of the water cycle. They listen to the book "Magic School Bus: Wet All Over," examine the Build Your Own Water Cycle website, predict and measure the amount of water in a jar for a week, and read a short play...
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Talking with My Peers: Carousel of Reading Superheroes Around the World

For Teachers 3rd Standards
In many places in the world, people go to great lengths to get books to read. This beginning-of-the-year activity uses pictures of people reading in extraordinary situations to stimulate effective listening and speaking using the...
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Planning Binder

For Teachers K - 6th
An organized classroom is a happy classroom! Keep track of all the important data for your learners with a collection of teacher templates. It includes graphic organizers for class birthdays, transportation, contact information, behavior...
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Zoo Phonics Preschool Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K
Have your class discuss the letter /l/ sound. Using a variety of entertaining books, preschoolers identify the sound of this letter. This is a terrific way to review the letter L.
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Numbers and Counting

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the numbers one through five. Over a three week period, students visit centers in the room to investigate and perform hands-on activities with numbers. They trace numbers, write numbers in shaving cream, count objects,...
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Summarizing Story Events

For Teachers K - 2nd
Here is a way to build your pupils' public speaking abilities. The lesson plan describes a reader's report chair, which is used each week by a student who has just finished reading a book. The featured reader sits in the chair and talks...
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Spinning a Web

For Students 1st - 3rd
Lisa Trumbauer's big book, Spinning a Web, provides kids with an opportunity to practice word sequencing, to use correct punctuation, and to develop comprehension skills with a cloze reading evercise.

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