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Living in an Igloo
Second graders read a book entitled, "Living in an Igloo." After observing the book, 2nd graders predict what will happen in the story. They explore the steps in building an igloo. Students review strategies they can use to decode...
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Igloo Building
Students build igloos. In this igloo building lesson, students read Living with the Eskimos by Bernard Planche and then follow the provided instructions to build miniature igloos.
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Buildings
In this buildings worksheet, students name the buildings that are described in the sentences. Students write 10 buildings total on this worksheet.
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Breaking News English: World's Tallest Building Opens
In this English worksheet, students read "World's Tallest Building Opens," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Homes Around the World
As a reading comprehension activity, this short passage about different types of homes could be used in a lower grade classroom. Students often study this topic in social studies, and it could be used as a supplemental activity when...
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Compare and Contrast
Read about the ways that different cultures set up homes with a set of reading activities. Learners read short paragraphs that cover one or more different ideas, and answer four questions about what they have read, including whether or...
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Ew!!! It's Icky Sticky!
Students engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses upon the skill of phonemic awareness. The phoneme sound for the letter "i" is used with a tongue twister to build this important reading skill.
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Cruzin' to the Arctic
Students, in groups, study life in the Arctic Region and connect their own life experiences to the experiences of students in the Arctic.
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Scan It
In this reading strategies worksheet, learners will learn how to scan for information. Then students will scan a non-fiction passage about weather and complete 4 short answer questions.