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Poetry4kids

How to Write an Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.
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Parts of Speech

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Nouns, verbs, pronouns...they're all covered here! This presentation gives a detailed look at each part of speech, but know that you cannott skip slides or start at any slide except for the first. Create a guide to keep your class...
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Social Studies Review Third Grade

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this review of various skills worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about Georgia history, references, fiction and nonfiction, and U.S. history. Students answer 12 questions.
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Curriculum Corner

“I Can” Common Core! 1st Grade Language

For Teachers 1st Standards
Support first graders with developing their basic language skills using this Common Core checklist. With each standard rewritten as a positive I can statement, students are encouraged to work hard toward reaching these clear...
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K12 Reader

Revise Your Writing

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
The importance of revising writing is the focus of a short reading comprehension worksheet that asks readers to respond to a series of questions based on the article.
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Using Hyphens

For Students 7th - 9th
Teaching grammar can be so difficult! Help your class master how to use hyphens correctly. The first page details different places one would use a hyphen. On the second page, learners are introduced to two practice activities. In the...
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Student Handouts

Capitalization Challenge

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Ensure that your pupils have capitalization down by asking them to practice with these worksheets. Learners rewrite each sentence with correct capitalization. The original sentences do not start with capital letters and include proper...
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: Venn Diagram

For Students 9th - 12th
“When a person knows and can’t make the others understand, what does he do?” Why (s)he collects evidence and writes an essay! Prepare your readers for a compare/contrast or reflective essay on The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by giving them...
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Schoolwires

12th Grade Expository Reading and Writing Research Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The beauty in this resource is the lengthy list of highly charged, controversial-issue research topics. Categories include issues of race, politics, law, environment, education, athletics, gender, and technology. After selecting a topic,...
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Charleston School District

Constructing Rotations

For Students 8th Standards
An instructive lesson provides the basics on how to perform rotations on the coordinate plane. The handout also covers rotating about a point other than the origin and how to perform a series of transformations. 
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Appreciating Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine different types of poetry. They choose a poem and write it on another piece of paper practicing their cursive writing. They illustrate their poem and shares them with the class.
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Adopt a Manatee

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!
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PICTURE READING - PARAGRAPH WRITING

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the elements found in a media image. The image is used to compose a descriptive paragraph. They exchange papers to discuss the writing and make changes using constructive criticism. Students also make connections...
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Arkansas: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this United States history worksheet, students use the 15 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Arkansas.
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Can I Be Your Friend?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read "Charlie, the Caterpillar" and discuss the qualities of a good friend. They write group and individual paragraphs about the topic of friendship.
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Yummy for my tummy!

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the story Tops and Bottoms and identify vegetables that are eaten from the stem, root, and leaf of a plant. In this vegetables lesson plan, 1st graders learn vocabulary about different vegetable parts and write journal...
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What We Need

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic needs of plants. In this plant growth lesson, 1st graders observe types of plants and review the parts of a plant as well as the development of a seed. Students review related vocabulary and read The...
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Message to Mother

For Teachers 1st
First graders write sentences to their mothers and include them Mother's Day gifts made with paper cups, a balloon and newspaper.
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The ABCs of Healthy Foods

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after reviewing the food pyramid, look for fat, sugar, and salt in food.
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STOP THAT SENTENCE

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students stop their sentences with the correct punctuation marks. They choose which punctuation mark is needed to write sentences in their journals.
Handout
San José State University

Capitalization

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Do you need a clear and concise learning exercise on capitalization for your students? This learning exercise would be an excellent choice. The first page is packed full of good examples of when capitalization is necessary, and the...
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Proper Adjectives

For Students 4th - 6th
The identification of proper adjectives is the focus of this language arts worksheet. Students identify proper adjectives in four phrases, then place a proper adjective of their choice in three other sentences.
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The 50 States

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a database to gather information on the United States. Using this information, they try to describe the settlement patterns in the various states. They enter additional information into the database and use queries to...
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #34

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Internet research learning exercise, students use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to ten unrelated questions. Three of the questions are multiple choice, the remaining seven are short answer questions.