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Language Registers
Do you speak to your parents the same way you speak to your friends? The differences between formal and informal language are highlighted in this exercise. Groups are asked to select a scenario and script different dialogues that might...
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Elephant Eggs
Study the short and long sounds of the letter e. Learners will practice words and tongue twisters using both the short and long vowel /e/. They use letter boxes and letter tiles to spell words containing the target sound. To close the...
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Islam and Islamic Culture
Whether democracy will ever take hold in Islamic nations continues to be a topic of great debate. Here, a series of questions, research, and discussion provide a foundation for class members to come to their own conclusion which they...
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Feathery Parrot
Students look closely at a bird species and identify details about parrot anatomy. They reproduce their observations in a colorful painting. In addition, they experiment with a variety of paintbrush techniques to achieve different...
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How Does the Story begin...or End?
Students explore the importance of the opening and closing of a story. They assess that an exciting beginning gets readers attentions and strong introductions hook and lead readers into the book or story.Also, a good conclusion leaves...
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Picture-Perfect Portraits
Children research the paintings of Italian artist Raphael and compare them to the works of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. They engage in close observations of one person while they prepare to paint a portrait. They create original,...
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Take Off
Young scholars draw perspectives from different points of view. After discussing the way objects look up close and from a distance, they choose a perspecitve to draw from, land or air. Students draw their landscape using paint and markers.
English Resources
Buddy by Nigel Hinton
The lessons that come from reading the novel Buddy by Nigel Hinton might be masked by how much you have just enjoyed the story, but don’t let an opportunity for learning pass you by. Let this learning scheme bring clarity to the ideas...
Sheet Music
Rhythm Dictation
Learners will need to listen closely as you dictate a rhythm. They will use the worksheet to correctly write the dictated rhythm by placing note heads on the spaces provided.
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Addition And Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Young algebraic thinkers find the solutions to 20 rational expressions using addition and subtraction. They pay close attention to following the Order of Operations!
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Converting Fractions
Upper elementary and middle schoolers solve 30 problems in which fractions are converted to decimals and percents. There is no instruction on the page; problems are closely spaced with no room for pupils to show their work.
Eduplace
What Do You See?
Young mathematicians count to 120 using the number poster printed on the worksheet. They color in the incorrect numbers in the 120 chart, which requires close reading and command of number order. Pupils finish by completing the missing...
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Addition of Four Numbers (100 Problems)
Learnes solve 100 problems in which 4 four-digit numbers are added with regrouping. The problems are very closely spaced in small print.
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Remembering Waiting
After a close study of the pastel drawing Waiting by Edgar Degas have the class imagine the story Degas may be telling through the body language and clothing of the people in the work of art. Your young writers then create a drawing...
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Mechanics: Section 2, Letter
This letter to Dr. Ramirez is full of spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors. It's up to your lucky learners to find and fix them all. They pay close attention to the underlined phrases, then use the multiple choice options to...
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Practice Makes Perfect
Middle schoolers solve four problems in which the variable N is isolated and its value determined. There are multi-step equations. The problems are closely spaced and the way they are typed may confuse students.
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Star Drill
The star drill is set up to practice throwing and catching a football. The path of whom to throw to in this group of five players is to follow the pattern of drawing a star. The players practice their skills and as they get better,...
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Angles and Arcs formed by Intersecting Chords
In this angles and arcs worksheet, students complete a warm-up, state the formula formed by intersecting chords, and answer eight problems. The worksheet includes a closing think pair share problem.
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Anticipation Guides Improve Reading Comprehension
Beginning with anticipation guide strategies is a powerful method for improving reading comprehension. First, list initial ideas for a topic the class will be reading about. These ideas are formulated into statements, some of which are...
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Estimation and Measurement
Get second graders outside to estimate and measure how long 800 meters is on their school campus. They then measure the actual distance in yards to see how close their estimate was. An interesting teaching idea!
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Women
A close study of two works of art provides the introduction to this cross-curricular writing assignment. After comparing the clothing, facial expressions, body language, setting, and color in the two 19th century paintings Tissout’s...
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Reading (Fluency)
Emerging readers practice reading fluency. First, they listen to the teacher and classmates model fluent reading, and then they practice fluent oral reading with a partner. To close the day, they participate in a Reader's Theatre based...
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Consumer Scams
Letter writing may be outdated but it's a great way to practice English conventions, grammar, and spelling. The class researches consumer scams, then writes a letter about them. They each choose a scam to write about paying close...
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Expanding the Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Introduce the class to the Civil Rights Movement by taking a critical look at the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. They will pay close attention to the role women played in organizing the boycott and bringing national attention to the...
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