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The Hobbit: Anticipation Guide
Prior to reading Tolkien's The Hobbit, class members respond to a series of statements in an anticipation guide that introduces many of the central concepts of the novel.
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Long or Short Vowels?
Vowel letters of the alphabet and the sounds associated with the vowel are the focus of this lesson. Students distinguish between both long and short vowel sounds by reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the words and sounds....
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Chance Experiments with Outcomes That Are Not Equally Likely
The fifth portion of the 25-part series introduces probabilities calculated from outcomes that are not equally likely. Class members use tables to calculate probabilities of events, add outcome's probabilities, and find...
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TeachMe: 1st Grade
Let your eager learners practice their basic arithmetic and spelling skills with this fun interactive resource! For any primary grade teacher with access to an Apple mobile device, this is a must-have application.
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Describing the Planets
Young Spanish language learners review the names of each planet. Then, in pairs, they work to complete the chart provided. What is the composition of each planet? What is the color? They learn how to describe the planets.
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Periodic Table of the Elements
First graders discuss, at their level, the concept of elements making up all matter. They discover the story of Dimitri Mendeleev and his discovery of the Periodic Table of the Elements. They locate and color some of the most common...
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Animal Syllables
Animal names are a great way to practice syllables with words your young scholars will be familiar with! Using images, students examine 7 animals and color in the number of paws that correspond with the number of syllables in that animal...
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Pronouns
Subject, object personal. Possessive, reflexive, indefinite. Everything you want to know about pronouns and their antecedents is contained in a colorful 32-slide presentation.
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Colors in Spanish
How do you teach your pupils the colors? This activity requires kids to match colored strips to color words that are written in both English and Spanish. A fun hands-on twist to the typical color activity.
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Word Wall Words
Students use the basic required 200 words by sight in sentences of three to six words, use the words to play bingo and rhyming word activity.
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Vocabulary Worksheets - Reading: The Food Pyramid
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage about the food pyramid and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
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Making Words #6
In this making words worksheet, learners read a set of letters, color all consonants yellow, then cut out make and write as many words as possible.
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High Frequency Words: Bone/Box/Draw/Pictures
In this high frequency words learning exercise, students alphabetize the words: bone, box, draw and pictures, then use the words in a sentence and color code by consonants and vowels.
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Possessive Adjectives Worksheet
In this ESL possessive learning exercise, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. Students choose the correct possessive from the word bank.
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My Many Colored Days
Learners read My Many Colored Days as a class, explore their feelings about colors, illustrate what they think about colors, explore the author Dr. Seuss, and create an accordion style book.
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Let's Sing, Read, and Write
Young scholars sing and read the old favorite song Wheels on the Bus, and write new song text for a poster and a class book.
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Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a short passage entitled, "Fixing the Roof", answer 7 multiple choice questions, fill in 6 blanks with vocabulary words and answer 1 question with a paragraph.
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Dolch Work Bingo
Young scholars play Bingo using Dolch sight words on their game cards. In this sight word instructional activity, students create their own Bingo card, filling it out with dolch words from their provided list. When a student...
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Question Words Review
This clever reading and writing worksheet has students read a short newspaper story on Martin Luther King, Jr., then write 6 questions about the story using the following key words: who, what, where, when, why and how. A very good...
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Hickory, Dickory, Dock
In this rhyme worksheet, students read a nursery rhyme about a clock. Students also color in an illustration and cut out rhyming words from the story.
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Jack and Jill
In this rhyme worksheet, students read a nursery rhyme about Jack and Jill. Students also color in an illustration and cut out rhyming words from the story.
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
In this rhyme worksheet, students read a nursery rhyme about a spider. Students also color in an illustration and cut out rhyming words from the story.
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Read Aloud Lesson Plan: Water for One, Water for Everyone
Students listen to a read aloud about African animals as they access a watering hole. They discuss the characteristics of Africa such as the temperature, it distance from the students, and lifestyle of the animals. They talk about how...
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Time Words
In this time words worksheet, students read and color all of the time words that they see. Students choose from 10 words to read and color.