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Sequence, Predict, Infer: Pink and Say
Practice sequencing with your 2nd graders via Patricia Polacco's Civil War book Pink and Say. Begin with a blindfold and a bag of mystery items. Connect their use of clues to identify what they can't see with the skill of making...
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Spelling: Homophone Review
Third graders practice using homophones. In this homophones lesson, 3rd graders review what makes a word a homophone and use clues to complete a worksheet that requires them to write in the correct homophone.
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Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Context Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson in which students learn to use context clues in surrounding sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by...
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Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Glossary
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which learners learn to use a glossary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by Robin Johnson and Bobbie Kalman...
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Read Works: 2nd Grade Lesson: Personification
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learners will use the book The Runaway Tortilla by Eric A. Kimmel to learn to identify and understand the use of personification in a fiction text. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and...
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Read Works: 2nd Grade Lesson: Idioms
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students use the book More Parts by Tedd Arnold to learn to identify and understand the use of idiom in a fiction text. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...