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Chocolate

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Here is an amazing lesson on story writing for young writers. After listening to a history of chocolate, learners utilize the many worksheets embedded in the plan to construct their own stories about chocolate. They must cut out the...
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Same As

For Teachers K - 3rd
Explore the concept of the equals symbol. In this mathematical symbols lesson, learners discover the meaning of the equals sign (symbol). They also construct addition and subtraction sentences to understand the concept of equal parts.
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Pick Apart the Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In only 30 minutes, your class will have increased their rainforest vocabulary. They visualize the things they have seen on a recent trip to a rainforest exhibit. Then, they create sentences for each of the rainforest-related vocabulary...
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Stop Talking

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Third, fourth, and fifth graders practice the correct usage of grammar rules through the editing and correction of a variety of poorly written paragraphs. You create (or find) the paragraphs, as they are not provided here. And be sure to...
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Improving Editing and Proofreading Skills

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore interactive web sites to improve their editing and proofreading skills. Using the SMART Board, students identify capitalization and punctuation errors in a given sentence. Young scholars discuss proofreading...
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Winter Clothing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
After listening to a reading of The Snowy Day, by Era Jack Keats, language learners use a SMART board and drag the appropriate vocabulary word to the correct clothing article. They then record and illustrate the new vocabulary words in...
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New Vocabulary: The Ugly Duckling

For Teachers K
The class hears the story of The Ugly Duckling to build vocabulary. They hear the story, then pull three to four vocabulary words from the text. The teacher then helps them use the context of each sentence to construct a meaning for each...
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Spanish Superlatives

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Write sentences containing superlatives in Spanish about objects in the classroom. Read aloud the sentence, then post it on the object for everyone in the classroom to see.
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Build a Tasty Sandwich

For Teachers 5th - 10th
The subject doesn't sound to interesting, but with a child's imagination even a trip to the store can be an adventure. The class writes a narrative story about a trip to the store. They organize their stories to include an introductory...
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Penguin Writing

For Teachers 1st
After discussing the main events in Mr. Popper’s Penguins, young writers describe in sequence what they would do if they had 12 penguins living in their house. The narratives are then glued onto a penguin cut-out, mounted on construction...
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The Fisherman and His Wife

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students will conduct a survey, using the information collected they will construct a poster.
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Animal Riddles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils write animal riddles. They write three or more sentences describing a selected animal, and draw a picture to go with their descriptive sentences. Students then create a three slide slideshow using Kid Pix 3 computer software.
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What's the Matter With You?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students study 7 pictures that depict people in trouble or with an illness. Students answer the questions "What's the matter with you?" by writing a complete sentence that describes the picture.
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Causatives 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this causative construction exercise, students complete each causative sentence using the correct form of "to have" or "to get." Students can get help by clicking on "Show a Letter."
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Daily Routines

For Students 5th - 7th
In this grammar worksheet, students complete sentences about their daily routing by using the correct present simple verb tense. Next, students write the sentences in the order that they happen.
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WRITE A STORY

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compose two or more simple sentences in response to a picture. They construct sentences and produce captions with 3 or more sentences that extend the subject/verb pattern. They demonstrate age appropriate correct use of...
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Adverbs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a worksheet where they must fill in the blanks with the correct adverb. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders learn all about adverbs and when and where to use them. Students cut action pictures out of a...
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Show You Care

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students construct a four-line poem to be used on the inside of a Valentine's Day card. They use a digital camera to show themselves to their "buddies" (local nursing home patients) who receive the cards on Valentine's Day.
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Richie's Rocket

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, while working in centers read Richie's Rocket by Joan Anderson, and then create a puzzle using ideas, emotions, and experiences from the story. In addition, they write specific definitions for certain words, use those...
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Richie's Rocket

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, after reading with intonation and expression the book, "Richie's Rocket," by Joan Anderson, circulate in centers to create a puzzle with emotions and experiences from the ideas in the story, write the definition of words...
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Future Tense: Going To

For Students Higher Ed
In this future tense worksheet, students will practice using the phrase, "Going to." Students will write 8 sentences with the time frame in the future that is provided for each question.
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Rooms in the House

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students will focus on the various parts of a home. Students will analyze six pictures and choose the correct answer to tell what room is depicted in each photo.
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Verbs of Action

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL verbs of actions worksheet, students will analyze the activities pictured. Students will choose the correct verb that is depicted in each of the ten photographs.
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the Whale Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students listen to whale stories and answer addition and subtraction problems in the stories.  In this addition and subtraction lesson, students receive 20 goldfish.  Based on the story they eat the goldfish. Students write...