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Alphabet

For Teachers K
Students state the letters of the alphabet individually and in new words. In this alphabet lesson plan, students use the alphabet in a variety of ways during reading.
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Secret Codes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Morse code and how it is used.  In this secret codes lesson plan students decode messages, make their own codes and have other students crack the code.    
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Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Young scholars may print out their work when finished.
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Off To the Reading Races

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies , students complete an initial read of a novel text. With a partner, they read complete an assessment of their...
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Flying High in the Reading Sky

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine the importance of reading with fluency and expression in this lesson. They listen as the teacher reads the book "What Will the Seal Eat" first smoothly and with expression, and then slow, choppy, and without expression....
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Here Kitty, Kitty

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Flying Through The World Of Books

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing chunking and book talks, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading expression after...
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Pictures and Print: What's the Difference?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students watch a PowerPoint presentation. In this early literacy lesson plan, students watch a PowerPoint presentation describing print from pictures and the difference between the two.
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Number Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. In this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Students practice...
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Shape Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore shapes. In this math lesson, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.
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ABC Rhyme Time

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students, after producing a word family list, put the list in ABC order.
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How Do I Measure Up?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students measure and record weights and heights and compare to others in the class as they find out more about their bodies.
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Star -Spangled Illustrations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a PowerPoint presentation to show their patriotism and express their thoughts on the meaning of The Star-Spangled Banner with this exciting and creative activity.
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Imaginative Winter Stories

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write, type, and print imaginative stories about any phase of winter.
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I Like Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book "I Like Me" and then design a collage showcasing different things they like about themselves. They write in journals to reflect on this lesson.
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Follow the Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a story and predict words that make sense in replacing the nonsense words based on context clues. Students choose appropriate words that will match the meanings of the nonsense words.
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R-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-s

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders combine letters to make several short words. They create word families and discuss letter patterns and make one word from all the letters at the end of the lesson.
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Poetry to the Core

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine several examples of poetry in the six lessons of this unit. The lessons focus on five poetic forms, couplets, quatrains, limericks, Haiku, and free verse.
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Communication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice how to be a good listener. They take a pre-test and then discuss their results. They also practice "I" messages in which they state how someone else's behavior is affecting them.
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What's New? Translating Foreign Newspapers With Word

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students copy and paste foreign newspaper articles into a Word document, convert the passage to table format and then use the table to translate the words of the original article into English.
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The Joke's on You!

For Teachers 1st
First graders share and create jokes to promote and enhance reading skills (fluency, emphasis, timing and sight word recognition), acquire vocabulary and recognize homophones. Students read their jokes aloud, concentrating on voice...
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"EA" Beach

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils are introduced to their new spelling words for the week which have the sound "ea". In groups, they brainstorm a list of other words with the same sound, draw them and write them on a worksheet. They share their new words with...
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Beginning Sounds

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the different sounds that could be used at the beginning of words. After being shown words, they choose the one that has the same sound as the word their teacher said. Individually, they sort out picture...
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Earthquake!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students gain an understanding of earthquakes. They examine vocabulary associated with earthquakes, how earthquakes happen, and preventive measures taken to diminish damage or harm in the event that an earthquake should happen.

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