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Describing Words Lesson (Lesson 2)

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a computer slide show. They select pictures from the gallery, write descriptive words or phrases about the pictures, and develop a three slide presentation.
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Go Tell Aunt Rhody

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars interpret a story with unfamiliar vocabulary through the examination of visual images. They view the song and book "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" and describe the story told in the song. Students interpret the visual images in the...
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Community Workers

For Students K - 1st
In this ESL community workers worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict citizens in different jobs. Students match these to the word or phrase that describes the job.
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The Earth's Surface

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the characteristics of places. In this communities lesson, students discuss what they observe when they travel and construct a list of places in their neighborhood. Students use a Landscape Picture Map to circle...
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"Board" Games

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice using adjectives in writing. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders take pictures of items they can describe. Students write sentences with adjectives to describe the item in the photo.
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Imagine This

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars write descriptive words about colorful pictures and then write about a character. In this writing lesson plan, students have a character worksheet to fill out.
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Mark This!

For Teachers K
In this writing and art lesson, students use their favorite story to draw a picture and write a caption for their picture. They create their picture and caption on a piece of tagboard that is to be used as a bookmark. A nice, simple...
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Look, Think, And Read

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this look, think, and read worksheet, students view three pictures and put an x in the box that is next to the sentence that describes the picture.
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Activity Plan 5-6: Let's Create Stories!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students examine wordless books and other pictures in order to learn how the teacher "reads a picture" to tell a story about it. In this early writing lesson, students then create their own picture for story telling by painting....
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Fourth of July Lesson Plan-Studying Flags

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine different flags from a variety of countries, describing what they see and writing about it.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students use detailed writing to show what the flag looks like using only words. ...
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Village Descriptions

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students respond to teacher questioning about villages and how their senses help describe things.  In this five senses lesson, students work in groups to make a written picture of another student in the class.  Students find...
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Line Symmetry

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify line symmetry. In this geometry lesson plan, 4th graders are given various pictures and identify if they are symmetrical. Students search through magazines for symmetrical pictures.
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Word Understanding

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this words worksheet, students rate their understanding of the word, describe the word, draw a picture, and write additional information. Students do all this for 4 words.
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It Is OK To Be OK!

For Students 1st
In this word/picture matching worksheet, 1st graders match words with the pictures from Amy Krause's, The OK Book, that they describe. They see 6 black line pictures of activities such as climbers, hiders, sharers, and sledders.
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Frogs and Camouflage

For Teachers K
Students view a variety of pictures of frogs and discuss camouflage and habitat adaptation. Students look at color, skin texture, shape, size, eyes, and surroundings as well as the need for the camouflage. Students then design a frog...
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Letter Pronunciation- The X Sound

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this letter X worksheet, students analyze a picture and 4 possible word choices. Students circle the word that best describes the picture and use it in a sentence.
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Adjectives

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify adjectives and brainstorm adjectives that may be used to complete sentences. Students draw pictures and describe them using adjectives. The teacher and students participate in an activity where they ask...
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Role Models

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create posters of heroes and present their findings and what they think it means to be a hero. In this role models lesson plan, 3rd graders compare heroes and describe their characteristics.
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Speaking and Listening

For Students 11th - 12th
In this speaking and listening learning exercise, students give a two-minute talk about a picture or object. Students read a list of questions that help them get started.
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Magical Images of the Estuary

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate picture taking techniques while visiting an estuary. In this picture taking instructional activity, students examine the "Magical Images of the Estuary" handout. They think of and list important picture taking...
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It's not just pretty - it's a survival method!

For Teachers 1st
First graders write explanations for why certain animals can only live in certain environments. In this animal survival lesson plan, 1st graders take pictures of animals and place them into the right environment after a lesson on the...
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Lesson Six Where People Live

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners investigate where people live. In this early geography lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings! by Robert McCloskey and then discuss what neighborhoods are as they identify them on landscape picture maps.
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The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make predictions about the book The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg by doing a picture walk. In this comprehension lesson plan, students read the book, see if their predictions were right, and draw pictures of their own.
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Zoo Song Book

For Teachers K
Students use descriptive words to describe zoo animals.