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Picture Me with Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students search in newspapers for words that describe them or what they like. They gather the words and use them to create a self-portrait. They read "boring" sentences and rewrite them using more descriptive words. They write 10 word...
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Varied Word Choice

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how to use a variety of word choices when writing. They discuss how using more descriptive words leads to a more varied word choice, watch a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation, and using a Thesaurus replace...
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"The Selfish Crocodile"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles. They identify descriptive words from the story, and write sentences describing how the crocodile...
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The Study of Life

For Students 6th - 8th
In this scientific research worksheet, students will complete a chart by determining if the statements given are examples of quantitative research or descriptive research. Then students will fill in the blank of 8 statements about the...
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Name Match

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this name match worksheet, students match up ten species to their description or history by drawing a line between one to the other.
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Find Someone Who Is...

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this mingling activity worksheet, students circulate around the classroom and write down the names of students who fit the descriptive adjective on the left.
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ESL What's the Weather Like? Multiple Choice Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this ESL weather description instructional activity, students examine small pictures of weather situations. They answer the question, "What's the weather like?" by choosing the best answer from four choices. They complete 8 examples.
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Describe a Person

For Students 4th - 5th
In this descriptive paragraph worksheet, students choose one friend or family member and brainstorm information that describes them in detail. Students then write their brainstorm information into complete sentences. Students then write...
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Describing How to Get a Shop or Restaurant

For Students 4th - 5th
In this descriptive paragraph worksheet, students first draw a map showing how to get to a location. Kids then write sentences explaining how to get to a location using directional phrases. Students then write the sentences into a...
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Little Engine That Could Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students retell the story The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify the various trains featured in the story, focusing on the descriptive words. Students then create their own...
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Adjectives and Advertisements

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this adjectives in advertisements activity, student complete 1 short answer and 2 fill in the blank activities that challenge them to use descriptive language.
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Describe the Rocket

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this graphic organizer learning exercise, learners brainstorm to describe a rocket. Students are given a picture of a rocket with eight surrounding circles, and they are to fill in the circles with descriptions of the rocket.
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Going Places Module 15

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this going places module 15 worksheet, student answer 7 questions about the names of places, write 7 descriptions of these places, then write direction from one place to another.
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The Clothes Line

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice using clothing related vocabulary in a class game.  In this descriptive words lesson, students utilize newly learned vocabulary words to describe what a classmate is wearing.  Students participate in a game...
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It Feels....

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice using descriptive language. In this 5 senses lesson, students feel various items and describe to their teacher how they feel. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Presentation

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this presentation worksheet, students read the descriptions of the characters on the sheet, and fill in the blanks to sentences about them. Students fill in 39 blanks total.
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Basic Words- Grades 2-4

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this basic words worksheet, students click on the pictures based on the words they hear, and choose the correct description to pictures. Students complete 2 activities.
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Performance Event

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine the media by writing a compare/contrast paragraph. In this mass communications lesson, students identify and discuss the main sources of information for Americans in today's age. Students analyze pictures of people...
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Puzzle Cards

For Students 5th - 8th
In this famous people worksheet, students match descriptions of famous people with their names. Students complete 6 questions total.
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Elaborating: Specific Adjectives

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students use adjectives to improve their descriptive writing. In this language arts lesson, students discuss adjectives that can be used to describe objects. Students complete sentences by selecting adjectives.
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Understanding Veterans Day

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Veterans Day worksheet, students identify words and write a description about what they learned about Veterans Day using the Visual Thesaurus. Students complete 4 problems.
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Comprehension Webs

For Teachers 6th
In this character webs worksheet, 6th graders draw lines connecting characters and descriptions from the book Tennessee Blueprint. Students complete 2 webs.
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Enchanted Enhancements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students insert descriptive words or phrases into a story to enhance it. Students are given examples of adjectives to use in this story about a family surprising a boy on his birthday.
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Tall Trees- Describing Trees

For Students 4th - 5th
In this tall trees description worksheet, students choose a tree and write down words that describe that tree. They circle the words from a list that also describe the tree. They close their eyes, touch the bark, and describe it. They...

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