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Show! Don't Tell!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a descriptive paragraph. In this writing lesson, students define elaboration and discuss the characteristics of an elaborate paragraph. Students write a paragraph that contains vivid adjectives, strong verbs and exact nouns.
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The Flag of France

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this flag of France worksheet, students read the history of the flag and the flag color description. Students then color the flag of France.
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Common Animals

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this common animals instructional activity, learners look at pictures, read the names, and read descriptions of common animals. Students do this for 12 animals.
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Science Inventions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the world of inventions by describing their impact on their own lives.  In this technology lesson, 3rd graders practice writing descriptive paragraphs about different inventions that they find...
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Timeline

For Students 2nd - 12th
In this timeline worksheet, students fill out the date or event and a description for each event. Students can fill out 15 events on this worksheet.
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Non-Poisonous Snake

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this snake worksheet, students read the description of the snake and its cage and choose the cage shape and finish the picture of the snake. Students complete 2 activities.
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Poisonous Snake

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this snake worksheet, learners read the descriptions of the snake and the cage and choose the correct cage and finish the snake picture. Students complete 2 activities.
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Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Loch Ness Monster worksheet, students read the description and look at the picture of the Loch Ness Monster and find things that are wrong with it. Students find 7 mistakes.
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Lots of Rocks

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this rocks activity, students read the descriptions of where each rock is and then fill in the chart to find each rock's position. Students complete this for 3 rocks.
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Job Descriptions

For Students 2nd
In these job descriptions worksheets, match the jobs and descriptions, complete the crossword puzzle about jobs, and then rewrite the sentences using he or she for the various jobs.
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Cake Descriptions

For Students K - 1st
In this Cake Descriptions worksheet, students finish four sentences about four different cakes. Students may also color in a picture of each cake.
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Express Yourself

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify details that make reading and writing more interesting. They classify events, people, places, and things and attach specific characteristics to each one. Everyone generates describing words on a worksheet that's...
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Picture a Tarantula

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create an illustration based upon a read-aloud. In this visual arts lesson, students listen to the book The Tarantula Scientist and listen for details. Students create a picture based upon what they imagined during the read-aloud.
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The Poet's Toolbox

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
If you need a lesson for your poetry unit, use two poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Rain in Summer" and "The Slave in the Dismal Swamp") and a resource on Elements of Poetry. The lesson plan guides you through activities...
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Snowy Similes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The class defines similes after creating a KWL chart about them. Groups rotate through a series of stations in which they creatively complete similes. They create a picture booklet that contains similes. However, the booklet topic and...
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It Counts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students classify and compare plants using specific information, observations, and numbers. In this mathematical inquiry instructional activity, students use plant characteristics to describe, compare, and classify them. They attempt to...
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Why Transition?

For Teachers 7th
Help your class transition into better writers with this lesson plan, which guides them through the process of adding transitions to increase sentence fluency and organization. The activity is designed for a classroom with a SMART board,...
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Describe and Compare: Teacher Edition

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Note: This is the teacher's guide to Pimsleur's French lesson called "Describe & Compare." The guide discusses the lesson's purpose, objectives, and designed learning outcomes. It presents information on each of the activities the...
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Alphabet Poems

For Teachers K - 1st
Develop fluency with a variety of works. Help kindergartners use multiple strategies to understand text and decoding. They will create an alphabet poem book on Kid Works 2 to illustrate and write their own poem. In the end, they will...
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Industrialization, Chemicals and Human Health - Math

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the units of the metric system, and practice estimating measures before actually converting between the two systems of measurement. They participate in activities to visualize a concentration of one part per million....
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Explore your Culture through Storytelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore the cultural heritage through of your class through reading, writing, and speaking exercises. They create illustrated mini-books that express their unique cultural and personal experiences. They share their stores with the class...
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Butterflies Fly!

For Teachers 3rd
Chopin was a lovely composer who played the piano masterfully. Third graders are introduced to Chopin, his piano sounds, triple meter, music patterns, movement, and the waltz. They listen to his music while hearing the story Butterflies...
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Massachusetts Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this matching terms and descriptions worksheet, students use the names of people and places in the word bank to match their descriptions. Students match 10 answers.
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The Language of Setting

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Examine the connection between descriptive language and emotional impact. For the first few chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, learners record the descriptive writing the author used to vivify the...

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