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Revision Race
Students participate in a board game that revises key vocabulary, grammar and topics that gives students the chance to practice extended turns. They interact with a game board, dice and four colored counters as they are divided into groups.
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Action!!!
Here is a good game to play with your charges. Pairs of pupils roll a die and choose the corresponding numbered card. They read the card and perform the action verb written there until the teacher calls out time.
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Words In Sentences
Students participate in activities to review vocabulary words. They complete worksheets, play games, discuss the correctness of particular sentences. Students check spelling and sentence structure. They read corrected sentences to the...
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Vocabulary - Unfolding Meaning
Students write the "word for the day" onto a note card. They add a definition, discuss in class and file the card in their own metal box. At the end of the week students play a game with the words from that week.
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Phonics Monsters Rummy!
Students play the game Phonics Rummy and practice making words from phonics monster cards. In this ESL lesson, students respond to icons. Students also respond to pictures and words while reading phrases that provide visual cues.
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Letter Sound Blending
Students play a game that asks them to blend sounds and differentiate between long and short vowels. They give clues to one student by sounding out all consonants and classifying the vowel as short or long. The student then blends the...
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The One and More Than One Game
Students explore language arts by participating in a noun game. In this part of speech lesson, students collaborate in small groups and play a card game based on singular and plural nouns. Students cut out the cards from a worksheet...
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Olympic Glossary
Learners match each vocabulary word to the appropriate sport and create a class glossary that will add to their understanding and also add to their enjoyment of the Winter Olympic Games.
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Cause and Effect with the Treasure of Green Lake
Students, after reading the book, "Holes," answer questions about the story's plot, make decisions about game play that involve cause and effect relationships and utilize problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination to navigate a...
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach
Fourth graders participate in role plays in order to consider how they use body language and facial expressions to convey their feelings. In this nonverbal communication lesson plan, 4th graders discuss the importance of paying...
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Be A Sport
In this language arts worksheet, students are asked to write about their favorite sport. Students will write a short essay analyzing their favorite sport and explaining why they chose the particular game they did.
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Determine the Meaning of Unknown Words
Sixth graders explore the meanings of unknown words in science fiction. In this language arts lesson, 6th graders participate in a game of Balderdash and guess the meanings of given words. Students discuss how to use context clues to...
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Introduce "th"
Students explore language arts by participating in a pronunciation activity. For this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound made by the letters /th/ and identify words where that sound appears. Students participate in a game in...
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A Lesson in Vocabulary with El Bronx Remembered
After reading El Bronx Remembered by Nicholasa Mohr, learners complete a KWL graphic organizer based on vocabulary from the novella. A SMARTboard presentation is a good resource for reviewing the vocabulary, as well as the triple-entry...
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Book Plus Games Equals Book-aims
Research and incorporate gaming elements into the design of books for the 21st century. Young authors investigate why reading is important and good for individuals. In addition, they graph out the least exciting features of games and books.
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Identifying Antonyms
After a class discussion that reviews the concept of antonyms, learners get into groups of four. Their first task is to come up with as many antonyms as they can. One person writes an antonym pair and passes the paper to the next...
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Persuasive Writing
Eighth graders study persuasive writing. They analzye an editorial for introductory,body, and concluding sentences. They develop arguments for and against various topics in small groups.
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Lesson Plan 3: Great Book, Gross Book
It's time for your scholars to become book reviewers! Start with a fun review of foods: are they good or gross? Learners apply these evaluation techniques to books, recording their thoughts on large pieces of butcher paper. Simply have...
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Sentence Puzzle Race
Students create sentences based on the word cards they are given. In this sentences lesson plan, students work in teams and get points for correct sentences.
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What Do Writers Do?
Pupils learn about honing their writing through editing. They write the beginning of a story, paying attention to vocabulary and detail. Then they split into groups of two to peer edit. After discussing ways they can improve their...
English Enhanced Scope and Sequence
Blending and Segmenting Multisyllabic
Syl lab i ca tion. Kindergartners practice segmenting and blending multisyllabic words in an activity that asks them to repeat the process modeled by their teacher. The teacher slowly says the name of a classroom object, enunciating each...
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Conjunctions
Complete exercises for conjunctions in this conjunctions lesson. Middle schoolers work in pairs to combine sample sentences. They analyze the conjunctions and choose one to help them rewrite the sentences. Additionally, they may complete...
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Writing: Barn Raising
Young writers compare writing a paper to building a barn. They write a thesis statement using parallel construction and use transitions to hold the paper (walls of the barn) together. A barn raising video link is included; great for...
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Phonics Jeopardy Grade Two
This phonics review PowerPoint provides second grade students with an interactive review of phonics. Playing a "Jeopardy" game enables students to review concepts such as long vowels, blends and digraphs. This is an interactive and fun...