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Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students read "the Very Hungry Caerpiller" by Eric Carle and create their own caterpillers using the same art techniques found in the book in this excellent early elementary lesson. Included with the lesson is a vocabulary list and a...
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Poetry
Students reflect on a news report through poetry. Students write a poem based on this week's news events. Students share poems with each other. Students reflect on a poem of their choosing.
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Drop Everything And Read
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of decoding strategies to read silently. Each student selects a book for silent reading, and observe the teacher modeling silent reading strategies. Students then demonstrate their silent...
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Meeting Needs Four Ways: The Drive (6th)
Young scholars study the U.S. economic sectors and their philanthropic role in communities. In this civil society lesson, students brainstorm and classify businesses in their community. Young scholars discuss the for-profit, nonprofit,...
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Symbols Communicate Without Words
Students write different symbols we use in writing out in their word form. In this word symbols lesson plan, students practice writing out what the symbols represent. For example the symbol % stands for 'percent'.
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America the Beautiful
Sixth graders examine the meaning and background of the song, "America the Beautiful." In this "America the Beautiful" lesson, 6th graders read the words and history of the song and answer comprehension questions about it.
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A Holiday Newsletter In MS Word For Elementary School
Learners produce a holiday newsletter using a software program. In this holiday newsletter activity, students use a software template to write a newsletter. They fill in the template with appropriate information and pictures.
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California Missions Project-Using Publisher
Students create a California Missions magazine that includes a Table of Contents, pictures, and websites. In this culture and history lesson, students research missions and write and create a magazine article about it.
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Descriptive and Imaginative Poetry
Students use descriptive and imaginative words and images in poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, students choose a picture to describe to the class. As the student gives the description, the classmates choose the words and...
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Father Time
Students create a memory book and acrostic poem for Father's Day. In this Father's Day lesson, students appreciate unique things their fathers do for them. Students create an original project for their father.
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Adjectives
Students are encouraged to think about the adjectives they choose and to steer away from adjectives that have become meaningless through overuse, such as "nice" and "good." They then add meaning and interest to sentences.
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Adventure Stories
Young scholars write an adventure story that contains a title, as many sentences as possible, and a conclusion. On the peer and teacher assessment sheets, the number of sentences required are left blank so that the teacher may determine...
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Pronoun Party
Pupils collect pronouns to replace nouns in sentences together and on paper. Students review nouns with each other. Pupils identify the pronouns in a variety of sentences provided by the teacher. The Pronoun Party continues.
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Six Ways To Recall Spelling Words
Students practice their weekly spelling words. Using six methods of recall, students practice spelling their words orally and using pen and paper. They demonstrate their recall of the spelling words by completing a spelling test at the...
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The Party: Friend or Enemy of Democracy
Students recognize and appreciate the paradox between an MP being able to vote according to the wishes of their constituents and / or their conscience versus voting according to party line. The class conducts a simulated vote.
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Mother's Day: History
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 6th graders read a 7-paragraph essay about the history of Mother's Day. Students then answer 7 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Aviation Pioneers
Young scholars research the Wright Brothers historic first flight and design a travel poster asking for volunteers to participate. Write a newspaper account of the first flight and include how the local people may have felt about the...
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Bible Activity-- Mark 12:28-34
In this Bible worksheet, students study the story and lessons in Mark 12:28-34(the greatest commandment). Students complete activities on 7 pages including crosswords, codes, coloring, mazes, and word search.
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Speedy Reader
Students practice the fluency of their reading by incorporating a variety of techniques and strategies. They read with stop watches and analyze "In the Big Top" and "Charlie," by Richard Vaughan. Students race and record their personal...
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Strategy for Spelling Success Instant Activity
Second graders write to dictated sentences. In this high-use words spelling assessment, 2nd graders respond to three dictated sentences. Following the assessment lesson, students self-check the sentences and respond to a question on...
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Homophone Practice
Fourth graders practice their spelling skills by completing a spelling homophone activity. For this homophone lesson, 4th graders discuss easily-confused word spellings. Students write sentences using homophones. Students complete the...
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Geography
Second graders study and review geographical terms for features. They classify those features and locate them on a map. They review geographical features of Tall Tales.
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Reading Comprehension Strategy Ideas
Students participate in pre-reading activities, journal keeping, vocabulary lists and other reading comprehension boosters. These activities can be applied to many genres.
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Writing by Committee
Students write short stories of three paragraphs. They focus on the story elements of introduction, body, and conclusion. They exchange papers so that three different students author the stories.