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Word Parts and Suffixes

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a worksheet. In this word parts lesson, 1st graders brainstorm words with the same endings and discuss which words the suffix "s" can be added to. Students complete a worksheet.
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Phonics: Long O Spelling Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the spelling of words with the long O sound. In this phonics activity, 2nd graders brainstorm words with the long O sound, gain exposure to common long O spelling patterns and sort long O words based upon the...
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Making Headlines

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners identify acts of kindness in the news. In this random acts of kindness lesson, students discuss kindness, find a news article about an act of kindness that took place in another country, locate the country on a map, and write a...
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Teaching Students To Follow Directions

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students practice following directions. In this listening activity, students play a game of "Follow the Leader" while coloring in an activity page. They must color their page according to the directions given by the teacher or leader.
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Story Bears

For Teachers 1st
First graders study different teddy bears featured in stories. For this lesson on popular story characters, 1st graders are provided information on the authors who wrote famous stories with bears as the main character. Students create a...
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Proofreading Practice

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a paragraph and find the misspelled words. Students rewrite 5 words correctly that they find misspelled in the paragraph.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Human Rights in the News

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students examine human rights issues using Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. For this human rights lesson, students review a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and complete a survey for their school about...
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Painting Modern Life

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students compare and contrast modern life art in the works of Hilaire-Germain Edgar Degas and Paul Cezanne. In this art analysis lesson, students compare and contrast the two paintings. Students complete image based discussion. Students...
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Paul Gauguin Art: Opposite Colour Masterpieces

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover new art techniques by examining the work of Paul Gauguin and his use of opposite colors.  In this art analysis lesson, students investigate the different perspectives and colors used in classic post impressionist...
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Pretest for Fragments and Run-Ons

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence fragment and run-on worksheet, learners complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on an answer link or print the page.
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Fact and Opinion 3: Post Test

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about facts and opinions where they identify sentences and identify facts or opinions. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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All/The - class: making generalizations about the group

For Students 5th - 8th
In this generalizations worksheet, students change the form of the sentences to take the subject and change it into a group generalization. Students complete 8 sentences.
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Stating an Exception

For Students 5th - 10th
In this but not or except worksheet, students choose the correct form of the words but not or except to complete the sentences. Students complete 14 sentences.
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Past/Participle Verb Forms 1: Irregular verb forms

For Students 5th - 10th
In this past and participle worksheet, students write the past and participle form for each verb in the sentences. Students complete this activity for 25 sentences.
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Guidelines for Recognizing Persuasiveness, Propaganda, and Stereotypes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate advertisements for examples of persuasiveness, propaganda, and stereotypes.  In this persuasion lesson plan, students find examples of advertisements that are unusual or common.  Young scholars...
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Greatness of Love

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study encouragement and love toward others. In this bible lesson, 7th graders discuss practical ways people can show love to others. Students also recognize agape love as the highest form of loving expression as shown by...
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Making the Ordinary Pop

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the attributes of pop art. In this visual arts lesson, students examine works by Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg prior to applying pop art techniques to their own pop art examples.
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The Jones Family Express

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book The Jones Family Express. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...
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Diary of a Fly, Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students read the books Diary of a Fly, Diary of a Worm, and Diary of a Spider and write diary entries about them. In this reading lesson plan, students also draw pictures to go along with their diary entries.
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Reading-Grade 3 Advanced 1

For Students 3rd
In this grade 3 reading learning exercise, 3rd graders answer a set of 20 multiple choice "advanced" questions covering a variety of grade 3 concepts. Answers may be submitted online.
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Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy, Sound Search Game

For Teachers K
Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt...
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Homonyms

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in groups to write stories that have homonyms in them. In this homonyms lesson plan, students use their own experiences to write these stories.
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TAKS Quiz-Confusing Words

For Students 5th - 8th
In this TAKS quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on confusing words. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Modernism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a study of the literature of modernism in America. They conduct research and read different texts for clarification of the genre style. Students discuss the background influences of culture that shaped modernism.