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It's All about Expression
First graders practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, 1st graders read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They create a tape recording of their reading to assess their fluency and use...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Night Hike
Learners explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.
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Celebrating Chinese Culture: Legends & Myths, Chinese New Year, Customs & Traditions
Students read books about other cultures and explore their customs and traditions. They discuss the meanings of myths and legends and then brainstorm examples of stories that fit the description. Students experience hands-on activities...
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Total English Advanced: Reporting....
In this reporting verbs practice learning exercise, students choose a verb from the word bank to report the direct speech in 10 sentences and then write 6 sentences using the reporting verbs listed.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 6
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentences by choosing the best words to complete them. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Idiom Explanations
In this idiom worksheet, students read explanation of 8 common idioms, then complete a fill-in-the-blank activity using those same idioms. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Issues of Asylum in the U.S.
Students consider asylum and refugee status. In this U.S. asylum lesson, students investigate the cases of Walter Polovchak and Elian Gonzalez. Students then consider the case for asylum reform.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 7
In this intermediate sentence completion exercise 7 worksheet, students complete 10 sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s), with immediate feedback.
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Journal Writing Ideas
Students choose a topic from a list to write a journal entry about. In this journal writing lesson plan, students use one of the ideas included in the comprehensive list of ideas when they cannot think of a topic to write about. They...
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Context Clues
In this context clues activity, students read the sentences and choose the best meaning of the underlined word. Students complete 10 online questions.
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The Highwayman Questions
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Highwayman."
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Using a Semi-colon to Join Two Independent Clauses
In this semi colon worksheet, students use semi colons to join two independent clauses together. Students complete this for 10 problems total.
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Show Your Colors and Make Freedom Bracelets
Pupils understand the meaning of a freedom bracelet. In this terrorism lesson, students create freedom bracelets as a statement against terrorism. Pupils weave this creative project in red, white and blue to show support of their nation.
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There's A Nighmare in My Closet
First graders read "There's A Nightmare in My Closet." They brainstorm what closet monsters could look like. They construct miniature monsters out of construction paper. Students use a variety of different shapes and colors of...
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Beginning Analogies 8
In this analogies activity, students study the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 problems.
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Good Relationships
Students explore ways to empathize with others. They read a story and discuss how it reminds them of real live events. students sing a song about love. In a group activity, students trace a picture of their hands. On each finger and...
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Predators & Prey
Pupils discuss what predators and prey are. Students participate in a playground game aimed at simulating predators and prey.
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October Writing Journal
In this October writing journal worksheet, students are given a list of October daily writing prompts to choose from, and a fall-framed writing page on which to write.
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Hostages
Students create interpretive drawings and movements based upon the emotion in the poem.
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Paint a Picture
Pupils participate in a visualization exercise. Then listen to an excerpt from a story and discuss what they 'see.' Finally, they read silently and draw a picture of what they visualized in their heads. They explain their pictures, as...
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Mystery Box
Fourth graders engage in a icebreaker activity that is meant to introduce curriculum areas at the beginning of the school year. The teacher prepares several different boxes filled with items that are to be studied during the year. Then...
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How Grouchy are YOU!!!!!
Students read "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle. With this selection, they encounter how to read with different voices. Students keep a reading journal in this class as well.
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Contractions
Fourth graders make a list of contractions. In this contractions instructional activity, 4th graders create a table with three rows and three columns. Students write each vocabulary word, a definition and an illustration in each box....