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Do the Word Stretch

For Teachers 1st
Young learners practice putting sounds together to form words. Even though the sound is not functioning on this presentation, the basic premise of leading students through the decoding process is great. There are only four examples,...
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Present Participle: Gerunds

For Students 9th - 11th
How do you form a gerund in Spanish? After discussing this special type of verb that functions as a noun, give your class this practice opportunity. Use it as a bell-ringer the day after you introduce gerunds, or send it home for...
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Our “Civilized” Society

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
The Scarlet Letter is the anchor text in a four-week unit that examines Hawthorne's novel through the lens of the intolerances found in a supposed civilized society. In addition to their reading, class members watch clips from...
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5th Grade Master Spelling List

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Here's a spelling program that includes 36 lists of 21 words and 20 suggestions for weekly activities. Each list includes common and proper nouns, sight words, academic vocabulary, and words built on a specific Greek roots.
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Band Structure

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Electricity travels at the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second. Through a simulation, classes see how the structure of energy bands in crystals of atoms determines how materials conduct electricity. Participants can change the...
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Parts of the Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine plant and animal cells to observe the organelles present in the cell, to match the function of each to the organelle on a cell model and to build a model of the plant or animal cell.
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Don't Let Parabolas Throw You

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify relation, function, patterns and range. In this algebra lesson, students factor and graph quadratic equations. They use transformation to move the parabola around and make predictions.
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Stative Verbs Worksheet-Exercise 1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this present simple and present continuous verbs worksheet, learners examine 21 sentences and fill in the blanks in each by putting the verb in parentheses into the present simple or present continuous verb tense.
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Placing Words in a Dictionary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students will strengthen alphabetizing skills. Students analyze a list of 24 words that all begin with the same letter. Students place the words correctly in one of 6 dictionary pages with guide words...
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Note Taking: Research on the Middle Ages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the Middle Ages. In this research skills lesson, students research selected Internet sources regarding the Middle Ages and use the provided graphic organizers to take notes regarding the information they find.
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Slang

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the term 'slang' after reading two stories, "'Cool' is your favorite word!" and "Bling bling makes it into dictionary". Students work on composing their own rhyming words and phrases after studying slang.
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Mixed Up Dictionary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students locate inaccuracies in a sorted list. Students study a dictionary page with 40 words and the guide words, and identify the words which do not belong.
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Mapping Roxaboxen

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Roxaboxen and draw a map of the Roxaboxen community. In this language arts and geography lesson, 4th graders use specifications given, adding features to the map as described in the book and creating a legend.
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Through the Forest and Home Again: Maps Help Us Find Our Ways

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read Little Red Riding Hood, focusing on her path home to Grandma's house. In this language arts and geography lesson, students perform a reader's theater, re-creating the walk home and possible routes that could have been...
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One Word Substitution 30

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Decision Making Diagram

For Students 4th - 12th
In this literacy worksheet, students use the created resources for further progress towards knowledge. The sheet is a teacher's guide for creating student resources.
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Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Map for Me: An Original Story

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read Blackbeard and brainstorm their knowledge of maps. In this language arts and geography lesson, students use landmarks on their playground to review north, south, east and west and discuss the compass rose. Students read...
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Class Reunion: Greetings for Old Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students role-play meeting and greeting an old friend at a class reunion. They review vocabulary needed to greet a friend and ask about how they are doing. Each student plays the role of of a high-school graduate with a different career...
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Single Week Planners

For Students 4th - 12th
In this literacy worksheet, students use the created resources for further progress towards knowledge. The sheet is a teacher's guide for creating student resources.
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Wrong Dictionary Words Worksheet Creator

For Students 6th - 9th
In this language arts worksheet creator, learners examine a dictionary page of words and indicate which words should not be there. They work on pages which are teacher created and controlled as to the number of errors and presentation.
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Calendars

For Students K - 5th
In this literacy learning exercise, students read a calendar that has been created using a computer program. The sheet is intended as a teacher's guide.
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Single Month Calendars

For Students 1st - 5th
In this literacy learning exercise, students examine the calendar that is made for one month of the year. The sheet is made as a teacher's guide.
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Multi- Week Calendar Options

For Students 6th - 12th
In this literacy worksheet, students examine the calendars that are expressed with the time schedule of several weeks. The sheet is a teacher's guide.
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Figures of Speech Quotes and Examples

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Providing several examples of figures of speech, such as irony, paradox, and personification, this presentation could complement your lecture on pragmatic humor or humor in writing. Examples from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in...