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Book Jacket Report

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars create a book jacket that covers a book they have chosen to read. They present their jacket to the class in a creative fashion. Students outline the main ideas of each chapter. They design their book jackets and complete a...
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Glossary, Index, and Table of Contents

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use two separate sources to learn about index, glossary, and table of contents usage. For this library lesson, 4th graders use two books, Learning About Weather with Graphic Organizers, and The World Almanac for Kids, to...
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the new vocabulary associated with the book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly before listening to a teacher read aloud of the book. They complete a choral reading of the story, sequence it, and write...
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"A Sound of Thunder" Worksheet

For Students 6th - 10th
In this "A Sound of Thunder" worksheet group, students complete a graphic organizer for the plot of the story. Students then complete activities with vocabulary from the reading and edit passages from the text.
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Gettysburg: The Civil War's Costliest Battle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners research the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Gettysburg instructional activity, students analyze journals and letters written by the Gettysburg soldiers. Learners define Civil War soldier vocabulary words....
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On The Farm

For Teachers K
Students identify animals found on farms. They create a farm picture using KidPix Software. They can combine their pictures to create a class book on farm animals. They can use graphic pictures from clipart to decorate the cover of the...
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The Legend of the Blue Bonnet

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book The Legend of the Blue Bonnet. For this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer...
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Create a Pet/Monster Creative Writing Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are instructed to create a monster in a paragraph or even a short story. This activity allows students to work with new vocabulary. It is also a good way to practice using verbs and adjectives in Spanish.
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Phonics Blend

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literacy activity, students practice reading words with different phonics blends. Each word has a picture to help with vocabulary acquisition.
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Crossword Review

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students practice using their target language vocabulary by completing a crossword puzzle.  In this foreign language lesson, students complete several random tasks based on new vocabulary words in their target language dealing with...
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Transportation Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language.  In this language arts lesson, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place.  Students answer...
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Story Starters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
These language arts worksheets present a picture and a space for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. The word list can relate to the picture, be sight words, or spelling and vocabulary words.
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Total English Elementary: Memory Time

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students test their memory as they recall 50 words from unit of study and complete the graphic organizer categorizing the words and then respond to questions regarding the meanings of some of the words.
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A Different View

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Readers need to understand how their personal view point may differ or change how they see the view point found in a written text. Third graders read two informational pieces and fill out a graphic organizer to help them differentiate...
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Literature

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Literature - November

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Writing Thank-You Notes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learners write thank-you notes using the writing process. They draft, revise, edit, and publish their thank-you notes and use a computer to view examples of thank-you notes and insert graphics into their own published thank-you notes.
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"Nuts" about Peanuts!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars describe the characteristics of a peanut and peanut butter using their five senses. They record their observations and descriptions on a graphic organizer. They may use the Internet to look up answers to questions about...
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Vacation Under the Volcano

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this literature vocabulary worksheet, students unscramble 11 words pertaining to this book. No word bank is provided. Knowledge of the book is implied.
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Crossword: Dingoes at Dinnertime

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literature crossword, students solve a puzzle with 18 clues. The vocabulary all pertains to the book Dingoes at Dinnertime. There is no word bank.
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Crossword: Revolutionary War on Wednesday

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literature crossword, students solve 18 clues and place vocabulary words in the puzzle, with no word bank. All words pertain to Revolutionary War on Wednesday, .
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Homophones

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the terms that fit into the puzzle of homophones. The sheet is used to increase vocabulary and comprehension.
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Charlotte's Web Word Unscramble

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this literature learning exercise, students analyze 7 scrambled words that are characters or vocabulary related to the book Charlotte's Web. Students unscramble these words and write them on the lines inside the pig shape.
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Total English Intermediate: Very Useful Idioms

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this intermediate idioms worksheet, students practice idioms as they complete a graphic organizer by interviewing classmates and write a paragraph based on the notes from the graphic organizer.