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Deathfugue Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Deathfugue."
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Kermit the Hermit
Students consider money management. In this personal finances lesson, students read Kermit the Hermit and discuss what was done with the unexpected money that Kermit received. Students examine methods of saving money and...
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Afterwards Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Afterwards," by Thomas Hardy.
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Writing Process
Fourth graders identify the benefits of using a field guide for nature observations. They then field trip to a natural setting to prepare for writing. They record their observations, and write a journal entry using the steps of the...
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The Computation Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Computation," by John Donne.
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All Along the Watchtower Questions
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower."
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," by Walt Whitman.
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Her Kind Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on "Her Kind," by Anne Sexton.
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Literacy: Each One Teach One
Students read the book, Amber on the Mountain and discuss its philanthropic implications. They determine the literacy needs of their own communities. They ask family members to complete reading recollection forms about when and how they...
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Arthur Meets the President
Students take a pre-test on presidential knowledge. In this president and Washington, D.C. lesson, students read Arthur Meets the President and discuss it. Students work in groups to brainstorm everything they know about the...
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Stand Firm: Choice and Consequences
Students explore the Holocaust. In this world history instructional activity, students research Nazi oppression under Hitler's rule as they read Holocaust and Human Behavior and Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe.
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Age of Iron Questions
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on Age of Iron by Coetzee.
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Blackberry-Picking Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Blackberry-Picking," by Seamus Heaney.
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Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape Questions
For this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape."
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Musée des Beaux Arts Questions
For this poetic themes worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Musée des Beaux Art," by W. H. Auden. Suggested reading activities related to the poem are also provided.
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Ll is for Lips
Lift up your little learners with this lesson on the letter L, which includes pictures of lips, a log, a lock, a lollipop, and space for guided printing practice (both upper and lower case). Teachers can provide additional L-word...
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Smart Board Literacy Center
Students practice spelling their names. In this technology and early emergent literacy instructional activity, students locate the letters in their name among a cluster of letters on the Smart board, then click and drag each letter...
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One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab.
Young scholars count by pairs and sets of feet, while reading a story that coincides with this practice. In this math instructional activity, students use their skills to count by multiples and adding on to numbers when they add up feet...
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Recognizing Text Features of Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Students start reading the book The Sign of the Beaver and create a book mark glossary to define vocabulary for the book. In this reading lesson plan, students also respond to the text by completing a journal entry.
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills - Any Answers – Think of an Answer 1
In this speaking and listening worksheet, students read 20 questions and statements. They think of a response to each, practice saying it to a partner, and then, write down their answers. They respond to questions about DVD's, going out...
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Everyday Questions And Statements
In this ESL instructional activity, students read ten everyday questions and statements. Students identify the best answer to each question or comment.
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Cinderella - Digital Storytelling
Pupils analyze four versions of the Cinderella story. In this fairy tale analysis lesson, students read four versions of Cinderella and work in groups to identify the plot for each. Pupils illustrate the stories and use Movie Maker...
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Fantasy Fusion
Students create a fantasy/fairy tale book, with them and their reading buddy as the main characters. Using the Olympus digital cameras available, the older students photograph the younger students and have pictures taken of them reading...
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Creative Writing
Fourth graders participate in an observation hike in this instructional activity. They orally share observations from their hike, and develop a paragraph in a shared writing exercise. Finally, the write their paragraph about process...