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Dual Existence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Read an excerpt from Sonia Mycak's short story A Dual Existence in a Seemingly Singular Country and consider the emotional and social implications of not being able to speak English in Australia. This would be a great lesson for EFL...
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A Chicken's Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here is a set of comprehension questions that go with the story "A Chicken's Life." Learners answer each of nine questions by filling in the blank with the correct word then, they complete ten additional comprehension questions that...
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Her stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the illustration's allusion to the myth, Pandora's Box. Students locate instances of folk sayings or expressions that make these tales seem authentic to the reader. Students draw a Venn diagram comparing Catskinella and...
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Whale Is Stuck

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students engage in the process of problem solving with the help of children's literature story of how the whale was trapped and then freed. The story illustrates the power of teamwork and commitment. The students practice the skill of...
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Lily's Crossing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to a story, "Lily's Crossing," about life during a World War. After completing worksheets, they compare and contrast characters in the story. Using math skills, students develop a time line of the war, calculate the...
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Censorship In Fahrenheit 451

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the concept of censorship through a reading of Fahrenheit 451. They discuss the issue and its relation to contemporary society. Students work in groups to debate the pros and cons of censorship in our society.
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Prewriting

For Teachers 7th - 8th
As a class, 7th graders observe examples of brainstorming and then complete brainstorming worksheets themselves. They compose and describe planning strategies. Prior to writing an essay, they identify the purpose and the audience.
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Main Idea

For Teachers 7th
What could you pack for a trip if you don't know the destination? After writing a list of items they would want to bring, fourth graders learn that the "trip" is to the South Pole - revealing the need to understand all available...
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Music: Sounds on the Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Singing is a great way to build memory, music, and verbal communication skills. Little ones sing the song, "Old Mac Donald had a Farm." They make the sounds of each animal on the farm paying attention to signaling cues, singing high, and...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders interact with the story of Alexander's horrible day by connecting it to their lives. They practice predicting, writing paragraphs, reading aloud, discussing his problems, making a card to cheer him up, and designing a pair...
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Learning About Phrases To Improve Fluency And Comprehension

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate the concept of phrases and how they are a crucial element for successful reading comprehension. High schoolers identify key phrases in reading selections. Afterward, they engage in writing exercises regarding what they have...
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles Multiple Choice Quiz

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this literature based multiple choice quiz worksheet, students answer questions based on the book The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards.
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Animal Adjectives

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading and writing worksheet, learners read 3 stories about farm animals that have acted intelligently or even heroically. Students think of 2 adjectives that describe the animal in the story and write them on the lines.
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Speak Pp 141-159

For Teachers 11th - 12th
For this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer questions from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Speak Pp125-137

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 13 short answer questions from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapters 19 & 20

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to seventeen short answer questions covering chapters nineteen and twenty of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand the...
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Sentence Order: "Tell Me Why!"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this sentence order worksheet, learners rearrange words to correctly put sentences together. Then they complete sentences in their own words. There are sixteen questions to complete.
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Total English Advanced: Spend a Fortune

For Students 8th - 11th
Encourage practice of the English language with this scenario. English language learners read the passage provided and discuss the questions in small groups. 
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Farmer Coloring Page

For Students K - 1st
In this farm coloring worksheet, students examine a picture of a farm scene with a farmer working his crops with a hoe. Students color the picture.
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Researching Skills: Researching on the Web

For Students 7th - 9th
How do researchers narrow their searches so that they get the most useful and accurate information available? This essential question is at the heart of the activities suggested by a research skills worksheet. Tips include how to craft...
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Classroom Fun with Flat Stanley

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Complete a series of activities based on the Flat Stanley books in this literature study instructional activity. Introduce the book with a discussion of supernatural qualities, then studentscan create character webs, write news articles,...
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Civil War Slang

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the language of the Civil War time period. In this Civil War instructional activity, students work in groups to research the meanings of Civil War slang.
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Who Wrote That?

For Teachers K - 12th
Scholars creatively respond to writing prompts. They respond to writing prompts that reveal clues regarding their personalities and then use the prompts written in class to guess the prompts that belong to their classmates.
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Hardware Sort

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils classify various hardware items using the attributes of the objects. In this classification lesson, students group objects based on their attributes and explain their classification key.

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