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Alphabet Books
Pupils work with a partner from a different grade level to brainstorm, draft, edit, illustrate and publish alphabet-themed books. They take turns reading the books to each other and conference with a teacher to review their work.
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"Wheels, Wings and Other Things"
Young scholars participate in various reading and writing activities related to the book "Wheels, Wings and Other Things" by Monica Hughes and Barbara Hunter. They participate in a shared reading activity, and write a new page for a...
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The King of the Birds vocabulary
Science and language skills come together in The King of the Birds. After reading, discuss the names and types of birds in the story and write given sentences to portray the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives....
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"Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets"
Students examine the expressive and descriptive language used in the books "Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets" and "Planet of the Robots." In pairs they take notes about each other's physical appearance and conduct interviews, identify the...
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Lesson 3: Subject and Verb Agreement: Singular Nouns and Pronouns He, She, It
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, learners learn the rules for making the subject and verb agree when there is a singular noun: he, she, it. Students answer 25 questions.
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
Sixth graders explore the causes and effects of earthquakes. They also collect and analyze data in graphs. They also use the Internet to research earthquakes
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ESOL Transportation and Travel
Students discuss importance of reading and understanding traffic signs then list the common road signs. They complete "Traffic Signs" activity
sheet and Compare and contrast traffic signs and driving practices in the U.S. with traffic...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Students read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.
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Wacky Web Tales
Students study the parts of speech and then review them. They identify each part of speech and place them on a tree map. Then they visit a website to create a "Wacky Web Tale" using information from the tree map. They print their tales...
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Activity Plan 5-6: Searching for Shapes
Students explore the shapes all around them. In this early childhood lesson plan, students use their creative thinking skills to compare shapes to the form ob objects in their classroom.
Learning Farm
Learning Farm: Irregular Words and Phonics
Learn about irregularly spelled words, vowel teams, and inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences by watching a review video. Practice what you learned by taking a quiz or playing a game!
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Spelling Rules and Irregular Words
This site discusses exceptions to spelling rule, words that don't fit the typical letter-sound correspondence rules. It provides links to lists of frequently used words such as the Dolch list and 1,000 Most Frequent Words in Middle and...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Irregular Word Activities
This extensive site has links to games and activities that teach students to read 30 high-frequency irregular words. There are over 20 activities and games at the bottom of the site in additional to sequenced irregular word activities....
Other
Spelling Words well.com: 102 Frequently Misspelled Words
A list of 102 frequently misspelled words followed by a short quiz and links to helpful resources.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Words to Watch Out For
A factsheet, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz are provided for teachers and students at this BBC spelling skills tutorial that shows you how to avoid confusing words.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Read a Word Fry Words 271 280
Read irregularly spelled, high-frequency grade 2 words by playing this online game.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Read a Word Fry Words 361 370
Read irregularly spelled grade 3 words by playing this online game.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Audio Word Match Fry Words 251 260
This matching game will test how well you read irregularly spelled, high-frequency grade 2 words.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Audio Word Match Fry Words 261 270
Play this matching game to see how well you read irregularly spelled, high-frequency grade 2 words.
Education.com
Education.com: Rf.1.3.g Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice spelling irregularly spelled words.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Word Wall Madness
This lesson plan for grades 3-5 uses a team activity to focus on locating misspelled words on the Word Wall and spelling them correctly.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Word Based Games for Esl Students
Games that focus attention on different trouble spots in English language learning: irregular words, homonyms, prefixes, and more.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Possessives and Irregular Plurals
This quiz asks students to type in the correct spelling of the plural or possessive as directed and to capitalize any proper nouns. Links are provided to a quiz list, tutorials for plurals and possessives, and the "Guide to Grammar and...
Other
Woodland Hills School District: Spelling Rule Sheets [Pdf]
A PDF of 24 different phonics and spelling pattern worksheets.