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Jamaica's Find

For Students 1st - 4th
In this Jamaica's Find worksheet, students read the book Jamaica's Find and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Buffalo Soldiers

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
"Stolen from Africa, brought to America,/Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival." Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldiers" provides high schoolers an opportunity to explore the rich history of the Rastafarians in Jamaica and the Buffalo...
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Jamaica Tag-Along

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Literacy worksheet, learners match the words with the definition from the column to the right for the six words. The theme of the words is building things.
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Teaching Descriptive Word Usage

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice their creative writing by using descriptive words.  For this language arts lesson, 2nd graders utilize their best descriptive writing to elaborate on one of 20 different bean bag characters.  Students...
Interactive
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Proofreading a Book Report and Story

For Students 4th - 5th
For this proofreading a passage about the book Mutiny! and five short stories worksheet, students read the report and passages and answer questions to correct the grammatical errors. Students choose 21 multiple choice answers and click...
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Breaking News English - India Rushing to Save Commonwealth Games

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this ESL/ELL Commonwealth Games worksheet, students read a selection about "India Rushing to Save Commonwealth Games." They discuss the passage, identify the problems and solutions, and talk about their own favorite sports. They...
Organizer
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Breaking English News - Obama Says BP Must Pay for Oil Spill Clean-up

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL/ELL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Obama Says BP Must Pay for Oil Spill Clean-up." They participate in discussion activities, and complete a variety of question types to...
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Food Dictionary - Harvest Festival

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore healthy foods and dictionary organization. Students create a list of healthy foods. They construct their own food dictionary, with illustrations. Students model how a dictionary page should be filled with a picture,...
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A Letter To Aunt Monica

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this spelling worksheet, students read a letter from a woman to her aunt. Students locate the spelling and punctuation errors in the letter.
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Development and Social Issues in the Caribbean

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work together to research social issues in the Caribbean. They role-play different positions in society to determine how each group is affected. They share their results with the class.
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Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore jobs in different countries . In this lesson about different countries through research. Students are broken into groups and given a country to research. Each group is provided with a worksheet with 14 questions to be...
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Read Works: Kindergarten: Character: Lesson 3: Main and Secondary Characters

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Based on stories Sheila Rae, the Brave and Jamaica's Find, this lesson plan will take students through the process of distinguishing main characters from secondary ones by relying on clues from the text...
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.