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Alphabet Soup
Students play a game in which they use the letters of the alphabet and different motor skills for review.
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African-American Heroes
Students explore websites about famous African-Americans. They work in pairs to decide on an African American who should be honored with a stamp. They write a letter recommending this person for a stamp including appropriate reason why...
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Spotting Hidden Vowels
First graders recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Beginning Reading Lesson: Aaa-aaa-aaa-choo!!
Students study the letter sound recognition for the /a/ by recognizing the sound one makes when they sneeze. They use a chart with a tongue twister on it and work with letterboxes and manipulative letters that focus on words with the...
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Droopy Dog says....
Students study the /d/ sound by making the sound and determining where their tongue is when the make it. They repeat a tongue twister while emphasizing the /d/ sounds. Next, they identify the sound in words as the teacher uses a puppet...
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New Nation
Fifth graders discuss leadership, citizenship, symbols for a nation, how to create peace after reading "The Iroquois Constitution," "The Declaration of Independence," and "Letters from An American Farmer." They create their own nations...
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The Power of an MP versus Their Loyalties to the Cabinet and Caucus
High schoolers analyze the benefits and drawbacks that the government MP faces belonging to a party caucus and their association with a powerful executive in the cabinet.
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Itty Bitty Igloo
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Icky Sticky!!!!
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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Ouch! I have a booboo
First graders recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ spelled ou from the short vowel /u/ spelled u. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Vowels, Reading Fluency
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
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Oregon State Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Oregon. Students spell 20 words.
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Vermont Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Vermont. Students spell 20 words.
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Social Studies: Ramadan Observance
Young scholars discuss Ramadan and the practice of fasting. Working in groups, they visit Websites and complete worksheets about the Muslim holiday. Students write letters role-playing as someone unfamiliar with a celebration and then...
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Agriculutre and Natural Resources Trends
Students write the letters of the alphabet down the side of a piece of paper. They brainstorm words relating to agriculture that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Students discuss the slides from the PowerPoint presentation.
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Appetizing Apples
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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School-Home Links: Ending Sounds
For this ending sounds worksheet, students name each pictures and listen for the last sound. Students then write the letter for the last sound they hear.
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The American Dream
Students expand their knowledge by researching on the Internet the African American civil rights movement and compiling a timeline of events and heroes. In addition to the civil rights timeline, students identify the key historical sites...
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Heart Message- Write the Word That Completes the Sentence
In this heart health fill in the blank activity, student use words from a word bank to complete sentences about heart health. They take a circled letter from each word to make a new word that is a "heart message."
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Illinois Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in Illinois. Students use the word box to help them spell the 10 cities.
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Addicted to Your E-Mail?
Ninth graders determine how to set up an e-mail account. They send and receive e-mail using the account. They discuss privacy and legal issues associated with e-mail messages.
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Hamlet and the Pirates
Young scholars use seventeenth century primary sources to understand the off-stage pirate attack that occurs in Hamlet. Students read and discuss Hamlet's letter to Horatio from the play, Hamlet. Young scholars analyze primary documents...
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Ex Parte Milligan
Students reserach the case of Ex Parte Milligan. They explore the influence of the Supreme Court and the court decisions on the rights and responsibilities of citizens. They read Milligan's letter to Stanton and generate questions...
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Cry Baby
Young scholars recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...