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The People of the Civil War
Fifth graders complete a two week unit on the American Civil War. They complete a Venn diagram, watch a video, make butter, write journal entries, write a letter to a Civil War leader, and create a newspaper.
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The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
Enchant your youngsters by reading them The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Ask them to name objects that begin with the letter J like jellybeans. Give each of them some jellybeans to sort by color. They...
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My Trip Down the Stairs: Quizzes: C
Here are 10 questions to research. Utilize the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line learning exercise. All sorts of questions are posed: everything from questions about famous people, inventions,...
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Categorize Important Vocabulary Words and Describe their Features
Second graders read a short passage along with the teacher to pull out various transportation related words. They analyze each of the chosen words by creating a chart which helps them think about the similarities and differences of each...
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Word Blending Boxes
Get all your blends organized into neat little boxes! This resource provides pages and pages of words that you can print out and place into labeled boxes so that you can find the exact words you want to work on with your class quickly...
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Making Words
Third graders spell words and define homophone. In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words.
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Centennial: This I Value...Hidden Treasures
Fourth graders explain the contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers. They classify items based on value and determine what makes them valuable to individuals, groups, communities, etc.
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Math: Mr. E Graphs
Second graders role-play as members of the "Math Graph Detective Academy" and assist in solving a mysteries. Once they have watched a "top secret" video, they sort objects according to traits into five categories. Throughout five...
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Variation on Making Words
Students copy the letters ABEDREF onto their strip of paper and cut the ltters out.
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Fruity Counters
Students use fruit counters. For this patterns lesson, students identify different fruits, sort the fruits by color, shape and size, and make a pattern using the fruits.
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Making Words Activity #11
In this making words worksheet, students cut out a set of letters, color consonants yellow, create as many words as possible and sort by number of letters per word.
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Making Words Activity #3
In this making words worksheet, students cut out a set of letters, color consonants yellow and create as many words as possible, sorting by numbers of letters per word.
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Making Words Activity #2
For this making words worksheet, students cut out a set of letters, color consonants yellow and create as many words as possible, sorting by number of letters per word.
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Making Words Activity #5
In this making words instructional activity, students cut out a set of letters, color consonants yellow, create as many words as possible and sort by number of letters per word.
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Making Words #10
In this word activity instructional activity, students color all consonants in a set of letters yellow, then cut out the letters and create as many words as possible, sorting by how many letters the words have.
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B B BEE!!
Students recognize phonemes in spoken words and match letters to phonemes. They focus on the letter /b/ and the meaningful representation of the /b/. They read 'The Honeybee and the Robber' by Eric Carle and hold up their bees when...
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All About Me Unit
Students engage in an "All About Me," series of activities in the beginning of the year. All sorts of ideas are in this lesson plan to help students express themselves and get to know their classmates.
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How to Avoid Having a Bad Day
Second graders explore cause and effect. They read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. They discuss their own experiences with bad days. Students identify the causes and effects in the book. They write a letter...
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D Mix Part 2
In this sentence completion worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks with words starting with the letter d. Students complete 20 questions.
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Email Writing
Students review rules of writing emails for letters, informal to a friend and formal. In this writing lesson, students sort email strips into these categories and then review examples of good and bad semi-formal emails. Students work in...
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Word Scramble Snack Crackers
Students make letters on crackers spelling a word. In this art lesson, students spray cheese on crackers and enjoy eating the creation after spelling words.
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Phonics and Decoding Strategies for Struggling Readers Using Core Knowledge Poem
Students complete multiple activities to help them hear sounds, syllables, and spell words with vowel patterns, digraphs, or blends. In this word sounds lesson, students use letter tiles, sort words cards, analyze poems, and play a bingo...
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There Was An Old Lady...
First graders read "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" and use Kid Pix to identify characters from the story. In this character identification lesson, 1st graders first hear several versions of the classic tale, and then locate...
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Iiizzy is Iiicky Sticky!
Students answer a series of questions about the different sounds that the letter I makes. They observe a picture about a girl and the letter I. They practice a tongue twister with the different sounds of I. They practice writing the...