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African American Inventors

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Celebrate Black History Month with a packet of materials on African American inventors. Readers discover several inventors' character traits, their inventions, and their lives. They even have the opportunity to conduct further research...
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Grade 4 Literacy in English Language Arts: A Call to Action

For Teachers 4th Standards
You have the power! Scholars learn that they have power of the pen in their writing. After reading and viewing various sources about standardized testing, they express their own opinions about the testing by writing letters to the...
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Reading Passages: Hispanic Astronauts

For Students 5th - 6th
Children answer questions regarding the number of NASA astronauts that have hispanic heritage. They read a passage, and then answer 10 multiple choice questions. Note: The reading passage is not included.
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Past Simple Narrative Account of a Class Trip

For Students 6th - 7th
In this past simple narrative worksheet, learners read an account of the events on a class field trip. Students use prompts to write questions in the past simple tense about the passage.
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Making Books to Inspire a Love of Reading

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Making books with children can be a hands-on literature experience.
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Learning to Love

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the different kinds of love and the characteristics of a healthy relationship. They examine types of behaviors that could make a relationship unhealthy and name components of love. They evaluate their current...
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Reading Comprehension Superlatives

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a paragraph about a family and answer short answer questions about the family. Students answer 6 questions total.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Salt

For Students 6th - 11th
In this critical reading activity, students read a passage regarding salt then answer three questions based on the reading.
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Chrysanthemum - Read Aloud

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in active read aloud of Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. In this read aloud lesson set, 1st graders practice the "turn and talk" technique as they listen to Chrysanthemum. They listen to the story chapter by...
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The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and discuss the book, The Diary of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank, analyzing the autobiographical writing style of journal writing. They write their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences of their own daily...
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Prepositions of Time

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this prepositions of time worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the word at, in, or on. Students fill in 15 sentences write 4 on their own, and fill in a chart for 4 blanks for each word..
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Reading: Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the Olympic Jamaican bobsledding team. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.
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Reading Review for Grade 4 (4.2)

For Teachers 4th
In this reading review for grade 4 (4.2) worksheet, 4th graders answer 25 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format from 6 passages.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and choose the ten most important adventures of the novel for a timeline activity. In this Huckleberry Finn lesson, 12th graders read the novel and list the adventures. Student...
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I Think Mom Loves You Best

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to, "The Pain and the Great One", by Judy Blume. They discuss advantages and disadvantages to having a particular position in a family. They write a paragraph from the main character's point of view.
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Because of Winn Dixie Activity

For Students 4th
In this Because of Winn Dixie worksheet, 4th graders use characters from the story to complete a problem solving activity. Students must determine which items to buy and how to earn the money for those items. There are five different...
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Author's Purpose and Point of View Post Test

For Students 7th - 9th
For this author's purpose and point of view worksheet, students determine the definition of the terms and identify the author's purpose and point of view in given passages.
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"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love": The Prologue in Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a guide close reading of the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet. They write a prologue sonnet to another piece of literature they have read.
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Description of Personality

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this adjectives online interactive learning exercise, students choose the multiple choice adjective that completes 10 sentences correctly. Students choose the opposite of 10 specific adjectives. Students determine which adjective out...
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Parts of Speech- Worksheet 1

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar instructional activity, students identify the underlined words in twenty sentences as one of the following parts of speech: noun, verb, adverb, adjective, pronoun, conjunction or preposition.
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Fill-In | Valentine's Day

For Students 7th - 9th
Learners read an editorial on Valentine's Day and either fill in the blanks with their own words, or try to place the words from the word bank in the correct spots. This may be useful for English learners.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
An overview of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Brief and not too difficult, this multiple-choice quiz covers a random smattering of the play.
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Modernism in Poetry, Painting, and Music

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Are you teaching Modernism to your class? Connect different areas of artistic expression in the Modernist Era. Learners read T.S. Eliot, view art by Pablo Picasso, and listen to a Modernist musical composition. This final assignment is...
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Role Playing: Family

For Students 4th - 7th
Provided here is a script called A Very Big Family! Use it for two things. First, get your English language learners up and speaking English. Providing them with a script and plenty of practice time will ensure reading fluency....