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#5 Clarify and Monitor Book with Context Clues (Reading Comprehension)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, I teach you how to monitor and clarify your reading. Reading is tough and it is easy to get lost or confused. I will teach you 8 different strategies to help you clarify your reading, This is a great way to help you...
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Oxford Online English

English for Working In a Team - Business English Conversation Lesson

12th - Higher Ed
How many phrases do you know to describe projects and working in a team? In this business English lesson, learn useful English for working in a team. We'll give you example dialogues along with new vocabulary and expressions you can use...
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Martin's Big Words

1st
Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport, is a story about Martin Luther King. Encourage your learners to create a list of questions before beginning the reading. Also, learners should be working on monitoring and clarifying to...
Instructional Video5:47
Amoeba Sisters

Chromosome Numbers During Division: Demystified!

7th - 12th
Your DNA is restless; have you taken your chromosome walking today? A video helps clarify how to count chromosomes during each stage of division for both mitosis and meiosis. It includes a comparison of division and reductive...
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Zoom Broom

K - 2nd
Learners explore comprehension strategies as they listen to Zoom Broom by Margie Palatini. As the story is read, teacher and pupils will stop occasionally to make text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world connections. They also...
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The Whipping Boy: Reading Comprehension an Discussion

3rd - 5th
This outlines steps for reviewing chapters 9-12 of The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleishman. Small groups read the chapters together and then clarify any confusing parts. The class compares 2 different letters to determine which is better...
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Inspector Readers: The 002 Book Club

2nd - 5th
This unit introduces book clubs/literature circles to lower elementary classes, but could be adapted to higher grades. It outlines the anticipatory activity that includes a WebQuest, a discussion to clarify questions about the unit,...
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WWI Through the Film, Foot Soldiers

9th - 11th
If your historians are watching the History Channel documentary, Foot Soldiers during their WWI unit, this plan has some simple recall questions and one referential/debate question ("What was the worst part of the war?") to ask after...
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Monitor and Clarify Unknown Words in Corgiville Fair

Pre-K - 6th
Students identify unknown words and select a strategy to comprehend text. In this vocabulary instructional activity students listen for specific words as the teacher reads. Students try to figure out what the meaning of the specific...
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Health Education: Self-Control

3rd
Third graders identify healthy methods of self-control. In this health lesson plan, 3rd graders take control of their own actions as they take part in a creative activity in which they learn healthy ways to monitor and control themselves.
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Living Longer

9th - 12th
Students practice strategies that can be applied to current and future reading materials. Using a matrix, students monitor which strategies they have mastered and which strategy needs more practice. Students read health related materials.
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The Bill of Rights Today

9th - 12th
Students examine the Bill of Rights, They read the Bill of Rights and clarify the meaning of the material using different reading strategies. In groups, students brainstorm to compare and evaluate their conclusions with those of others.
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Discovery Education

Sonar & Echolocation

9th - 12th Standards
A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...
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Elements of Art Review--SMART Board Jeopardy

8th
Eighth graders focus on the elements of art with a secondary focus on the principles of art. They are assigned to a team to play Art Jeopardy. They take an exam. They use the internet as a resource for answers.
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Masterpieces and the Mass-Produced

9th - 12th
Students examine "masterpieces" and mass-produced objects as they discuss humankind's inventiveness and creativity. They also analyze the role of problem solving in the creation of masterpieces and mass-produced items.
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From Graphic Organizer to Composition - Grade Six

6th
How does one use a graphic organizer to plan writing? Introduce your writers to different types of graphic organizers by dividing the class into groups and assigning each group a particular organizer. Then, as they research chocolate...
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“THE LORAX” by Dr. Seuss

1st - 3rd Standards
Few children's books convey the message of conservation as well as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax. Read the story aloud, emphasizing the interconnectedness of plants and animals in an ecosystem and discussing different ways people can help...
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Scholastic

Hopes and Dreams

Pre-K - K Standards
A lesson encourages mini scholars in setting goals. Peers share their hopes and dreams and discuss how each one adds to everyone's unique character. Class members draw themselves in a scene achieving a goal. A follow-up meeting allows...
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Reading Aloud

4th - 6th Standards
Reading aloud is a great way to engage learners in pacing and pronunciation! They practice using voice, pitch and intonation correctly. The teacher introduces the lesson by example, correctly stressing punctuation and using appropriate...
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Fire Wars

6th - 8th
Your class can practice collecting and analyzing data. They extrapolate information and derive data from fire season statistics. They also choose the most appropriate format to display collected data.
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Building Reading Skills: Fluency

6th - 8th
Students practice their fluency skills. In this fluency lesson, students read aloud stories to their peers and they help to coach one another on their fluency, pronunciation, phrasing, and inflection. They discuss what makes a good...
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Writing Original Directions

3rd
Third graders create original design directions. Each student creates a design and composes directions for re-creating it. Then, when students form pairs, they take turns drawing from one another's written directions.
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Journal Writing: Daily Activities

5th - 12th
Students use present tense verb endings by describing his/her routine daily activities, demonstrating verb endings. They listen to teacher's description, taking notes. They write their own journal entries about their own daily routines.
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Reading to Calculate

9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the calculator. In this math lesson, students use the directions to learn how to use a calculator. Students apply the knowledge and solve problems using the calculator.

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