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Hyperbole

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the term hyperbole and determine when it is appropriate to use hyperboles in writing. They work in pairs to develop short stories and poems with examples of hyperboles.
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Pookie's New Home Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a selection entitled, "Pookie's New Home" before answering 6 multiple choice questions.
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Past Simple Irregular Verb Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this grammar crossword worksheet, students read 24 clues which are sentences with missing irregular verbs. Students fit the answers into the puzzle. Note: A confusing clue for U.S. students would be " I ----- ten Pounds in the street."
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Making Predictions

For Students 5th - 6th
For this predicting outcomes worksheet, students use the information they already know and what the author is telling them to make a prediction. Students read several short passages and then write their predictions on the line.
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Writing a Question

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this question writing activity, students practice forming a question. Students are given eight statements and are to create a question from the statements given.
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Using Context Clues

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this context clues activity, students "use the whole sentence" to help complete the sentence, filling in a blank. One example is given for students.
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Introducing the Olympian Gods

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast characteristics of the Olympians with the character of the One True God.  In this mythology lesson students work in groups and are assigned one god and one myth to compare and contrast to God.
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A Monster's World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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Pros and Cons: A Childcare Debate

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research prevailing attitudes and Rousseau's position on child rearing in the 18th century. They consider attitudes toward motherhood and childcare in our own culture through interviews with peers and family members.
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Initial Consonant Activity

For Teachers K - 6th
Bingo is a super fun game and can be used to reinforce a vast number of recognition skills. These bingo cards are prepared by constructing nine squares, each delineated with raised Wikki Stix or gluedyarn and containing a...
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Let's Pretend

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Playing pretend with real objects or concepts is a wonderful way for learners to make object-to-action connections, as well as practice daily living skills. Learners with visual and intellectual disabilities use a wide variety of real...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Personal Information

For Teachers K - 12th
"Hi, how are you? My name is___." Seems simple enough but it's not always that easy to recall and relate factual information about yourself. Learners with multiple disabilities practice memorizing and relaying personal information about...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

For Teachers K
Teach kindergartners about the First Thanksgiving with a series of lessons about the Pilgrims' journey to the New World. As they practice handwriting, CVC words, reading comprehension, and fun Thanksgiving songs, they learn about what...
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Beautiful Numbers

For Teachers K - 6th
Students focus on the shape of numbers.
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A Gift for Mama

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings activity, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students define the terms...
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On the Edge and Under the Gun

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students brainstorm ideas related to gun control and share with the class. in this gun control lesson, students research teacher approved websites related to gun control. Students write a paper in groups on a self selected topic related...
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Folk Genres

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars classify folk life traditions into folk genres. They create folk genre museums by laying down their images or postcards wherever they see a relationship. They give each an image to examine in depth and decide which folk...
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There's Gold in Them Thar Ratios

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students draw a model of the bunny problem which generates the Fibonacci Sequence, spirals generated from golden rectangles and golden triangles; identify the golden ratio in the human body, and find the Fibonacci numbers in nature.
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students use the correct present -tense form of the verb in parentheses that makes twenty sentences grammatically correct.
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar learning exercise, students choose and underline the appropriate present-tense form of the verb in parentheses in twenty sentences that makes each one grammatically correct.
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WWI and Twenties & Thirties

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study economics and timelines of events to understand changes in America.  In this Twenties and Thirties activity, students navigate Internet sites to research famous reformers.  Students recognize the economic changes...
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My Owl Babies Miss Momma

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars investigate the relationship between children and parents by reading a book about owls.  In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Owl Babies and participate in a role play based on one of the characters....
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Parenting Challenges

For Students 7th - 9th
For this career worksheet, students identify and describe what challenges are the most difficult for parents to deal with today. Then they identify and describe what they think the most difficult challenges will be when they become parents.
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Australian Legends

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discover legends of Australia and compare them to Biblical stories.  In this Australian legends instructional activity, students discuss the Australian "Stories of the Dreaming" and their purpose in Australian...

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