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Proofreading Practice
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a short paragraph, finding 5 misspelled words and rewriting them correctly in boxes beneath the paragraph.
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Proofreading Practice #2
In this proofreading learning exercise, students read a brief paragraph, find 5 misspelled words and write them correctly in boxes beneath the paragraph.
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Proofreading Practice
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a paragraph and find 5 misspelled words, spelling each word correctly in a box beneath the paragraph.
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Spelling and Reading
Students use their spelling words for the week to solve analogies. In groups, they work together to place the correct word in the correct place in a sentence. They also read a paragraph and determine the meaning of the word using...
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"Prep" Fun
Pupils review prepositions and using them correctly in writing. The students then participate in playground activities and write a paragraph describing what they did using prepositional phrases.
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Summarization Know How
Students summarize a piece of text nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read and summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the process outlined by the instructor...
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B is for Bowling Green
Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...
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Penguin Paradise
First graders discover where penguins live, what they look like, what kinds of food they eat, and other interesting facts. They communicate statements of information through the composition of a one paragraph summary about a penguin.
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Writing Lesson 13
Fourth graders practice responding to a writing prompt and practice proofreading. They write three paragraphs explaining good classroom rules and tell why each of three rules is a good one. Each paragraph should have at least three...
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Using New Vocabulary in Context
Sixth graders analyze new vocabulary from a narrative. In this vocabulary lesson, 6th graders read a narrative and create a paragraph as a group using words from the text. Students then create another paragraph using the vocabulary...
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ESL: "A Night out in Newcastle" UK Culture Activity
In this ESL UK culture worksheet, learners match paragraphs to headings, complete true/false questions, match bold-faced words to meanings and complete short answer questions. All activities reference a text titled "A Night Out out...
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Getting to Know Our Elected Officials
Fourth graders research an elected official of their choice. They complete a Five-Paragraph Boogie Test worksheets.
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Collocation Patterns in English
In this preposition worksheet, students cross out incorrect prepositions in sentences and write the correct preposition above. Page includes teacher instructions for related activities and student reference pages.
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State Comparisons
Students participate in a state comparisons scavenger hunt. They write down how certain states are alike and diferent. They write a paragraph on why they would move to a different state.
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Guess the Author-Using Pseudonyms
Students study about descriptive writing. They write a descriptive paragraph about themselves without revealing their physical description and sign their writing with a pseudonym.
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Ready, Set, Sum
Third graders summarize a piece of nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, 3rd graders independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the three step process outlined...
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Book Review
Students write a five paragraph theme that explains how the novel which they read in this unit effectively utilized various literary elements to portray the impact of a disease on a population. They then decide which three literary...
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The Palestinian/Israeli Peace Process
Students research the history of the conflict in the Middle East and why the peace process is so complex. They step out of their "comfort zone" and examine both the Palestinian and Israeli perspectives of the conflict with an open mind....
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Proofreading Practice
In this proofreading activity, learners find six misspelled words in a paragraph. Students write the misspelled word in the appropriate box in order to complete this online interactive activity.
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Sketching Perspectives
Students list perspective types, identify views, list uses for perspectives and correctly define terms associated with perspectives.
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Picture Portfolio
Students look through interior design magazines, differentiate between different rooms of home, and find and collect an assortment of thirty pictures that can be used on variety of assignments, and organize pictures into correct,...
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Safe from the Storm
Fourth graders read the poem "Snowbound" after brainstorming what a place of refuge is and why it's needed. They, in pairs, meet and write a list of ten attributes that describe a refuge. They write a paragraph describing the look, feel,...
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The Sun Safety Activity Guide
Students participate in a scavenger hunt to examine the importance of sun safety. They answer questions from index cards and if they answer correctly they move to a different station. They write a paragraph on how to protect themselves.
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Exploring the Planets
Students research a planet and write a research report about a planet they choose. They import a graphic and add Word Art. They type a paragraph with a topic sentence and at least 3 supporting sentences using a word processing program.