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It's Time to Sum It Up!!!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice the reading strategy of summarization skills by picking out main events or ideas while reading a chapter in a book. They interact with the article, "SuperCroc," from National Geographic for Kids magazine to summarize...
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In Summary

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read selections from library books and summarize what they read. They listen to a summary and guess which paragraph the student is summarizing.
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Data Collection Project

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students collect data using email. They calculate the mean, median, mode, range and outliers. They create a graph using the data results. They write five paragraphs to summarize their data.
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Famous Americans

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students conduct a review of famous Americans for both grade levels. They practice cooperative writing and editing. Students use a word processing program and available editing tools. They use their knowledge of biographies and the...
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Summarization Know How

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
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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Lowercase a-z

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this lowercase a-z worksheet, students practice tracing and retracing the twenty six lowercase letters of the alphabet on each of the lines provided.
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Tell Me All About It!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss the importance of comprehension and the use of summarization. Through guided practice, they follow three rules in finding and highlighting important information, while crossing out information that is not needed. Using...
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Summing up Winter!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars review the concept of silent reading. Through modeling and guided practice, they follow four given steps in summarizing the beginning of a written passage. Then they continue to read the passage independently and follow...
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Looking at Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.
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Geo-Town

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a checklist to construct a Geo-Town map including a compass rose, a map key, and a paragraph about a walk around Geo-Town, using appropriate geometric and directional vocabulary to identify the two-dimensional figures...
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Ready, Set, Sum

For Teachers 3rd
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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About The Author Lesson 4

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a lesson plan that continues the creation of a specialized Microsoft Word document. They practice creating art using Wordart and inserting images into the document with a paragraph attached. One of the main...
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Come with Me to Read Expressively

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a sample paragraph read the first time in a steady monotone voice and the second time with expression, varying in loudness and softness. They compare and discuss which version they liked better and their reasons...
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GEOBOP State Standards

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a report and draw a picture of the state of their choice. They use the internet to research their state's flower and write a paragraph about it. They also practiced inserting a picture from the internet to a word...
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What Interests You?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate math in the real world using internet search methods to locate career fields of interest. They select an occupation, and draft brief paragraphs that reflect insight as to why that occupation interests them.
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The Sun Safety Activity Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
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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What's the Point

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice the strategy of summarization to be able to understand and comprehend the text. They study how to get rid of unnecessary or repeated information and find the most important items or events and then write a statement...
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Hard Times

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take part in a lesson that demonstrates a learning cycle and can be applied to the practice of teaching in general. They prepare for learning, agree on learning outcomes, receive new information, construct new meaning, apply new...
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This is Your Life!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create an autobiographical timeline that be shared with a classmate. They write a one paragraph biography based on the timeline.
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Consumerism and the Consumer Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read an article titled "How Much Is Enough?" by Alan Durning. They work in small groups to summarize the author's main point for each paragraph and then identify and discuss further questions they may have in response to the...
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Get the Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners summarize nonfiction text. After reviewing the highlight and cross out process for reading in order to summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the three step process...
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In Your Own Words...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the importance of comprehension and the use of summarization. Through guided practice, they summarize given paragraphs. Independently, they read an article and highlight information that they believe is very important....
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Blowing in the Wind

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils compare hurricanes and tornadoes. They write a paragraph explaining how to prepare for a storm. Students give an oral report. They use weather facts to practice math skills. Pupils record observations of a storm.
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New War Against Whom?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders write an essay on the Muslims involved with the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. They express how the attacks made them feel and what they can do to help.