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Vivid Verbs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students find vivid verbs in the story Thank You for the Thistle, by Doree Durston. They add vivid verbs to an existing story to make it more interesting.
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Write for Change

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss and list injustices experienced in the novel "Hoot". They review the different ways letter writing was a part of the novel "Hoot". They choose one issue that is of concern to them and state their viewpoint on the issue....
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Write a contraction

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this contractions worksheet, learners write a contraction to complete the sentences. They are given the 2 words to make into a contraction. Students complete 14 sentences.
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Gingerbread Phonological Awareness Pictures: Syllables

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this syllables worksheet, students say the name of the horse, fox, gingerbread man, and stove. Students listen to the phonological sounds and syllables in the words.
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Sowing Seeds Workbook: A Humane Education Primer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to Humane Education. They analyze what it is and why it's important. Students access how to get involved in schools and address this issue. They explore how to become Eco-Friendly.
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Little Green

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to make the color green by mixing the two primary colors, blue and yellow.
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Folktale Unit: The Princess and the Golden Shoes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students study variations of classic folktales while deciding why the tales were so popular many years ago. They write a letter to an author.
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A View of Yourself Through Famous Writers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research famous quotes and discover one that describes themselves. They consider topics such as family and hobbies that will help others understand them. They present their information to the class.
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I See a Rainbow

For Teachers K
Students identify the different colors in a rainbow. They experiment with dropping food coloring into a water and then making ice cubes. They discuss what happens to the water in the freezer
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Equal Parts

For Teachers K
Students practice "dividing into equal parts" and they make banana treats for the class.
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Superlative Adjectives

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this superlative adjective worksheet, students write the correct form of given adjectives and complete sentences.
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Abcteach: Mystery Book Report Form [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Great printable page that helps students write a mystery book report form. Calls attention to characterization and clues.
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Abcteach: Biography Book Report Form [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Great printable resource to help students write a report on a biography. Touches on major elements and encourages personal reflection.
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Repeat After Us: There Is No Frigate Like a Book

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "There is No Frigate Like a Book", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Dena Harrison: Reading Workshop [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A printable PDF explaining a reading workshop approach to reading accountability and book reports. Several leveled assignments are worth different amounts of points, and students choose which assignments they would like to do in order to...
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Abcteach: Information Book Report Form [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Great printable form to help students write an informational book report. Includes space for new vocabulary words learned and other information retained from the work. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Abcteach: Biography Research Form [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Good printable worksheet that helps students complete biographical research.
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Better Lesson: Emergent Readers With and Emergent Reader

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will sequence story events with the teacher and read an emergent reader in a guided setting. The chosen book, "Pilgrims and Wampanoag: Together They Were Better", has high use of sight words and high levels of picture support...
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Abcteach: Historical Fiction Form [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Good printable historical fiction book report form. Highlights the era as well helping students distinguish between fictional and true historical figures.
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Writing Fix: Scientific Important Book Passages

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students read and examine the structure of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and then follow that pattern while writing about the most important things about various scientific topics. Printable handouts and student samples are...
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Unmuseum: Children's Reading Room

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Here you'll find a selection of stories you can print out and read to your students over and over again. Enjoy the large print and the bright colors on the story pages.
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Better Lesson: Identifying the Difference Between Informational and Literary Text

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will learn the difference between books that tell stories and books that give information. Multiple videos of different level reading groups engaged in this lesson, along with a printable activity sheet are included.
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Nsw Department of Education and Training: Picture This [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Reading unit plan focusing on picture books. It contains ten days worth of teaching suggestions that use a variety of reading strategies including modeled as well as independent reading and writing. Also includes five printable...
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Better Lesson: Look Who's Talking

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
This is an introductory lesson plan to learning who is speaking in a story. The students do this specific skill after the teacher models it in the hook. They get guided practice sorting and labeling who is talking in the guided practice...