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John H. Ritter Novels

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars read the books writing by John H. Ritter and complete discussion questions about them. For this reading lesson plan, students answer discussion questions for 4 different books.
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Locomotor License

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a simulation to practice motor skills and moving safely in the space they share with others.
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Using Advertisements to "Read Between the Lines" Culturally

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study and discuss various magazine advertisements, looking for target audience, attention-getting method, cultural differences, etc.
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Fish Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students prepare for a unit on aquarium maintenance by naming all the different kinds of fish they have seen either in aquariums, at home, or in the community. They use classroom computers to email other classrooms around the world for...
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Car Adverts: Tell It Like It is

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the strategies and bias that are sometimes used in advertising with a particular focus on automobile advertising. Working in groups, they read several car ads and discuss the bias, opinion and stereotyping in the...
Organizer
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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o – Short u

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowels reading worksheet, students recognize the words that have the short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u sounds as they read several words.
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Reading Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read the poem "Still I Rise" and discuss the different ways it can be told and read and brought to life. In this poetry lesson plan, 10th graders read aloud and silently, and compare different works of poetry.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Questions

For Students 6th - 10th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions based on Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures Through the Looking Glass.
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Writing a Word Fib Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students write a word fib poem using different word starters and different number of syllabled lines. Students write 6 lines in the poem.
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Word Art

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word art instructional activity, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
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Looking for Newton

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the rhyming pattern of various types of poetry. With a focus on limericks, they follow the specific rhyme scheme and create a limerick about Newton. They share their poem with the class and write another one related to...
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To Be or Not To Be - Career Choice

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct an interview and research information associated with the career of their choice.
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To Be or Not To Be

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate and conduct an interview associated with a career they are considering. They present the information in an expository writing piece using a different point of view.
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Locomotor License

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and practice what it means to travel safely within a given space. They are given licenses and can receive traffic violations if they break the rules.
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Spirit of Enquiry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
The lesson plan includes guided questions to help students to think about their own behavior and purpose in life. They do this through a quiet time of reflection that can include the writing of ideas. Then students act out a play to...
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Flip Flop Flee

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the sound /f/ and practice making the sound and brainstorm a list of words that have the sound in them. They look at picture cards and say the words represented. They then try a fun tongue twister with lots of /f/.
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Breaking News English: Kyoto Protocol Heated Bra Developed

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Kyoto Protocol Heated Bra Developed," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Puns

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a glossary entry for the term "Puns" including a definition and an extensive list of examples.
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Pun of the Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is great site where you can learn about puns and have fun as well. There is a "Pun of the Day" and a "Pun Search" to find phrases with specific words.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Puns and Punctuation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
For this lesson plan, students will examine some Tom Swiftie dialogue puns, paying special attention to their punctuation. First in groups and then as individuals, students will create their own Tom Swiftie puns for their writer's...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Puns and Punctuation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A Writer's Workshop idea in which students learn to use and punctuate adverbs and specific dialogue to create puns called Tom Swifties. Teacher instructions, student instructions, and student writing samples are provided, as well as an...
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Read Works

Read Works: 4th Grade Lesson: Puns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which learners use the book Rhyme & PUNishment Adventures in Wordplay by Brian P. Cleary to learn to identify and understand the use of puns. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided...
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Sophia: Pun

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces puns in writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 26 Funny Periodic Table Puns

For Students 9th - 10th
A humorous collection of periodic table puns.

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