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Vocabulary Instruction: Identify and Sort Common Words into Categories
Kids learn about the concept of nouns. They practice identifying nouns by sorting words into categories. As the teacher holds up each word, the class reads it in unison, then they take turns identifying it as a noun or non noun word....
Granite School District
Kindergarten CCSS Math Vocabulary Word List
Help kindergartners develop the academic language they need to master the Common Core standards with this list of math vocabulary. Including the definitions of each term as well as a set of word cards with supporting images and examples,...
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Categorizing Words
In this categories worksheet, students use a word list to put words into two groups and label the groups, identify a word that does not belong in either group, and create an additional group of words that belong together. Students write...
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Vocabulary Strategy
In order to truly understand The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, you'll need to provide middle schoolers with background information about the Holocaust. After contributing as many words as they can associate with the Holocaust, such as...
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Vocabulary Extension
Group words into categories to promote word meaning associations and connections. There are 20 words and four categories. Scholars sort them into their respective lists: farm, weather, foods, and clothes. Once they've done this, consider...
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Transition Words in Writing
Transition words in writing are the focus of the language arts lesson presented here. In it, learners cut out the word-sort cards (embedded in the plan), and put them into four categories: time, examples, space, and summary. They find a...
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Adapting "List/Group/Label" to Literature
Need a prereading activity in line with the Common Core Standards for Language? Although designed for grades 11 and 12, the procedure detailed in this resource could be used with most grade levels. Prior to reading, select 20 – 25 words...
National Wildlife Federation
Conceptualizing Module II - Putting It All Together
"Creativity is just connecting things." - Steve Jobs. After weeks of researching climate change, the ninth lesson in a series of 21 combines the data and analysis to address essential questions. It covers natural phenomenon, human...
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Word Categories
In this word categories worksheet, students choose words to go into language arts categories including adjectives, nouns, and adverbs. Students put 12 words into categories.
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What's the Category
In this categories worksheet, students read the group of words and put them into a category. Students complete this for 22 problems.
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The Present Tense: Simple and Progressive
In this present tense worksheet, students put the base words into the correct categories according to the s or es for the third person singular present tense of the word. Students complete this for 30 words, correct sentences, and write...
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‘Ough’ Words
In this ough words worksheet, students put the ough words into the categories of how they are pronounced. Students complete this for 17 words.
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders: The First Step is Word
Fifth graders create an image in Microsoft Word. In this technology lesson, 5th graders take an image and practice backgrounds, borders, rotation and more. They start with Microsoft Word before trying the Photoshop program.
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7th Grade Poetry Project
Ask your pupils to explore the sounds, forms, and language of poetry by putting together a portfolio of their own work. In a binder, learners collect the poems listed on the second page of the assignment sheet. Each individual creates a...
21 x 20 Media
A+ Writing Prompts
Shake it up! Shake your tablet to bring up a unique writing prompt for journaling or blogging with your class. Shake again and a new one appears. Prompts can come from different categories (sketches, scenes, texts, words, news) to help...
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All Mixed Up
Pupils identify and sort words into the basic categories of color and number. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice sorting number words.
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Vocabulary Exercise
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the blanks, group items into categories, match objects to definitions, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Shizuko’s Daughter: List-Group-Label Strategy
Help your learners navigate the vocabulary of Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori with a instructional activity on categorizing words. After coming up with a list of things that grow from the earth, learners decide which categories each...
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And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor
Students act as groups of event planners to invent large entertainment events, determine appropriate sponsorship categories for them, identify potential sponsors within those categories, and pitch their ideas to those companies.
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Sentence Puzzle Race
Students create sentences based on the word cards they are given. In this sentences lesson plan, students work in teams and get points for correct sentences.
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Narrative Writing
If you're looking to start a unit based around narrative writing, make sure to consider this resource while you're planning. This book covers five topics: writing personal narratives, writing narratives about others, writing narratives...
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The Pronunciation of the Past Simple and Past Participle of Regular Verbs
In this words with -ed endings worksheet, students put words with -ed endings into categories. Students classify 33 words into 3 separate categories.
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Translating Verbal Phrases into Algebraic Expressions
Students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. For this algebra lesson, students graph linear equations after they rewrite the equation using algebra. They relate math to the real world.
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Open Word Sort: Black Hockey Players
Students categorize relative phrases from a word bank, then analyze and discuss an article on the subject.